Time for School

Yup, we did it.  We decided to Home school Grace this year using a Kindergarten Curriculum.  I know she is going to LOVE IT!

We reorganized the basement so we could have a school room.  Danny built a wonderful shelf that saves us a lot of space.  Here is Grace seeing the room all decorated on the first day of school…she had to see it first thing in the morning!  She LOVED IT! 

                  

                 

All dressed and out taking pictures with Daddy.  (Notice Josiah has on a sweatshirt.  It was only 43 degrees!)

                  

                               

                  

During school Grace had to sort dinosaurs… by color and then by type… fun for Hannah too!

                    

                           

And what would be the first day of school without an apple craft… Hannah got to participate as well! 

                      

It will be an interesting week, but I can say after 4 days of work, I really do LOVE teaching.  It is SO rewarding to teach MY OWN KIDS!!!!!  It is a very different feeling than teaching in a school… I loved that, but this is amazing!

Labor Day Tradition

We started a tradition last year that we would have a fire in the fire pit to roast our own hotdogs every Memorial day and Labor Day.  It has been a really fun thing for our family to do and it actually get easier for us because we have simplified!  We only roast hotdogs and marshmallow and have a few sides – like macaroni salad and fruit.  Plus we strap the little kids in booster seats so they can’t go any where… perfectly safe!! 

                

                 

                                   

Josiah and Hannah both LOVE hotdogs like their daddy.  Hannah calls them “Hot-hogs” .  SO CUTE!

                 

           Grace spent the bulk of her time trying to keep the smoke out of her eyes.  It really seemed to follow her where ever she went.

              

               

    Daddy, I NEED MORE HOTDOGS NOW!!!!!                  Danny cooking them two at a time… what a talent!

             

I just LOVE all of this family time!

                

Me and my soon-to-be 11 month old!!!!!                

Daddy giving Siah his first roasting lesson… cooking them to perfection!

                      

   Yup… she loved them!!!!!!!!!!

                     

And so did she!

                   

What a great tradition!!!!

Zoo-ing in the Rain!

We decided to go to the Zoo on Friday partly because this was the last weekend for the Dinosaurs but mostly because Danny was home  -- he makes everything more fun!  It was raining which meant there was hardly anyone there… NO CROWDS.. WE GOT TO SEE ALL WE WANTED TO!!!

Up close with a monkey…

 

Josiah could watch the fish for the longest time… he was fascinated. 

(Hannah was trying to teach him a few things.. that is a scary thought!)

           

I love the colors in this one… AWESOME!

                     

Our first train ride… of all of the times that we have been there we had never been on the train.  The kids loved it… it was WAY  TO SHORT, though!  (Yes, we sang the Dinosaur Train theme song a few times!)