She wanted to cuddle for a while before bed tonight. I let her.
We’re watching through the Saga before The Last Jedi comes out, and naturally the kids are having a great time with it.
A tiny robot and a miniature bowling alley can provide an entire afternoon of fun!
He didn’t even wait for the cake to be set on the table before he was blowing out the candles. He really loved his birthday this year.
N loves teaching his little siblings new things. Today it was time for M to learn to build his LEGO sets, so naturally N volunteered.
Pictures to color and military vehicles to draw. It was a nice, quiet evening.
This inaugural meeting, convened by big sister H, resulted in no sleeping and a lot of giggling.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 50

Week 50 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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It doesn’t matter how grown up they seem to be getting, a good picture book always captures the attention of the whole family.
This morning we headed up to NCAR to study weather. The Cloud and Tornado exhibits are always a big hit.
July 4th always seems to be one of the best days to go to the museum. Most people seem to want to be doing things out of doors, which means we get to enjoy a favorite museum and a new exhibit without the normal crowds!
He really loves trains. Good Guy Trains, Villain Trains, Robot Mech Fighting Trains, you name it. Today he was building Police Trains.
I love this picture. He looks akward and there are some wonky reflections on his glasses, but he’s been practicing some trademark grins lately, and this seems to be one of his favorites.
This is a pretty good way to spend an evening before heading to bed. Building puzzles and coloring in some new Star Wars coloring books.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 27

Week 27 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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We decided to go for a walk before bedtime. Some of the kids wore pajamas, and T found a great stick!
We had a special treat tonight after the little kids went to bed. We toasred mashmallows on the grill to make s’mores while we watched Rogue One!
Mrs. Hatter is currently doing the bedtime readings with one of her favorite books, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.
One of the best parts of programming your own apps is sharing them with others! That’s what’s happening here.
Every aspiring gemologist needs some good books to study. H loves this one.
Books are an important part of Unschooling, especially in our house, and it’s never to early to start. M has been particularly book-crazed of late.
We don’t eat out a lot, and when we do it’s usually just fast food to eat in the car or at home. So eating in an actual restaurant (even a fast food joint) is a special event and a lot of fun. They enjoyed themselves immensely.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 19

Week 19 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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This is one of N’s favorite board games right now. He’s trying to figure out some basic strategies, and is improving rapidly.
The picture title explains it all.
They love books. All books.
They had a blast at their first book signing, and really enjoyed meeting a real life author!
H drew this for her A for Star Wars Day. The Phantom Menace is his favorite Star Wars movie right now, thanks to Darth Maul and his doubl-bladed lightsaber.
A graham cracker and a seat next to her biggest brother makes this toddler one happy girl.
This morning I’m taking a little bit of time off to sit in one of my favorite local coffee shop to drink a mocha and write.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 18

Week 18 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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The kids went to an open barn this afternoon to meet some friendly Alpacas and learn about their wool.
M likes dirt. And digging in dirt. And getting dirt all over himself.
Halloween costumes can be fun for the whole year. Today they decided to dress up as Rebels and have some adventures.
It took her hours to write this complex Bitsbox app, but she persevered and was quite proud of the results.
The twins went to work with Mrs Hatter for Take Your Child To Work Day, so the rest of us headed for the Zoo. It was a nice day for it.
A is usually more interested in building super villains with LEGOs, but today he decided to build some barns out of Lincoln Logs and had a whole lot of fun.
It was cold and wet outside today. Perfect weather for an afternoon movie.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 17

Week 17 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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N and H have quite a lot of fondness for Chipotle tacos these days.
They’ve been begging for two way radios for a long time, and have a blast now that they finally have a pair.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was the choice tonight, and they loved it despite the scary dementors.
We often find abandonded battle scenes like this. I’m not sure who made it or who’s winning, but it looks like a lot of fun.
All the kids in chess club played simultaneous games against their coach. N brought along his lucky coin, but it wasn’t enough to bring him victory!
We found all sorts of great stuff this trip. Locally produced single origin chocolate bars, huge tomatoes, fresh bread and a couple bags of kettle corn. It was well worth the crowds.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 15

Week 15 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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They enjoy video games. Particularly LEGO Video games and all the problem solving and action they involve.
They love the Star Wars exhibit at the art museum. Sadly, it’s about to end, so this was our last trip to see it.
He’s getting pretty good, and really enjoys his Ricky Ricotta books.
This is how I spent my morning at the coffee shop.
The Viking exhibit at DMNS is pretty cool. H particularly liked learning about Viking fashions – dyed clothing, jewelry and the like. The boys were more important interested in boats, armor and weaponry.
It’s always fun to find a simplified version of one of our favorite board games to share with the kids.
They don’t seem to particularly care who reads to them, as long as they get to spend some time in a fun book.
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The Unschooled Lens – Week 13

Week 13 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life.

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