Celebrating this man is one of our FAVORITE things to do! Unfortunately, Mark had to work most of his birthday, but we still took some time to celebrate our man. We went out to eat and came home to a chocolate zucchini cake with chocolate chip ice cream. And then ended with cards, presents, and …
First Day of School
Hello, 2020 – 2021 school year – you are going to be great! 3rd Grade Jacob’s Third Grade Curriculum here Kindergarten Sarah’s Kindergarten Curriculum here Preschool Benjamin’s Preschool Year 1 Curriculum here Teacher’s Assistant Lydia is the BEST assistant I could ever ask for – I don’t know how I would make it through a …
Back to School Feast
Our yearly Back to School Feast has become one of my favorite traditions. Each year I get closer and closer to what I would like it to be and I am happy about that. Feast It’s become such a wonderful way to kick off our new year. We have a nice “feast” for dinner where …
Watercoloring
I have always been a big believer in goals. Goals are powerful. I try to make it a regular occurrence to reflect on my current goals and make more goals. The last several months I have begun to sit down with Jacob periodically to talk about HIS goals. It’s been a wonderful thing. I love …
Clegg Family Reunion
Where so much has been changed this year it felt so nice to go to a constant. This place never changes and it is one of my favorite things about it. This place is my version of heaven. I love everything about it. And spending it with my favorite people made it perfect. Here is …
Yard: Part 2
As my Dad likes to say that we have put a lot of “sweat equity” into our yard this spring and summer! But I have to give most of the credit to Mark. He has put in countless hours working out in the yard and it is amazing to see the progress we have made. …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Typing Level 1
I was a little on the fence about starting “typing” or any sort of computer program with Jacob this last year. I love good ole’ fashioned REAL books and paper. However, computers are definitely part of our lives. Jacob sees me on the computer every day and so naturally, he had a desire to “learn …
{PREP} The Good and the Beautiful Science
Alright, folks. Science is probably my most prep intensive subject and I am ALL DONE (YES, YES, YES!) for the upcoming year. I am so excited to dive into our four science units this year. Two units are repeats and two are new and it’s going to be awesome. AND this will be Sarah’s first …
{PREP} My Father’s World All Aboard the Animal Train
I still can’t believe that Benji is going to be starting preschool in TWO WEEKS! I really am in complete denial about it. Jacob and Sarah were both begging for school and Ben has more of a “whatever” kind of feel about it. We will see how it goes! For our first year of preschool …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting Doodles & Pre-Writing for Littles
We are BIG fans of The Good and the Beautiful handwriting workbooks. They are simple and pretty much entirely child led and teach beautiful handwriting. AND if your kiddos love coloring {mine are addicted} this will be a slam dunk for everyone involved! What age should I start? This course is super simple but I …