New additions to our homeschool room

with birthday gifts.

Zachary's birthday was on Monday and besides lots of Lego Pirates, we offered him some really nice gifts that would make him learn things.

This dvd boxset is amazing. I was sure I would not like it but I am glued to the television as much as the kids are. Did you know that some people use insects to make jewels? Beautiful jewels too. I cannot recommand this boxset enough and you can be sure that I will be buying the second one as soon as I find it.



He also got two games, one of logic and one of fun, but that makes the kids count and think of strategy to win:





Finally, he got a really nice M&D puzzle, 100 pieces. A floor puzzle, which is always nice. The kids love them.



William's birthday is coming up, wonder which game I will find for him. Like Zachary, I will find games that go with his birthday theme. I know, I am particular, lol.

Another book for Catherine

Because she has been so passionnate about reading the series of Magic Tree House, I have been looking around to find the ones we are missing. Today, I found this one on E-Bay and got it for 2,24$:



She is going to be so happy when it arrives :)

Adding a new (future) homeschooler :)

I am pregnant!!!

EDD #6 December 7th, 2009. For now. My first ob appointment is April 6th and then an u/s not long after that.

Words cannot express how happy I am right now. My children have been jumping up and down all over the house since this morning. And when we went out to run errands, they told anyone and everyone who would listen that they had a baby brother or sister growing inside my belly.

Wonderful and perfect. We are not a *keeping secrets* kind of family. When we are happy, everyone knows why. And we are happy like we never have been before. Well, ykwim, lol.

A truly breathtaking book

A must have in every library. I am so glad I bought it (for 2$, I might add. Brand new). The author made portraits of many animals, adding some poetry, story inserts, facts and more to each page. Everytime you turn a page, you think this is the best one... until you turn the next page.

My daughter's interest in van Gogh

Ever since Catherine started her painting classes last January, she has been talking about all the great painters in the world. She wants to know everything about them and see all their works. Everytime we go to the liquidation store, I look at their book selection. I have found some great ones at great prices and others just too expensive. So, I wait for the prices to go down then buy them (I am that cheap, lol. Well, not cheap but smart. Why pay smething 80$ when you can wait a few months and have it for 10$?). Today, I found these two:



We paid 12.90$CAD with no taxes (sale going on), regular price online is 82.50$USD. Vincent van Gogh has been her favorite so far and she has wanted to know more about him. She even chose one of his paintings as her end of the year painting. And she truly did an amazing job. She is very talented (and she takes that from her father). I am happy to be able to find and offer her the books she wants and to have found a great teacher for her. I know she will go far with her talent. I have known since she was barely 2yo.

Having fun learning starts young

This is a cute picture of Mathieu, who had climbed on the table when the kids were homeschooling.



He wanted to read books and *have fun* too.

Our afternoon

The children spend the first half of our afternoon playing outside. It is such a beautiful day that they just had to go out and play, for much longer than usual. They came back in and Catherine went and picked up the mail. What did I receive? My new Sonlight catalog!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo, I was so excited, I was jumping up and down. The kids were excited too, asking if there were new books they would be getting for homeschooling. I told them yes then got them all in the playroom, watching this math dvd while I looked through the catalog.



All five were having fun watching that dvd. They love it and learn so much. I have already put the second volume in my cart and I see they got a third one out too. And one for grammar. The ones for science are unbeatable. They are truly amazing.

Oh, I am anxious to get my next order ready. The books, the science experiments, the art projects, ... So much fun ahead.