Julianna's Jumpin' Birthday Jam

We celebrated Julianna's seventh birthday at Bounce U.

Boys' Night Out

My sister, Kath, took all the boys, including Grandpa, James and Benjamin, to see Up! at the theater. Can you find them all in this picture? They obviously had a grand time together. :)

Wipe Out on Family Day

Mondays are our official "Family Days", and in the summertime you can usually find us out on the lake.

A Bit More Poetry

Upon Gail's suggestion (my personal homeschool guru), we've been following a book written by Andrew Pudewa entitled Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization. We've been using incentives to motivate the children to memorize each poem. (Money talks.) It's been so much fun, and the kids are doing a great job!



Poems recited are as follows: "Ooey Gooey" (Author Unknown), "Celery" by Ogden Nash, "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" by Hughes Mearns, "The Vulture" by Hilaire Belloc, "After the Party" by William Wise, and "Singing Time" by Rose Fyleman.

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