I LOVE our read aloud time! And I love planning the books that we are going to read aloud together. I have solidified our line up for this upcoming year with Jacob and I am PUMPED! The Adventures of Philippe – A Story of Old Quebec by Gwendolyn Bowers Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink …
Independence Day
Fourth of July is definitely in my top three favorite holidays – and that’s saying something because I love a good holiday! And Fourth of July wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without spending it in Soda Springs. I love that place and I can’t imagine spending this beautiful holiday anywhere else. We headed over …
{RECAP} June 2019 Schoolhouse
This has been a flexible month with school. With little Lydie joining us at the end of May we have been adapting to being a family of SIX and letting school happen when it happens. We are trying to wrap up some of our work from the school year. I love year round schooling but …
Lydia’s Blessing Day
On Sunday, June 30, our sweet Lydia Rose was given a blessing from her Dad. It was such a beautiful day spent with our little girl and family. Grandpa and Grandma, Gramps and Grammy, Great Grandma Dixie, Aunt Teresa and cousins Miriam and Emmett, and Aunt Melina. We are so grateful to everyone that made …
Lydia’s 1st Month
This little lady has been with us one full month and I CANNOT believe it! Lydia is slowly growing. She was our smallest baby and she is continuing the trend. We are in percentiles we have never seen before! When Lydia was born she was 6 pounds 9 ounces (18%) and was 19 inches in …
Jacob’s 7th Birthday
Jacob has been counting down to his birthday ever since Christmas! He was so excited when Lydia was born in May so that he didn’t have to share his birthday month – HAHA! This month has been full of transition as we have become a family of six {WHAT?!} and so I was really excited …
Lydia’s Birth Story
As the time for baby sister’s arrival approached I began to feel a little anxious about the delivery – this was a new thing for me! Plus, I was getting concerned more and more about GETTING to the hospital to have the baby. Because we moved late in my pregnancy we decided we wanted to …
{PREP} The Good and the Beautiful Math – Level 1
Find out how I prep our math with The Good and the Beautiful!
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Math – Level K
Math has definitely been our subject that we had the hardest time finding our curriculum with. Jacob and I tried two different math curriculums during his kindergarten year but only lasted 1-2 months with each of them. WHAT WE TRIED BEFORE We first started with Math in Focus Grade K {which is a type of …