Here’s some snapshots of our week.
With some from last Friday too, just because I’m behind like that.
Took the kids shopping to use their Christmas money and Target gift cards from sweet far-away family. They had so much fun picking stuff out. And I’m pretty sure these are the only things they’ve played with all week.
We went over to our friends’ house last Friday (can that be my excuse for no post?),
where we got to enjoy a group homeschool lesson about owls and other birds of prey.
(remember it’s not spelled the same as “pray” – as noted on the board).
The kids loved it. Notice all the boys sitting still and quiet – absolutely transfixed.
The Owl Lady, as we affectionately called her, brought three live birds with her
(who seemed to be just as interested in the kids as they were with them).
By the way, the two boys with the hats belong to me (any guesses on which baseball team we root for?)
Giants and Dodgers are forbidden words in this house.
Afterwards, all the kids got to decorate owl cupcakes. So creative. So not my idea.
I leave that to my amazing party-planning-food-genius friends.
I’ll just be over here in the corner with my paper and pens.
Speaking of which … here’s another page from my contribution for The Sketchbook Project.
One down. Only a hundred more to go?
3 out of 4 kids are playing basketball for the first time this year. They love it.
And I love that they pray together before their games.
This is what our Saturday will be filled with. Basketball and prayer.
How about yours? Any exciting weekend plans?
(Linking up with Jeannett for InstaFriday)
Oh wow I love the owl cupcake, and the little owl drawing on the blackboard!
Thank you, Holly! Aren’t they fun? And I can’t take credit for either š
Hi Emily,
I love the Sketchbook idea, the picture came after the cupcake, so the open Bible made me think of a cake…I would love to bake that picture in a cake shape! Hope have become a very important concept these last few weeks.
Hi Aletta, I’m loving the Sketchbook project too. And your cake idea sounds wonderful (and yummy). Yes, hope is such an important thing to hold on to – what a privilege to know the source of true hope, isn’t it?
Absolutely! I read your other blogs too and was wondering what the Sketchbook project is about? I have seen people at work on pinterest, do you need an invitation to look around? There was quite a few hairy stuff they were looking at, but other things were beautiful.
It took me a while but I realised my kindle complete my words and when I press space it actually inserts its own thoughts!
Hope your dust allergies are getting to the end of its course…
The Sketchbook Project is an individual journal project which will be on display at different places around the country & ending up in Brooklyn – here’s more about it: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject2012
We’ll see if I finish mine in time to have it included! And I just sent you an invite for Pinterest š
Feeling a lot better this week – thank you!!