Letter of the Week- Letter Y

Well, we are almost done with our letter of the week series.  Like I said in the Letter of the Week- Letter X post.  We read a lot of books but I forgot to take a picture of them before we returned them to the library.  Here is our curriculum and a few pictures of the fun we had. Frozen yogurt dots Addi loved the yarn weaving activity. Here are our water balloon yo-yos.  The kids LOVED them.  We made more the next day! ...

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Letter of the Week- Letter X

Click on the link below to see out Letter X activities for the week. Addi was great at drawing the letter X.  we had them on everything all week long. X is for xylophone. X is for X-ray.  We looked at some we had in our medical files form when I sprained my ankle and some copies of our dental X-rays.   Next we made our own version of an X-ray with chalk and q-tips. Next we went on a letter X hunt.  We found lots of things that looked like an x but didn't want to take picture of every single thing.  Addi made an X with her whole body and also with just her legs.   After explaining the concept of X marks the spot, we went on a treasure hunt.  I wrote clues on paper...

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Fighting for Faith: After loss and in the midst of uncertainty.

This week I would love for all of you to be encouraged by my dear friend Kate.  She has been through struggles I cannot even fathom and her faith in the midst of trials is astonishing.  I love hearing the story of how God has transformed her heart and is continuing to work in her.  Because we both stay so busy we don't hang out as much as I would like but she's the  type of friend you always feel comfortable with and can always pick up exactly where you've left off.  She is such an encourager and even on difficult days the joy of the Lord radiates from her.  So, here are some words to think on from Kate.  Kate is due in November of 2013! As you can see Nathan is thrilled with the news:) I am honored...

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