R went to parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop, and tap.

D went to Circus.

Each kid made a (very indicative of personality) gingerbread "house".  These are in age order from oldest to youngest:

W read independently, and began working with LOF, which he found very frustrating.

R read independently, worked on multiplication facts, ETC, and Khan Academy math.

D read with support, used Handwriting Without Tears and ETC, and LOF.

J practiced reading, did Handwriting Without Tears, and played addition games.

We went to Washington DC and visited the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Botanical Garden.  I had forgotten how much W and R despise museums.  They may not have gotten a lot out of this visit but they did eat some native-to-the-Americas food and mostly enjoyed it.  W and D were most adventurous while R and J stuck with food they already know (chicken and fries.)

Everyone enjoyed the Botanical Gardens a lot more.  It was a beautiful day!

I read to the girls:

The Bare Naked Book by Kathy Stinson
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz

The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

This week included 6 days of instruction.