peek at the week

Josiah has figured out he can read, really read!!  What a magical moment! One morning I sent him up to get dressed and discovered him a few minutes later, in bed reading, only half changed.  Here he is sharing a story with Nana and Poppa at bedtime.

Some surprises in the new way we are doing school: Josiah loves the fingerplays and acting things out.  On this day he chose 5 stuffed animals and labeled them with the names of family members.  Then he chose an activity for each "person" to do based on what he knew they were interested in.  Here is "Micah" doing his schoolwork.

This was my favorite: "Daddy" and "Mommy" cooking together.

We had a little Valentine's party.  Rachel had already bought herself some crafts from Hobby Lobby with a birthday gift card and enjoyed making a sun-catcher.

 

Josiah made two Valentines, one for Daddy and one for his friend J who lives next door.

 

 

Announcing...the Clippers!

 

I either need to buy a better camera, or take better pictures, or both.  But had to capture a few shots of Micah playing Upward basketball.  His team has been so much fun to watch this year.  They work so well together.  Micah scored his first basket last night, but prefers to play defense and pass the ball off to someone else for a basket.  (He's the blurry one with the ball!)

His height is definitely an asset!  I did not realize how tall he had really gotten until I saw him out on the floor with other boys his age.  Makes it easier to grab those rebounds!  It will be sad to see the season come to an end.  As far as we can tell, it may be the last time Micah plays organized basketball.  But soccer is calling his name for high school...