Rest time?

I have my kids take a rest time everyday. SnugBug usually naps, Punkin usually draws or does something artistic. I'm all about her being creative - but well, OH MY!!

First Day of School

Punkin started her enrichment program this week. She had a great first day!

Looking good!

Starting with story time!

The Nile runs through our home

So, it's definitely not the greatest picture - but it is the best picture I got! They were having such fun floating their boats down the Nile River that every single picture I took was blurry. *smile*

For our Egypt unit, we made the Nile River run through our home for a few days with blue cellophane, and made papyrus boats out of straws. They turned out much cuter than I thought they would (but if I had to do it again I would skip the brown spray paint. It looked so nice at first, but I now have brown flecks of paint covering many things in my house!)

This unit is going so much smoother - although I still can't seem to get Punkin to stop doing handstands every 5 seconds. (Ideas welcome!) Anyway, Punkin is fascinated by everything about ancient Egypt, and really wants to learn more about mummies. So far, we've talked about the Nile River, kings & queens and the power they have (and that God is always in charge of them ultimately), and the type of clothes they wore and houses they lived in.

And, yes, for those of you who really know my son, SnugBug thinks cars are especially fun on crinkly cellophane. :)

Enjoying the last days of summer

I would like to know - where has the summer gone?? And HOW is it possible that the pool closes in 2 weeks??

What fun to soak up the last few days:

Glad to be starting a new unit!

God has been working on me lately to try and not complain. (I haven't stepped up to the bracelet challenge yet though!)

So, hopefully not too much outside of that spirit, can I just say that I'm so GLAD that our Civil War unit is over (and that even though we shortened it, I have never been so GLAD for a unit to be over since we started homeschooling).

We begin our Egypt unit tomorrow! Hooray! Punkin is very excited - her imagination has been captured for mummies & more.

Multi-tasking moms

My turn at Multi-tasking Moms again today. The topic is homeschooling.

Also, scroll down a bit and there is a give-away for a organizer called MomAgenda!

O'Keefe quote

Does this quote make you laugh?

"I hate flowers. I paint them because they are cheaper than models and they don't move." Georgia O'Keefe