The Most Important Meal of the Day

Mmmm....breakfast....my favorite.  Nothing beats pancakes, waffles, sausage, cinnamon rolls, coffee, orange juice, etc.  Not all at the same time, of course.

This year, the kids each chose a menu for their special birthday breakfast.

Brennan chose pancakes and sausage...

Kyler chose French toast and bananas...

Ella chose cinnamon rolls and oranges...

Mmmmm....delicious!

The End of History

We're nearing the end of our history studies for this year.  We've really enjoyed learning about early civilization.

Here are a couple of recent projects...

We made Trojan horses out of Legos...

We carved Jonah's whale out of soap...

Along the way, we've constructed a timeline of the historical people and events we've studied.  Here is just some of it...

We're looking forward to adding to the timeline when we resume history next year.

Food Couplets

Here is another poem, written by Kyler:

A is for apple, shiny and red,
B's for banana, eat it with bread.

C is for carrot, flesh underground,
D is for donut, tasty and round.

E is for eggplant, bulbous and big,
F is for French fries, in we dig!

G is for grapes, which grow in a bunch,
H is for hamburger.  Munch, munch, munch!

I is for ice cream, freezy and cold,
J is for jelly bean, with colors so bold.

K is for Kettle Korn, sticky and sweet,
L is for lamb, which will no longer bleat. =(

M is for macaroni, best with cheese,
N is for nectarine.  Pass them, please.

O is for orange, named for its hue,
P is for peanut, for elephants, too.

Q is for quail meat, which I've never tried,
R is for radish.  Here comes one! Hide!

S is for salad, leafy and green,
T is for turnip, which I've never seen.

U is for ugly fruit.  Huh?  What is that?
V is for venison, which people shot at.

W is for watermelon, juicy (with seeds),
X is for X-ray fish, don't eat one of these!

Y is for yams, (we're close to the end),
Z is for zucchini bread, good-bye, my friend!

Rapunzel, Rapunzel...

Ella really enjoyed Tangled, the new Disney movie about Rapunzel.  She decided to have a Tangled-themed birthday party.  She invited one friend from co-op over for most of the day.

They braided and decorated long yarn braids to wear and painted their nails.  They ate sun-shaped pizza, made fruit towers, and ate black forest cake under paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

Happy Birthday Ella!

Skidoosh!

Instead of having a typical party with lots of friends, Kyler chose to invite three friends from co-op to join our family to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in the theater.  It was a big hit!

After the movie, we returned home and enjoyed pizza and panda cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Kyler!

Celebrate Good Times

Spring is a busy time for us.  All of our birthdays fall within two months of each other.  Add in Easter, Mother's Day, etc., and it makes for a season full of celebrations.  The kids birthdays will get separate posts, but here are some pictures of Easter and Mommy's birthday.

On Easter, the kids got a small treat, enjoyed a special breakfast, and got dressed up for church.

On Mommy's birthday, we spent some time exploring Champoeg State Park.

Let the celebrations begin!

Under Construction

Project: Brennan's 6th Birthday

Project Date: Saturday, April 30th

Shift: 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Project Location: Brennan's House

RSVP to the Construction Manager...

That is what Brennan's construction birthday party invitation read.

He invited friends from Teacher Loekie's and from homeschool co-op, and everyone seemed to have a great time.  The house was decorated like a construction zone...

The kids dressed like construction workers and played construction games...

Everyone enjoyed eating snacks out of a tool box and a tractor cake...

And before they left, the guests got to watch Brennan open their gifts, and they got to fill their toolbelts with goodies too...

Happy Birthday Brennan!