Another round-up of experiences

So we finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and predictably, I cried. So sad!!

I did the Keen Observation exercise with Liam and Caitrin last week and they really loved it. Liam especially became much more expressive and precise in his wordings. I have a record of his comments and Caitrin's in my homeschool folder on the desktop (note to self).

Jacob read "To Light a Fire" by Jack London and discussed at length with Jon over dinner. (I love homeschool.)

We've had days of sunshine where we play on the trampoline, run around the backyard and read aloud.

Liam's lacrosse is in full swing. He practices with Noah in addition to scheduled practices.

Liam, Jacob and Noah are all playing Exalted (RPG) and when I asked Liam if he would like to do some writing with me, he reminded me that he is doing a lot of writing playing that game. And he is!

Caitrin and I worked on a lapbook for John Mayer. She is really getting good at typing online and using google. Amazing at age 9. She has rekindled her interest in Greek and so we pulled out the Greek books last night and plowed forward. She is adorable how well she spells and attempts to use this ancient language. She was telling Johannah and Liam that they are her sister and brother. :)

She also made a host of Chinese lanterns and paper chains to decorate the back yard and to help us play color tag.

Movies: we watched Winged Migration, Harry Potter 4, Millions, and one about Emmett Till (Civil Rights Movement).

Jacob continues to work through "Story of the World" and Chemistry. He is also working on algebra and especially is preparing his application for AFS. He is reading the website daily and is working several mowing jobs to get money together for that ambitious trip.

That's it for today!