Making the Most of Being Homebound

Summer started with a sold temp of 104 and that was not the outside temp but the children's as they started dropping like flies.   Not how I had hoped our summer would start.  Those who remained healthy, enjoyed the endless TV time with the sickies, swimming and some homemade games:

We practiced our alphabet and had letter races.  Mom drew a flash card and they raced on their alphabet to find the letter first.  This was a big hit.

We made this simple game with a stick, a homemade pom and a cream cheese container.  They love trying to get their pom into the cup and its great hand eye coordination too.  

Sweet girls all cuddled up, feel better soon! 

Bricks Art

These caterpillar's were fun and simple enough for the girls to make.  Now I have a nice door stop to keep the pool fence open when needed.   Other ideas are bees, lady bugs,  I love the snowman!  Here are some photos I found on line to inspire!





Just use "grown up craft paint" and then add a clear coat to add shine. The girls did the dots with an inexpensive craft sponge dot brush! Enjoy!

Summer Delayed :(

Summer has had to be put on hold in our home...while we battle the final flu. Not a fun way to kick off summer and its hard to keep the house quiet for those who are sleeping as the wage war against their virus.

Luckily the weather was spring like no oven mits required so those that have not fallen victim enjoyed:

Hopefully the rest of us will be spared, one can hope!

Crazy Good!

What a busy time of year!! This is definitely a proud mom post.
Trinity and Brendan both had birthdays. Trinity is now 8 and Brendan is 16 yikes!

 Teagan was our Golden Scholar and had her Living History Museum! Teagan was a fantastic Ronald Reagan.  It is such a fun and busy time of year!   Thanks for checking in!

Setting the Table

We've been working on setting the table properly. To help the girls learn  the order of what goes where. I made   a little template and they had to decorate their table setting/place mat and be able to tell us a short story about their place mat.  I had the place mats laminated and we use them to reinforce a proper table setting.  The first week they set their own spots, the second week they each have taken a turn setting the table for the family.

After creating their stories, this really helped them to remember the order of our table settings. Now I see them
acting out their characters on the table.  

Rope Runners

Have you ever heard of a rope runner? I had not until, our girl scout leader sent us the opportunity to be part of the rope runner derby.  We enjoyed this event immensely.  I could see how this could be not only a fun event but a way to teach science.  

Heading to the races

Trinity's butterfly won :)

The girls made it to third place and had to race

against each other.  The first race was a tie.

The tie breaker gave Sadie and her bat a win by 

a smidge!  

 Simply Fun! 

Is this Your House?

The bunny bandits struck last night and had so much fun leaving their gifts to their unsuspecting targets. Ding dong ditching with gifts and notes of appreciation :) .  So much fun that they really wanted to go do more!

Happy Easter!