This week we were once again on track and tried really hard to keep hitting the books and get some school work under our belts. In case you’re wondering why this is something to talk about.. I have really found it hard to homeschool while being so sick so it has been slipping, at least in some ways. But one of the findings I had while bed ridden and searching the internet was a new curriculum that we are now using and really enjoying. Its called Trail Guide to Learning . It has everything we need right now and we can use it with all the children so easier for me to manage too. Anyway, just wanted to say hooray for us and that homeschooling is so great!
Okay so our little chicks have grown and producing lovely big eggs for us now. Up to 10 a day! We are getting quite creative, adding eggs in everything we can think of. They are so delicious, and many are double yolks, we’ve even had a triple! We are so grateful for the return on our investment and marvel that more people don’t do this, it’s relatively easy, not much work involved and they pay for themselves.
This is our little egg basket and this is what Friday’s trip to the hen house produced. The children love to run and check through out the day and often come back with another egg or two later in the day.
Last winter we were welcoming our little Lillian into the family. We watched as she awakened to her world and realised she was a part of this family filled with smiling faces and happy that she is in it. Having a girl after 9 years and 3 boys in between has been a lovely change and we are all so in love with our little blonde haired, blue eyed sweetheart. Now at 14 months she is toddling around and very busy trying to keep up with her big brothers Samuel and Benjamin. She has begun to talk and loves to say ‘hi’ especially to other babies. And of course her favourite game is peek-a-boo. She is a happy girl a very easy going little one and we appreciate that very much. Her most un-favourite thing… riding in the van, then she is not easy going.
Mia is such a blessing to our family, she is (almost) always willing to help and loves to dress Lilly and take care of her. She has learned to do many things in the kitchen and helps daily with the meals. She loves to draw and is often dropping notes of encouragement on our desks.
Danny is our little math wizz and loves to solve problems, when not thinking about numbers he is reading books. He reads so fast, but whenever I ask him to narrate what he’s reading he knows exactly what’s going on. He too made a birdhouse for the Fair and won second prize in his age category.
Flicka is a little black dog with white on her tummy and a bit of brown on her chin. She has a dog house in the backyard. She knows how to sit when she is told to sit. She comes when she is called and she knows her name.
At last we have our little boy!
