The Great Wall

We are studying the Great Wall of China. So we decided to make our own. After a trip to Micheal's craft store, the kids dove right in!

Cowboy Sweetheart

So Payton got to perform for the Morton Pumpkin Festival. Melissa her coach put together a routine to the song "Cowboy Sweetheart" by Leann Rimes. She did great. Her timing was a little off, but she was all smiles. I thought we were going to video tape it but I forgot to charge the camera. So we will get it next time :)

Such a big girl practicing before the show!

Her big day!

Apple Pie

So we are starting our journey into the study of Around the World. We read the book "How to Make an Apple Pie and see the world" yesterday. Today we took the recipe from the book and made our own pie. The kids did almost all the work and proudly ate it right out of the oven. It got a thumbs up all around.

Loving life

So it is almost eight and I am thinking time for bed. It was a long day at Wildlife Park. I send the kids outside so Rufus can go potty. They all go out and start running around having a blast. They are chasing the dog, digging in the sand, etc. I am just watching them enjoying the moment. Then I start looking around at the different houses. I am realizing that most of the families are getting the kids off to bed for school tomorrow. They all have schedules to keep. I start feeling so lucky that my kids can still be free. We do not have to keep a schedule if we do not want to. We do not have to rush them off to bed. They are free to just be. We are living this amazing life. I am so grateful. So needless to say they got to stay up late tonight.

School Days

I wanted to post some pics from this week. They are working so hard and having lots of fun.

I truly feel blessed to be able to have my babies home with me.

First day of school

Look at my little cuties!

We started school this week. It is going really well so far. The girls are loving the workbox system I have implemented. It is making life easier for every one. This year we are doing a unit study of Around the World. For science we are study the animals in each country. We use a Singapore and Horizon for math. Rocket Phonics and explode the code for reading instruction. I really love homeschooling. It seems like such a natural part of our day now.

Hannah earns her ORANGE Belt

Way to go Hannah!!!