So what have we been doing lately, besides making kefir and skateboarding? WEllllll
Hannah and Nathan have been making elaborate Willy Wonka Chocolate bars (different flavors; looked so good and realistic, made me crave chocolate!) with wrappers and a select few with "Golden Tickets".(Leftovers from our movie-watching days..sigh...) She then made signs, invitations, and set up a store (making sure we all had money, of course) This took them many hours, and she now has the spelling to many more words down. Very cute. It was quite exciting, she really built up the anticipation and we all excitedly tore open our bars hoping to have a golden ticket! Micah did not get one, unfortunately, was upset and kept trying to steal ours. It was fun anyway.
A special "THANK YOU" to our landlords,the Heises,who are like grandparents to our children, for bringing the kids much needed skateboard gear, much used paper, and that wonderful, tasty, much-eaten pumpkin featured on previous blogs!!!!!! They also finaced our family to go to the zoo- we had not had such a nice family outing in quite some time. To see pictues go to our other blogsite www.matthewsfamilyherald.blogspot.com . Thank you again, Heise family!!!!( They were one of the main reasons we chose this rental house.)
We are all still continuing On The Banks of Plum Creek - entertaining and informative for young and old. The kids read other selections independantly every morning and night usually, if they have time.
Jacob started a new comic strip( he's getting quite good with the writing and illustrations.)James taught him place values of up to about 15 digits with the calculator in a casual setting, (and he has it down) what normally, the old style of teaching, would have taken me years of review to accomplish.
WE went to the meadow/orchard/local sledding place yesterday( it was sunny) and had a wonderful time. WE gathered apples, blackberries, and red clover for my cough tea. They ran and rolled endlessly down the steep hills. It was truely awe-inspiring. I simply must remember to take the camera on these outings.
We have all watched as a family three volumes of "Animals that Defy Evolution" I highly recommend these amazing, scientific videos.
Well, we have lots of apples to process and can and make into pies today and we must go to the farm for more fresh milk, so gotta run!
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