Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Friday, November 2, 2012
Leaves!
The kids had a blast raking up all the leaves in the front yard and jumping in them! They buried each other, made "leaf angels" and jumped in the BIG pile they made, over and over again! So fun!!!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
1rst Day of School 2012
We started school this week! I wanted to start early enough that the kids would have time to get the hang of doing school before the new little one is born. The first thing we did was to take pictures of all the kids ready for their first day of school!
Pre-Preschool Class
Preschool Class
1rst Grade Class
3rd Grade Class
Gregg Homeschool, Class of 2012!
So far all my planning for the year has worked out, school has gone smoothly and everyone has been able to complete all their schoolwork everyday, Yay! This year we are going with easy-to-teach school, mostly workbooks and textbook based, and so far it seems to be a very workable way to do it. :-)
Pre-Preschool Class
Preschool Class
Kindergarten Class
1rst Grade Class
3rd Grade Class
Gregg Homeschool, Class of 2012!
So far all my planning for the year has worked out, school has gone smoothly and everyone has been able to complete all their schoolwork everyday, Yay! This year we are going with easy-to-teach school, mostly workbooks and textbook based, and so far it seems to be a very workable way to do it. :-)
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
School planning 2012
I have been really busy trying to plan out our school schedule for the year. The first thing I did was sit down and make a list of all the subjects I wanted each child to do. Then I went through and made a list of what specific books I wanted each child to use. I located all the books that we already had, and highlighted on my list the ones that we needed to buy.
The next step was to sort through all the schoolwork from last year, a project that should have been done at the end of the school year but wasn't. (No excuse for that, I just didn't want to do it...) I filed it all in manilla envelopes, labeled with the child's name, grade and year, then put the envelopes in bankers boxes, also labeled with the contents so it will be easy to find.
I had Mark install special dividers on our school shelves so that each child has their own "cubbie". Then I put all the school books for each child on their shelf.
I sat down with a calendar and figured out what day we needed to start school, when our breaks would be, etc. and typed it up on a sheet to put in my homeschool binder. Then I went through the school books and typed up a schedule for each textbook of what needs to be accomplished each week. I also figured out how many of each workbook type page will need to be done each week.
I typed up an assignment sheet for each child old enough to read for each week so they can check off each subject as it's completed.
Finally, I sat down and figured out a daily schedule for us to get everything done. This was a bit more laborious, because it's so hard to know how things will go once the new little guy is here. But I did the best I could based on previous baby's schedules, and we will change it as we have too.
This was all a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end. The more planning I do now, the easier and better the school year will go!
The next step was to sort through all the schoolwork from last year, a project that should have been done at the end of the school year but wasn't. (No excuse for that, I just didn't want to do it...) I filed it all in manilla envelopes, labeled with the child's name, grade and year, then put the envelopes in bankers boxes, also labeled with the contents so it will be easy to find.
I had Mark install special dividers on our school shelves so that each child has their own "cubbie". Then I put all the school books for each child on their shelf.
I sat down with a calendar and figured out what day we needed to start school, when our breaks would be, etc. and typed it up on a sheet to put in my homeschool binder. Then I went through the school books and typed up a schedule for each textbook of what needs to be accomplished each week. I also figured out how many of each workbook type page will need to be done each week.
I typed up an assignment sheet for each child old enough to read for each week so they can check off each subject as it's completed.
Finally, I sat down and figured out a daily schedule for us to get everything done. This was a bit more laborious, because it's so hard to know how things will go once the new little guy is here. But I did the best I could based on previous baby's schedules, and we will change it as we have too.
This was all a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end. The more planning I do now, the easier and better the school year will go!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Kids Day
Sorry I didn't post last week, I had company over in the afternoon when I normally post so I elected not to put anything up.
We don't celebrate Halloween but instead do "kids day". We carve pumpkins, eat candy and play games. Here are some pics.
All the kids had a pumpkin which they helped clean out. Then they told Mark what they wanted on it and he drew it on the pumpkin and carved it for them.
Here are the finished pumpkins. From left to right: Elijah's - turtle, Emmaline's - person holding a flower, Josiah - airplane, Jeremiah - train, Micah - car.
Sorry to make this post so short but 3 of the kids are sick, throwing up, and I am also sick so I will need to get back to taking care of them and trying to take it easy myself.
We don't celebrate Halloween but instead do "kids day". We carve pumpkins, eat candy and play games. Here are some pics.
All the kids had a pumpkin which they helped clean out. Then they told Mark what they wanted on it and he drew it on the pumpkin and carved it for them.
Here are the finished pumpkins. From left to right: Elijah's - turtle, Emmaline's - person holding a flower, Josiah - airplane, Jeremiah - train, Micah - car.
Sorry to make this post so short but 3 of the kids are sick, throwing up, and I am also sick so I will need to get back to taking care of them and trying to take it easy myself.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Another Birthday Party!
On Sunday we celebrated my Dad's Birthday with my family at my parent's house. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and fun!
First Snow!!!
Last week we got our first snow! We got a couple of inches of very wet snow. The kids wanted to play outside but then once they realized how cold it was they wanted right back in the house. Ha!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Kid Pics
Some pictures that I took of a few of the kids this week.
