We actually do school!

I have wanted to post pictures of school happening in our home. This year has been a struggle getting a peaceful schedule going with a two year old in our midst. Today, however, school went swimmingly and so I had to take the opportunity to take pictures.

More on Fabulous Fridays

You can never pass a person sleeping and not take a picture.

Catching up on things not recorded...

Something that I have neglected to post about is our wonderful experience in our homeschool co-op. On these "Fabulous Fridays," my three older kids enjoy PE, the girls take piano, and Allison takes Latin. Kaiden usually naps through most of it, and I enjoy talking with friends, reading books, or just relaxing. It has been great!

LOVE this video!!!

Emily (see post below) just told me about this video. You HAVE to go see it too. Soooo funny!
Step 1: Go to www.godtube.com
Step 2: Search - Tim Hawkins
Step 3: Click on Tim Hawkins - Homeschool Family

Emily is a Mantooth for the week....

We are having a great week here at the Mantooth house. Emily, a long time family friend, is staying with us. We are accomplishing all kinds of things from housework to school to just having tons of fun. My girls especially love having a live in playmate. Welcome, Emily!!! We love you!!!

I am a "messy"

I have joined in the challenge of a few other moms to get our houses in order. So, I will be posting before and after pics of my challenge areas. I happen to have many. The before pic will be posted with my deadline to accomplish the job. Then, I will post the after pic. Plus, I will continue to post pics of the completed areas to be accountable to keeping them clean. I am not crazy enough, though to publish these revealing pictures on this blog. I have created a new blog for this purpose. It is linked, along with a few others, to the side under "messies."

Homeschool Day at Sea World!

We just had a great time at Sea World. They did a really great job of providing many educational opportunities. We learned about dolphins and even fed them! We saw sea lions and seals REALLY close up! There were divers in the Shark/Coral Reef exhibits. On a stroke of luck, we got to sit in on a training session for a Beluga Whale with her baby in tow! My kids always love the penguins, so we went down the conveyor belt twice! Then, they did a special show with the Shamu family and then another at the Sea Lion Theatre. At each, we learned a lot about the animals as we got to see them in action. There were the killer whales, of course. Then, at the next show, we saw a walrus (HUGE!), an otter, and some seals! It was so interesting and fun. The only thing we missed was enjoying it with friends. We were the only ones from our homeschool group that were able to go. Oh well, maybe next time. It was a fun morning!!!!