So homeschooling is definitely something we ALL love in this family but these sunny days (as mentioned yesterday) are kicking my bum! We have a nice routine though, Ken gets up with the kids and they have breakfast… one of the twins feeds Echo hers and outside they go. Run run run that energy out… and back in for Stuart Little. Trinity has decided that NOTHING will do but to have Daddy draw her mouse… this time in bed asleep.
Chapter 2... They each picked a different portion of the chapter to draw!! I love Emanuel's Christmas ornaments - included random letters!
The story has not failed to deliver yet… today Stuart played in a piano, his parents destroyed a book in the name of parenting AND altered a beloved Christmas poem from mouse to louse… the kids were slightly confused as to WHY that was necessary! (I do not believe they were alone on that one)
We found some reusable sticker books for Trinity to play with which sort of kept her busy… well occupied with a side of HELP I CAN’T GET THIS STICKER OFF!!!
Sticker book...
We headed BACK out to the backyard for ANOTHER pool session for Echo… she managed (with careful mommy supervision) to work her OWN way into the pool – face first and against mommy’s strict instructions but with sputtering and giggling the whole time. Thank goodness Gavin followed instructions and made the pool super shallow! BUT we miscalculated and the place we put the pool apparently is shady ALL day so the water was COLD… so as soon as she got sorted she was squeaking every time she sat down for the first bit – CHILLY MOMMY! Trinity thought it was hilarious.
The water is cooooooold!!!
We were able, with Freecycle, to pass along our packing boxes… to the same woman who bought an old lion costume from me late last month! Apparently her daughter LOVES it! It was so nice to be able to help someone out TWICE!
And then there was the hedgehog expedition that Karyn, Lauralee and myself headed out on thanks to Kijiji. I am happy to say it was entertaining AND victorious! Welcome Prickie Pie to the extended Reinsch-Johnson family!!!
This was taken off of Twitter so not the best picture but I am told hedgehogs are very active and very hard to photograph
Now I am working on planning a crafting session with friends on Sunday while I eat my lovely FRESH fruit thanks to Kathy who was able to stop in at our favourite produce store (H&W) and pick me up a variety of fruit and veg all for around 20.00! THANK YOU!!! Total yum!
Mmmm
So another HOT day but an amazingly awesome one too! And it sounds like I may just have a couple new bookcases by the end of the weekend!
I love love love the Pop Art setting on my camera 🙂 Doesn't Echo look like a red head?
Further proof to myself that I AM doing the right thing with my kids... here is Gavin spontaneously teaching his baby sister the alphabet using BLOCKS... She didn't stick around for much but he told her all about the letter "T"... I teach my son so he can teach the world!!!