- For laundry
- Not for having to do it per se, but rather the fact that my family is SO BLESSED that we each have our own set of clothes. And we have a set for winter and for summer. And jackets and hats and swimsuits. You get the idea.
Grammies are Great!
If you have read our blog for any time at all, you know how I love my Grammie! She lives close by and comes to have a playdate with the girls nearly every week. She is a fantastic Great Grandma. She came over this weekend to see the new playset and she was outside for about 1 minute when I looked out and she was already up top. So of course I ran right out with the camera.
Then the girls said, “Go down the slide!”
Later in the visit I took this photo – they were doing math 🙂
We love you Grammie!
Thankful Thursday
- For my WONDERFUL husband Mike! Today is his birthday and my life is so much better because he is my husband!
There are so many reasons I am thankful for Mike, but I will just list a few.
- For loving God and seeking to serve him.
- For your compassionate heart for those in need.
- For taking such good care of us!
- For making me laugh every single day. If laughter adds years to your life I am going to live to be 150 years old.
- For being such a great daddy to our girls!
- Because you do cool stuff like build outdoor wonderlands and gardens for your family.
- For having the idea to do family dress up for Halloween.
- For being a part of the PJ Polar Express party – jammies and all.
I LOVE YOU!!
Valentine’s Day Unit Study
Here is what we started with for our unit study.
This unit study came from the Amanda Bennett site. This Valentine’s Day was so special for us because it was our 1 year Gotcha Day anniversary so I wanted to do a study as a part of all the fun stuff I had planned for the week. Here is a breakdown of the week.
Day 1: What Is Valentine’s Day?
Day 2: The History of Valentine’s Day
Day 3: Celebrating Valentine’s Day
Day 4: Science and Valentine’s Day
Day 5: Goodies and Gadgets of Valentine’s Day
Nadia got a kick out of making thumb-print hearts.
Nadia designing a special Valentine.
This is Nadia drawing the candy heart factory and the word phrases.
Nadia being silly with a blanket in her jammies and showing me the size of a child’s heart with the pear from her kitchen.
The girls made candy necklaces. It took Amelie a LONG time, but she didn’t give up and I was proud of her.
Here is Nadia’s completed lapbook.
We made lots of crafts and baked Valentine’s goodies. We learned about the human heart and how Hershey Kisses are made. I thought this was an all around fun unit.