Back To our Schedule!

So I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I wouldn't be able to post much for a couple weeks. There were several reasons for that...

For One, my hubby sent me away on a week long trip to visit with my momma and daddy in Wisconsin!!!

Then when I got back, there was Easter....

Then......drum roll............we FINALLY had the judge sign papers on Lil Mr's adoption! It's a done deal!!!

Now, Lord Willing, we are back to our normal life of well...what is called normal around here! I look forward to getting back to my regular posting!

God bless!

School Break on For Another Week And A Half..

Just to warn you, I may not be on too much in the next week and a half. We have alot that we will be jam-packing in and possibly not alot of time to blog. So please be patient and I will give you a million blog posts when school starts back up after Easter! In the meantime, I will probably post some ABC posts from my Facebook blog as they are already done. For some of you they will be a repeat, for others it will be something new to read!

Just to give you a taste of the blog posts to come:

• Worm Farm Fun!
• Gardening Comes To Life
• Art Comes In Many Forms
• When The Cat's Away, The Mice Will Play
• Baking With Dad

And more to come! Stay tuned!

Spring Break Activities: Art and Baking

All during our break, we are doing an art class. It is done by Thomas Kinkade and is a load of fun! Today's class was about realistic drawing. You watch a clip where Thomas Kinkade explains a technique, then you practice yourself. Here are some pics from today:

While they were working on art, I went to see what Lil Mr was up to.....

He was busy re-organizing his toy box! 

Today we also had a baking class. Fred and Bob learned how to use the bread machine and made a simple white bread. Very tasty for sandwich bread:

Sorry the pics are a little fuzzy, my camera was being difficult!

Here is their finished loaf of bread:

My oldest also had a bread machine lesson. She made a potato bread. 

We had it for dinner and it was YUMMY!

(Don't you love her pretty braces? I do!)

We had quite the productive and fun day!

Learning Home Ec In The Home: Baking and Cooking Projects Coming Up

 While on our school break, the girls are going to have baking and cooking lessons. This is one of our favorite times of the day! Here are some of the things we look forward to bonding over in the next couple weeks:

• Blackberry Pie
• Learn to make bread in the bread machine
• Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Cake (Do I sense a theme here?)
• Layer Cake

I will post pics as we encounter each lesson as well as the recipe for your enjoyment!