Playing catch up... again!

What do you know, I'm finally posting and catching up!

Things have been downright busy in our household the past few weeks! Thanksgiving brought a lot of pleasure and fun, but talk about exhausted! So much time spent with family can wear a person out! (Even if you are enjoying every minute of it!)

I realized at the end of the girls Karate class they took with our homeschool group this past month, that I never got a good photo of either of them! I do have some class photo's (thank goodness!) but nothing really post worthy. I am going to make sure that doesn't happen again! The girls had a great time learning some basics of karate. Kenzie came home after every class complaining of sore ab muscles (so I know she was working it!) and Chloe loved showing us all her new kicks and punches. Hopefully our group will do something like that again next year!

Other than that, things have just been coasting along. We ended our Africa Unit a few weeks back. The girls spent a good week and a half summarizing the things that they learned in report form. That was a big task! Now we just have to plan when we are going to have our Africa Night so we can invite family over. That way the girls can share what they've learned and their various projects. I am hoping to do that very soon so I can mentally move on! It was a great unit, but it's exhausting me! (Seems to be a running theme. ;)

Today we started our study of, "Early American History". It's a literature approach, which means we do all our learning from real books. The girls and I really enjoy that kind of study. Today we started studying Leif Ericson and the the girls enjoyed it. They shared with me things they already knew about the Vikings, and we read from a very colorful art filled book. I think it's really going to be great! (and unlike Africa, this time I have all the books ahead of time!) The girls also defined, "The Principle of Individuality" and discussed how everything God creates in unique, yet all works and fits together. What is God's purpose for us as people? For us as a nation? Yes... it's going to be good!

Other than that, things are just moving along. The girls are masters of using the verbs raise/rise, sit/set, and lie/lay. Well, master might be a strong word, but we are actively trying to find ways to work those words into conversation so we can use them properly! How often do you use the verb phrase "had lain"? ;) That's been fun.

I had a moment of happiness a couple weeks ago when Kenzie informed me, "It's so weird, I love all my school subjects now!" All I could think was, "Wow..." I feel like we really have to be making some progress! Learning?!? Fun!!!??? ;)