Finally feelin' better!

my boys

Bradley wanted a picture with his dinosaurs

The flu stinks and was NO fun, but I think we're finally over it! My precious Bradley was the main victim with all the horrible symptoms. He had a high fever of 103.7 and felt really bad...especially on Monday. But, each day he felt a little better although going outside for a little while still really wears him out. We were prescribed Tamiflu, but that stuff was nasty and made the kids puke. So, I didn't make them take it. The side effects weren't worth the supposed benefits of lessening flu-like symptoms. Rachel has had a milder case with a low grade fever and a headache. Both kids have had a cough, but have been eating and drinking fine, so I think their little bodies are fighting it off just fine. It was tough having to watch them not feel very well and we're looking forward to a flu-free week next week!!

"Sweet cheeks"

Trent's got 'em on both ends!

We are so thankful for our precious baby boy! He gets sweeter every day and is just a lovey-squishy-smiley-happy-precious boy!!!! I love my Trenty-poo!!

Homeschooling

We have officially started homeschooling. We have a loose guideline for how our day will go, and we adjust as needed EVERY day. We try to be dressed and upstairs no later than 9am. Bradley usually starts playing and Trent gets put in his exersaucer. Rachel and I start working as quickly as possible. We usually start with the calendar first and go over the month, day, year, day of the week, season and weather. Then we practice our days of the week song, as this is something Rachel has been singing incorrectly since last year. Next, Rachel has some handwriting practice by writing her first and last name with correct upper and lower case. We usually try to do our Reading lesson next, which takes about 10 minutes, but sometimes we go ahead and do some math or language arts. We also read a couple of library books. Some days we do a health lesson and/or extra crafts. I have had to learn that it's okay when our day doesn't go exactly as planned and that I cannot be as structured as a normal school classroom. We are enjoying this learning time and will share more as we continue to tweak things.