Family Schooling Summary

Big sister A's reading is really coming along.  I think this is the first book that she has been able to read all by herself (not having memorized it first).  It is so cool to see her reading to her brothers. We are almost done with the Get Ready for First Grade Phonics and Math workbooks that I mentioned last week.

We took a big road trip this week to New Jersey for my Grandma Jane's funeral.  She was 94 and passed away peacefully in her home.  We were happy for her release from sickness and celebrated her full life.  I was glad for an opportunity to visit with my relatives and meet some cousins that I had only heard about and seen pictures of.

Here we are at the family dinner party before the viewing on Sunday.

 Kids (cousins) making friends and keeping quiet and entertained at the viewing.

 Baby S saying "cheese" for the camera again.  He spent the viewing running around trying to get into things and escape out the front door of the funeral home.

All the kiddos did great in the car.  Baby S with his dolly. He slept most of the way.

We had a field trip to the zoo with our church playgroup. We watched the zoo keeper feed the fish.

We got to know a donkey up close and personal

And we arrived just in time at the elephant enclosure to see that massive mammal put on a show with his trainer.  The kids were completely enraptured with him.