Brother Time and Remodeling

Stetson and Ezra bonding!

Ezra being silly and climbing into our play kitchen with the encouragement of his sisters. 

He is sitting were the sink usually is. 

Evelyn took this picture of the sunset!!!

We are going to town trying to finish our basement by the end of this month. We are in the painting stage which is so rewarding. We have painted all but one room and have painted doors, walls, fireplaces, kids rooms and cabinets. We still need to paint all of the trim and do many other smaller projects but we are super excited to be closer to our goal. The kids all really enjoyed painting their rooms. Stetsons room has an accent wall of navy blue and the girls have two turquois walls and a pink door.  Hopefully we can send finished pictures next month some time. 

School this week has moved along. Some are quick to do there assignments and others are not so excited. We try to keep Fridays open for making up assignments or fieldtrips but we haven't really gone on any official fieldtrips these last few weeks. I did however take all of the kids to Wal-Mart for art supplies, school supplies and window shopping. They all really enjoyed seeing all of the options that are there. Stetson especially thought that it was fun!

 

End of Fall Soccer

 

Stetson's team had his last game on Saturday and got a A in my opinion for effort but his team did not win a single game. Due to Covid19 the teams that he played ranged in ages from 11 to 15. Some of those kids that he played against were giants compared to him. I was really pleases to see the improvement that Stetson made personally. Stetson is on the front row all the way to the right.

Evelyn's team had there last game on Tuesday and had an undefeated season. I guess that last season the coach that taught the team helped the girls to win each game then too. Evelyn had a lot of fun, made some friends and improved her skills. Evelyn is on the back row second to the left.

Here is some of Hailey's team. She is the one all the way to the left. She loved all of the treats, having her family cheer her on and new friends that she made. I think that she played better with her brother and sister in our backyard then she did at her last two games but she learned a lot and had fun. I am excited for her and her siblings to play again in the spring and see how far there love for soccer will go. It was lots of fun to watch them!!!

CTC Math is a great tool for me. Sometimes I need to sit with the children to make sure that they are grasping the concepts that are being taught but for the most part the lessons are very informative and easy to follow. 

Literature is great! Stetson's cursive is amazing!  Hailey really likes her writing work book and can for the most part work through it all on her own. Evelyn is really coming along with her reading we are excited for her progress. 

With Co-op the children are enjoying there classes and projects. Evelyn is loving the American girl Addy series and loves to read together after her younger siblings have gone to bed. Stetson is learning lots about upholding our freedoms and resolving conflicts civilly. Hailey liked learning about Booker T. Washington and his love for learning and sharing that with all people. I am loving that our children are seeing that history repeats itself and it is important to learn from the past so that we can truly progress. My library is also increasing with great books so that children can truly learn.  

Evelyn has started violin and is doing really well. She is progressing in posture and holds so that she can play her best. Most of what has transpired so far is review so that she can progress as well as possible. 

Soccer Time

All the kids are really enjoying the soccer season. These are pictures of Hailey's Saturday soccer game which her team didn't win but as you can see hanging on the goal is just as fun as running around the field. One of the girls was even doing cartwheels in the middle of the game. Fun times!!! Stetson's team has really improved in unity although they are still not often the winning team. My kids are often now found outside practicing their soccer winning skills together. I like seeing them play together. 

The girls again went to the pumpkin patch. This time with their Dad, they acquired more yummy squashes for us to enjoy all winter long. Our front porch is also lined with beautiful squashes that we harvested from our garden. 

Co-op was fun this week. Evelyn is preparing for a puppet presentation, Stetson is witting papers about how to share what you believe with someone else in a courteous way and Hailey made cornbread and learned about Abraham Lincoln and his tall hat that he stored papers in. 

Math was a little too challenging for Hailey so we went to the kindergarten level for review and will work our way back up to 1st grade. I may need to pull Stetson back to 5th grade math and then accelerate back to 6th grade . Evelyn seems to be well placed and is enjoying the concepts that she is learning. 

Literature has been a journey and we found that we are missing a few books. I am working on purchasing those and we will continue to improve. 

We will be starting a learning section all about the state's and their capitals, soon!