Gratitude Monday...

It's been one month since I last checked in.  

We are now 

(mostly) 

settled into our home in the 

San Fransisco Bay area.  

I am so very very grateful.  

Here's a little bit of what have have to celebrate.

~We are 21 miles from The Wharf

~ We are less than 50 miles from Half Moon Bay

~ We are about a mile away from the San Pablo Reservoir

 

~We have calla lilies, roses, jasmine, lavender and lemon trees in our yard that make my whole house smell like spring time in a botanical garden

~Fresh seafood

~Flying kites

 ~Wildflowers like Crazy.  They are in every color, and in every spare place of land.

 

~Snails, earthworms, and slugs.  (seriously, my kids are THRILLED)

 

~Seashells, and a new growing collection of sea glass

 

~She finally has her own room

 

~My children are in my backyard picking strawberries right now.

 What more could I ask for?

I'm going to try to get back to this blog regularly.  

Try.

Here's to a brand new week full of possibilities.

April Preschool Wrap Up...

This April my little preschooler explored, discovered, danced, jumped, ran, climbed, laughed, shouted, and loved.  I just didn't take many pictures of it.

Weekly Wrap Up # 26

This week in first grade we...

April 15- April 21

This is the 8th week of our 9 weeks of

 "throw everything out the window, accomplish what must be done"

 era of first grade.

(every thing we must accomplish = math, spelling, and phonics) 

I want to have a visual reminder of our time working together, even if I don't have the words that will tell me what we 'actually accomplished'.

This was our last full week of homeschool in Arizona.

It was our last full week of living in Arizona.

We made a few special trips to our favorite local restaurant.

 

Weekly Wrap Up #23, 24 and 25

 March 17- April 14

This is the 5th, 6th and 7th week of our 9 weeks of

 "throw everything out the window, accomplish what must be done"

 era of first grade.

(every thing we must accomplish = math, spelling, and phonics) 

I didn't use my camera for almost a full month so I don't have any pictures.  And since I didn't take any notes, I really don't have anything to post.  So please forgive this place holder post.  
 Here, I'll post a picture of our orange tree in bloom...

Checking in...

I just wanted to say hello to this space.

I miss it.

I miss catching up on all the beautiful blogs.

 

Our big move is less than two weeks away.

 My family is great, 

there is so much to be grateful for, 

so much to be excited about.

I look forward to coming back here very soon.

~much love.

March Preschool Wrap Up

This March my preschooler turned 5.  A very very big deal indeed.  Here's a little bit of what he was up to...

 looking for bugs

 garden signs

 Pretzel, Cyrus's beloved cat

 Max on his boating adventure

 park play dates

 bath time with his brother

 keeping check on the orange and lemon trees

 A birthday party for Ava's baby Lucy.

 A beluga whale made of flag fabric

Baseball Ice cream birthday party

Weekly Wrap Up # 22

This week in first grade we...

March 11- March 17

This is the 4th week of our 9 weeks of

 "throw everything out the window, accomplish what must be done"

 era of first grade.

(every thing we must accomplish = math, spelling, and phonics) 

I want to have a visual reminder of our time working together, even if I don't have the words that will tell me what we 'actually accomplished'.

 Along with school we also decorated for Spring, which is about all I took pictures of.

What was that about Rhythm?

 

It feels like I was just blogging about getting our rhythm back around here.

since then we've had

weeks of  spring illnesses.

From stomach flu, cold viruses, to pink eye.

No one has been spared.

So.

I just wanted to say that I am here.  

we are all getting better,

and I'll be back soon.

I refuse to believe that I'm jinxing myself by writing this promise.

(crossing my fingers.)

 

Weekly Wrap Up #21

This week in first grade...

March 4- March 10

This is the 3nd week of our 9 weeks of
 "throw everything out the window, accomplish what must be done"
 era of first grade.
(every thing we must accomplish = math, spelling, and phonics)
I want to have a visual reminder of our time working together, even if I don't have the words that will tell me what we 'actually accomplished'.

Weekly Wrap Up #20

This week in first grade...

February 26- March 3

This is the 2nd week of our 9 weeks of
 "throw everything out the window, accomplish what must be done"
 era of first grade.
I want to have a visual reminder of our time working together, even if I don't have the words that will tell me what we 'actually accomplished'.
 Renaissance Festival (that counts right?) math, spelling, phonics, and (again) apparently art study.

In Art Study..