Saturday, Sunday, Monday & today...

Saturday - the Harvest Fair was so much fun! We looked at about a million goats, pet some llamas (my personal favorite) and talked with a llama breeder, went to the petting zoo where C.J. fulfilled a dream by petting a sheep, went on a couple of small rides (train, hay ride), and generally had loads of fun. C.O. liked the pigs best, followed by the deer in the petting zoo, C.J. liked the sheep and cows. We also checked out the giant prize-winning pumpkins and a bit of the art exhibit.
 
Sunday - We went shopping for sleeping bags for the kids. We're going camping this weekend, and M & I still have good sleeping bags from all our pre-child backpacking, but the kids needed them too. We let them pick them out, with a little guidance - C.O. picked out a navy blue one with bright orange trim, and C.J of course picked deep bright pink. After that, we came back, and settled down for some school work. C.O. did math, another couple of pages in HWOT, some sorting, and 2 pages in HM Phonics. C.J. sorted beads by color, then ran off to play with her daddy.
 
Monday - Had a meeting with C.O.'s teacher. She loved the pictures of the volcano experiment, and after asking C.O. about letter sounds, said she'll give us a bunch of early readers on Wednesday as she thinks he's ready! She also gave us a bunch of cool math manipulatives - geometric shapes in bright colors, interlocking cubes, etc. After the meeting we went to the library and checked out a slew of books. It's the first time we've gone to the library since we moved here, and this one is nice! They have a great play area for little kids, and tons of good books. We got "Blueberries for Sal", three "Franklin the Turtle" books, a lovely little one called "Lemon Moon" and some on farming, plus a few for me! The kids were really well behaved thankfully. In the evening, we read a few of the books, did another page and a half of math, and 2 more pages in HWOT. We also studied and colored the parts of a plant, then wrote which type of vegetable the pictures were - root, stem or leaf.
 
Today - We'll start by reading again - that worked out really well yesterday, so I think I might start each lesson period that way, then we'll probably play with the new manipulatives, check on the catnip seeds, and work on the calendar. We might do some work in HM Phonics today too. This afternoon we have a playdate with D5 and H3, then C.O. has soccer practice. C.O. requested turkey meatloaf for dinner, so I think the kids will help me cook tonight too!