Home-schooling

Statue of Liberty (above)

We're three-quarters or more done with our year,

and it's been challenging, but awesome.

Abby can read several hundred words by sounding them out,

plus 30 or more sight words.

She's reading pretty well (above average) for a Kindergartener.

Her math skills are great.

She's great at patterns and puzzles (no wonder),

and she can count to 100.

She's grasping some pretty heavy science concepts like rotation of the earth, everything being made up of molecules and atoms, and the three states of matter.

In social studies, she's learning about different people and cultures all around the world as well as the way things were long ago versus now.

She loves to be read to; right now we are making our way through Little House on the Prarie and Milly Molly Mandy, and she's loving every minute of our readings.

Here she is doing her own unprompted freewriting.

She's already written two full books, complete with illustrations, all on her own, not as a part of any home-school assignment.

We're pretty proud of her.

Grandma B.

We love Grandma B.

Little Superhero

Grandma C. picked up these adorable jammies for buddy.

With the teddy bear, the bottle, and all the batters and bumps, he's more a Hancock than a Superman, eh?

But as Eric says, he still has superhero powers, like being able to fill a poopy diaper in a single sitting and clear a room while he's at it!! :)

Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away!

We had a few drops of rain last week.

It produced a gorgeous one of these.

Grandpa and Grandma C.

Play-Doh with a One-Year-Old

While the chicks cooked, the guys hung out.

The ONLY way to play with Play-Doh

with a one-year old. :)

Cooking with Grandma

Cooking with Grandma C. is always so much fun. Even when making the ugliest sugar cookies I have ever seen (I know you agree, Grandma C.), they are on Cloud 9.

Caleb got to view the action, remotely.

If it doesn't get all over the place... :)

Drawing with Grandpa

Grandpa and Grandma C. visited us for

a few days after Easter.

Of course, the kids loved every second

and cried when they left.

Here Grandpa is teaching the kids a

few drawing techniques.

Easter Egg Hunt

"See, it's right there!"

What goes on in a one-year-old's mind: "It's so fun just to open and close these things."

Grandma Bergman hosted the Easter egg hunt this year, as is our family tradition now. It was a blast, to say the least. Thanks to everyone who helped!

Easter 2010

Pictures of the kiddos before church on Resurrection Sunday.

HE IS RISEN!!

Little bubba did NOT want to cooperate.
Could *barely* get a smile out of him.

Me and the little party pooper. ;)

Dyeing Easter Eggs