School Break Anyone??

A few months ago,

you might recall me telling you that 

my boys were BEGGING me to start

their new school year!

They were SO excited about moving 

on to the next grade.

I held them off while I attempted to 

get myself organized.

We started and I had a plan

we have been following it pretty well.

Well we are doing good with

about 5 out of the 8 subjects.

Not a bad start since this is our first

FULL year.

I have been getting antsy about

getting organized so 

we decided to take a week off

so I could concentrate on 

organizing and purging.

Then we took a second week off

for Grammy's visit.

Then we had a down week

and then a week of VBS.

I didn't feel like trying to get back into a groove

for just a week.

So...

our 2 week break

turned into a 4 week break!

Much needed I might add!

I told the kids we would do some crafts,

but I didn't make good on that offer
until week 3 of our break...

And I just kinda let 'em go at it!

They started on Sunday

and they were ready to go through

every.single.craft.in.this.house!

First J insisted on putting together a pirate ship
foam kit we got from Jo-Ann's for $1.
And again we have a new LOVE for
those awesome glue dots.

He put it together all by himself

just looking at the picture.

He is so good with his hands,

he really surprises me.

And those glue dots meant -

no messy glue to worry about!!

LOVE!!

Then they wanted to paint their bird houses.

I think I bought these in NC.

We have had these for a LONG time.

I have just resisted the 

months of begging...

I finally gave in and let them

paint their bird houses.

Then on Tuesday,

after Tae Kwon Do

we hit the library.

They were having a VERY expansive

story time,

complete with LOTS of neat activities!!

Ironically,

the theme was pirates!

They read the book

Pirates Past Noon

- which we missed, but we own

so we will have to read it ourselves.

They made treasure maps: 

Then did soap carvings:
(sort of)

The older boys drew pirate ships.

Then Ms. Priss & J went over

and made pirate hats!

Arrrrr Matey!

R decided to make a

"Wanted" poster

instead of a hat:

(If you find him, call the police right away!)

Hahahah!!

I didn't tell him that the po-po wasn't around 

during pirate times.  ;)

After our week 3: our "down week"

was VBS.

Operation Overboard

(see next post)

So I guess its back to school!

(maybe)

But I will try and figure out a way to 

get the littles to story time once in a while!