My Father's World Day 1

Our Time line

Homeschooling with a 2 year old

Berry Delicious Flags

Well today was our first day incorporating our main curriculum. It's called Adventures in My Fathers World. Today we study the pledge of allegiance and the United states Flag. We made a snack today with yogurt and berries to resemble the flag, this was a big hit and Molly asked if we got to make snacks everyday - thankfully no, but we do have activities scheduled often. We also added to our timeline - I had to redo because I made it on Friday with black electrical tape for the line and when we came down it had come off. All I could think of to get it up quick was ribbon and of course the only color I had enough of Was lavender. Our spacing isn't exactly accurate, but I need more space for the years we are study and Molly got to put on the current year, Genesis 1:1, birth of Christ, a ? at the end and A new heaven and earth. We ate lunch outside and then this afternoon headed outside again with a snack and our chapter book about a viking adventure. As you can see we are busy - especially Keely.

Reviving the old blog

This is Molly's daily work - I can add to the boxes whatever we need for the day and we should know where all her books are

This is our tv for math and Art dvds , reading for fun stuff and my keely Tower where I am keeping all the things to pull out to keep Keely busy

our chalk board wall and arts and crafts station

Our White board from Home depot cut to size for me for $12

our long desk with 2 work stations, 1 for me and one for Molly and our book shelf with top for book basket selectons

Molly's first day of 2nd grade picture

Well I figured it was time to start posting again - it's been awhile and we have the website http://mcginnfamilyhappenings.shutterfly.com/ where I can add a lot of pictures without a lot of time but with homeschooling now this is the perfect place to highlight what we are doing in at the 4th Street Christian Academy - that's the name Molly decided on for our school and we are meeting in the basement. Here are a few photos from our first day I sent the girls out the front door to walk to school(around to the back door). We are using My Fathers World for the bulk of our curriculum with math-U-see for math, handwriting without tears.

Christmas

We had the most wonderful Christmas this year. The kids are good ages for all the Christmas fun. We had both sets of parents over and my brother-in-law and his family. Molly was incredibly thankful for each and every gift, and truly enjoyed being a giver and even delighted in Keely's joy over gifts. They loved everything they got, we had a birthday cake for Jesus, and kept busy all day and every day since with all the new toys and crafty things that have entered our house - between grandparents, uncles, great grandparents, and us they want for nothing. Molly's favorites were - American girl doll from grandma(it helps that she works for them) and Skateboard from Nana, we got her a scooter that hopefully she will enjoy more this summer. Keely seems to like it all - she got a bitty baby from grandma and her own computer from Nana and a power wheels 4wheeler(thanks to grandmas Mattel discount) from us. There was simply too much to list it all, it's a good thing we cleaned house before Christmas.

Merry Christmas

Molly's school program was Friday and on Sunday her Sunday school program. Here are a few pictures and one with their Christmas dresses from Grandma.

4-H

Molly has joined 4-H and for their December meeting the went to an assisted living place in Gleason, sang carols and decorated cookies and had a gift exchange

visiting santa

A couple of weeks ago I took the girls to see Santa or as my friend Karen calls him Satan Clause. Keely wouldn't go near him even when bribed with candy. Molly as always had no problems talking Santa up and asked for a puppy for keely since she would sit with him and for herself a cat(which my parents already said no to), an American girl doll and bendaroos(which I will tell you "santa" had a hard time finding since they are an informercial item, but at last thanks to Walgreens and a helpful manager who had them sent from another store for me - Santa will deliver the desired goods). Now I will disclose here that we have told Molly that Santa is a game we like to play at Christmas and we can all be Santa when we want to give annomonously just to see the joy of the recipient and that "santa" is probably someone she knows verry well. I think last year she really wanted to believe that this santa was the real deal despite me telling her this, but then she left pepsi for "santa" because her santa probably prefers this to milk lol.

a wonderful birthday

Just wanted to share what a wonderful birthday I had from all the birthday wishes to Jason and My friend Kim giving me a tasty birthday dinner of Fondue and Cold stone creamery cake!!!. I love that I was able to share my birthday with our good friends the Skiffs. Molly was so cute, she woke up and made me a birthday card in which she wrote. Hppy brth day, have a grat day. Oh and my hubby came home from work with a dozen roses. Today I received a gift in the mail from my friend Karen who has 8 kids and managed to remember my birthday, unfortunately I did not do the same for her.

I am truly blessed!