Back to Homeschooling!

First week back to Classical Conversations! 

With our FIVE little people! 

It was SO nice to have a winter break and enjoy adjusting to Cecily. 

We were all ready to see our friends and catch up! Including Me! 

It was a great day and amazingly enough pretty smooth with everyone. 

I attempted to rotate around but ended up in Nephi's class for the most part because his tutor didn't have any other moms in her class and we try not to leave the tutor alone. 

Clairana's class learning about rotation and the solar system. 

Coraline & Cabella' class during snack time!

Art Lesson - Giotto

Giotto painted with eye yokes and berries/chalk/leaves

Nephi and his buddy Jeremy

Nephi's Class

Friendship

We joined Classical Conversations last year and this lady was already part of CC. 

Anne and I have become great friends and I enjoy her company so much. 

We are both homeschooling mamas to FIVE little people! 

Both with only ONE boy!  

Her sister and my cousin have been life long friends so it is strange we never got to know each other before now. We are making up for lost time.  

She is very sweet and knows SO much about classical education and literature. 

I read every book she recommends (for me or the kids) and they are always gems. 

We not only do weekly CC together she is also part of our book club for the kids and we have a  small book club for just mamas too. 

Baking Day at Grandma's!

 The holidays got BUSY! 

I need to catch up on what has been happening with the Evans' Crew!

Today is a great day for blog catch up it finally snowed enough for sledding so the kids and Levi are out enjoying the snow and I am snuggling Cecily and probably Coraline soon....she is not a big fan of the winter. 

My mom has a yearly tradition for the kids to come over and help make goodies at her house. 

Its a little crazy with lots of fun. 

My mom is a cancer survivor and I know my kids will cherish these memories and I am so thankful she is a survivor. 

Craft Time Too!

Craziness - every year we have a crazy toddler who 'helps' don't let her fool you she doesn't have pants on in this picture! Crazy Chaos. 

My mom has all the kids who have been married on her wall. 13 years ago!

Cecily & Grandma

We got this book in the mail (we have a free monthly book subscription) how ironic!

Nephi's First Chapter Book!

Nephi completed his FIRST full chapter book - 140 pages! 

For his reward (we set a prize for the first official chapter book and then they understand that the ones to come will be less expensive) he chose a camera - a digital one which also does videos.

He was SUPER excited. 

I am SUPER excited. 

Homeschooling life becomes slightly easier once they can read on their own.  

I keep telling Levi that I have taught two to read now it is his turn. 

We Shall See....

Water Feature Turned Sandbox Turned......

We have a beautiful water feature/pond in our backyard and it has been an ongoing debate in our house. We were always trying to think of ways to keep the pond but make it less dangerous for the little girls. 

This week Levi took some time off work and I asked for him to please let us fill it in. 

He had added a zipline to our backyard that now went right over the pond. 

Although I will miss being able to sit next to it and listen to the frogs, I am excited to have less anxiety over someone accidentally falling in.

Next step possibly making it a splash pad but no final decision just yet.

We did get to rescue some of the tadpoles of course Clairana was out there making sure all were saved. 

Of course it was raining when it was called in so they couldn't make it to the pond so we had a new project to move it. Although having a tractor is so helpful in all our projects!

Wish we would have bought one a few houses ago!

Newborn Life.
Thankfully, it has been okay weather this winter so far and we have all been able to get out a little everyday.

Cabella's new jumping spot. 

Holiday Visit - Kelly & Reni

 Christmas with Pappy & Bubbe (Levi's dad and Step Mother)

Our Pappy has been BUSY!

Levi's dad - Kelly started a new job over the summer and we have not seen much of him which has been hard on our little crew. 

We did not know if we were going to see them over the holiday, but it worked out on short notice perfectly. 

We ended up taking Cecily to church on Sunday 

(I have only been back to church twice since she has been born - mostly to keep us safe from germs this time of year.)

They were there and asked to stop by and give the kids their gifts. 

I had kept our schedule pretty low key this year due to wanting to enjoy my newborn and we were free to visit!

Glad they got to stop in to see all of us and hopefully they can have a slower New Year and enjoy their grandchildren a little more in 2019.

** More photos/post to come soon of all our visits/adventures but a little someone needs my attention.

Reni with Coraline

Pappy & Bella

Cecily Edithe

1st time holding! Pappy & Cecily 

Book Club - Prairie Thief

This past month was The Prairie Thief. 

I have to say when we got together to pick these books last year,

 I never thought they would all be SO good! 

This one actually kept Nephi's attention the most - he kept begging for me to keep reading. 

Even though the main characters were both girls. 

I LOVED it. 

It starts out a little slow/hard to understand for really little ones but with a little explaining 

it became magical. 

Seriously magical. 

With a Brownie (which is the name for a gnome from Scotland.) 

We went over to another family's house this month and had tea and an adorable craft. 

We are hosting for December and I CANNOT wait! 

The Christmas Doll.