Sick Days in Homeschool

So what does a homeschool mom do when over half the class is sick? Read! This week was a little rough due to four out of six kids being sick.

One moment to remember was snuggling with my youngest two while listening to stories on the iPad. I especially loved all the bear hugs Lil Pumpkin (the 1yr. old) gave me even though she wasn't feeling the greatest.

 Here are the books we have loaded on the iPad at the moment. They especially loved Dr. Seuss this week.

The older kids and I spent several evenings reading Tirzah. This book has brought to life the story of the Israelites' exodus out of Egypt. As hard as it is for me to read books aloud, I enjoy these times with my older kids. Seriously, read aloud to your older kids--they enjoy it just as much as the younger kids!

Do you have any moments to remember this week? Head over to Homeschool Creations and link up!



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Wordless Wed: Taggy Blanket

Thank you Mrs. West for the cute taggy blanket! We love it! :)

P.S. I’m over at Totally Tots today---Letter Pp is for Panda

Wordless Wednesday: Walking

Waaaaa! She’s only 9mo. old! Growing up too fast!

State Postcard – Wordless Wednesday

 

Wordless Wednesday: 7 months old

Lil Pumpkin is 7 months old now! She currently has 3 teeth, army crawls, and is trying to pull up to standing.

Due to all the rain we've had lately, Lil Pumpkin has had some wheezing issues. So on really bad days she gets to wear her dino-mask.

Finally some sun! She loves to be in her swing.

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Jj is for…

a jelly mess!

and

Check out what we did for our Ode to Jack theme on Totally Tots.

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I Lift My Eyes (Wordless Wed)

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It’s Raining…

It has been raining on and off for several days. I long to see the sun and have a nice, dry, day. By the time the third rainy day in a row rolled in, I was not in the best mood. My kids though, thought nothing of the rain.

My 4yr. old and my 2yr. old got matching Barbie rain boots. They were so excited when they saw  puddles starting to form outside. My 4yr. old eagerly put her boots on and headed outdoors after the heavy rain stopped.

She picked a flower just for me…

and then spent lots of time jumping in puddles. She was a wet mess when she was done, but oh the fun she had enjoying a day that I had complained about.

Little Sis joined in the fun too. She zoomed in and out of puddles on her bike.

Lil Pumpkin even came out to enjoy the brief respite from the rain. And my perspective changed while watching my kids experience some rainy-day fun.

{This is my not-so-wordless-Wednesday post}

Found on my camera

Here’s what I found on my camera this week:

There were probably 30+ more Lego pictures on my camera. My son has started a Lego club and he’s going to be sharing a bunch of Lego creations there.

Snuggling with her big sister.

I find a lot of these types of photos on my camera. I guess they wanted to document that this light usually has one or more bulbs burned out at a time. :)

My beautiful 9yr. old. She’s not mad---just annoyed at having her picture taken :)

This is a picture I took a couple years ago but I thought it appropriate for this weekend: The Colors of Easter.

5 months old: Wordless Wed.

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Field Trip Friday on Wordless Wednesday

(or not-so-wordless Wednesday)

No, we didn’t go to the zoo, but we did get to see some animals.

We saw trains. (You’ll have to trust me on this one.)

  And got to pretend to be ants.

Right before we left, my 2yr. old finally got brave enough to climb through the ant tunnels. (She also had lots of fun at the water table and eating a blue sucker too.)

Thanks to Eversave, we were able to spend a much needed day out at our local Children’s Museum.

 

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What's Pink and Red and Cute all Over?

My Lil Pumpkin will be turning 4 mo. this month! She is such a joy and a pretty laid-back baby. She has the best smile in the world and has been starting to “talk” to us  quite a bit lately. She is rapidly outgrowing her 3-6 mo. clothes and is ready for 6-9mo. already! She’s my little chunk-a-munk!

I think she’s teething too. She’s always chewing on her fingers. Occasionally I’ll find her sucking her thumb.

Got milk? LOL! She spits up so much.  But she’s so cute when she does! :)

Submitting this as a Wordless Wed. post, even though it’s not.  :)

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A Dollar to Make A Difference

My kids were given a dollar with a challenge to make a difference with it. So they combined their dollar and had $2.00. Then they went around the house and collected loose change. They found my money-left-in-the-laundry stash, dug through drawers and couch cushions. With that they bought…

Two baby outfits. And with those two baby outfits they headed to a baby shower,

where their two outfits were added to other gifts—many of them handmade  or bought by kids. And each person’s one gift added up to many.

And these gifts will be used to stock a baby store for moms who might need a little help.

 

Two kids, two dollars, two outfits = made a difference.

Some Buggy to Love

Come see what "buggy" things we've been up to! I've posted our Bb is for bugs on Totally Tots today.

Wordless Wednesday: Make Me Smile

I just love these two recent pictures of my 2yr. old and my 2 mo. old. Quotes on the pictures are brushes from Ali Edwards Designer Digitials.

 

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