What we're up to:
Evan
weekend naps and bedtime toddler duty, all night parenting. woohoo! Evan is TheMan.
considering a trampoline construction in the back yard
perfecting his squid menu and asian accents via Iron Chef viewing marathons
cheerfully and sincerely engaging Jeremiah in riveting discussions about YuGiOh cards
games of Risk with two big boys
a history lesson here and there with Jamie
Amy
reading Blink, Shiloh, an Ina May book, and Scattered (about ADD)
knitting Clapotis
catching up on the clutter of not tidying well for 9 weeks
Jamie
studying early American settlements, the geography of the Northeast US region, plant classification, art history, reading and studying Shiloh, and practicing some composition skills
beginning a new season of indoor soccer (not a bad start - first game won 8-1)
Jeremiah
reading Geronimo Stilton, listening to various books on tape, reading various picture books to himself and Ryan
caring for Ryan well while Jamie and I work on book-work
perfecting his purple belt taekwondo forms
attending homeschool gym class
arranging regular playdates with Joe, Murphy, Alex and Sam
Ryan
multiple daily readings of Goodnight, Gorilla
multiple weekly viewings of Blues Clues, Little Bear and Winnie the Pooh
heading outdoors as often as possible, any weather is just fine
randomly requesting candy throughout the day by repeating "neenee" at least 87 times until we all want to bang our heads against a wall. This, despite his not receiving any candy for several days. Determined.
mastering names of colors, shapes and animals
fighting a mysterious fever with no other symptoms
sleeping poorly due to fear of shadows and other normal developmental quirks
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