We found a great homeschool group that is just military families and doesn't have a fee or a waiver declaring specific faith requirements. We just wanted one that would be a place to meet other kids and celebrate the holidays with other people through the school year and the Keesler Homeschool Group does just that. We go every Monday and whenever there is a field trip planned. We went to the air traffic control school last week and when the weather was bad later in the week Bailee was in the back seat of the car talking about how the air traffic control will tell be telling the planes about the storm and how to get through it. The girls also loved having friends to play with at the Lynn Meadows children's museum last week for another field trip. We have a membership for the year to go there and it has been a favorite place the past couple of months. Well today at homeschool group it was the celebration of the August birthdays so parents of kids with birthdays in August brought treats to share.
They also got to have a little science lesson from Mr Reed where he showed them what happens to an egg when you soak it in vinegar and it takes the shell off. Then soak it in distilled water and the egg expands or syrup which will cause it to shrink a bit and change color. Typically his science classes are only for 6 yrs and up so it was fun for the younger ones to be included today.
Dave is off today and did a little shopping to build a dress up clothes rack! I saw the idea on Pinterest and loved it for a fun and accessible way to store play clothes.
We will hang the dresses from a dowel above and store all of the other dress up accessories in the box part where you won't have to see them. I am excited to paint it tonight! He has wanted to get into woodworking so shopping for the tools was his Father's Day present this year. I am sure I will keep him busy with his new hobby 😊
We have also been gardening the past month because our sweet friends the Gittins gave the girls some cucumber and flower seeds and gardening gear before we left so the girls were anxious to plant something. I knew we wouldn't be able to wait until spring so Dave and I are hoping to produce even just one cucumber for planting so late in the season. The plants are looking hopeful already! When we first talked with Bailee about homeschooling, her main excitement was to learn how to garden, cook and bake at "our school" :)
Science experiment from the Friend magazine! The girls loved watching the food coloring separate from the oil and disperse through the water. 
Dave took the girls to story time today as I had a meeting at the same time! They came home with goodie bags again! I thought our last librarian was pretty great but this one really out does herself. 
They happened to be outside at 5 pm so they were quick to show their respect. Elise is saluting with her hand over her heart 😊 
Painting the outside pink and inside will be purple because the girls couldn't pick just one color. I'm so excited for the final product!!
She was really struggling to focus inside so we came outside and all of a sudden she knew every long and short vowel sound. 
Bailee got dressed for school today in her pajamas. She wanted to be comfortable and assured me that she would be able to do school in them. The girls went out front to pick some of the bushes and play with plants. Bailee said she is making a restaurant for the bugs, painting with water and leaves as brushes and calling the needle plant dusters. 
Trying to teach independence. I asked Elise to go get dressed, which at this stage is getting an outfit and bringing it to me. It is successful when she brings only one top and one bottom which actually happened today. However, they are both clearly too small! I was grateful she got some clothes and she insists they fit so I asked her to strike a pose for me. This is what I got 😄 she has such a fun personality and we love her goofiness at age 2 1/2.