Summer Adventure Box II

Ya'll might remember at the end of last school year, I gave the kids a summer adventure box and it was a pirate theme. Well, I am thinking that I would do an Olympic theme box this year. Here is what I have thought (not bought yet!) :

Mario and Sonic @ the Olympics (game for the wii)
Magic Tree House book Hour of the Olympics
Frisbees
Bubbles
Swim goggles
a stopwatch
sidewalk chalk

I need some more ideas!! Can anyone think of anything else??

I need a wii!!

*** I found a wii at Best Buy today!! They got a shipment in last night and they only had 1 left today at noon and I bought it!!!!***

Nathan wants a wii for his birthday next weekend. No party. No gifts. All he wants is a wii. Well, I have called just about every store around that carries them and no one has the crazy things! I need help! If anyone knows where I can get one ( I am NOT paying $400 on ebay!!) please let me know!!

The Lego Motherload!!!

At a garage sale Saturday, I scored a toy box full of Legos for $15!! My kids have played and played with them this weekend! They are all Lego brand too! Greg said it was probably about $1000 worth of Legos!!

7 more years till she is a teenager!

Last night on the way home from church Esther kept getting louder and louder and Greg kept telling her to be quiet. Finally he just said okay no more talking until we get home. Well Essie began squeaking and moaning instead, so Greg told her when we get home go straight up to your room. Well, he took the wooden spoon upstairs and gave her a talking to and a few swats.
When I went up to kiss her goodnight here is how our conversation went:

Me: Did you get a spanking?
Her: Ya know that dad that is a preacher and he is married to a homeschool mom who has three kids?
Me: Yeah?
Her: Well, he is really really smart!
Me: Why?
Her: Did you see how he handled me with that wooden spoon? No more bad choices for me!!
Me: (Trying sooo hard not to laugh!) Did it hurt?
Her: No, it felt like an indian burn, but don't tell him, it might hurt his feelings!

Oh My goodness! What are we going to do with this child when she becomes a teenager!!!

April Fool's Funny

I really didn't make a big deal about yesterday being April Fool's Day because I didn't want to be on the receiving end of the pranks! Well at dinner Esther decided it would be a funny joke to sit in her daddy's seat at the table. So after she did that we ended up all sitting in each others seat's for an April Fool's funny. Here is how our dinner went:

Greg sitting in Esther's seat and was bouncing around begging to be done and explaining why he couldn't eat his food just like Essie does.

Esther, in her deepest voice starts saying, " Eat your food, sit still!" It was hilarious!

Nathan ,in Abby's seat, started whining about feeling bad (what Abby has been doing since Sunday)

Abby, not to be outdone, starts talking in the most hick accent (what is that about??) how good veggies are for ya'll and how nobody gets cookies till they eat all their veggies! Yes, she was in my seat!

I was in Nate's seat so I started eating with my fingers (yuck!) and then decided I needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of dinner...something Nate is famous for.

It was pretty funny and a cool ending to a very prank free April Fools Day!

Happy Birthday Samson!!

Our sweet yorkie turns one today! Happy Birthday Samson!! Abby is making him some homemade peanut butter treats.

Beach weekend

Beach Weekend

We are heading to the beach this weekend for a little R & R. I have not been down there since the fall, so I am excited to go. The gulf temp is 68 degrees...to cold for this chickee, but I am sure it will be nice at the pool and on the boat. It is suppose to be high 80's all weekend.If we catch any fish, I'll post some pictures. Hope everyone else has a good weekend too!

Spring Homeschool

We are beginning to see Spring Fever visit our house! We are still doing Math, Language, Reading and History every day, but our minds are outside playing at a park or on the beach!
Here are some things we plan to be doing this spring though:

~ A unit on Frogs
~Spring Nature Study
~Abby is doing a lapbook on historical women
~ Five in a Row book The Glorious Flight, complete with a field trip to the Sun -N-Fun fly in at the airport.
~ Spring Break in April up to Virginia and with Amy when she flys down
~ Spring Fun Day with our homeschool group
~ Recognition night and Kindergarten graduation with our homeschool group in May

Our last day of school will be May 22. Last year I made them a summer theme box with pirates stuff and we went to Mongolian Grill for the last day of school. I have some idea for this year, but I am not sure exactly yet what we will do.

Easter Weekend

What a bunch of sickos!

Nathan woke up yesterday with a fever and sore throat. This morning it is no better. He still has a fever of 100.7, Esther has a fever of 102 and is throwing up and Abby is achy. SO..hi ho hi ho it's off to the doctor I go!!

I am editing to add, we are back from the doctor and all 3 have the flu in various stages. So lots of rest, fluids and chicken soup!

While other children are enduring nervous stomachs, panic attacks and the pressures of the FCAT tests today in public schools, my 4th grader is peacefully working on her math while in her pajamas, eating key lime pie! I do love homeschooling!