First real week of Homeschool K

So, you know I was planning to start on September 8, and I did, but then we had our terrible tragedy that day, so homeschool was put on hold for a little while. This week we got back on track and did a full week of work. Eric loves it, and is doing so well.

Working on some math.

If he wants to take his time, he is an excellent colorer. He likes to color things "rainbow". This was a phonics page.

Here is his history timeline. We will be adding to it as we go through the year. I thought he did an excellent job on this. You may have to click on the picture to see it better.

I was keeping Nate and Hannah on Wednesday, so we combined our homeschool with Nate. Here the boys are working on land and water animals.

The boys loved this activity. We put masking tape on the floor for numbers 1-5, then we put that number of little people on the number. You had to count and jump over all the people. So fun!





This is Eric's memory verse for the week.

Apples, Apples, Apples

Last Friday was our first Friday Homeschool Day for this year. We are meeting every other Friday with Kaden, Nate, and Abbie (and of course Aubrie and Hannah).

Here are all the kids lined up on the couch right before starting. They were all so pumped.

I was so excited about our first day. You guys know me, I am a planner. So, I had all the stuff laid out for our apple day.


Here the kids are using a non-standard unit of measurement (ha-ha, girls) to see how tall they are. Eric is 13 apples tall.

Working on their fingerprint apple trees.

Eric had the BEST time! We can't wait to do it again next Friday.

Larry, is that you?

We are doing some better here. Thank you to all who have prayed and expressed sympathy and concern for us. We have appreciated it so much. Still missing him like crazy, but it is not so crushing now.
So, I was on the computer and I hear the sound of spitting from the other room. I am not a fan of the spitting, so I went to investigate. I discovered that my son had fashioned himself a tuba. He still plays daily with the tubing that we bought for Robert's arm contraption. He was marching around in a band playing his tuba. (For those who aren't familiar with VeggieTales, I was referencing that in the title. Larry plays a tuba in the opening number.) I found it hilarious and had to capture the moment.

Heartbroken

Last night was a horrific night for us. We lost Mackenzie in a very sudden and traumatic way. He was very special to us, and we loved him very much. We are all devastated. Please keep us in your prayers. None of us really can talk about it without being emotional, so we don't really want to talk about it. We miss him terribly and still cannot believe he is gone.

Box Tops

I have recently learned that I can turn in Box Tops for Education and receive some money to go towards Eric's school costs. This is fabulous news to me. So, I am putting out there that we would love to receive any box tops that anyone is throwing out. If you are already saving them for a teacher or student or school, please continue to do so. But, if you are just throwing them out, we would love to have them. If you are unfamiliar with them, you can go to www.boxtops4education.com for more info. Thanks!

Playing in the rain

It rained here for 48 straight hours. Constant, never ending rain. No thunder, no lightening, just a constant downpour. Eric wanted to wear his rain boots to church last night, and he was looking for puddles to jump in. After church, I let him run around in the river going down our street. He had the best time. He was soaking wet, but he loved it! I had a hard time getting pictures because my camera kept fogging up from the rain. These are the best I could get. You can see everything better if you click on the pictures.
The rain has stopped today, and the water is drying up. I am so glad we did this last night. What a fun memory for a little boy! (by the way, soccer is cancelled for tonight)