Destructions

Maddeck: "Mom, where are the destructions for how to draw a turkey?"
Me: "Instructions show you how to do something.  Destruction is destroying something."
Maddeck: "I am looking for the instructions then."

Cursive

He wanted to know how to write his name in cursive.  I wrote it down to show him and he copied it.  Then he wanted to write a letter to Jordan in cursive.

Thanksgiving Tree Progress

Tired

We were getting tired of getting up with Miles at all hours of the night.  He just kept waking up and was not sleeping well in his big boy bed.  He is now sleeping well again in his pack n play.  We are continually surprised by how different each of or boys are.  What worked for one doesn't work for another.  One boy at a time.  One personality at a time.  I sure am enjoying the less interrupted sleep (less meaning one, two, or three boys usually need to wake me up for something during the night).  I think I was only up once last night which is a lot better than a dozen times.

Turkey

Maddeck learned how to draw a turkey at school.  He drew one for our family after school today.  Isn't it adorable?  I love being a Mom, especially a stay-at-home one!

Pilgrims and Indians

The boys and I have been reading the book Squanto at home.  Squanto was a young Indian from Massachusetts that was a friend of the Pilgrims.  Maddeck has been learning about Pilgrims and Indians, including Squanto, at school over the past week.  Today he came home with a cute little canoe the class had made out of construction paper.  We decided to make our own little Indian village scene at home during Miles' nap.  They worked so hard for most of the afternoon on their projects.  We read a few more chapters of Squanto and both boys are really enjoying the book.

Look at Maddeck's deer!  He told me Mrs. Patterson taught him how to draw them.  

a little sample ...

A little sample of song from The River Academy.  The kids went to an assisted living facility today and sang for the residents.  It was pretty much the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life.  

    

Turkey song for Thanksgiving.  "When the cooks came around we couldn't be found and that's why we are here you see."

The 1st and 2nd graders sang songs about the English language rules for sentences, how the earth spins on an axis and causes day and night, and rules for mathematics.  I recorded all of them so I can teach them to Maddeck and the other boys in the future.  Classical education is so amazing.  I can't believe how much they have learned in such a short period of time.

Miles vs. Remi

Oh look at the "kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty!" ...

 I am going to pull on your tail for a little bit kitty...

 Ouch kitty ...

We Give Thanks

Yesterday we started our Thanksgiving Tree.  We are thanking God by recording our thanksgivings on leaves.  I have been recording thanks/gifts in a journal and I thought this would be a great way for our family to do the same.  It will be dramatic to see the tree completely full of thanks by Thanksgiving day.

Guess what it is?

Maddeck was drawing pictures and Evan was trying to guess what it was.  Can you guess his drawing?

School Pictures

 Class of 2025
See last year in Kinder Prep.

On & Off

Miles has discovered light switches.  He pushes a chair over to a light switch and climbs up.  On and off, on and off ... I hope the fascination wears off quickly.

Green

"Mom, there is a green booger in Miles nose.  Will you get it?"

how is this possible?

Miles does not like grilled cheese sandwiches.  He would rather skip lunch and go hungry than eat grilled cheese.  How is this possible?  If I didn't know different I would think there is no way he is related to me.  I eat cheese every. single. day.