Santa's Specticals....

The boys had 3 performances of their play last weekend. They were suppose to have 7 performances but the weather was bad and the school performances were cancelled. I was really proud of my guys. Jacob and Michael had speaking parts and they did great!! Anthony was working the sound on this play. He is learning so much and did a great job.

The whole cast and most of the crew. Anthony wouldn't get in the picture.

Jacob handing out programs.

Anthony at the sound station.

The boys taking their bows.

The boys were carolers in the play.....God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

Anthony with Mr. Perkins who is teaching him sound.

Jacob and Michael with Mr. Mike (aka Santa Clause)

Visiting family.....

We have a a couple visits from out of town family this month. Alyssa and her family came to visit on the 10th. We just hung out at home and the kids played together and watched movies. It was really nice and relaxing. Then we met Donald and DJ at Culvers for lunch on Monday. DJ was here visiting from Indiana. My guys love their cousin!!

Playing guitar together. Anthony didn't really like Davids travel guitar.

Michael and Jacob made another gingerbread house while Alyssa was visiting.

Gingerbread houses at Co-op.......

At our last co-op the kids made gingerbread houses. Michael took his time and made a nice house. Jacob's was good too, he just went a different way with his.....ZOMBIES!!!

Michael's nice sweet house with little teddy grahams making snow angels.

Jacob's impaled gingerbread men with bloody hearts (red hots) and yellow snow!!! Gotta love his creativity I guess.

Merry Christmas............

Way behind again on blogging :( Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I will try to catch up soon!

Hummel Planetarium

We went on a field trip to the planetarim at EKU today. We met some friends there for a program about Christmas traditions. It was very nice. I love Christmas field trips!!!!

Its November 22 and 70 degrees in Kentucky!!!

The last few days have been unseasonably warm here in the Bluegrass State. So we decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and spend the afternoon outside. We met some fellow homeschoolers at Great Crossing Park. The kids ran around and played capture the flag....PE. Then we hiked the trail by the river...more PE. The kids gathered little things in nature and make bookmarks and bracelets out of them. Michael sketched some branches.....art. They both learned about different kinds of plants and the animals that life on and in them.....science. They found owl pellets with rodent skeletons inside....more science. The weather was beautiful and so was the company.

Michael took a puppetry class!!!!

Georgetown Community Theatre paid for a few kids to take a puppetry class at the Lexington Childrens Theatre. They wanted the kids who were doing the puppetry in the Christmas play to go but a few of them couldn't go so they asked Michael if he would like to take the class. He seemed to enjoy himself. He made 2 puppets, one out of a macaroni box and one out of a paper plate. They but a lot of thought into the puppets they made, giving them names and personalities. They even wrote poems for one of the puppets.