This week in school.....

Hudson's theme was fire safety. The stories we read were about a family where the dad is a fireman. So for a special snack we made a "fire" snack. Red and orange jello and some blue colored cool whip for the water. Hudson and Parker were really excited to eat it. Hudson ate it VERY quickly and Parker loved the cool whip but wasn't too sure about the jello (not sure that I blame her).

Both kids are really enjoying school and I so am I. Some days are definitely easier than others, but overall I have really enjoyed getting to see how my kids learn and what things work best for them. Hudson and Parker are EXTREMELY different learners.

Snow Flake Craft

We had a blast with this snow flake activity!

Materials:
pipe cleaners
string
pencil
mason jar (ours was a large one)
hot water
2/3 cup borax (1/3 for a small mason jar)

Directions:
Take the pipe cleaner and mold in to desired shape. Tie string to pipe cleaner and to the pencil to suspend in the mason jar. Fill mason jar with hot water, add the borax, stir until well blended. Add your pipe cleaner and let it sit over night. In the morning the pipe cleaners will be covered in crystals!




We will definitely be doing this again!

Leading up to Christmas!

My favorite thing we did this year was our new Advent Book! The kids LOVED it and so did we. Each night we would open a new door and read part of the Christmas Story. With each new door we would read all the doors leading up to it, so by Christmas Hudson had a good portion memorized. We can't wait to do this again next year!

Here are a few pictures of some of the other things we did the Christmas season.

A Must Read for Parents

Thank you for your words of wisdom and encouragement!

Read this by Rescued Remnant

Letter Walk

The weather here has been absolutely PERFECT!!!!! We are trying to get as much time outside as possible.

Yesterday we went on a letter walk to see what we could find in "nature". Here is what we found

our "v"
"o"

Hudson's lower case "L"
lower case "I"



and then we stopped at the park

1 year

Elijah is now a 1 year old!!!! I can't believe this. We love this little so very much. He is a sweet boy that loves to laugh and cuddle. He is growing up quickly, he has grown a TON in the last 2 weeks. Honestly, this post is intimidating for me. I feel like I should have some amazing eloquent words to write about my little one. All that I can come up with right now is how much we love him and how thankful we are for him. We are praying that the Lord will do mighty things in and through him. We love you little man.

Here are some of Elijah's tricks:
~walking
~waving
~signing "more" and "all done"
~says "ba" for ball and "dada"
~clapping
~kisses
~throwing and rolling balls
~climbing on anything and everything he can find

When did my baby get so big?

Elijah is now 1 year old (I will do a post on that later)!!!! I don't know where my baby has gone.