~ Friday ~

Lots of fun today!

Morestarfall
Jumpstart
PBS.org
Sproutonline.com
Minecraft
Roblox

I found a wonderful and FREE preschool program that I signed up for ~ Chalk Preschool! Maddy loved it!  She was dancing and singing along... so sweet. Levi and Cohen even joined in :)

Nintendo

Books we read:
Mia Dances Back To School - Robin Farley
Dinner With Olivia - Emily Sollinger
How To Convince Your Parents You Can... Care For A Pet Guinea Pig - Stephanie Bearce
My Big Animal Book - Roger Priddy

Played with guinea pigs

Created with Sculpey

~ Wednesday ~

My body is healing!!  Woke up this morning with a slight headache (day 3 of this headache), but no stiffness in my ankles!  It seems like whenever I return to eating grains I am miserable with stiffness in my ankles and hips.  I think I'll stay away from the grains for good.  It's nice waking up and being able to walk without limping!

Breakfast this morning was 2 cups of coffee with homemade coconut cinnamon creamer, two fried eggs, small amount of sauteed kale and some delicious homemade "cereal".  It was actually very good, and just what I was craving on Day 5 of my Whole 30 Challenge!  Here is what I did ~

Handful of slivered almonds and sunflower seeds, toasted

1/2 small apple chopped into small cubes

full fat coconut milk w/ cinnamon (Mine was chilled in the fridge. It's also what I use for my morning coffee)

Mix together and ENJOY!!  Yum! :)

Our children have had a good day ~

Minecraft

Playing house
Morestarfall.com
Read about St. Felix of Valois
Read/discussed lesson 2 in The New Saint Joseph First Communion Catechism
Took Unit 1 test on My Catholic Faith Delivered ~ aced it!!
Completed Chapter 5 of Jesus Our Life (on My Catholic Faith Delivered)
Read "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" from the book Today I Made My First Reconciliation.  This is an absolutely AMAZING book.  I highly recommend it!  It is broken up into sections that are the perfect size to read and discuss.  It is great for either a Charlotte Mason or Classical education approach. The story line is great and is holding our children's attention.  They actually stop what they are doing to see what's going to happen next.  They are truly learning about reconciliation.
The boys attended their last Sacramental Prep class with daddy.  The next step is their first reconciliation!
4H meeting
Created habitat pictures :)

~ Saturday ~

We are slow morning movers.  I'm usually up about the time Mike leaves for work, but I'm not moving very quickly.  I like to sit and enjoy a couple cups of coffee before really getting going.  Gradually, one by one, our children begin to wake up.  Their slow morning routine begins with laying around watching television, or playing on the computer.  Then they all slowing get up for breakfast. Our day today started out the same as usual :)

Reading ~  Pirateology; Fancy Nancy, There's No Day Like a Snow Day; Pirates Most Wanted
Team Umizoomi
Jumpstart  (J & P) ~ They enjoy playing at the same time!  They play on 2 computers and can talk with each other.
Lots of laundry
Drawing

Clown Shows :)

Perfect kitty hiding spots...

 4 player chess game :)

Mass
Michigan Football

It's been an amazing day!!

Our weekend...

We had a very nice, relaxing weekend.  Not a whole lot accomplished except family time :)  Could anything be better?

There was soldier playing...

Sarah enjoyed her new maze book...

Jonathon also got into the soldier playing...

Samuel and Jonathon created books (with Katie's help :).  This one is Samuel's :)...

Sarah moved onto the dot~to~dot book, while Madelyn took over the maze book...

A little bit of chess...

Lots of drawing and coloring.  This is Jonathon's picture of the Tiger Tank and the Sherman Tank.  He told me all about both this weekend...

We also ~

created all sorts of "shopping lists",

watched video's online about different tanks,

of course chores,

worked on a new puzzle,

Emma sketched in her new sketchbook,

played computer games,

Emma researched about her favorite characters on some TV shows,

Katie enjoyed a couple of movies with some friends,

the boy's sorted soldiers by color and common characteristics,

read books,

and played the game Zitternix.

How was your weekend?...

Catch up...

Well once again this has been an extremely busy week!!  Of course Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were softball days.  Wednesday I coached (with the help of her dad and another dad) Sister K's softball game.  Sister E had a game at the EXACT same time of Sister K's...bummer!  Grandma and Grandpa went to watch Sister E.  Sister K's team only had 5 players show up :(.  So technically it wasn't an official game - we forfieted.  The other team was graceful enough to sub us 2 players so the girls could still play :)  We all had a great time.  Sister K pitched the entire game again, and by the end she was absolutely exhausted.  Poor daddy has been working in the chemo center this (and last) week and has to rush out of there at 4:30p.m. just to make it home in time for us ladies to leave for softball!!  He is now also on a softball team through work.  He has played for the last 3 years.  Thankfully they only have 3 games, but their practices are on Monday's, so he doesn't go to them.  Last Saturday daddy and I went to a homeschooling conference and purchased Sissy's math and government classes.  We also found lots of classical books for the boys as they get older.  The conferences are nice because you forego all of the shipping costs.  For her government class we didn't have to pay tax either!! :)  It's also a nice time, just the two of us.  Thursday I spent the majority of my day cleaning (vacuuming) the cobwebs and spiders out of the garage!!  I was only able to get half of it done, but it's a start.  Well I'm off to get some stuff done while the littles sleep:).  Talk to ya soon...