Our letter K day involved just a few K activities, but not as many as I would've liked. That's okay though...sometimes you just gotta go with the flow! We chatted about kangaroos and kittens. And about how we all think we should get a kitten. I'm such a cat lover and sure do miss having them in the house. Hopefully one day soonish we'll get a kitten! They did a few math problems on Khan Academy. We also made kirigami. I bet you can guess that this was all Vann's idea! He's an origami lover and was very excited to teach the kids how to fold and cut kirigami.
Kirigami is when you fold paper and then cut it. Those snowflakes we've been making all these years have a name...who knew?!
Chaycers made connecting hearts.
Harley made connecting stars.
Vann made a sheet of diamonds. And a bunch of other stuff that I didn't get pics of.
All three of our baby birds have left the nest! This lil guy wasn't quite ready yet as he can't fly. He just hops and flaps his wings. Still cute as be can be though! Mama bird was pretty worried when she stopped in the middle of the street. She was chirping her 'mama bear' chirp loudly and non stop! I was ready to jump in front of any car if need be, but thankfully she made it across safely. I hope she stays safe till she learns to fly. It was so neat to watch the baby birds get a little stronger each day. I'm gonna miss them!
Here's Vann playing one of his songs from last week. This was right after he got home from his lesson.
And this was after a week of practice right before his next lesson. So funny, I think he's wearing the same outfit lol. The sound on the piano needs to be turned up a bit, you can here the clicking of the keys, but he's so much quicker! He loves to play and practices every day all on his own. It seriously makes my heart smile to listen to him. I love it!
Vann started his piano lessons yesterday...yay!! You have no idea how excited this makes me. I love that he loves it. And he got along with his teacher wonderfully. Total happiness!
When I asked the kids what they wanted to learn about for letter E, they said everything! We chatted about earthquakes and elephants. Did you know there are only 3 species of elephants in the world? I did not know that. We learned about Thomas Edison and all the things cool things he invented. One of those being motion pictures...which led to a discussion and then creation of a mini flip book. This is my favorite. When things we read about or watch turn into so much more. We also did some exercise! And even though I had more E stuff planned, they spent the rest of the day playing with their friend, Mia, as they don't see her often. To me fun with friends is just as important as school time. And that's what I want this summer to be about...a good balance of all the things.
Drawing his flip book using post its.
They took turns demonstrating an exercise or move and then the others had to do the exact same move.
It made for lots of tumbles and laughs.
Cheese!
After lots of exercises they just wanted to be silly :)
Then Chaycers started doing his knee pit farts. 'Hey guys watch this!' Hilarious!! Like pee your pants funny. He taught all the kids how to do them. 'Cup your hands like this. Tighter on this side and looser over here. It's better when you're sweaty. Or right out of the shower.' We were all full blown belly laughing. It was the best!
We ended the day with two soccer games. Chris and I had to split up as they over lapped. I got to watch all of Vann's and the last 15 minutes of Chayce's. It was a great day!
Fall is right around the corner...yay! I'm usually very sad for summer to be over, but for some reason am uber excited for fall this year. I'm loving the cooler temps...I'm a total hoodie girl :) I spent this past weekend getting the boys signed up for a few fall activities. It's fun to see them start to venture off into their own things. In the past they've pretty much signed up to do all the same things. But this year we're shaking things up a bit which is a-ok with me!
Vann's going to start swim lessons in about a week. He loves to swim and is really looking forward to getting more water action. My hope is that his strokes get a little better as I know that will help him become an even better swimmer.
Chacyers started soccer this week. He has practice two nights a week and games on Saturdays. I really like his coach...we had him last year as well. His main focus is for the kids to have fun and I love that. Yes, I want him to learn new skills, but mostly I want him to try his best and have fun doing it. I'm excited to watch Chayce do something he enjoys and hopefully score a few goals!
And my little Ash is going to do soccer as well. He is soooo super excited about it! I really cannot wait to see him play...it's going to be great! His soccer is only 4 classes...kinda bummed about that, but if it goes well I'll sign him up for more.
And now for some random pics from the past week or so...
Playing at the playground before soccer practice last night.
Notice anything different?! He lost his tooth yesterday afternoon!!
Vann is really into learning how to play the piano right now. I love watching/hearing him play! I heart the piano a lot and loved playing when I was younger. Who am I kidding...I still love playing!
Here's a video of him practicing his C Major Arpeggios. We are loving the free lessons from Hoffman Academy.
