Karate Kid

Karate Kid

Snap kick

Rill is enjoying his Karate class at his homeschool enrichment program. He looks so grown up in his gi.

2005 Fair

Last week was fair week here in the mountains. We met Annie, Claire, and Bella there on Wednesday and looked at the animals. We saw horses, cows, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, camels, laamas, and many others. The kids were even able to feed carrots to a few of them.








What a cute picture!



Me with two of my little men

We went back the next day, this time with Dad. We bought wristbands for the big boys so they could ride all the rides they wanted. They rode from about 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm with a couple of breaks for supper and looking at the exhibits. They had *fun*.


Driving



The Kiddie Free Fall


Dimple got a little silly as the night wore on







The end of a *very* long day


From the top of the Farris Wheel

School Boy

School Boy

Rill started his first day at homeschool enrichment classes today. He was so excited that he woke up at 9:30 *last night* to feed the cats and get dressed. He went back to bed after I convinced him that it was still night and that *I* hadn't gone to bed yet. He woke up one other time during the night, but realized everyone else was asleep and he should probably go back to bed.

8:25 am
We got to school a few minutes early so that I could walk him in. When I told him goodbye, he rushed over to me and gave me a hug and said, "I love you Mom." Dimple leaned over and gave Rill a hug too. I can't wait to pick him up and hear all about his classes!!

11:30 am
I picked Rill up and he said he had a wonderful time. He really liked Karate--he said they tried to hit him with a bat! "Don't worry, it was a soft bat. If I stand still I'll get hit, but if I move around, they miss me." He enjoyed Art, too. His teacher taught art in Greenville County Schools for 30 years. She told him about all the fun things they would be making this year. He's looking forward to sewing!

Mat Man

This past week in Handwriting, we used our Capital Letter Shapes to make Mat Man. I had Rill draw a man. Notice that he has no body or feet and only has four fingers on each hand.

Before


We used the Capital Letter Shapes to make a man and then used construction paper to add details to him. (He has a Clemson Tiger Paw on his shirt!)


Clemson Mat Man

After using the manipulatives to make Mat Man, we then drew another man. This next one does have a body, five fingers on his hands, and feet. When I pointed out that the feet were turned in toward each other, Rill told me that it was because the man was dancing!

Mat Man

Our New Playground

Before














Building the frame



Even the big boys got in on the work


After


Having fun















We finally finished our playground. Lotho worked very hard on this project. He had to level the ground (we do live on a knoll), build a frame, fill it with mulch and then put the playset together. The boys have been having so much fun on it...even little Drogo.