Writing in the sand

This is just another fun way that Maggie practices her letters and writing her name. We have an old pan that is full of sand. She is doing a great job of writing her first name with her pencil, too. Hunt is enjoying our school days as well. He is learning to count with us. Every time I start counting he perks up and says "5", "9", "10"...It is hilarious. Tyner had his first soccer practice yesterday and Maggie had her first day of dance class. They both enjoyed their activities!

Our first full week of public school and homeschool

Tracing her name with sandpaper letters.

Our color of the week was red so Maggie went on a scavenger hunt for all things red

Tyner's first day of First Grade! He was beside himself with excitement!!

Making the letter M with her popsicle sticks

It is so much fun using all these hands on activities to help get her ready for writing. We are learning all the "stick" letters for the next few weeks so popsicle sticks help us learn how to form them!

Well, we quickly went from laid back summer with no schedule to schedule, schedule, schedule. But I am glad to be back into a routine. Tyner absolutely LOVES school. He has a wonderful teacher that I feel like is doing an excellent job. This school is incredible and has gone above and beyond my expectations! Public school is such a blessing!! We walk out of the door every morning at 8:03 and walk up the hill to his school. At 8:05 he is in his classroom! He still wants me to walk him to his classroom door...that makes me happy! It is so much fun living across the street from his school. I looked out of the back door the other day and could see him on the playground! Thank you, Lord!

As for Maggie...my little inquisitive child...Oh, we are having so much fun. I found a curriculum I love and that is perfect for her. We begin each morning with a Bible lesson and then go on to reading, phonics, math, gross/fine motor skills and handwriting. We have a "recess" time to break up the morning. Hunt just goes right along with us. This week her verse was
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
She got it the first day...surprised? i'm not!
We read the story about Jesus walking on the water in Matthew and learned the character traits of faith and trust. Children this age are such sponges...She just takes it all in! This teacher of a mom is so in her element! We talked about the letters T and I and learned their sounds. In handwriting she will be learning how to write her first and last name. I am using sandpaper letters, popsicle sticks, play dough and a big box of sand to help her get the feel of writing her name. I think that is enough to spill in one post. When you get to see her in person I promise she will give you every detail of what happens in our school day!

Happy Spaghetti Eating!

Note to self....never feed Hunt Spaghetti right after he gets out of the bathtub because this is what will happen. While I was cleaning the kitchen, putting dishes away, etc...I fixed a big bowl of spaghetti for Hunt. Well, I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to him while he was feeding himself. I looked up from the sink and this is what I found. I don't even think the pictures do it justice. He had spaghetti ALL over his hands and had obviously been playing with his hair. It was covering his hair, face, fingers, arms, legs...Needless to say he took another bath right after dinner. All I could do was laugh!

Warriors Path State Park

Maggie on top of the Beavers house...One of the Narnia stations

The view of the playground from the tree house

Having fun on the see-saw

Can't remember this horses name?

Wow is all I can say about Warriors Path State Park. I had no idea what to expect when I arrived but it is incredible. So much that we went twice this week! We first went on Monday. I took an immediate left when I saw a sign that read "stables...that way" I was beside myself. I have been telling Hunter that I really want to go horse back riding. So we walked up to the stables and found out the kids could ride a pony. They were fired up! We walked around and looked at all the horses and found out all their names. Then we walked over to a ring and Tyner and Maggie took turns riding Jasper the pony. Maggie is dying to go back and ride again. After horseback riding we had a great picnic on top of "picnic mountain." There was a beautiful view of the lake! After lunch we went to the "boundless playground." As well all know, I LOVE playgrounds. I love finding new playgrounds! Well, this playground is a sight. It is huge! It has a tree house, a "babbling brook", and an 8 station path that gives a brief overview of the story "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." That was Tyner's favorite! Anyway, it is just a incredible!