Curlyheads

Look at these curls! This morning after I took the rags out of Abby's hair it kind of looked like she stuck her finger in the light socket (oops -- not quite the ringlets we were looking for). After it settled in during the day it looked fabulous:) Tay's braid curls looked cute -- I'll try rags in her hair next time!

We started our morning out slowly -- just the way that I like! We talked to Aunt Stacy, Josiah and Ezra. We met the new addition to their house -- Double L (stands for large lop-eared bunny). Pretty cute!

Greg took the kids to Runnymede Park for a couple of hours this afternoon. Many tales to tell -- they saw a lot of wildlife (water snake, deer, turtles) and the car stalled out at Wendy's (ugh). We added anti-freeze and hopefully that will fix it!

The kids went to the neighbors house after a Wendy's lunch. They hunted eggs and played with the neighbor kids. After filling up on chocolate covered Peeps, popcorn, water, and nuts we were off to Tae Kwon Do. Ben is not yet old enough, but the girls are having a lot of fun!

Busy day! The kids are hiding Easter eggs in the basement. I am almost ready to put the kibosh on the fun as it is almost time for bed!

Art

I realized, the other day, that we have not been doing a lot of art projects lately. I missed the art time (it is loved by all -- 100%). I was inspired today after receiving a website from a friend (thanks Robin). We made these neat pictures by tracing shapes, coloring them in with a marker, splattering with water, letting them dry and tracing all the splotches made by the water. They turned out great! Please note: we are experimenting with curly hair -- Tay with braids and Abby with rags (a try at ringlets). Watch for the photo tomorrow:)

Ben

Ben found this hat the other day (he made it at TNT for the Asian festival -- look familiar Lynnea :) ). He wanted me to take a picture...

Grandma

We just said good-bye to Grandma Aurie yesterday. We had a great week and a half with her. The kids did a lot of playing, walking, riding the bus, and talking with Grandma. We ate out at a few places and enjoyed spending time with her. We miss her...

Catch-up -- March

We became a truck family for a day! We rented a truck to haul manure and mulch. It was

a hoot!!

Catch-up -- March country study -- Dominican Republic

On March 15th we studied a bit about the Dominican Republic. The two weeks prior to that we studied the country of Haiti (oops, forgot my camera). Below are pictures of the kids making baseball pennants and our try at corn fritters. We had a great time!

Catch-up -- March

March 14 the kids had a puzzling day!!!

Catch-up -- March AWANA

Mar. 7th.
Here are two pictures of Abby's diorama that she did for her AWANA TNT. She had a great time setting up the Paul and Silas jail scene.

Catch-up -- March piano

Gotta love it when the student becomes the teacher:)

Catch-up -- March science

Mar. 3rd -- here are the kids experimenting with flight (who doesn't enjoy making paper airplanes??)!!

Catch-up -- February train

Benny and his train project. He put together this great creation on Feb. 9th. It is still hanging up in his bedroom. Great job Ben!!

Catch-up -- February icicles

A fun by-product of all the snow that we received. Tay shown here on Feb. 7th with her icicle.

Catch-up -- February historic snow

Wow!!! This was amazing. On Feb. 5th and 6th we were dumped on!! Greg and I felt like we were back in Alaska. We accumulated about 3 feet of snow. Historic -- and we loved every minute of it -- especially a week off of work for Greg.

Catch-up -- February science

Feb. 3rd we studied pulleys. The kids did a great job!!

Catch-up -- February TNT Asian 5th week

The kids had a super time at TNT on Feb. 2nd. They wrapped up their 4 week study of Asia by having an Asian Festival. A sweet friend let the kids wear some of her Korean outfits (don't they look great). They had a Tae Kwon Do demonstration, a Chinese New Year parade (with a great dragon), ate some Asian fare and listened to a missionary speak about her time in India. What a great way to end 4 weeks of learning!

Catch-up -- January history

The kids are making a replica of Fort Pitt. George Washington found the Ohio Fork and thought it would be a great place for a fort. It lies in the center of 2 rivers (Monongahela and Allegheny) merging into the Ohio River. The kids had a lot of fun :)

Catch-up -- January sewing

January 23rd: Abby is working on a skirt. We will post more when it is done!