Nov.-Jan. Months in Review

We had busy months during the holidays.  I did not keep up with the blog properly during that time.  Here is a quick photo run-through of our goings on during the holidays.

Gingerbread Making Party

Birthday Time!

Birthday Gift (LOTR Lego Set!)

Cookies for Santa!

Clothes???

Working Hard!

 

Playing Hard!

Mardi Gras!

Haircut!

We finished kindergarten math and language arts before Christmas.  We have started first grade, but are taking our time with it.  There are lots of concepts in math to master instead of rushing through them.

K12 is working well for us in this manner.  It lets us plug away when we need to and move quickly, but also allows us to slow down and take our time when needed. 

We are doing lots of extras on the side.  We do co-ops.  Yes, plural.  We have one co-op that is music, art, and drama as well as Spanish.  Wiggles name for Spanish class is Juan.  Our other co-op provides classes such as science, storytime, and crafts. 

This is working for us to round out our day and provide ample play time and friends.  

Long overdue update!

This past year has not been without it’s hurdles to overcome.  All of my plans for this year have ultimately changed for many different reasons.  Ultimately, life changed.

We pulled Aaron from day school suddenly when my Mom was diagnosed with Stage 3B Colorectal Cancer.  We spent from March through mid-June in Georgia.  The kids and I stayed through her surgery to remove the tumor as well as her recovery and beginning stages of chemo treatment.  My sister has been there for the chemo treatments.  With lots of prayers, my Mom is doing well and over halfway through her treatment.  Things are looking up and hopefully she will finish treatment in October and be cancer free.

During our time in Georgia, I tried to keep the kid’s lives as normal as possible.  We signed up for soccer.  They played outside often.  We tried to school some. 

When we returned home and I looked through Calvert’s preschool, it was too easy for Wiggles.  Abeka’s k-4 was too intense for my taste.  We settled on starting Wiggles as a young kindergartener with Heart of Dakota’s Little Hearts for His Glory.

I hope to keep up with the blog more this year.

First Day of School k-3

Wiggles had a pretty good first day.  We did the first day of LHTH.  Then I schooled the biggers and then we went to a back to school party for our home school group.

  

I promised the kids french toast for breakfast and they enjoyed it.

Wiggles sitting prepared to start the day. 

Saying A-A-Adam

His painting.  He drew with white crayon and then painted over it with black tempera paint.  I didn’t dilute it very well though so you really couldn’t see his shapes he drew.

 

Playing play-doh with Bubba while waiting for breakfast.

Thinking putty from Timberdoodle.  This is really cool to let big ones fiddle with during read-alouds….

or letting little ones fiddle with while schooling biggers. :)

Getting wet at the party.

Eating at the party.

Scaling the climbing rock.

Finally playing in the sand.

He was exhausted after such a busy day.  It all went well.  Hopefully tomorrow goes just as well.

Merry Christmas

 

My very own train table!

Wiggles just can’t believe it!

Of course, there was some non-Thomas items.

Happy Birthday to Me!

 

Of course, Wiggles cake was Thomas the Train

Make a Wish!

That cake sure was good!

  

Yeah! Presents!

Life School

Here are some pictures from the last 2 weeks of our life.  Wiggles has been very busy.

  

Wiggles loves to put on his Big Sis’ skates (pay no attention to my laundry in the picture LOL)…he also loves his Thomas train sets….

We went to the lake and you can see how much Wiggles loved it…

 

We have been going to the ball field for the big kid’s baseball games and Wiggles plays on the playground.  Here are a couple of pictures…