Park Day

Playing checkers with rocks and woodchips.  Luke said, "Mom!  Do you want to know how the game ended?!  The woodchips blew away!"

Sylvia sat and ate snacks half the time.

Time with Isabel

Over the weekend everyone was sick except for Isabel and me.  It was kind of nice because we got to go shopping together on Saturday and then to church on Sunday while everyone else was at home.  With a newborn taking up so much of my time and then Sylvia demanding my time, I have to make a concious effort to spend quality time with Isabel.  It scares me how much she loved going shopping.  Then on Sunday before church, she pretended to be my fairy godmother while I was getting dressed (for the ball of course) and then I was her fairy godmother helping her get dressed.

I don't worry so much about spending time with Luke because I feel that he needs more dad time.  Maybe this week we should have the boys (I mean MEN of course) go to a movie together.

A Touch of Greatness

Last night I watched the movie A Touch of Greatness.  From the movie I was inspired this morning to let me kids learn through play.  All morning Isabel was busy setting up a store in her room.  She made signs labeling, "clothes", "baby clothes", "groceries", et cetera and put them up around the room.  Sylvia and I were her customers and she rang up our items on her cash register.  Luke was very busy writing more of his story and drawing and scanning pictures to put up on his The Super Luke site. I am very impressed how he can do it all by himself. Isabel has been requesting to have spelling words each week.  I am using Super Teacher Worksheets because I like how it has fun spelling worksheets.