The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is amazing. Today makes it three times that we have been there are we still haven’t seen everything there is to see. This indoor and mostly outdoor museum exhibits plants, animals and minerals of the Sonoran Desert. In the heat today we were only able to explore for a couple of [...]
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When grandparents visit, we throw any kind of schedule we have out the window and spend our time playing games, going fun places, and reading. Around the house we’ve been doing puzzles, lots of read a loud books and Luke and grandpa played a game of chess. We have been to see the bats come [...]
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For Sylvia’s birthday, grandma and grandpa Oldham came! Sylvia thinks that grandpa calls her “Upsidaisy” since that is what he says when he helps her up into his van. Sylvia had Indi and Josey over for some freeze dance, hot potato and thimble. And for some cake! After the party Sylvia wanted to stick her [...]
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Like so many boys, Luke idolized Superman when he was three and four. Here he is in his Superman cape he wore everywhere. Once he was five, he decided that the only thing that would be better than the man of steel would be a boy of steel, so he created Super Luke. Here is [...]
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Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from this week. I love this first picture of Luke surrounded by the wilderness. This is right out back doors. Luke loves exploring. I love how Isabel has her own style and has a lot of confidence in putting her outfits together. Sheesh, the “little girls” [...]
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We try to go to pre-school story time at the library every Thursday. Luke brings his book to read out in the main area while us girls enjoy some stories, along with the “Bean Bag” dance and singing about shaking our “sillies” out. I love Meg our story time teacher. She keeps story time pretty [...]
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Behind Isabel’s back, Joey and I proudly call her “Rainman.” She memorizes everyone’s birthdays, she knows our phone numbers and address, even our old address, and has all of her multiplication facts up to the elevens and then the fifteens memorized. All without any help from me. Luke on the other hand has inherited my up-in-the-clouds brain. [...]
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With nothing to do this morning, we packed a lunch and headed out to have a picnic at our favorite park. I always try to be a good example to my children, so a lot of times that means I have to fake it. The biggest things that I fake are, loving dogs and going [...]
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Every other year I let my children have their birthday party with friends. My reasoning for this is simple; it is so much work trying to make a fun party for my own child, let alone a bunch of other people’s, every other year gives me a little break. Needless to say, this year is [...]
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My favorite homeschooling activity to do with my children is reading out loud with them. More specifically, reading fairy tales, fables, myths and legends. Children are naturally drawn to creative make believe stories, but more importantly, even though the stories are completely fantastical, they teach profound truths. Tonight as a family we read from Aesop’s [...]
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Sabrina lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband, Joey, and four kids: Luke (10); Isabel (8); Sylvia (4); and Hazel (2). She has home schooled her children for four years now.