Handprints, Dinosaurs and Other Busy Moments

I am still getting used to the overcast fall weather… we have to get out of that “it is a cold summer day” mode of thinking and into “put a sweater on and go outside.” There is so much pent up energy in the house right now. We’ve had an outbreak of screaming and even some of the dreaded bed jumping! Thankfully the twin’s sturdy but raised bed and not the little toddler beds in the other two children’s rooms.

Don’t get me wrong, we have managed some schooling in the chaos. Gavin and Zander both worked on their first and last names in their copy books. Gavin is a much tidier printer than Zander at this point who makes his letters huge and spread out… and complains more! In the end Gavin had more lines completed just due to the fact that Zander took two lines for his name to Gavin’s one.

Completed copy work

We have gotten a move on our apple lapbook completion. We didn’t do all of the activities the file called for but when it is done at least they will have something to look through and enjoy. Slow going as we are not overly motivated right now but at least we are making progress. I did figure out how to get what we need from the supply store – we just need to get a payment order form from our board… which is something Ken has to accomplish this week if possible. Fingers crossed… there always seems so much for us to do and not enough time to do it.

Zander's picture related to apples

BUT I did manage a completion – Echo’s stocking is done – well the portion that I do. It still has to be put together by my mom but all of the cross stitching is done! A big project done in good time. So now I just wait on patterns from Ken.

All done!

We did hand prints in the Model Magic clay and the kids spent some time with smaller amounts making creations of their own. It takes about 72 hours to cure so it will be interesting to see if we can keep little fingers off it long enough for that to happen!

Much better than the cement!

Using a straw to poke a hole so we can hang it later

Completed hands

Tonight’s story was more fun than strictly educational BUT had lots of long names for Mommy to stumble through: Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields. It is fun to have a themed book each day. The math sheets the boys do are all “dino themed” as well – well they have a picture of a dinosaur and since they generate a new one each time I just keep printing until they get the hang of it!

Story time (Gavin left)

I took some pictures last night of baby Echo in our room. I was up late anyway getting her to settle and then thought I would take advantage of her relaxation. Flipped her baby blanket from Aunty Esther over the bedrail and used the inside of it… instant backdrop. But what a gender neutral set up!

So sweet

Close up

So some schoolwork, sewing, stories and clay… not a bad day in retrospect! Now without a sewing project at hand maybe I will try a new game or something…

Gavin and Emanuel made this using scrap paper - we had a screwed up print out of dinosaur cards, inside is the information that was with the picture glued in like a book!

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