pioneer days - week 3

Co-op was cancelled last week (along with everything else on our schedule) due to the snow. So we were all excited to get back at it today. In my pioneer class we read The Deer in the Wood and Going to Town. Then the kids each made their own prairie town. It was a pretty difficult craft for this age - lots of cutting, folding and taping. But they did it. The kids seem to be enjoying the class and I'm having a great time teaching it!

snow day #5

This was our fifth, and final, snow day. How do I know it was our last? Because it is warming up and has started raining so this snow should be gone soon. And I'll have a car tomorrow. I've never been so excited to go grocery shopping in my life. And Costco and Target too. Oh my. It's gonna be a good day!

Today the big kids went outside and built a snowman. Then we had some friends over and the boys built a train track in the playroom and the girls enjoyed their Bitty Babies.

A good day overall. But I will be oh so glad to get back to our regular routine next week. This was a bit too much home time, even for this homeschooling family!

snow day #4

Snow day number four. Oh my. Let's see...we finished up our school work for the week. Found a really fun states/capitals game on the Internet. Did some watercolor painting. Baked banana bread. And went sledding.


What started out as a tough day (think grumpy kids and impatient mommy) turned out to be really fun. Because - we had visitors! My cousin and her best friend braved the icy roads and came over for dinner. The kids and I were thrilled! I just love these girls. They enter our home and brighten it right up. Thanks for coming Erin and Ashley. You made this snow day great!

snow day #3

Okay - now I'm goin' a wee bit crazy. Three solid days. No car. Daddy not home until 7 or 8pm. Lots and lots of time at home. You'd think perhaps I'd do a deep cleaning on my house with all this spare time. But no. It pretty much looks like something blew up in here at the end of every day. So what have we been doing?

More sledding!

Working on a gigantic puzzle.


And baking homemade granola.


Oh, and school work. And blogging.

Staying busy and keeping warm. And even though I may feel a little crazy at times, I am also thankful for this time together. Making memories that will last a lifetime with the three little ones I love so much.

snow day #2

It is still snowing. And according to the weather forecast, we're supposed to get a lot more. No cabin fever yet - we're staying busy with school work and lots of snow-related fun.

The big kids were invited to go to a big sledding hill with a group of kids (and one brave Daddy!) from our neighborhood. They had so much fun! And we have piles and piles of wet clothes to prove it!

Hot chocolate and candy canes to warm up with! And Christmas music - just because it feels right.

Ever since reading the Little House on the Prairie books, I have always wanted to make Molasses Snow Candy. So today Audrey and I did it. You mix molasses and brown sugar. Bring to a boil and pour into pans of snow. It was fun to make and tasted pretty good too.


Patrick has to take the big car to work in the snow. The kids love the idea that we've been "snowed in" the past couple of days. So much excitement in our little neck of the woods!

first snow!

Our first snow of the season arrived today. Ethan ran around the house yelling, "We got snow! We got snow!" The kids went sledding, started an igloo, and made snow ice cream.

pioneer days - week 2

Week two of our co-op pioneer class was today. It went really well. We read A Little Prairie House and then we made our own log cabins. Then we talked about how they made their own quilted blankets using various designs and patterns and we made our own scrapbook paper quilt. Turned out pretty nice!