Yes yes Y!

This week we covered letter y! It is hard to believe that we are almost done with the alphabet! We began Monday with some tracing...

Then we did yarn painting.

Because it was the start of a new month, we also too time to learn a new bible verse. We did some cutting and gluing!

That evening we celebrated Grandpa's birthday! We spoiled him with a lunch to the Chineese restaurant and cards and gifts!

The kids thought they needed a turn blowing out candles too! Good thing we didn't use the actual cake for his... Ronan sneezed all over those little cakes before his turn! 

On Tuesday we did some tracing...

And then we did some yolk exploration. When we were done playing and poking we cooked it and tried eating it. Kieryn like this, Ronan did not.

On Wednesday we had a yogurt snack while tracing...

Then we practiced counting/math with yellow squares.

We did number matching with yarn...

On Thursday we began with a yummy/yucky game...dried fruit, nuts, crackers...

Most were yummy... A few they didn't like...

After our snack we learned some yoga poses and then took turns being the yoga instructor. Kieryn we really good at this!

We watched a brief video about things you do to keep You healthy.

And finished up with some water color painting with names.

That night Kieryn taught Daddy some Yoga!

On Friday morning we did some visiting! We visited the Great grandparents, grandma at work, and then we stopped and met Blakely, my friend Ashley's new baby. Kieryn was so excited that she got to hold the baby!

After lunch we did our lesson. Ronan was not very excited to do the tracing...

Afterward we did a shape match game...

Then we watched a brief video showing the 2015 yo-yo champ... And we made a giant yo-yo. The kids had fun with these! They were even a hit when we took them outside!

That afternoon we ventured back to the creek and found fun rocks and fossils!

On Saturday we had a relaxing morning. After lunch we went to the St. Benedict's St. Patrick's Day Parade. The kids got so much candy!

We were super excited see and stand by our friends Bronx qnd Lakyn. 

We spent Saturday night hanging out with my cousins Ronda and Stacey and their families! It was so great to finally catch up! What a great week!

Until next time...

An X-treme week!

We covered letter x this week. Tough one... So we did words that have an x in them. We started with tracing...

Then we did a directional activity using a box and a fox. The kids drew a card which said " on top," "under," "inside," etc. The kids then had to put the fox in the correct spot on/in/under the box. They actually liked this one.

Then we did a dance party to "What does the fox say?"

On Tuesday we did tracing, cutting and pasting. This was a good review of things that started with or had an x.

Then we played our xylophone...

And made one too.... The kids loved this one!

On Wednesday we did some tracing...

Watched a video about getting an x-Ray...

And then made our own using hot glue.

On Thursday we did a few worksheets and tracing before packing for another fun weekend.

The kids got to play outside while I finished loading and making lunch.

After lunch we headed to Ft. Leavenworth to visit the Caywoods and the rest of the Copp family who were visiting from Maryland.

We did some exploring down by the Missouri River waterfront...and later went bowling.

On Friday we ventured to Crown Center in KC and did crafts at Kaleidoscope before going to Science City.

On Saturday morning we went to Bernstein Bears Live. The kids loved it and they got a free book!

Afterward we took the older kids to Home Depot for a wood craft. Kieryn had a lot of fun making her heart box!

While we were gone the younger ones played at a park.

We spent the rest of the day outside because it was amazing weather! The kids had so much fun together! It was sad that the weekend had to end! 

Thanks Janell and Brad for housing everyone and for all the wonderful food! It was a blast! 

Until next time!