Not so busy weekend

I had expected to be driving all over the place this weekend.   We had one event after another scheduled.  Instead I am sitting, relaxing, typing out a blog.  "So," you might be asking, "what happened?"

 Late night cotton candy!  My poor delicate children just couldn't handle the high-sugar excitement of a late night cookie rally!

 They enjoyed every minute at the rally, had fun making crafts, playing games, and watching a 3D video.  But when morning came and it was time for another full day, they couldn't quite make it.

So instead of being busy, busy, horribly busy we are spending the day relaxing.  Playing dolls in pajamas is a great way to spend a Saturday!

Happy New Year

 So before our Christmas break we moved to my mom's property.  I love being in the country!  Now we are finding out what "school" looks like out here.

 The desks are in the girls rooms but school is being done on a table.  They aren't quite ready to work on their own yet.

I had hoped to still have a school room set up but that room is a bit cold right now.  Maybe when the weather warms up we will move schooling into it's own room.

 Fitting four kids (when I'm watching the cousins) around the table is a bit crowded but they make do.

We are also making do with other learning centers.

New Year Parties and Plans

Happy New Year Cyber Space.

Goodbye 2012 and good riddance!

For new Year eve we had a small party with one set of cousins.  We got ready for 2013 by making a few resolutions(using a worksheet I found on Teacher Pay Teacher)

 Merry cracked me up when I realized she had stuck her pencil into her hat.

 We had a few coloring sheets too, since there were cousins over I wanted set activities.

 They played a game of Pretty, Pretty Princess.  They were all very pretty.

 Then we had snacks, including yummy brownies my sister-in-law made.

 The kids disappeared and got very quite, when I went to check on them I was surprised to find them putting together a puzzle.

 Then it was time to toast the new year.  We had poppers with crowns and sparkling grape juice.

 Instead of waiting for midnight we used Animal Crossing for our countdown and fireworks, it was great and the next day we had our other cousins over and did the countdown all over again.

This time I remembered the balloons.

So now that the parties are over I'm in planning mode.  School will start back up on January 7th for us and I want to be prepared.  No real midyear changes but I do plan on adding some daily vocabulary.  I can't wait to see if it works.