Monday, September 14, 2015

BACK TO SCHOOL

I love homeschooling.

           I love the freedom to start whenever, 
to teach or learn in whatever way we feel comfortable with, 
                the flexibility to change or alter anything, any day,
to decide what grade the girls are in. 





Thursday, September 10, 2015

Aidan's 1st Attempt!


It's not perfect but she completed it... and she's happy. 

Monday, March 09, 2015

Panera Baby

Enjoying the

BEAUTIFUL weather


with three LOVELY girls.

Monday, March 02, 2015

HaPpY hApPy BiThDaY!

Aivry turned ONE today!



To celebrate, the girls and I went out to lunch by ourselves at our favorite place to eat... the All Things Chocolate shop.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

I've started a CO OP....


Well... sortof...

Really, I've started teaching a History and a Science class for other homeschoolers. We're doing a unit on Pre History and The Body. However, the idea is to work with other moms and start a Co Op... 

                    where we are ...

 CO OPerating with each other instead of me just doing it.  

Although they are paying me right now... 

and I'm good with that. 

*grin*







One guess on what we learned today

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Friday, January 02, 2015

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving!


No fuss this year! It was just John, me, the girls, Brandon and Mom. 


Aidan played holiday music for us. 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Aivry's 1st OHs

I gave Aivry some OHs (cheerios) for the first time today. Although I do not want her eating too much wheat/ grains until after a year old... I figured it was time for her to work on her pincer grasp.



 Yeah... already got it Mom! 
No need to practice! 

*We're still trying to work out if she's a lefty or righty.
 She favors both.


Monday, November 10, 2014

My Baby is a Gremlin!


This is Aivry when someone takes something she had....



This is Aivry when she grabs it back...


Friday, November 07, 2014

Snapshot



A Beautiful girl doing schoolwork...




Oooops.... she caught me!




Monday, November 03, 2014

Happy 8 Months AIVRY!


Yesterday, we spent Aivry's 8 month Birthday at my Grandmother's. (and then drove 6 hours home) I couldn't help myself and dressed Aivry up. So... FOUR more months and my baby girl is a YEAR old! Ahhhhhhh  Where is the time going????

So... Aivry...

Weighs about 20 lbs.

Is wearing mostly 9 months but some 12 months.

NO teeth yet but still drooling and chewing like crazy.

Refuses to crawl... she screams if she's on her stomach.... instead she scoots on her bottom.

She loves to stand ALL the time.

Has started the letting go while standing thing but is still too unstable to not fall.

Has a temper.... screams with rage when she doesn't get her way.  (Heeeeeelp!)

Sticks her tongue out all the time like a dog.

Makes this baby jaguar sound when upset.

Food is her best friend.

She naps at 6pm. Wakes, eats, gets a bath and is back to bed by 9 pm. Sleeps all night until around 6 am. Gets a bottle. Sleeps until 9 am. (Such a GOOD girl!)

Favorite toys are little people, her shape sorter, board books and stacking blocks.

She is actually quite picky with toys... she has favorites within sets of things. For example: she has a set of squirty bath animals. In this set she likes only 2 or 3 and will ignore the rest. 

Speaking of bath... she LOVES baths.. always has... she's a water baby. 

Her best buddy is Grandma (Carol).

She adores her sisters and is happiest when in the middle of their fun.

Although above is true she has no problem yelling at Aidan or Ainsley when displeased.

She demands attention from people and will NOT let you get away with ignoring her.. especially if she hasn't seen you in a while. 

Likes to play peekaboo. Grins every time!

Her biggest LOVE is 'Raff. 

When she is tired or going to sleep, she covers and strokes her face with 'Raff.

She loves being read to... actually seems to listen to and look at the pages. 

She doesn't like us to sing to her and will put her hands over our mouths to stop us. 

She seems to find pleasure with HIGH PITCH sounds.

Does not like strangers. She cries if they touch her, talk to her, smile at her or look in her general direction. 

Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!!

Halloween this year was in N.C. 


We had a Mummy Princess
Elsa  (like everyone else on the planet!)
Alice from Wonderland
Katniss
Jason
and  Aivry was a Cabbage Patch Kid.

Russell stayed home to hand out the candy.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Motivated Mommy Mondays


I started a Facebook group called Motivated Mommies....

                     on Mondays we meet at a park

 to get exercise and let the kids play....

Or in AIVRY's case.... 
      explore the Autumn leaves...



Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Another New Beginning



 I've
                       started 
my                           
Home Preschool Class!  

It's only for 2 hours and I have only 1 student
  (my friend's kiddo)  but I'm going to use this time
 to tweek how the class works and use 
sweet Jaelyn as a guinea pig before I add more.