Family of Valentines

By far our favorite Valentine tradition each year is the "family heart box." There is a paper heart with each family member's name and after dinner from Feb 1-14 each person closes their eyes and draws a name from the box. Then you share one thing you love about how God made that person followed by a bear hug and I love you. The kids say the funniest and sweetest things during these little years. They love drawing and getting drawn! The reoccurring theme for Kennon this year seemed to be the boys LOVE that God made him so big and strong and the thing they LOVE most to do with him is wrestle!

Good Morning and Happy Valentine's Day!

Caleb's Auburn Valentine box he made for school.

Learning Fun Scrapbook

MATH PATTERNS!

By food, shape, and color...

 

ALPHABET CRAFTS

A is for Alligator puppets

B is for Butterfly

C is for a Cotton ball Cloud

 D is for Dog masks (from the Dollar store :-))

MUSIC!

Family Tunes And Tales - The Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Memphis Public Library collaborate to bring a fun blend of story and music that engages the mind. So far we've learned about a string quartet and percussion.

SCIENCE!

One of Caleb's letters of the week at school was "V" so we made a Volcano and saw how combining vinegar and baking soda made it erupt!

ART!

The only thing I asked them to do was practice staying within the rectangle boundary. Luke drew a portrait of Daddy and when I asked Jonathan to tell me about his painting, he said "it's all about Jesus"

Celebrating Epiphany and The Gospel

Celebrated Epiphany today with a few fun activities as we talked about the significance of Gentile wise men coming to worship Jesus... Star lacing, crowns, and the most fun was trying to find the brightest star! (Epiphany is the climax to the Advent/ Christmas season. The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal."The Wise Men or Magi who brought gifts to the child Jesus were the first Gentiles to acknowledge Jesus as "King" and so were the first to "show" or "reveal" Jesus to a wider world as the incarnate Christ. This act of worship by the Magi, which corresponded to Simeon’s blessing that this child Jesus would be "a light for revelation to the Gentiles" (Luke 2:32), was one of the first indications that Jesus came for all people, of all nations, of all races) 

Last year's more detailed post on the celebration of Epiphany http://kennonvaughanfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-and-how-were-celebrating-epiphany.html

"That's my dad!"

At the start of the summer we took the boys to their first Memphis Redbirds baseball game. They ate it up, but maybe their favorite part of the night was getting to see a little demo of their dad's college baseball days. At one point as Kennon was drilling the balls, little Luke goes, "That's my dad!" Priceless!

Caleb's PDS Fun Run

I finally put together my video clips of Caleb's Fun Run at PDS. It was really fun seeing how much fun he was having! The best part was when his favorite super hero made an appearance.

Caleb and Spiderman: Web Slingers

Jonathan sat right down next to Caleb to hear the race instructions. He always thinks he should be doing whatever either of his brothers is doing!

Goodbye School, Hello Summer

Today we were celebrating the school year and getting excited about summer over pancakes at Cracker Barrel! We recorded Caleb's favorite things about school this year, and then we all brainstormed fun things we'd like to do this summer. I brought a pen and pad, but we decided it would be a much better tradition to record it on a napkin and keep them each year. We left full of pancakes, great school memories, and excitement about this summer!

Easter 2012