I Pledge Allegiance

The first thing we do every morning when we start school is the Pledge of Allegiance. Today was Ethan's turn to hold the flag and he added his own comic relief to our morning routine by wearing these hats. I guess I need to teach them that hats must be removed when we say the pledge, but I'm glad I didn't require it this time! 

Daniel Boone's Home

We went on a field trip with Scott AFB's home school group to Daniel Boone's home in Missouri. The kids got to spend some time in a one room schoolhouse, make a candle by dipping it in hot wax, then in cold water, and they also saw some of the rooms in Daniel Boone's house. During the tour of the home Jacob noticed that Daniel Boone's bed had ropes holding the mattress up and asked the tour guide about it. She told us that that was what they used for their bed frames and the ropes come from the saying "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." Since ropes stretch they had to tighten them every night before they went to bed, and "don't let the bed bugs bite" comes from using leaves and hay to stuff their mattresses which meant there were probably going to be a few bugs in them.

Home School Insanity

I took this picture becuase I thought they looked hilarious with Audrey's tights on their heads. However, they hammed it up for the camera, which made the picture even funnier. 

I'm sure you're wondering why they had Audrey's tights on their heads in the first place. Well...our theme this week was learning about their five senses and as an impromptu measure the only thing I could think of to blindfold them with was her tights, and it actually worked out quite well.  They had a blast with all the activites I had planned, but their favorite was when I had them guess what I gave them to eat. It was tempting to throw something in that they wouldn't normally eat, but I decided to be nice.

Field Trip to the Magic House

We went with some friends today to The Magic House in St. Louis. The kids had so much fun. We didn't have a chance to see everything so, we will definitely be going again soon. The pictures below are of some of their favorite things they did today.

They had a sand table and water table and all three of them spent a good amount of time at both of them.

It's hard to tell what's going on in this picture, but it is the beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk. Kids can climb through it and it's about three stories high.

The boys spent most of their time working on the car. They could change out the tires, check the engine, pretend to top off the fluids and do tons of other stuff.

While the boys were mechanics, Audrey went fishing! She was able to catch a pretend fish, walk it upstream, drop it in the water and watch it swim back to the pond.

Ethan was very proud of his ice cream cone!

One of the last things they did was pretend to run a pizza resturant. We were the only ones in there for most of the time, which I thought made it even more fun. They brought me pizza, plates and drinks, cleared the tables, took phone orders and rang up the amount on the cash register.

Easter Day

I took a ton of pictures of the kids trying to get a great picture. They are the worst when it comes to posing for a picture. I can't even explain how frustrating it is to get them to look natural and actually be looking at the camera. However, I was very happy when I saw this picture. They look beautiful...don't you think?

Jacob took this picture of Doug and I. Not bad for a six year old.

HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS

The Jones' spent Easter day with us! We had a great day together. Alex had fun hunting for Easter eggs with the kids and Audrey enjoyed holding their baby, Jacob Jones, for the first time. At some point I'm going to post a picture of Jeremy and Jennifer. I always focus on getting pictures of the kids that I never get one of the adults. 

The Day Before Easter

We decorated Easter eggs!

I made a Carrot cake

The kids did some crafts they got from their grandmas!!