Our homeschooling and home building story.
We've been having a good time in our homeschool! Moving through studying Genesis, learning about creation and the flood, learning about a cubit and measuring how large Noah's ark was, and comparing creation myths from various cultures. Learning some fundamentals of drawing with lines and ellipses. Playing bells and learning to identify notes, learning french... Continue Reading →
Because of bad smoke from nearby fires, my parents and grandmother came to stay at our house for a weekend. Our air quality was much better than there's and we were happy to have them come and spend some time with us. It was the first my grandmother had gotten to see our house since... Continue Reading →
Every year we like to start off our homeschool by going peach Picking at the local University orchard. Last year we missed it by an hour and the kids were really disappointed so...we made it this year! Even better, instead of being priced per pound, the peaches were all you could pick for $20! So... Continue Reading →
Our wonderful friends from Heavens to Betty really know how to put together a care package. They sent Ari and Cas a nice one to help them get their school year off to a great start. It had the cutest little bus box, snacks, pencils, handwritten cards and little embroidery samplers. When you get the... Continue Reading →
This year we are studying the history of the ancient world with a focus on the Israelites and the cultures they interacted with. We'll touch on India and China and the Americas but focus on Israel, Egypt, and Greece. As such, we're also learning about the Jewish feasts...by doing them. The first one we did... Continue Reading →
We had a slow and fun start to the school year! Since we started right after the road trip we wanted to ease into the school year. The kids chose how and where they wanted their first day pictures and we started off easy with just music and added a few things each day until... Continue Reading →
Another school year! And I'm still a curriculum junkie. We certainly won't finish everything on this list but we will use a bunch of it and have fun along the way! Ari Cas Reading Books All About Reading 2 Spelling All About Spelling 4 All About Spelling 1 Handwriting The Good & the The Good... Continue Reading →
Our last big stop of the road trip was Kings Canyon National Park to see some Sequoias. Again, a place we could've easily spent a lot more time than the few hours we spent there but we had a good time. We explored the General Grant Grove and part of Big Stump trail. We had... Continue Reading →
We had a lot of fun at the teachers convention. We ran into so many people we knew, extended family and friends. The breakouts were interesting, the general sessions were good, the air conditioning worked! The meals were good in spite of the long lines...trying to feed over 5000 people requires long lines but they... Continue Reading →
We made it all the way to Arizona, we had to make it to the grand canyon! I had previously been by the grand canyon in...9th grade I think. But it was just a brief stop on our way to somewhere else. This time we spent a good 5 hours there. It was beautiful. We... Continue Reading →
Returning to Paradise 