Our Homeschool Week

After being sick with some type of flu last week, we were able to get a full week of work in this week. We did take Wednesday off for my youngest daughter's birthday. She wanted pizza for her birthday at a special place where they have a carousel horse that children can sit on.

After eating pizza, the kids wanted to go to a place to hike and play. When we got there, we soon discovered that the hiking trails were flooded. We were able to walk about 1/8 mile on one of the trails.

When we got back to the main area of the park, the kids played and dug for fossils. It turned out to be a good day even though the trails were flooded.

Our Week

This week started with my oldest son turning 14 on Monday! He wanted to go to Zaxby's for his birthday lunch. Overnight, we were hit with freezing rain. They had just brined the roads (we live in Eastern NC) on Friday, so once the temperatures got above freezing, the roads cleared up quickly.

Since, the weather cleared up, it was turning out to be a beautiful day. We went to downtown New Bern (NC) and walked around looking at all the bears from the tricentennial celebration back in 2010. We ended up at the History Center.

When we were through watching the video and looking at some of the things inside of the History Center, we decided to walk along the river back to our car. We saw many different kinds of birds: seagulls, ducks, pelicans, and cormorant.

The rest of the week was filled with book work and working on review items. One of those items is from Grapevine Studies. My youngest was so excited to be able to have her own review item (most of the items I get are for older kids). She is having so much fun with the drawings and doing a lot better than I though she would. Here is a sneak peek: