We always begin January with the celebration of my Dad's birthday. He's a New Year's baby... and this was a big one. 65! We had a fun gathering on New Year's Day to celebrate.
Dad and Mary came in the week after Christmas and we had some fun time visiting with them... and exchanging presents of course. Christmas just kept going and going around here!
Mary made some awesome new buildings for Ray's train layout!
Don't you just love Adam's fire-red ear?! It's a funny phenomenon... all three of my guys get bright red ears when they're excited. In this shot Adam and Pappy are reading about Pokemon characters.
We started easing back into school on the second and it was a rough transition. All of the new toys and video games are so much more fun than school. And "mean old Mommy" just expects too much.
Luckily, we got to gather with some homeschool friends for a post-Christmas bowling party. That counts as Phys Ed, right? Here's Ray under the score screen that shows his awesome score of 103!
Last week we had fun at our monthly zoo class. This month we learned about some animals that are native to Ohio. We had three animal visitors: an opossum, a turtle, and a salamander. We went to a "habitat house" exhibit and completed a fun scavenger hunt.
Today I got some time off while Jon took the boys to COSI for a fitness fun day! They enjoyed some "boy time" before Daddy starts working monster hours and missing out on these fun things.
So, we're back into the swing of things. Karate classes and Cub Scout activities have resumed. We're learning about the Civil War and counting money in school. Both boys have taken great strides in reading skills. Ray has officially begun preparation for First Communion and Reconciliation. We're enjoying a bit of a January thaw now, but the boys are eager for more snow. Sledding is their big passion right now!
Time sure does fly when we're busy and having fun!
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