Chugging Along

In an effort to complete the school year by the time the baby arrives (or at least around that general time so we have the summer to just enjoy being a new family of 6) we are pushing through most holidays. We didn't take an extended time off for Christmas or New Years, which worked out just fine since we usually just make sure to take the days off that Craig has off from work, which meant we had two 4 day weekends instead of 2 full weeks off.

To keep the boys from getting bored with the same workbook material each day I continue to try to switch things up now and then.

Josh has a pen pal that he has written back and forth a couple times. He hates writing so it has been good practice and since he knows he's going to get mail back in return it's not as much of a fight :)

During the month of January he had the opportunity to learn to play hockey.

Baseball season is upon us once again, this year he's on the Angels!

Nathan worked steadily in his Kinder books all Summer/Fall and is now starting to slow down a bit (which I have no problem with since he just turned 5....). He still sits with us during our read-aloud time but when it comes to their individual work he will choose an educational game on my iPad, or work on a craft of some sort.

David is a challenge to keep busy, sometimes he decides he needs to join us but that usually doesn't end well. Most of the time he finds his way into the boy's room where all of our games are and takes out Hungry Hippos... he LOVES that game!