Cousins (180 + 14 weeks)

R went to parkour.

All the kids attended their last day of MAHC classes, closing with field day games!

We had family visiting from out of town so we visited a working hobby farm in Central PA.

W attended his final day of Teen Coop classes, completing a final project for Evolution.

We scattered the kids' great-grandparents ashes at their church:

And did lots of swimming, sand-building, and kayaking at the beach:

The girls made Father's Day cards, with some help on spelling from W:

W, R, and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears, and J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:

Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe


Puppy! by Keith Graves

Showcase (180 +13 weeks)

R went to parkour.

The kids all attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his Teen Program classes.  D went to circus class, J went to ballet.  W went to D and D.

J danced in a ballet Showcase!

Here she is on stage:

D attended her religious education class.

W, R and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support:Trouble River by Betsy Byars.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.

J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:

Lili at Ballet by Rachel Isadora

New Shoes for Silvia by Johanna Hurwitz

Triangle and Circle: How Embracing Each Others Differences Can Lead to Beautiful Friendship by Sarah Claxton

Mucumber McGee and the Lunch Lady's Liver by Patrick Loehr


Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo

Balance beam (180 + 12 weeks)

R went to parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his teen program classes.  D went to circus and J went to ballet (twice).

W played D and D.

The girls made themselves a balance beam:

W and R attended a sleepover with the junior youth group.  D and J attended their religious education classes.

W, R and D worked with LOF.

W read independently:A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.  R read with support.  D practiced reading.  J mastered
Peg And Ted by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:
The Secret Life of Walter Kitty by Barbara Jean Hicks


Leopardpox! by Orna Landau


Who Wants to Be a Princess?: What It Was Really Like to Be a Medieval Princess by Bridget Heos


Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark by Heather Lang.