Week 6 - On the Go!

What a busy week!  This homeschool business sure keeps us busy.  So much learning, so much time together.  I LOVE it! 

We had several big events this week.  On Tuesday Little E had a tooth pulled.  Her tooth has been bad since it grew in, and finally needed to come out.  She was such a brave little girl, and our dentist office was amazing with her.  We took that opportunity to learn more about our teeth and how to keep them healthy (Little E's tooth was bad all on its own - she takes good care of her teeth!). 

On Wednesday we went to a program put on by our local parks department.  We learned all about squirrels and how to identify the different types of squirrels that live in our local area.  We learned about what squirrels eat and what happens to the nuts they don't eat.  We also learned what animals in the area eat squirrels.  The kids then made squirrel magnets for our fridge!

Since it was such a nice day to be at the park, we decided to go for a hike down the the creek.  It has been a very dry summer, so the creek bed was the perfect depth for taking our shoes off and splashing around a bit.  We found lots of rocks and even a few shells!  There was lots of discussion about how and why those shells were there.  The highlight of our creek experience was seeing a little crayfish.  Big K and Little E were amazing watching it duck in and out of the rocks. 

 Friday the kids had their first tumbling class.  A local gym does a Homeschool class the first Friday of the month, and I think it is safe to say we will be going back!  I was impressed with how many boys there were in Big K's age group.  He worked on some forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, and some trampoline skills.  After the hour long instruction, they kids were allowed to explore and practice for an hour worth of free gym time.  After a while, the practicing turned into fort building with the mats, but it was great to see Big K being able to have some free exploration play time with a group of boys his own age!  We made quite a few new friends and got some great exercise while we were at it. 

On Fridays Big K generally writes in his journal about something he really enjoyed that week.  And Tumbling class made the cut for this week's entry! 

"I did flips and jumps at tumbling class.  I did roll overs at tumbling class.  Max was there at tumbling class."