Homeschool Fun

This week the kids went to an owl presentation at the library. 

They got to see some real owls, learn about what makes them special, and they even got to see them poop, which is fascinating for my crew. 

Gabriela sat with her friends and answered some questions about owls. 

She is adoring her chess class. I stayed for a few minutes and that girl is a regular Hermione Granger. She raises her hand frantically for every question asked, just dying to be chosen to share the answer, and totally crushed when she isn't chosen. And she regularly asks to play chess throughout the week. I am so glad she's enjoying class this much. 

Easton got to draw a picture at Gabriela's art class while we waited a few minutes for class to get started. 

She came home talking about pinch pots and the creations she made for her Woodley family, that's the name she's given her collection of little peg people. 

Gabriela made a fruit cobbler in her cooking class this week, along with some whipped coconut cream. Yum!

Friday was book club before park day. It was their first meeting! The kids all talked about their book (The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe) in detail, and paid attention to the discussion. But first they created a winter scene with snowflakes. The little kids stayed busy with shaving cream and animals frozen into ice statures and at the end, they all sampled Turkish Delight and made crowns. So fun! 

We feel so fortunate to be a part of this homeschool group! The next night, another mama hosted an outdoor movie viewing of an animated version of the film, which we unfortunately missed. 

But the reason we missed was that we were hosting a Fakesgiving dinner. I've had a turkey in my freezer for almost a year now. It was a good deal. I cooked the turkey. lane made mashed potatoes, my brother brought a salad, and my sister brought stuffing, Brussels Sprouts, and green beans. I was instructed to relax and not work hard, but I got fancy and baked a cake and whipped up some cranberry sauce in the end. My dad even joined us. Always happy to have a turkey dinner!

 

Auntie let Gabriela taste a root beer. This girl loves mashed potatoes so much she had two servings at the same time. 

Gabriela and Papa built a balance with he K'nex this weekend. It was fun to see Papa helping Gabriela with her learning and spending that extra quality time together. 

The weekend ended with Lane taking the kids on a Full Moon Hike so they could see the blood super harvest moon and lunar eclipse.