I like to experiment with different recipients, tonight was One Pan Mexican Quinoa. Oh my, what a yummy dish! Martin really liked it, Hazel did alright, and Jenni complained at the look of it. I try to cook non-meat meals a few times a week. As this isn't our "normal" it's where I experiment the... Continue Reading →
Jenni goes to Kindergartens Coming once a week. She really enjoys it! It's been amazing to see how much more interested she is in learning this year versus when she had just turned 3. There is something to this young children change so much in a few months thing 😉 Her teacher at school is... Continue Reading →
We have two puzzles that I love, Melissa & Doug's self-correcting alphabet and 1-20. They are great quiet time toys, but I like them even more as adult guided lesson. Jenni is able to work on it fairly independent, but when I sit with her I'm able to reinforce the sounds and get her to... Continue Reading →
Now that Hazel is in school, I've joined the league of parents making lunches! No, I don't think it's a badge of honour, but we're making it through 😂 The middle two and I have been baking and experimenting with Hazel's lunch. Today, we are making broccoli cheddar muffins, I think they will be a... Continue Reading →
When the older girls were able to speak, we stated doing "thankfuls" at night. Basically, between prayers and "Lullaby Moon," the girls tell us what they are thankful for that day. Usually, they rhyme off whos (everything from grandparents to babysitters to the mailman), but, hopefully, it helps them learn to be aware of all... Continue Reading →
The day has come! I'm ready to let Martin paint (immediately I thought this was a terrible idea). We tried to use our paint brush, that went alright, but it's more fun to touch the paint! The number of time I had to say, "Not in your mouth," is astounding! We finished with a first... Continue Reading →
Fine motor skills can be a pain in the butt to work on... who wants to use beads or fruit loops or place small pompoms onto glue drops? But, one of my favourite ways to work on fine motor skills is with lacing cards. Hazel got some for Christmas last year and they have been... Continue Reading →
Jennifer's favourite thing is play doh, no question. She would (and does) play with play doh for hours! Did you know that play doh makes shape and learn kits? (Spoiler, it does!) There was a sale over the summer so I picked up a couple of kits for Jennifer to help with our "homeschooling". The... Continue Reading →
So,Hazel started school today (first, 3 kids is so much easier than four). Which means Jenni started homeschool preschool! She will go to a kindergarten's coming program once a week (2.25 hours) at the rec centre, but I'll be doing more structured work with her as she's not going to a regular preschool program. (JD... Continue Reading →
How do you define a good summer day? I define it by many possibilities: Eating dinner on the deck Everyone being sweaty Mud pies/various mud baking happening Some sort of the work being done in the backyard The leftover bath water being murky 3 meltdowns at 6pm because everyone is tired 😓
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