Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
When we begin Classical Conversations Cycle 3 in the fall, my littles will be ages 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11. This is our second time through this cycle and my oldest son's last time. I've decided to create a book list all my own this year. (As opposed to previous years where I've layered over an AO list.) I have consulted my best "book buds" - Five in … [Read more...]
All of my ideas begin and end with Legos this week. Can you blame me? I'm surrounded by boys who love to build and are doing it all the time. I thought it would be great fun to use our Legos to try to build any number of things from our review: a Mayflower boat, the capital building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or the axial skeleton. Fun, right? I … [Read more...]
As quickly as I can, I'll be sharing pictures of the Flat Littles' travels. I'm excited to follow them as they zigzag around these great United States of ours. First up, the Flat Littles traveled with the Hogan family through Virginia. The Hogans are Seth, Becki, Elijah, Ruthie, Isaiah and Gideon. They're part of our local … [Read more...]