Our Week...the first of March

We started the week off on Monday by spending a couple of hours at the library on a scavenger hunt to help the big kids learn to find their own resources. This hunt resulted in a very full library bag, including just about every dinosaur book available. That night they all piled into Reeves' bed to read their books together. After awhile things grew unusually quiet. Dad & I found this precious scene. Nothing like a sibling sleepover!

On Tuesday we spent most of the day in family dental appointments. These visits resulted in clean teeth...and...appointments for fillings, a crown, and some beginning orthodontia! Lovely!

On Wednesday, we actually completed all of our regular studies, plus some we'd missed on Tuesday. I went out with some friends for dinner and Dad and the kids played a little Xbox.

Thursday is Science & the Arts day here. We listened to Dvorak most of the day. It's amazing how many pieces the kids recognize from TV or NPR. We began our study of the human body and FINALLY got back outside in the sunshine for our weekly nature study for the first time on a month or more (though we did do some nature study at the beach). This week's assignment was to mark one small square of ground and record all living & nonliving items inside. We all enjoyed being outside so much that our study turned into stick hunting and fairy garden construction in no time!

ONE SMALL SQUARE

On Friday we had a great day at co-op...handmade mancala games, handmade paper, Jackson Pollock-style marble painting, Medieval African & India History, KY History Bingo, Snakes as visitors! Wow! A busy day. After co-op we made an impromptu stop at the park with our friends to enjoy the sun.

Saturday, I had auditions for the spring Stage Left production of Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur. Turn out was great and I' am looking forward to diving into rehearsals. Reeves will play a shepherd or beggar and Embree will, again, work as props mistress on the stage crew. 

Saturday night and Sunday morning Brice fought a nasty stomach/intestinal thing and he and I have just been taking it easy on the couch today!! He's much better this afternoon. I'm always amazed at the resilience of kids after a tummy bug!

The most fun of the week was definitely had by Brice! 

As I posted earlier in the week, he has discovered that he loves cracking eggs and that he came upon a treasure trove of eggs to his liking...

Yesterday, while I was at auditions, he decided that he needed a dirt track for his train set (notice he enjoys the spot right in front of the fridge for all of his creative work!). I guess it's true that blogger dads get the camera too! :-) The kitchen still smells of chocolate!

See you for next week's update. 

Have a great week!