-
Remembering God's Grace
August 15, 2012
The other day, I was rocking my 7 month old son in his new room in our new house, and I started thinking... God's grace to us has been pretty…
-
Teaching Kids to Sweep the Floor
August 9, 2012
As I shared a few weeks ago, we are getting back to a regular chore routine at our house! I have a master plan of what I want to accomplish…
-
Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks
August 6, 2012
So, we started our homeschool year last Monday. Yes, it's very early! We've been having high temperatures around 108 degrees, and it's just too hot to do anything else! I…
-
Lego Activity: Earthquake Towers
July 30, 2012
In February, we were able to visit the Legoland Discovery Center that is new to our area. One of the activities there was a table of Duplo base plates that…
-
Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: First Grade
July 25, 2012
The other day, I shared what is on our shelves for Aidan's fourth grade year. Today I'll share what we're planning for Gresham this year. Gresham will be 6 in…
-
Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: Fourth Grade
July 24, 2012
I cannot believe I have a fourth grader this year! Wow, how time flies! I want to share with you what's on our shelves for this school year, but before…
-
Reminder to Myself: Don't Coddle Your Boys!
July 16, 2012
Now that my oldest son is approaching age 9 (this week, in fact!), I am starting to realize, slowly, that before I know it, I will no longer have four…
-
Pool Noodle Marble Run
July 13, 2012
We had extra pool noodle ends left over from our pool noodle light sabers, so I thought the boys would have fun making marble runs with them. I've seen several…
-
Musical Shakers - Three Ways!
June 26, 2012
We've been making musical shakers today! And we ended up attempting three different types of shakers... #1: Cardboard Tube Shakers First, we made cardboard tube shakers. We made four and…
-
The "Do Something Hard" Challenge
June 24, 2012
This week is the "Do Something Hard" challenge at our house! My husband and I want our boys to learn to work hard. We want them to be able to…
