Family Life Kickoff Extravaganza

Sunday night we had a family night at church to kickoff our new fall classes. We had hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, cookies, and snowcones. Then the kids went to the football field to play on 2 inflatable water slides, a slip-n-slide, a dunking booth, and baby wading pools.

Wordless Wednesday – Playing Dress Up

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Friday night we went out to the hot air balloon festival, but we didn’t get out there for the balloon glow as I had hoped.  However, we did get to see the Screaming Eagles parachute team and the fireworks…all for free!

Here's the pictures I took of the Screaming Eagles...sooc. First they just looked like a streak in the sky, then eventually you could see the parachute. It was a challenge getting a picture, but I like how you can tell that it says Airbourne on the parachute. The last one to land was carrying an American flag.

Overall, the kids enjoyed watching the fireworks. I think Levi was the only one who was scared.


Some of the shots that I took of the fireworks

Fine Arts Camp

Last week Luke & Cameron attended a Fine Arts Camp at church every day from 9-3.  They rotated each 45 minutes to a different class.  Some of which were singing, drama, art, art appreciation, rhythm, music in the Bible, Latino art culture, and boomwhackers.    On Friday afternoon, they performed some of the stuff they learned and they had their art hanging in gallery style format for the parents to see.

New Do

On Wednesday, I fixed the girls' hair differently than I normally do. I thought they were cute so I took a picture. Of course, Levi wanted to be in the picture.

Wordless Wednesday

Not Back to School Blog Hop - Curriculum

I saw others posting this so I decided to do so as well. We won't be starting school until sometime in September. We still have a couple of history reading assignments to finish up from last school year. Plus we haven't even ordered our curriculum yet!

Unit Studies

• History - Tapestry of Grace Year 3
• Science - Apologia Science Exploring Creation with Astronomy

Luke - 3rd Grade

• Easy Grammar 3
• MCP Math C
• MCP Spelling C
• Daily Handwriting Contemporary Cursive
• McGuffey Second Reader

Cameron - 1st Grade

• Covenant Home Reading with Phonics
• MCP Plaid Phonics B
• McGuffey Pictorial Primer
• MCP Math A
• MCP Spelling A
• Daily Handwriting Traditional Manuscript

Miriam - Preschool

• Rod & Staff Preschool workbooks
• Phonological Awareness Fun 
• I Can Write
• Hands on Math

Levi & Micah - Tot School
I designed this last year for Miriam & Levi where there is a 4 day week (1st day focuses on a letter, 2nd day focuses on a number, 3rd day focuses on a color, and 4th day focuses on a shape). I used pages from ABC Home Preschool and ideas from Homeschool Creations, No Time for Flashcards, Totally Tots, and Kids Learning Station. They also do flashcards or play with toys/manipulatives to reinforce the idea for the day's lesson.