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Cold weather topics
Despite having a very mild winter so far, we had fun exploring the idea of colder climates. We learned about hats, gloves and scarves and would have taken a walk wearing them except it got too warm. We made igloos out of marshmallows – while we started out with plenty we almost didn’t have enough […]

Joy Dare
Giving Thanks a Thousand Times. I’ve been taking a challenge to list 3 things I’m thankful for each day this year. Mostly I record these “gifts” from God in a journal, trying to follow each day’s theme as suggested here. Today’s theme was to find the beautiful in the ugly and give thanks for that. […]

Learning about love
Due to the holiday, we spent the last week learning about Valentines and loving each other. We practiced the letter ‘H’ for heart and memorized a verse about love. In case it’s hard to understand, they quoted John 14:15 – If you love me, you will obey what I command. The kids enjoyed a […]

Learning and Growing
While much of life around here is learning, most of it is not done in a structured “unit study” fashion. Brian and I are learning how to parent three toddlers. Keeping all 3 busy at once is no small feat but Brian is a whiz at making fun happen. We are learning how important […]

Styling!
Ivy’s hair is finally long enough for some really cute pigtails! She loves having them put in. Lance likes to comb his own into what he calls “big hair.” Flora does her own styling with yogurt.