May 30th - June 5th Notes

Saturday was a lot of family time and a few projects. One project was going through the boxes of homeschool books that have arrived for fall. We cleaned out each child's school bin and added in their new books. We did a bit of decluttering and organizing in the attic. 

Sunday we had church at home, per usual. In the afternoon we went to my sister's backyard to celebrate my nephew's graduation. It was perfect weather and kids enjoyed the trampoline while adults enjoyed sitting and visiting. We brought home with us a new game to try: Googly Eyes. It is pretty much Pictionary with a 15, 30, or 45 second timer, three card categories, and glasses with changeable lenses that make it harder to see the paper you are drawing on. 

Monday dawned sunny and 40F - nice and chilly. Makayla is back to working weekdays at the farm for the summer. As the morning warmed up, Joseph mowed the yard. In the afternoon we spent a couple hours outside relaxing in the back yard. Rebekah got two bug bites while we were out there that started swelling into hives and itching. We gave her some Benadryl and it got better. Of course, then she fell asleep for four hours and wasn't at all sleepy at bedtime. She and I got to sleep at midnight. 

Tuesday was hot. Kids were happy to play games and be inside most of the day. 

Wednesday was hot. Nothing notable happened. We're just doing our everyday tasks, playing, reading, and cooking a lot. The kids enjoyed doodling all over some paper we spread down the middle of the table. I published a post about our homeschool plans for the fall on Wednesday, sharing the curriculum we plan to use. You can find that right here.

Thursday Emma decided she wanted to bake and decorate a cake. She had fun and everyone enjoyed eating it after dinner. 

Friday is here. It is humid and stormy today, just like yesterday. Some of the kids are watching the Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug today. Others are upstairs building with Lego. We have no plans the rest of the day other than reading more of our current read aloud, Trapped by James Ponti, so I'm hitting publish on this post. Happy Friday!