Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Classical Conversations Year 4!

We are in Minooka this year. This is the first year that we have reapeted the material in a cycle. Cycle 2 was where we started and Mrs Leni was Xanders teacher back then and she is this year too! We love her!
Josie is doing her "first official year". Mrs Kaz' is her teacher.  Aliza comes along with us and is learning to be obedient and quiet. :)
It was fun to get ready for the year. The usual polo shirts and homemade skirt for Josie and tan pants for Xander. We are learning lots. Aliza loves to sing the songs with the big kids and will be heard singing latin congagations to her babies and such just like Josie did 3 years ago.
Grandma Betty takes care of Cooper at home while we are gone but now she has hurt her elbow so I am not sure how we will rearrange things. 2 babies is asking a bit too much in the back of a very small classroom.
We love classical conversations. It pushes up to progress every week even when we have a hectic (school is not convenient) week.

Little Things of the Everyday

We love our 2nd hand Stroller from our neighbor and our little red car that Aliza loves to ride around the 1 mile block at Grandma Betty's. The big kids often opt to ride the scooters and we often see the train. Aliza begs to see the train! she keeps up without problem with the little car Mrs Temple gave us. (the big kids actually ride it too!

We love bath time in the sink at Grandma Betty's. Often after supper the baby ends up in there because he is covered in food and I turn around to see Aliza stripping her clothes off as fast as she can getting her stool and  saying "I take bath too!"
We love time with Daddy and the occational Movie we watch with him. "How to train a dragon" was a hit all around. Dan is home a little less because of the work to do at the farm. A night or to a week is all we get him some weeks.
We love our Grandma Terri Pajama's.  Cooper loves his nuk as much as Aliza loves her thumb. (in picture she just took the thumb out of her mouth to smile for the pic.)