Hyrum Museum & Entrepreneur Day

We've wanted to go to the Hyrum City museum for a while now and finally made it this week. All the kids enjoyed the various historic items on display. 

There was a sacrament tray made of silver and glass, a replica of the original Hyrum fort, an albino bison as well as many other animal skins including a skunk, a church bench, video footage of boat races on Hyrum reservoir, and pioneer tools to name a few of the items we saw and read about! I'm sure there is much more to learn about in our town but we are trying to be aware of the history wear we live. 

The kids are all trying to get to there school but warm weather, a distracted mother working on receipts and taxes, friends, new books, and warm weather make it easy to get off track. 

Baby is due tomorrow so we hope to have our newest family member arrive soon.

No Co-op next week as it will be spring break. 

Yesterday during Co-op we had an entrepreneur day! There were lots of baked goods sold and some store bought things as well. The best were the handmade items of jewelry, art and fresh flowers. Stetson sold a lot of store bought valentine cookies and Hailey sold a dozen of my homemade "Paleo Banana Muffins". Stetson broke even and Hailey made $5.50 that she then spent on items for sale. 

We may not have the co-op next year a lot of families are choosing to leave and do other things so we will see what will become of this great homeschool network. 

Music

 

Evelyn is doing really well with violin. Her teacher has commented that her sound is really improving. She does well when she remembers to practice. She has even taught her little brother Ezra on occasion a few moves on our smallest violin. She can play some Christmas songs, all of the twinkle variations and various other songs in the first book of the Suzuki method. I hope that she will want to continue to play but for next year. However, she has expressed some interest trying the Cello and I think that would be possible if she does the local orchestra program. We'll will see how this summer goes and what we can do. 

Hailey and Stetson are doing great at piano. Their dad and I couldn't be more pleased with their willingness to practice and all the progress they have made this year. I believe both have found it to be a creative outlet that they really enjoy. 

Dance Recital & Rehearsal

 Hailey and Bristol are done with dance for the year. There was a fun final class and practice at the church wear the recital was to take place. The teachers daughters were able to be there and volunteered to paint kids faces festively for St. Patrick's day!!! 

Practice was on a Tuesday, St. Patrick's on Thursday and the recital on Friday. 

For St. Patrick's day we had the traditional fair of corn beef and buttered cabbage. We eventually made cornbread over the weekend and also some very yummy cinnamon rolls that were are contribution to the treats at the recital. All were asked to bring a dessert to share. 

Grandpa and Janet were able to attend the recital with us although Dad, Evelyn and Stetson were not. They got to go on a little trip to see cousins and so that Dad could go to a Chiropractic seminar. 

Bristol was originally upset when I came to check on her in the changing room. She hadn't realized that being in 2 dance groups she was in 4 dances. She didn't realize that she knew 4 dances and got 2 costumes to keep. Once she realized she did knew the dances and that she was truly in 4 dances she calmed down and did wonderfully. 

Hailey's last dance they used glow sticks and one of hers was not staying on which proved a distraction, she stopped dancing so that she could try to put it on. I thought that she would be more upset but ended up finishing the dance. 

Life

We were driving home from violins lessons and had to wait for these cows to go down the road enough for us to go through. I then went around another way to take a picture of the scene. There were also 3 or 4 cowboys mounted on horses to direct the cows the right direction. It was a fun sight to see. Ezra was especially excited to see the cows. 

Play time at the park. Stetson had a meeting at the building across from this park on Thursday evening and Ezra saw the toys and wanted so much to play on them. Unfortunately we were not prepared to be out long as Ezra had no shoes or jacket on and the sun had started to set, so I promised him that I would take him the next day. So we wen ton Friday with the girls and had a great time while the sun was shining with shoes and coats on. 

Hailey is now a part of a group at church called "Activity Day's."  During their last activity they made these posters that are broken up into 4 different areas, physical, spiritual, social and emotional. Hailey then cut out words or pictures that represent things that she would like to learn, do or achieve in those areas. Some of the things that you may not be able to see are Jesus, a girl riding a bike, a tree, jewels and a sewing machine. 

These are some of the "Stain Glass" windows that Hailey and her Co-op class made as they learned about working together as a community and being kind to others. Hailey's is the one on the far right. They chose a design, traced it onto a saran wrap and then colored it in and placed it onto a tinfoil back ground. Some of the kids took a great amount of time for all of the details.   

We had another snow day and Ezra got all bundled up so that he could help his big brother shovel the snow off of the driveway. 

 

Birthday Fun!!!

Crown making and modeling.

Dressing up as princesses and having a dance party. 

Presents and piñata. 

Hitting the piñata outside while there was a break in the rain.  

Excitement about some of the gifts received. 

Hailey is officially 8 and we had a fun family party on her birthday. Then this week on Friday we held a friend party. Saturday was also a special day for her as she chose to be Baptized a member of our church. All of her favorite cousins came to town for the event and she got to have all of her living grandparents be here too. It was a good occasion.