Tae Kwon Do

The boys started tae kwon do this week. They're really enjoying it and like their instructor a lot. Carson said he explains things really well.

Math, Math and more Math

The boys hard at work with their Math-U-See curriculum.

Laser Tag

After school fun with friends!

Hide and Seek

What's a sleepover without flashlight hide and seek in the dark?!
So much fun!

Money in a blender

US Dollar bills are printed with special inks that contain traces of iron and other magnetic material in an effort to prevent counterfeiting. We extracted the iron by blending a dollar. The boys were shocked. They won't forget this one. We've really increased out liquid assets!

Making Fossils

Today we are making fossils. Here's a picture of my growing paleontologists hard at work.

Library Excitement

At the library. They can't wait to dig into new books

Birthday fun

One of the boys' best friends turned 9 years old this week. They sure had a great time at the party. I had a great time with my friends (their moms!). I love the close-knit relationships in homeschool families.

Science class

Here are the boys getting ready for science class with their teacher, Dr Reid. Learning fun!

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

I put a unit together to study civil rights and celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I used two different colored eggs to illustrate to the boys that even though they may look different on the outside, they're all the same on the inside. Just like people. We had a fun morning and learned a lot about diversity.

Science Fun

The boys and I are studying air and doing fun experiments.

Park Day

Met some friends at the park. The boys had such a nice time rollerblading and riding their scooters and just hanging out with their friends. Fun times.

Family Weekend Fun

I took the boys to the Lowe's kids workshop this weekend. We met my brother and my beautiful little niece there. Afterwards, Abuelo and Abuela met us at my house to help with a few projects. So grateful to have their help!

Ancient History - Law Code

Carson making his own Law Code Stele just like Hammurabi did for the Babylonians.

Update 1/10: Cameron is feeling better today and has decided to join in the fun today. We are making a another stele using Cuneiform. Cameron even made a pizza and put a 'P' for Pizza in cuneiform on one of the slices. These boys crack me up and are so funny!

Gymnastics with friends

The boys are having a blast with their friends in the foam pit.

Medieval Castle Garden

The boys and I are working together to create a Medieval Castle garden. They are so excited to add the dirt and plant the seeds tomorrow.

New Year Memory Jar

The boys and I are starting the new year with a memory jar. Throughout the year, we will write down memories that make us smile and feel good. Next New Year's Eve we will read them all.
I put a little quote on the jar that I just love:
"Enjoy the little things in life...for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things".

Morning snuggles

I am the luckiest mom ever! ❤

Time for Advent!

Advent day 1: Letters from Santa Claus himself! These are really cute personalized letters that you can download and print. He added a piece of candy straight from the North Pole.

Thanksgiving pie

I made the baby Thanksgiving pies for the boys to eat the day before Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for! This is just one of them! Yummy

Hiking and GeoCaching

After school, the boys and I went on a hike in the woods with some friends. It was a beautiful cool fall day. We found a teepee made with long branches, a geocache and a waterfall.

Back in the swing of school

Now that we're fully settled after the move, we are full on school now. Picking back up with ancient history with the upper and lower Egyptians.

New Deck

My dad and brothers drove all the way to our house to use their awesome skills to build us a new deck. I am in love with this new deck! I am eternally grateful at the time and effort that they gave to do this for us. Thanks guys!

Thanksgiving Tree

The boys and I have so much to be thankful for. Here is a Thanksgiving tree that we made this morning. Each leaf highlights something we are thankful for. I love some of the wonderful things that the boys came up with.

This Halloween was filled with so many activities!

The boys and I hosted a party that was attended by almost 20 kids and their moms. It was so fun, but exhausting – 11am – 5pm! The kids played everywhere in our new home.  The creek, the driveway, the trees.. lol!

The next day was spent at the park for our annual Homeschool Handy Dandy No-Candy Halloween Party. It was well attended (as usual) and the boys had a lot of fun until one of the ‘treats’ which was a skull ring got stuck on Cameron’s finger and it started losing circulation.  I couldn’t get it off, so I immediately drove them to a firestation where the EMT cut it off.  It was a little traumatic for a couple of minutes until the EMT was able to saw it off. All was well and we went back to the park to play.

The following day was Halloween and after we did school, we made cookies and mummy dogs and watched a scary movie.  I made treat bags, but we had very few trick or treaters in our new house.  I made special bags for the boys and they went to a couple of neighbor’s.

I’m ready for a long rest! Whew!