fun with our friends!

today my friend's kiddos (3 of them) came over. they are each close in age to the three i have at home right now and we had so much fun!





sebastian and his buddy Eden played duck skittles,
cars,


and piano!

lucca's friend Belin and her made decorations,


played on the horsey swing,

and played orchard

the boys found a snake in the backyard and looked it up in the reptiles book (couldn't find it!)
and kiryn drew a pict of it-

we had so much fun!!!

two years ago we went to the same farm

two years ago.. amy was 8 months along with eden ! ..this year she's two months along with someone new :)
lucca was tiny



kiryn still loved him some horse back riding!

elgin farm today

feeling better today..
we went to my friend's friend's farm today, check out these cuties!

milking a goat


a truck full of younguns!

tristan riding



lucca with her best buddy!

kiryn looks so happy!

my day

well- we got signed up for "pride" classes this month- they are the state required training classes for foster parents. we are really doing it! after this comes the home study, then we get referred a child when one becomes available matching our criteria.
the boys are doing super awesome in their schooling this week. it's great having a sitter a few days a week, cause it gives me time to do curriculum planning.
here is a pict of sebastian "helping" daddy install a shelf.

homeschool

Here is our homeschool set-up. kiryn's table and tristan's table.

here's some of what we are doing right now-
the boys are reading mostly level one books- you know "tom and jane ran up the hill.."
Tristan is FLYING through these and is moving on to reading various fliers and books he picks up. he just HAS it now.
Kiryn is getting much better at his reading, but he dosnt have it , or the flow down. it's still sounding out EVERYTHING>which is mighty slow. BUT , he enjoys reading out loud to me, so i enjoy his enjoyment.
We are using Abeka math-1st grade for both boys. this is definitely Kiryn's area.. We are doing single digit addition and subtraction-memorization, clock reading , money, ruler measurment and simple graphs.
their little minds are like sponges!