2010 School Year/Around the house

We didn't have an "Official" startdate to school this year, so I think we started around the 2nd to 3rd week in August.  The parks in Maryland are wonderful.  They are always clean, and bathrooms are the cleanest Public bathrooms I have ever been in.  That is a plus with now 5 kids needing to use them.  While I am enjoying the rain this week, I really miss the kids being able to get out to play, and not worrying about the sump pump which I am still getting used to.  Here are some various pictures of what our days look like lately.







One of Andrew's new passions are Bridges



"What else can I shove into this vent?"(he was actually cooling off his tator tot)



New Discovery(end of the summer : ( ), was the base pool.  It is beautiful, and has a wonderful children's pool, and they even provide vests like the ones from Seaworld



Daniel, friend Joseph, and Josh



Josh with his new Piano fingers : )



Josh doing his new chore of chair/table wiper.  It's all about perspective  : )



Daniel very proud of himself that he put all his letters up(he can recogize most of the alphabet now), and loves doing school with the big kids : )



Oh yeah lots of letter magnets(we have 2 sets)



Josh & his beloved Origami



Watching a movie(look we all fit, with more room too : ) )



Alisha @ a Knitting class we took(yeah it is harder than it looks)



History(I love how Andy is yawning, we don't start school usually until around 9 am, and History is after Bible)



Our History(I am finally organized and keep 5 weeks @ a time in this binder)



Josh & Daniel doing Math.  Josh is in Abeka K, and Daniel is grouping colors together



Gabriel draws whenever he gets a free moment



Andrew made a picture out of the leaves he collected



Daniel and his picture he made by rubbing leaves



Alisha with her wreath



Chives starting to pop up



Josh after his MRI(all those presents were brought to him in the hospital by the Red Cross, so big THANK YOU TO THE RED CROSS)

  This sums up his personality : )

(Thank you Lord that all was ok, and nothing was found)



The kids @ the Home School Kick-off Picnic



Andrew & Friend sitting by the water(I told you the parks in MD are amazing)



Superbaby, and her sidekicks(modeling the newest nursing cover-up, hehe)



The Pantry after Alisha organized it : )



Here she is with the new sign she made



Just me and my baby girl : )



Baby girl(she LOVES anything Little People)



He looks so cute playing



Josh and his Mego Block Dog



Andrew, doing his Math



She's cute and she cleans





Alisha w/ her new science book(she is taking General Science with our new Co-op this year )