We got to spend a weekend at the end of July visiting Aunt S, Uncle J, and the girls' new cousin S! The girls spent a fair amount of time playing in the finished basement (a favorite location), but they also got to help out with S when we sent Aunt S and Uncle J out for a well-deserved date night. The girls each got to hold him and help feed him (they declined to help out with the diaper changing--who can blame them). They also recited nursery rhymes for him, read him picture books, and laughed at all his silly faces.
Academic Highlights
- We really slowed down this summer and mostly did "half days" of lessons. It was a highly popular choice!
- Monkey and Bug did an introduction to cursive unit. We weren't trying to get them good at it (we'll get to that at a later date). At this point we just wanted them to be familiar with the letter forms and reasonably able to read it.
- We completed science experiments out of a fun workbook. In the process we learned about the scientific method, osmosis, states of matter, condensation, and weather.
- Bug is a fifth grader! She was already grade levels ahead in reading, working ahead of schedule in math anyway and decided to put in a bit of extra work to get through fourth grade early. This summer she took the fourth grade standardized test and passed with flying colors!
We spent a long weekend at Grandma and Granddad's house in August when Uncle P, Aunt S, and cousins R and K came to visit! (They live really far away, so this is a big deal.) For this visit Granddad had acquired a small arsenal of water guns, which the girls loved! As usual the girls had so much fun playing with their little cousins. The other highlight of the weekend was visiting the local science center. We watched a National Parks documentary in the planetarium, which is especially fun when we can comment "We've been there!" and "Remember when we . . . " throughout the film. We also toured the butterfly garden (so many pretty butterflies and flowers!) and an old caboose.
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