Field Trip!

 

Joe and I decided not to enroll Eva in preschool this fall. 

It just came down to logistics and we wisely (I think) decided that we could

preschool ole Eva ourselves. 

 

So here's what "homepreschool" looks like...

 

On Mondays and Tuesdays, Eva and I drink coffee and chocolate milk for an extended period of time.  If no babies are imminent, there is a 50% chance we will remain in our PJs watching cartoons, cleaning the house and reading books until 15 minutes before sisters come home from school. 

 On these days, we will have a snack with sisters, and then we all get down to some homework.

Eva loves to complete page after page in her prek numbers and letters workbooks.

 

On Wednesdays and occasionally throughout the week, Eva comes to work with me. 

My tiny apprentice hangs out at the birthcenter and gets to play with the other midwives' kids. 

 And there's your socialization.

 

On Thursdays, Daddy is in charge of the education. 

They usually make a visit to the library followed by some running of errands.

Daddy is great at finding opportunities for learning in everyday life.

 

Going back to Mondays and Tuesdays... 

If no babies are imminent, there is also a 50%  chance 

we will decide to get dressed and take advantage of the beautiful fall weather.

Today was one of those days.

I decided on a field trip to the pumpkin patch.

 

 

Petting zoo. 

We learned that two pigs really do like mud.

 Four kittens have sharp claws.

And three goats don't smell so good.

 



 

We learned that Eva is 3 1/2 feet tall. 

 

We learned that pumpkins are dirty because they grow on a vine in the dirt.

We attempted to count all the pumpkins in the patch, but gave up after 23.

If you enlarge the picture you can just make out Mt. Hood in the background.

 



Hay maze.

Geography?

Deductive reasoning?

 



3 pumpkins X 15lbs each + 1 Eva(40lbs) = too much for mom to push in wheelbarrow.

We also learned that Eva is the most adorable punkin in this particular patch.

 



 

And we rode the train which could have been labeled as "engineering" but became a discussion on vocations when Eva excitedly explained to the teenage girl "engineer" that PopPop and Uncle Matt drive choochoo trains and she wants to drive them too.