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It's been a super weird & crazy year!  We came to Florida in December, 2018,  intending to only stay 6 weeks....but in February 2019 we decided to move here!  We sold our house & hauled all our stuff here in April....looks like we're here to stay for awhile.  It is beautiful - but so was our home in Missouri! However, I will not miss the frigid winters or my respiratory issues that came with the cold.  

Week 7 - G

We read "Goodnight Gorilla" for G

They loved making the different voices of the animals saying Goodnight in the dark :0)

We had playdough to match the cages & keys from the book - the children got to choose which animal/cage they wanted & we retold the story with our story props!  I even found an armadillo at the free swap just in time (I think it's a Texas mascot but hey, it works!)

Watching the 5th-8th grade PE class

Working in our Grocery Store!

Isaac can do this puzzle all by himself now!  Such a puzzle whiz!

Nixon really loved acting out the story this week with the story props - I think some dinosaurs made it into the zoo as well :0)

Arc was attracted to this antique cash register right away...normally I don't prefer plastic toys but this is a classic that children have loved since I was their age (yep, I'm kinda old)

What does it look like under a magnifying lens?  Malachi tried several things to see what they looked like

Auberon tried out Pegasus

So did Isaac

The lion escaped from the zoo!  Arc found it!

My Ben came to class for a little while this week - he made a plaster treasure hunt for the prek class!  They banged it with rocks til they found all the jewels :0)

Week 6

I caught the paint chip man restocking at Lowes this week - so we made masks & 'flower vases'!

Fall means vegetable soup, right?

So I bought this awesome sensory table at Ikea a couple of weeks ago, & forgot to get my bins!!  Dish pan worked fine for this week, but I'm heading back to Ikea next week to get the rest of the table ;0)  F for Farm & Fish....

Kylie discovered our Magnatab! Great fine motor practice!  I've wanted one since Josie was in kindergarten (5 years ago!) but got this at the free swap in the spring!  The next one is coming up this Tuesday, wonder what I'll find??

Arc loved our new grocery store set up - especially the eggs

A nature walk with our contact paper & popsicle stick frames :0)

Abraham was so excited to show his mama!

They turned out very nicely - we didn't think the church would miss a few rose petals - especially this late in the season!

New water source - old detergent jug!

Sooo much sword play today!  Isaac loves this!

Nixon discovered this big hole with mushrooms above it!  We wonder what lives in there??

Adelina taking care of her friend Abraham :0)

New grocery store area

Week 5!

Yes, I skipped week 4!  The awesome Jenn Finley took over for me while I was at the Wild + Free conference in Franklin, Tennessee!  I'm still behind for week 5 so I'm catching up now ;0)

E week - Elmer the Elephant

Isaac working on size & color

Stamping & experimenting with block crayons

Taylor was cracking herself up with the magnifying lens!

Adelina was choosing favorite dogs to review D week

Nixon LOVES those trains & cars :0)

Such a sweet smile!

A rainy day outside meant kinetic sand inside!

Painting is such a calming activity

Malachi & Finn bonded in the afternoon

Quinn, Malachi, Kylie & Caroline had a teaparty after lunch!