I have a confession to make. I exposed my child to The Pioneer Woman. I started reading her blog three or four years ago and couldn't get enough of her recipes. She includes pictures every step along the way and as you read, it's as if she is actually speaking to her. Her writing is very natural, and her pictures are gorgeous. As the couple years went by that I read her blog, I ventured to homeschool my girls, and my friend, Nicki, that had originally pointed her out to me, mentioned that she homeschooled her children as well. I've loved reading her posts, and since then, she has grown HUGELY! She now has a tv show on food network and we faithfully watch it each week. She now has her second cookbook out. Emily adores her, rightfully so. Her Nana bought her a whole cupboard and drawerful of cooking supplies and tools. Besides reading, cooking is an outlet for her. It brings her joy to bake for others. Granny would be so proud. (Above, Emily is following and making something from her blog, and below she made cinnamon rolls from her cookbook.
With only a couple coverings of snow this winter, Ellie made the most of it by playing in the snow and then drinking hot chocolate outside.
I had a blast gathering all these creative ideas for Ellie to make these beautiful homemade Valentines, yet she insists on the premade Barbie Valentines.
Cincinnati Children's Theatre offers four shows throughout the year, and we've had the opportunity to see 3 of the 4. Each show is better than the next. Believe it or not, Pinocchio was one of our favorites, although the girls didn't really know the story before-hand, sadly. The music and acting was beautiful! Pinocchio was a boy from our church, which was pretty neat!
The girls had to bring school work to the last show, because I helped a friend get the kids off the buses. The girls enjoyed passing out programs as well.
One of our favorite field trips was tapping maple trees to make syrup. The girls learned so much! This experiment focused on density.
