Homeschool Highlights

Morning Work: Gavin's handwriting is improving so much!

 Field Trip ~ CMOE Monk Visit: We planned to go to CMOE for the Dino Dig, but when we got there, they had some Monks visiting instead.  The girls were OK with the swap, but Gavin was less than thrilled.  I found out the monks were from India, but were currently living in Bloomington.  The kids were able to do a lot of different art projects.

 New Student: While Grandma is in California, we had a new student.  Andre visited us and even did some school and art projects!

 Writing ~ Family Web and Samples

 Grandparent's Day Cards

 Science with Daddy!

Home Tour ~ Kitchen

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home and I couldn't agree more!  I love the kitchen.  It is the first thing you see when you walk in.  When I saw the pictures online of this house, one of the things that turned me off was the kitchen believe it or not.  It looked like a long narrow galley kitchen and I knew I would be claustrophobic in there.  However, when we stepped into the house, it was not like that at all.  I spend a LOT of time in the kitchen and I love everything about it!

Louisville Zoo Trip

Last Sunday, we took a trip to the Louisville Zoo.  It'd been three years since we'd been there.  Grandpa, Aunt Annie, Uncle Charles, and Andre went with us.  We had a great day and saw parts of the zoo that we hadn't seen before.  A highlight for me was petting a wallaby.  It was super hot, but the kids cooled off in the splash park.  The kids are at such a fun age and I love seeing them soak in the facts about the animals.  Gavin is so into anything and everything science and I'm trying to hone in on that.  He wants to know what every animal is called and something about them.  We were there for five hours, but the time flew by!  I'm not sure when we will make it back, but I know we will visit again!

After the zoo, we went to the Mellow Mushroom to eat.  It was kind of an early dinner, but we knew the kids would crash as soon as got into the car.  Brian had been wanting to eat there for a long time and it didn't disappoint.  We had a Holy Shitake Pie and spinach artichoke dip.  Yummo!  I drove home and my dad and I talked while everyone else napped.  We got home at a decent time and took it easy the rest of the night.  Fun family day!

New Shoes and Head Boo Boos

Lilah got a new pair of shoes from the Whiteley girls and she loves them.  They do look awfully cute on her! 

 

Unfortunately, she also got a major head boo boo last Friday.  Lilah and Macie were playing baby.  They strapped Lilah into the umbrella stroller on the deck and Macie were pushing her around. Unfortunately, they thought going down the stairs would be an option and Lilah ended up flipping down the stairs and hitting her head on the concrete.  By the time I got outside, they had turned her upright and I could see blood running out of her mouth.  She was screaming, unable to speak coherently, and really out of it.  Thankfully, Macie and Gavin were great listeners and were bringing me things I needed.  I realized the bleeding was coming from her tongue and I was able to get that under control.  I noticed a huge mark on her head an it was popping out some, but not as much as I'd hoped.  She was answering questions and calming down, so I had her rest on me a bit. 

 

A little bit later, she woke up screaming and ended up throwing up.  That was enough for me!  I called Brian and my dad to help with the kids.  We took her to the emergency room and they checked her out.  She was starting to look a bit better the longer we were there.  Although she was nauseous, she never got sick again.  They were hesitant to do a ct scan on a developing brain (even though she's already had one), but they were sure she had a concussion.  We were released and she was starving.  We picked up some meds, food, and the kids.  We were all wiped by the time got home.  I let Lilah sleep in my room and set my alarm to check on her throughout the night.  Thankfully, she did great and was back to herself the next day!