Here is the first meal we've enjoyed as we eat our way across the Eastern Hemisphere! First stop - Hawaii (the Pacific Islands). With the help of some dollar store leis and a plastic grass skirt Zanna came home with after attending a friend's birthday party luau, we were ready to celebrate!
We enjoyed Kalua pork and rice, roasted sweet potatoes and pineapple with ice cream for dessert.
Complete with some Hawaiian mood music playing in the background thanks to the local library, we had a party rocking!!
The volcano eruption ended up being a bust. We were disappointed - anyone know how to make a volcano?
Now that we were all in the mood, everyone voted for a viewing of the Brady Bunch 3 episode special of when they went to Hawaii. I mean, how long does it take to figure out that it's NOT a good luck charm?!!!
France - sounds good, huh? We may not have actually been to France this week but we traveled in our imaginations!
Zanna's book for the week was Madeline. Don't you love her little toilet paper roll Madeline in the picture?! She made a lapbook through the week and we assembled the pieces the last day. We used the free lapbook templates from Homeschool Share.
Will's off to the Pacific Islands but the pictures will have to wait for the volcanic eruption and Hawaiian luau. To be continued!!
Yep, this is what I have to work with. Scary, huh? Actually, he's in good humor here. I can't say that it lasted for the whole week.
I'd like my readers to imagine a home environment where Mama is surrounded by her two adoring children, eager to hear what wisdom their mama has to instill on their growing minds and innocent hearts. We wake in anticipation every day expectant to the waiting mysteries of life that will be revealed to us that day. Math unfolds as a symphony of numbers reflecting a supreme God of order. We wonder. We are awed. Work is done with joyful hearts knowing that it's for our good and glory to the Lord.
Now for the reality, my friends. We are imperfect parents with imperfect kids who struggle every day. While my dream is reminiscent of that family above, our days are battles. We fight over what Me wants over that what God wants. I complain over dishes, messy floors, mounds of laundry, having to clean the house, etc. Kids complain over what's for dinner, math assignments, having to clean their rooms, brushing their teeth. Our battles are within ourselves - with ourselves. Me over God. And this is education. Yes, we do math, reading, writing, history, science - but the stuff that matters? Character, attitude, compassion, thoughtfulness, diligence, hard work, glorifying God in ALL circumstances is what we are trying to teach our children and learn for ourselves. What a privilege. What a daunting task.
