If you would have shown me a peek into my life today five years ago, I would have never believed the season we would be in!
It is a SWEET season indeed.
Quarantine or no quarantine, I think my days will continue to look a lot like they are now – me and my trio!
Since everyone else has been working, Lane, Tate, Eliza and I are usually the only ones at home.
IT HAS BEEN SO FUN!
Don’t get me wrong – I can’t wait for the weekends to have everyone back together again too!
My trio and I have been focusing a couple hours each morning on school.
We still start our school day all together singing, studying God’s Word, working on memory verses and praying.
Tate and Eliza finished their 2nd grade Math curriculum, so we just continued on into 3rd grade!
I started the Bible Study For All Ages curriculum with these three last week.
I had purchased it over a year ago, but when I pulled it off the shelf and remembered how good it is, I knew now was the perfect time to start it!
We do illustrations and narrations with this study, of course!
Since the library is closed (sigh) we focus the rest of our morning school time on math, grammar and science.
I miss being able to order books from the library about what we want to learn about and just running with those interests!
The rest of our day is very weather dependent.
We have had some cold, snowy, blowy, cold, cold, cold weather!
One afternoon these kiddos tried to break apart a geode that Lane had found on a walk we had taken!
Other afternoons we will listen to a radio program or watch an educational show.
When I glanced over while watching a movie with the kids one afternoon and saw Eliza like this I just had to get a photo!
That is Eliza’s beloved Sophie the cat.
The fact that Eliza was and has been able to attach to a “lovey” is another whole story.
I am so happy she has Sophie!!
On nice days we get outside.
A LOT.
My trio has been playing downstairs a lot too.
I know this photo is blurry, but this memory is not blurry in my mind!
They were playing “people” (they call it) with their legos and Tate was saying, “We can’t go there because of the corona virus, remember?”
Ha, ha!
I still love to read aloud to these kiddos and they love to be read to!
We had a fun day on Lane’s birthday trying to make it special!
Eliza wanted to be the first one to wish Lane a Happy Birthday, so she left this sticky note at his breakfast spot.
SO CUTE!
We made Mud Buddies first thing that morning to kick off the celebrating right!
Lane received a package in the mail from his big sister and her crew.
I tossed it to him over the deck railing and they all gathered to open it!
Breakfast and lunch times look like this!
How did my crowd get so small?!
I am using my time with just these three at home wisely, and working diligently to train up my helpers to do more and more!
The Wednesday before Easter our Pastor and his wife had a Zoom call with the children from our church!
How fun is that???
They walked through the Resurrection Eggs with them, sang a song, and then they played a wild game of Scavenger Hunt!
Dynamics is always something I love to see.
The dynamics of these three at home with me and the others working has been fun!
It is cute how Lane and Eliza usually pair up and another certain someone is always at my side.
He has always wanted to keep me close by since that first day I held him almost five years ago now!
Precious, precious boy!!!
When all this craziness started happening out there in the world, I kept focusing on a question I saw: “What do I want the children to remember about this time in their lives?”
That thought fuels me each morning as I wake and realize it will be just me and them here at home again.
I want them to remember JOY, unity, purpose, and vision….but most of all that WE NEVER TOOK OUR EYES OFF THE LORD WE LOVE.
Shelter in Place hasn’t been so bad here at Twin Oaks!
Just look again at the photos of these three precious children and I am sure you can see why!
I do not take all that we have here for granted and we are praying and praying for all the ones who this pandemic has affected in negative ways.
May the Lord bless you and keep you!!
Since we have had some nice days, we also dug out our popsicle molds to make popsicles!
I have been keeping busy with all the normal things that it takes to run our home and our school days.
I washed the kitchen cabinets!
I washed the shower curtains.
We use this Bac – Out to get rid of stains.
I also washed and put away all of the snow clothes!
Thankful for having regular chores in place too!
I made a goal to try to incorporate two new recipes in each week.
I have been enjoying the kitchen more than ever, well, because….TIME!
Well, now I’m hungry!!
The last two days of March were BEAUTIFUL and WARM.
I had my normal lunch – a huge salad!
These three played outside all day that day!
It was windy, as spring on a ridge always is.
Look where Ruby sits when I am inside and the kiddos are outside!
I am SUPER thankful for the weekends!
Sundays start with church on line.
We have been enjoying games, as always!
One rainy weekend looked like lots of napping, lots of snacking, and a drive in the country.
This is usually my morning line up these days!
The Lord has been blessing us with His handiwork.
We have been singing this song a lot lately.
Well, it’s time to start school with my trio!