New school Year

This first week of school we have spent our time
establishing our rhythm for the year.
We always start getting our groove back by implementing a
few classics.
We get out and explore the world around us.
We  have done this in different ways.
I brought the kids
to a natural spring to find fresh clean water
flowing right from the ground.
They were very impressed and we love the water.
We found our spring on Find a spring.com

We had a beach day to explore all of the
forms in nature.
This was used to inspire our form drawings.
With Wesley I introduced lines and curves

The kids wanted to look like real artists

while we did our drawings at the beach

We have also been involved in a  new home school

co-op.  It is really fun and we have been taking 

 hikes with the group.

Our garden has also kept us busy recently

With the boys I have started with form drawing.
With Wesley I have started introducing the letters.
So far he has worked on M, V, and S.
I switched to a different curriculum for varieties sake.

With Matthew I have had him practice his reading everyday.
We checked out some readers from the library and he is enjoying
Nate the Great stories right now.  I have also had him writing out
the vowel sounds in spelling.  He often confuses a and o, so this he
will need a lot more work on.

Matthew has also began a violin lesson.
This is something he is very much excited about.
So far so good.  Hopefully he really sticks with it.
I just love the music that instrument can create.

I am trying to plug away, although I believe I need to
find my place.  It has been a little more hectic this year so far.


until next time...
~blessings

Canada

We take our annual trip to our Canadian cabin

the week before school starts.  It really is a nice tradition.

I like it because we can come together as family and spend 

quality time before things get too busy.  This year we 

really missed aunt and uncle burp.  They did have a 

very good excuse.  They had a new baby!!

Here are some of the highlights...

 Although, we missed seeing our cousin Isabel

we did get to spend the week with our other brand

new baby cousin.

Baby Thomas... This was my highlight for sure.

He is such a sweet baby and a real trooper,

He was the youngest child to have come up to the 

cabin yet!!

Proud Papa

Tom has worked hard the last month or so fixing up

this old fishing boat.  He was really happy to be able 

try it out at the cabin.  Here they are fishing in the 

new red Naden.

Tom really lucked out with these kiddos,

they all love to fish

Wesley casting

Matthew casting

Taggert casting

Tillie with her new PINK tackle box and hat, thanx grandpa!!

Nice walleye

 We did some fishing and a lot of swimming.

 We ate good food

we even decided to catch some crayfish and 

have a real southern crayfish boil!!

It was pretty good... I must be too much of  a

Yankee to really enjoy it.

We can't wait for next year. 

 Thank you grandpa!!

and thank you Canada