Story Time

While waiting for story time to begin, we checked out the art work at our library. Cait loved the painting of a puppy in a boot. All of the work displayed was created by Laurence Welch, a local artist.

Jayden loved the beach painting.

Jayden and Cait were fascinated with this painting.

 At story time the librarian (Miss Corrie) read about fall. The children danced and sang songs as well.

She discussed crops and harvesting, which worked perfectly with our history lesson this week.

 Afterward, we went to the children's library and checked out a few books. Cait decided it was the perfect spot to attempt a handstand. She is REALLY into gymnastics lately.

Jayden thought it was so cool and asked her how she did it. So she taught him.

Art lines!

We still have these damn boxes. They are obnoxious and always seem to be in my way. And yet the kids love them. They play with them daily. Like seriously, they are occupied for a long while with these boxes. So until they go ignored or break, in my living room they shall stay!

 We started Halloween crafts this week. J & C made their own paper candy corn guy.

Then we hung it up on our brand new art line by my beloved husband! He screwed an eye hook in on both ends of our living room and tied some rope onto it. Now we have an art line where we can hang up all of the kids' art work during the upcoming holidays.

Lungs

Reading

Working together at the table

Jayden using his fingers and toes for math

We had a science co-op earlier this week. This time we met at a park. In hindsight, that was a terrible meeting space. The kids just wanted to play, but it was raining and we had work to get done. We let the kids run around a bit first while we waited for everyone to arrive.

 

 

Rachel read them a few pages from a science book about the lungs. Then she showed them a video about how the lungs work.

 Once they were done with the video, the children painted their lungs and blotted on alveoli.

 

 Then we made a "lung" out of balloons, straw, play doh, duct tape, and a bottle.

 As always, the children enjoyed themselves. They especially loved the lung fake lung and even Caitlin understood the concept of our lungs expanding when we breathe in and contracting when we breathe out.

Tech Tots

We kicked off October joining yet another class. (Can you tell how unsocialized these children must be with their lack of activities?) The kids had a TON of fun here!

Just arrived! Pretending to be saints.

Picking out stamps and stickers and getting a name tag

  

The stickers smell good!

Sydney putting on a show for the kids while we waited for it to start

Melissa talking to the kids about Tech Mouse

Cait adores Owen. She claims she will marry him because she loves his hair!

Melissa reading a story to the kids

 

Playing Nickelodeon Dance (which we now own!) on the Kinect. Isn't Owen's face priceless?

Afterward they had a snack and played with some balls

This guy juggled for them!

Finishing a second snack while the boys all played kinect on different monitors set up throughout the store.

The kids thoroughly enjoyed the class and definitely want to continue so it looks like it will be a weekly thing. They received a little backpack, some stamps, stickers, and other goodies when they were done.