Wild Goose Chase

The homeschool question

We haven't actually decided to homeschool at this point, but Emma is still a year away from starting kindergarten, so I've decided to "play" school with her this year.  We'll be learning geography through pen-pal relationships, work on reading skills, and use nature as our science classroom. 

I'll be using this blog as a journal of what works and what doesn't.  Although, at this age, she is so eager to learn, we find teaching opportunities at every turn.  She put this puzzle together by herself.

Easter Eggs

It took us until Easter day to get to it, but we finally got around to coloring Easter Eggs as a family.

Ethan was very studious and careful.  We got a little messy, but it was nothing that couldn't be licked off!


I think Emma could have done this for hours.

Why should girls have all the fun??

 

Potty Time

We are toying with the idea of being potty trained over here, but sometimes sitting there for so long getts a little boring.

So we like to cheese it up a little

My favorites from Christmas

 It was the day after Ethan's birthday, and still no ornaments in sight.  So Emma took decorating into her own hands.

Donnie bought a new pop-up book with the Christmas story in it.  Emma had it nearly memorized by the second read-through.  For over a week afterward, she begged to hear it several times a day.

Santa really came through for Emma, bringing the only thing that she asked for this year:  a sled that was just her own.

This was Ethan's first time to really get into the present opening.  He tore through all of his in nothing flat, and then opened some that weren't his!

And lastly, here's Emma showing some true Christmas love by helping Daddy during a very stinky diaper change.

What a sweetie!  We had a very merry Christmas, and we hope you did, too!

Cuteness all around

Playing with a real stethoscope.  (Pretty exciting!)

This thrifted turtle shell is a currant favorite.

Muffin Man

Today we baked a batch of muffins with the blueberries that we picked on our recent trip to Missouri.  Man, these berries are so yummy!

It's been a while since I've made muffins from scratch, and since these had only 1/3 cup of sugar in the whole batch, we were really able to taste the real berry flavor.

We packed up a little bag for Daddy, mostly so I wouldn't eat them all.

And then we set out to deliver our goodies.  Thankfully, there was a delivery boy for hire, and I didn't have to carry everything on my own.
 

VBS 2008 - The King's Ranch

Ethan has been eating cereal with a spoon since he was only a year old.  It still cracks me up.

Of course, this way works, too.
We don't always eat on the floor. But, I figure it's going to end up there anyway.

Back to Dallas in April

Ethan and cousin Sara

Feel the love.
 
Uncle Ben helps out at playland.

Peek!