Micah. He came in from playing out back with the mark on his cheek and no one seemed to know what happened. (of course!)
Jeremiah. What a cutie!
Emmaline. I just had to get a picture of this! She looks so feminine with her hair up and then she has the gun in the holster on her hip! (play gun of course) You can tell she only has brothers!
Jeremiah had fun in the dirt!
Big sis and baby brother. Only baby brother isn't so little anymore!
All the kids are fighting off a cold, thus the runny noses in the pictures. Just so you don't think I never wipe my kids noses, they had all been wiped right before the pictures were taken. :-) And they are not normally so dirty either, that's why I took pictures is because they were dirty!
Micah. He came in from playing out back with the mark on his cheek and no one seemed to know what happened. (of course!)
Jeremiah. What a cutie!
Emmaline. I just had to get a picture of this! She looks so feminine with her hair up and then she has the gun in the holster on her hip! (play gun of course) You can tell she only has brothers!
Jeremiah had fun in the dirt!
Big sis and baby brother. Only baby brother isn't so little anymore!
All the kids are fighting off a cold, thus the runny noses in the pictures. Just so you don't think I never wipe my kids noses, they had all been wiped right before the pictures were taken. :-) And they are not normally so dirty either, that's why I took pictures is because they were dirty!
Fall is here!
The weather has finally turned cooler and feels like fall! This is one of my favorite seasons, surpassed only by spring. I Love all the beautiful colors and how crisp the air feels after a hot summer.
We already went and got our pumpkins! I think they look so nice on the living room window seat, especially with the leaves on our big tree out front changing.
We bought 6 pumpkins this year, one for everyone but me. When we carve them I spend so much time doing everyone else's that there's no time for me to do one.
Our gorgeous tree out front! I like to leave all the leaves on the lawn, I think it looks more festive that way.
Here is our fall decoration by the front door. I don't do a lot of decorating, I think God has done a wonderful job without any help from me! :-)
We already went and got our pumpkins! I think they look so nice on the living room window seat, especially with the leaves on our big tree out front changing.
We bought 6 pumpkins this year, one for everyone but me. When we carve them I spend so much time doing everyone else's that there's no time for me to do one.
Our gorgeous tree out front! I like to leave all the leaves on the lawn, I think it looks more festive that way.
Here is our fall decoration by the front door. I don't do a lot of decorating, I think God has done a wonderful job without any help from me! :-)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Book It
I enrolled Elijah in the Pizza Hut Book It program for the first time this year. The first day of the program was October 1. I told Elijah he needed to read 3 chapter books for the month. Well, on October 3 he had already read 3 chapter books! To say he was excited about the program might be understating it a bit!
Mark ordered Elijah's pizza and they went to pick it up together, then came home and ate dinner with the rest of the family. Elijah was so excited to eat his pizza, all by himself. :-) Now he is counting down the days till next month! (The goal for next month will be a bit higher, so it will take him a little longer to earn, hopefully...)
Mark ordered Elijah's pizza and they went to pick it up together, then came home and ate dinner with the rest of the family. Elijah was so excited to eat his pizza, all by himself. :-) Now he is counting down the days till next month! (The goal for next month will be a bit higher, so it will take him a little longer to earn, hopefully...)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Fall Tea with Friends
As many of you who have known me for awhile know, I used to do a Fall Friendship Tea every year in September or October. Last year it became too much for me so I gave it up. Now this year my mom had a small tea for my family and some old friends of ours. It was not a friendship tea like I used to do, but it was still so nice to have a tea in the fall again! We all had a lovely time!
I arrived early to help mom get everything ready. We always have so much fun catching up on all the news. Our friends arrived around noon and we went ahead and had the tea right away. Everything was so good, and the company was great!
All of my kids had so much fun having tea at Grandma's!
And here is a picture of our good friends! We have been friends for over 15 years!
After the tea we spent some time looking at Mom's teacup collection and chatting about tea related things. Fun!
I arrived early to help mom get everything ready. We always have so much fun catching up on all the news. Our friends arrived around noon and we went ahead and had the tea right away. Everything was so good, and the company was great!
All of my kids had so much fun having tea at Grandma's!
And here is a picture of our good friends! We have been friends for over 15 years!
After the tea we spent some time looking at Mom's teacup collection and chatting about tea related things. Fun!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Fall Leaves!
Elijah, Emmaline, Josiah, Jeremiah and I had a great time last week raking up all the leaves in our front yard and jumping into the pile! It had been very still the whole week prior so all the leaves from our tree ended up in our yard instead of blowing away. Normally we don't need to rake up the leaves, we just leave them and the wind takes care of them for us! We had a pretty good size pile going and the kids had fun burying each other, throwing the leaves up in the air and making "leaf angels" (snow angels in the leaves). After the kids got tired of jumping in the leaves we played duck duck goose and freeze tag. It was a lot of fun!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Some Various Pictures
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| Micah, 8 months, practicing his crawling |
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| Mark and Emmaline, 4 1/2, at a birthday party |
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| Josiah, 3, Elijah, 6, and Jeremiah, 23 months at the same birthday party |
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| Elijah and Emmaline, playing together |
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| Elijah and his "robot" |
A Taste of Summer...
