Catching up...

These last 2 weeks have been very busy - all fun stuff, but not much time at home. Here are some pictures:

Lauryn singing with her friends from Brownies at Sotterley Plantation


More pictures from Sotterley, freshly face painted:


With friend Luda, who is from Russia:

Santa and friends:

Making a craft:


Jacob's Boy Scouts Pack sang Christmas carols for the folks at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home


Here's something you don't see every day: Chase in a tux! He's on his way to the Christmas Concert at school, his first in high school. We were very impressed, the music was great! The jazz ensemble was especially talented. They sang a song in honor of Stephanie Weir. It's called Dare You to Move, by Lighthouse. It was very moving. Watching these teenagers, including my own daughter, try to cope with the death of their friend continues to be heartbreaking.


Picking out the tree at our favorite spot, the Walters small tree farm in La Plata. Mr. Walter passed away last year, but his son and Chris shared some great memories of the years we've found the perfect year there. This is most likely our last Christmas in Maryland - and this is our biggest tree ever!



Playing with a new friend, Shadow:



We saw our favorite doctor again! Dr. Biersack is back from living in San Antonio and invited us over one Sunday afternoon.

Learning About Color

We had a lesson on color today. Some review, some new fun. We learned about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. We also experimented with tints and shades by adding black and white to primary colors. Next stop: an art project based on Winslow Homer's use of values in color.

We had our annual Christmas Card photo shoot today. The deal is, they pose nicely and then they can do what they want. The best pictures are usually the ones where they do what they want. Here's one featuring 5 out of 5 children and 2 out of 3 dogs.

Adventures in Homeschooling

Welcome to our blog, where we plan to share our adventures in homeschooling.