Drug free week

 

 

 

A lot of schools do fun activities to celebrate drug free week and the kids online school was no different. However, there wasn't a school or classroom to show off their craziness too.... they did get a lot of attention when we were out and about though. They loved it. That lack of attention/interaction daily is the hardest part of homeschooling. We are working on getting together with more people though - that should help.
We did get to send in the pics and their teachers shared them with everyone during class connect (a lot like skype). They liked that.
It was fun to do their hair. It's always interesting to mix their ideas with my capabilities. I have to tone down some of the craziness so it can be done :)
They had crazy hair day, crazy sock day, and pajama day.
Caleb wouldn't look at me for a good pic.......


A lot of schools do fun activities for drug free week and the kids online school is no different :) The different part was not having a school/classroom to see your crazy stuff! They got a lot of attention when we out and about though.

Pumpkin patch

Soon - to - be - pie pumpkins
The kids loved running out through the field to pick their own pumpkin!

There were so many activities for them to do! I loved the hay bale slide. That had all kinds of potential in my mind..... too bad we just have a nice, grass yard.... but Grandma and Grandpa have some good space for something like that :) They all liked the short corn maze. I was happy that you really couldn't go the wrong way in the kids version. Last time I did a corn maze it took a REALLY LONG time.
There was a corn box to play in, an animal train to ride on, tire swings to try, funny pictures to take...... the kids loved all of it. They also enjoyed getting to meet a few kids from their online school face to face.

Pumpkin

We went to a Pumpkin Patch a few weeks ago on a field trip with the kids online school. We went out on a wagon ride and picked pumpkins. Maggie needed to do a pumpkin project for school so we decided to make pumpkin pie from the real pumpkins. It was pretty fun and turned out delicious :) It was also surprisingly easy. We did two pumpkins which gave us 6 cups of puree. That made 2 pies, cookies, bread, pancakes and french toast!!

Hiking

We have taken quite a few walks in our attempts to get out of the apartment. The kids love to explore, get dirty and throw things (boys!!). The weather has been beautiful for almost two months now. That means a lot of hiking and biking. I love happy and active kiddos! This walk was on the trail along the Ogden river.

Off she goes

Hailey is officially training wheel free! The day she got her cast off we ended up taking the training wheels off her bike. She caught on to the balanceing right away but turning was another matter. I think she was keeping her arm really stiff since she had the cast on for the last few weeks and she couldn't make the turns. The next day she got it figured out :) Brave girl. She took a few spills but kept at it. At one point I put winter boots on her to protect her legs from the pedals. That's always the worst part when they are just learning - the pedals hit their legs and it really hurts!! It took her a few more days to figure out how to start on her own - I just had to give a push to get her going. Now she is an old pro and has even learned a few tricks from Jackson. Three down, one to go! (Caleb actually just started riding without training wheels two weeks ago (mid October)) Crazy little 3 yr old!