This morning carter, Bella and I sneaked out of the house at 8 AM leaving Chris and the babies asleep. We headed over to the Farmer’s Market. Amazingly our favorite parking spot was still open (I’m not telling you where our secret spot is because you might steal it next week) so we didn’t have...
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We celebrated Independence Day a bit early this year as we photographed weddings on July 3rd and 4th. On July 2nd we packed an all American picnic dinner and headed downtown to hear the Des Moines Symphony and watch fireworks at the capitol building. Lydia loved dancing to the music but she and...
We set out Friday afternoon on a 7 hour drive to Springfield, IL. The babies can get pretty crabby in the car but thankfully did fairly well. Saturday we toured the Lincoln home and restored neighborhood before walking around downtown Springfield looking at the old capital, Lincoln law offices, and other historical points...
Children aren’t colouring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favourite colours.
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This was posted on our Catholic Unschooler’s group this past week. I thought it explained things so well. With permission I am posting it here. Thanks Beate!
Unschooling doesn’t mean “no textbooks” “no classes” “no workbooks” etc. Unschooling means that children get to learn in a manner that is holistic and...