October 6, 2007

• ~Photos~
  
  The last four months we had such a slow internet connection but now that we have moved we are back to Road Runner and I am able to upload photos again. We did so much over the summer and I couldn’t share the photos so I am trying to get caught up now.
  
  Face (and hand) painting at a really cool street festival in my favorite area of town.  Fans of Star Wars might recognize who the boys are. Basil looks so scary; I couldn’t wait to get home for their baths!
  
  
  Maria~Angelica loves elephants and she really enjoyed this one on her hand- she is still talking about it.
  
   

  That’s a real guy under all that silver paint. Jonah was mesmerized.
   
  
  Marine Land- Canada

   

  

  
  

    
      
  Feeding the bears at Marine Land
     

  Riding rides at Marine Land

   

   

  
  
  Feeding the baby Beluga Whales
  
   
  
  Jonah’s first day of all day Kindergarten. He is standing in front of the apartment door.  For the first month we drove him to the parish house, where he enjoyed catching the bus with the neighborhood children.
        
   
  Homeschooling in the apartment. We turned the kitchen table into our classroom.
  
   
  And the family room one into our dinner table.
  
  
  Nicholas celebrating his 8th Birthday (September 17th) with his classmates at Rivendell Study Center (Rivendell is a Classical and Christian Study center for homeschoolers that meets at our church twice a week). Nicholas’ teacher bought him a bug catcher- which he loved. His teacher uses Charlotte Mason to teacher her class. I am so thankful that Nicholas is being taught in this manner. His teacher grew up on a farm and has a lot of knowledge that I don’t have. I am really grateful because I totally agree with Charlotte Mason and her writings and even though we lived in England for a decade – I just don’t have it in me…..we lived in London. I like that they go on regular nature walks and keep a nature journal. Thankfully Nicholas really loves it too!
     
    Maria~Angelica was terrified of Elmo at a Birthday party we recently attended.  Elmo was a big hit with the other children, though. There is a sweet little girl, from Church, who just loves to take care of Maria~Angelica whenever we are together. She is the girl in the blue shirt that is holding Maria~Angelica while Maria~Angelica is clinging to the girls shirt out of fear of Elmo! Jonah is in the green shirt enjoying Elmo’s Congo line.  

     
  Maria~Angelica found this stroller and naked doll at the party. All these months she has been growing and developing but we haven’t had many toys for her, because of our living situation. She really enjoyed pushing this stroller with a baby in it! Awww girls!!!

  
    

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