august 2009—-2009/2010 school year!
So I skipped blogging the first day of school, which was August 31st. My camera unfortunately wasn’t on the correct setting, so the pic’s are grainy. But at least we have some pic’s! Alex is in 5th grade, Madison is in 3rd grade, Camden is in 1st grade-but does second and third grade work with Madison, and Nadia likes to hang out and play!

This year thus far has been so enjoyable. Last year was a bit more stressful, with a newborn, learning a new curriculum with a school-room full of hands-on things I was trying to learn, along with copying/laminating/cutting over a thousand hands-on nomenclature’s for lessons. It was worth it though, Montessori is a wonderful way to learn, and we are grateful to be able to do this with our children. It is paying off, all the work that was put in, because now I can go to the file cabinet, and pull out what we need. I love waking up and spending time, learning, growing, and teaching these sweet girls! What a blessing!

sept. 2009
We studied the digestive system, and learned the average small intestine is 20 ft. long. Digestion begins in the mouth, when saliva and food mix in the mouth. We also learned how important it is in eating food with a lot of nutrients, and how the digestive system needs to break down the food so the small intestine can use the nutrients and send them throughout our body. Fun!

sept. 2009
Our first field trip of the year, was our homeschool group field trip planning session, held at fountain rock park, a beautiful park where kids are able to study and learn about things in nature. Also about the eco-system, the balance of nature, and how it grows and takes care of itself. It’s beautiful! The kids played hard at the playground while the moms were planning, and then we headed to the ponds which are beautiful.

september 2009
We were going to do a yard sale to just get rid of stuff, but our good friends, the Vezzani’s, wanted to do a bake sale to raise money for the operation smile foundation, in which they fix a cleft lip or palate of a child, which changes their whole life. We needed $250 dollars, and we were able to raise $269. What a great and wonderful day. Quite a few of us baked and cooked, including Alex, so it was a huge group effort. We had fun making our sign, and were excited to be able to do something worthwhile. Alex said she had never felt so good! What a wonderful experience! We were so glad to have Grandma Lott there, to blow bubbles and help out so much, especially since Jarom was out of town at his yearly retreat to a BYU football game weekend away!