Life Schooling~

These are just a few of the highlights from the week.
We love these math stories and just happened to have marshmallows to go with it today~

It's funny how certain themes come around over and over but we are always learning new things.
This time in our study of rainbows, we learned the acrostic Rainbows Over You God's Blessed Vow~

 We sketched what we learned and made a rainbow with light and water.
Calla was really taking it all in~

The next day we learned all about Fish~

 Everyone chose a book with fish in it to sketch and we added silver scales like The Rainbow Fish~

Poetry Teatime is getting more and more fun now that the kids can choose and read their own selections~

In science we learned all about sea turtles, and we just happened to have some shells on our nature shelf to touch and observe~

 The kids all enjoyed a simulation of a sea turtle pulling herself onto the beach to lay her eggs~

We continue to enjoy our Around the World with Picture Books and continue to study China~

 which of course is our Most Favorite!!!

Today was Fun Friday and we celebrated Earth Day early with dirt cups, jokes,

 and painting earths~

 We all decided on a way we could each take care of the earth~

The Life Schooling journey is definitely a beautiful way to spend our days!!!

China on my Mind~

I guess with our recent LOA and knowing we will travel soon

China is really on my mind!

I am constantly thinking and praying for the people there

especially a little boy in Beijing. :)

Just a few of my favorite images~

We will be there before we know it,

retracing steps we have already taken~

Beijing, Fujian, and Guangzhou.

Not to mention the BEST part...

we will have a SON!!!

Isaiah 43:5

Do not be afraid for I am with you;

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

Dreams~ Joy to Love

Joy to Love day 11~ Dreams...

and as I look at these two amazing blessings...

I dream of China....

I looked through my hundreds of images

from China and picked out some of my favorites...

China Dreaming of

~ the quiet and calm of the gardens

~ the beautiful architecture

~ the things we find mundane but oh so graceful in China

~ the amazing vegetation everywhere you look

~ signs that I have no idea what they say

~ people everywhere just out for a walk

~ people gathered in parks for lunch and visits

~ surrounded by Chinese people

~ beautiful walks over breathtaking bridges

~ nothing but time to enjoy beauty

Yes~ I'm China Dreaming today...

the beautiful homeland of our two beautiful

China princesses

and maybe the day we take them back

for a heritage tour.

"A Journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

~Ancient Chinese Proverb