Sunday, February 22, 2009

Temporary February warm days and park visit






After an unseasonably cold winter, we had a short warm spell and were spoiled briefly. We took advantage of it by visiting one of the local parks and the kids had a blast ! See a few pics

CNY costume pics




Crazy busy times, but very good times !






Sorry I haven't posted in what seems like eons, but having a 3, 5 and 6 yr old and homeschooling definitely keeps me hopping. I'm sure many think I'm insane for homeschooling and some days I wonder myself ;-), but honestly it has been a wonderful blessing and we are enjoying it more than I ever would have imagined. Friday we did school in our P.J.'s because I just was not feeling great and we accomplished everything I had planned and even more. Audrey and Lei are already reading easy readers to me. Ms. Rachel is able to write quite a few of her letters which I'm very impressed with since she isn't quite 3 and a half yet. I have no idea how long we will homeschool, but I'm definitely planning to next year. I also want to mention that the kids are attending a co-op once a week with other homeschoolers at our local YMCA which has been a Godsend. They take Spanish, Music, PE, and Karate for 4 hours every Tuesday and it gives us all a little break from each other too which is perfect.

Audrey, Lei and Rachel are all taking gymnastics and enjoying it all. Lei is a maniac when it comes to gymnastics or anything athletic and he's so fun to watch ! His English is progressing so quickly it is hard to believe. Other than his pronouns being off occassionally or just saying things a little akwardly, he can communicate anything he wants to anyone.

I am posting some pictures from December and Chinese New Year since I'm way behind on my posting, then I'll post a pic from February.