Today (Aug 31, 2014) I'm recording weights and heights...possibly for the first time in...well, I don't remember.
Isaiah age 12 years 7 months 21 days, 5 feet 4 1/2 inches, 112 lbs.
Elly age 10 years 6 months 5 days, 4 feet 10 1/2 inches, 80 lbs.
Gabe age 8 years 5 months, 4 feet 6 1/2 inches, 76 lbs.
Ah, I've fulfilled my mommy duty for another season :).
What have we been doing this summer?
April and May:
We recovered from CC, finished up soccer, AWANA, and art. Did projects each week around the house. Enjoyed some things we'd missed during our crazy CC directing year: nature sketching, nature walking, biking, handicrafts, books like Sam Campbell's Forest Friends series, Holling C Holling's Pagoo, My Island Story up through Queen Elizabeth and many things Charlotte Mason. I was so happy to find her writings again. She has such a wonderful, gentle art of learning. We had many lovely ideas to pursue just because we loved learning about them.
June:
The month of 5 Day Clubs. We had one with 26 of our friends attending. One of our biggest yet. The kids attended several more as well as BBC's VBS. EH didn't have VBS and I have to say, I was relieved.
July:
The highlights of July were going to camp and vacationing. Isaiah attended outdoor camp for a few days doing fun things like burning wood, making food over fire, chopping wood, having paint ball slingshot wars, shooting, playing night games, eating grubs (yes, that was a highlight for him), learning about the armor of God and generally having a load of fun while not having to change clothes at all. :). Elly and Gabe and 9 more of their EH friends went to camp the middle of the month. Everyone had fun during one of the coolest weeks of camp ever. They were happy to swim once, eat all kinds of sugar, play a lot of gaga ball, have loads of time with buddies and learn all about traveling light--as a light to the world with light baggage (no sin). Then we headed to Branson with the Reids. We had a lovely condo that had a great pool which the kids used every day. We went to Silver Dollar City for the best roller coasters ever, a clogger show and a one hour tour of marvel cave! It was our first cave and a hard one to beat. Lovely to hike through. Our hour underground went by quickly. Then we attended Jonah at the Sight and Sound Theater for a great, awe inspiring, and thought provoking show. I was concerned about taking 5 boys to it, but it was a hit. We learned there's a little (or a lot) of Jonah in all of us when we presume mercy b/c we're good. The last day we hit the fish hatchery, saw the dam museum and had some time in the lake much to the kids delight. There was even a trip to Hard Work U (College of the Ozarks) for ice cream made by students who don't pay tuition but work at the college in exchange for it and then a lovely scenic trip out to the Branson airport at twilight while seeing lots of deer (and buffalo--though not wild). We had a great trip down and back. It's fun to travel while listening to Odyssey's US History stories.
August:
We though August might be low key and I suppose it was compared to June and July but here we are at the end of it and I'm not sure where it went. We continued to "add a subject a week" which we added to the ever present reading and online drills: starting with Math, nature reading, handwriting. Then we added our new ABC coop for a toned down CC experience. The kids started piano back up after working this summer on their own and doing some Simply Music sessions. Isaiah started Robotics club last week much to his delight. This coming week we'll start art for El and Gabe as well as family fall soccer and then next Monday Isaiah embarks on his biggest adventure yet: Knights Speech and Debate. He's really excited to dig in. So here we are adding to our fall, praying that we have perseverance to do well and learn much while we enjoy our time with our Creator and each other.
Our theme for our school year is HONOR. Treating others as special. Doing more than what's expected. Doing it with a good attitude. We're praying God will continue to show us and grow us into kids that bring glory to Him.
Isaiah age 12 years 7 months 21 days, 5 feet 4 1/2 inches, 112 lbs.
Elly age 10 years 6 months 5 days, 4 feet 10 1/2 inches, 80 lbs.
Gabe age 8 years 5 months, 4 feet 6 1/2 inches, 76 lbs.
Ah, I've fulfilled my mommy duty for another season :).
What have we been doing this summer?
April and May:
We recovered from CC, finished up soccer, AWANA, and art. Did projects each week around the house. Enjoyed some things we'd missed during our crazy CC directing year: nature sketching, nature walking, biking, handicrafts, books like Sam Campbell's Forest Friends series, Holling C Holling's Pagoo, My Island Story up through Queen Elizabeth and many things Charlotte Mason. I was so happy to find her writings again. She has such a wonderful, gentle art of learning. We had many lovely ideas to pursue just because we loved learning about them.
June:
The month of 5 Day Clubs. We had one with 26 of our friends attending. One of our biggest yet. The kids attended several more as well as BBC's VBS. EH didn't have VBS and I have to say, I was relieved.
July:
The highlights of July were going to camp and vacationing. Isaiah attended outdoor camp for a few days doing fun things like burning wood, making food over fire, chopping wood, having paint ball slingshot wars, shooting, playing night games, eating grubs (yes, that was a highlight for him), learning about the armor of God and generally having a load of fun while not having to change clothes at all. :). Elly and Gabe and 9 more of their EH friends went to camp the middle of the month. Everyone had fun during one of the coolest weeks of camp ever. They were happy to swim once, eat all kinds of sugar, play a lot of gaga ball, have loads of time with buddies and learn all about traveling light--as a light to the world with light baggage (no sin). Then we headed to Branson with the Reids. We had a lovely condo that had a great pool which the kids used every day. We went to Silver Dollar City for the best roller coasters ever, a clogger show and a one hour tour of marvel cave! It was our first cave and a hard one to beat. Lovely to hike through. Our hour underground went by quickly. Then we attended Jonah at the Sight and Sound Theater for a great, awe inspiring, and thought provoking show. I was concerned about taking 5 boys to it, but it was a hit. We learned there's a little (or a lot) of Jonah in all of us when we presume mercy b/c we're good. The last day we hit the fish hatchery, saw the dam museum and had some time in the lake much to the kids delight. There was even a trip to Hard Work U (College of the Ozarks) for ice cream made by students who don't pay tuition but work at the college in exchange for it and then a lovely scenic trip out to the Branson airport at twilight while seeing lots of deer (and buffalo--though not wild). We had a great trip down and back. It's fun to travel while listening to Odyssey's US History stories.
August:
We though August might be low key and I suppose it was compared to June and July but here we are at the end of it and I'm not sure where it went. We continued to "add a subject a week" which we added to the ever present reading and online drills: starting with Math, nature reading, handwriting. Then we added our new ABC coop for a toned down CC experience. The kids started piano back up after working this summer on their own and doing some Simply Music sessions. Isaiah started Robotics club last week much to his delight. This coming week we'll start art for El and Gabe as well as family fall soccer and then next Monday Isaiah embarks on his biggest adventure yet: Knights Speech and Debate. He's really excited to dig in. So here we are adding to our fall, praying that we have perseverance to do well and learn much while we enjoy our time with our Creator and each other.
Our theme for our school year is HONOR. Treating others as special. Doing more than what's expected. Doing it with a good attitude. We're praying God will continue to show us and grow us into kids that bring glory to Him.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
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