tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249229960080786242024-03-05T10:57:16.229-08:00ROAMThe Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-84610748844152696732016-10-15T15:32:00.002-07:002016-10-15T15:32:59.437-07:00Entering Into Brokenness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been over a year since I've blogged. I'm tempted to list off all of the practical reasons why I've failed to update, but it would bore you to tears. The honest truth is, life has been heavy. It's difficult to put heartache into words when you're still in the storm. I'm only now beginning to emerge and although the pain is still quite fresh, I'm beginning to feel hopeful again, to see good things on the horizon.</div>
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Shortly after my last post, we met yet another one of our beloved foster babies and our family life has been a roller coaster ever since.</div>
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The first 3 weeks were just as expected: emotional, exciting and all about transition.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">We learned quickly that this particular placement would be like no other. Adoption was very hopeful and yet, it would require more from us than we were prepared to give. Our hearts jumped all in and our children led the way. We vowed to be her family.</span></div>
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I soon found myself in a well of grief and responsibilities, most of which I feel I failed at. I kept telling myself that I could go a little further, work a little harder, hang on just a little bit longer. </div>
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This lasted over a year.</div>
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It was never easy being her mama. I was co-parenting with 8 other adults, most of whom stood me up for appointments, forgot to notify me about changes and didn't return phone calls. So many decisions, interruptions and frustrations. Each day held new information, complications and reasons for me to advocate harder on her behalf. I fought for this little girl as if she were my own, because in my heart, she was.</div>
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We watched her grow. We gave her our all. But in the end, we learned we wouldn't be her forever family. Heartbroken doesn't begin to describe what we are without her. We are grieving.</div>
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But we know no other way. Hospitality has always meant to welcome the sojourner, the lonely, the lost and forgotten. As a family we firmly believe this to be true of ourselves. We were brought in by our Heavenly Father and now have an inheritance that is ours through our brother Jesus. In faith, we stepped into the brokenness of fostering and as a result, our own family has been split apart. But deep love and healing has occurred and we're softer for it. Like our savior, we are learning to suffer unto life.</div>
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I have no regrets for following the Lord. This last 18 months has shown me how utterly reckless God has been in loving me, how He delights in me even through the depression, anxiety and anger I've wallowed in. That He does walk with us through the valley of the shadow of death, that we need not fear. And I know He's doing this for our sweet baby girl, wherever she may go.</div>
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I've learned that Romans 5:3-5 is absolutely true:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given us."</span></div>
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We will always love our foster babies, all 6 of them. And because we're crazy and most importantly, we believe God's word to be true, we will find ourselves opening our hearts and home to another one in the future. We know it is for the good of the foster child, but we've learned it is also for the good of our family.</div>
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For now, we grieve and heal and delight in simple Saturday mornings and the absence of diapers.</div>
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(Photo Cred: my dear compassionate and talented friends <a href="http://wildflowersphotos.com/">Joy Prouty</a> and <a href="http://www.janellpoole.com/about-me-2/">Janell Poole</a> . I highly recommend them!)</div>
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WOW! It's been a busy spring! But the main reason I stopped blogging is because my computer broke and we're too poor to fix it. It's been a season of rest from technology. Instead, I've thrown myself into books (maybe a post on that later!) and have enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather we've been having.</div>
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Summer came early to the Pacific North West. We've already been camping and hiking and swimming and it's only the middle of June. What a gift!!</div>
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A lot of these pictures were taken by Dan :)</div>
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Park Butte, Cascades</div>
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Whatcom Falls, Bellingham</div>
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Point Whitehorn, Birch Bay</div>
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<a href="http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/falls.php?num=3261">Racehorse falls</a> is a GEM! It's a beautiful waterfall just 30 minutes East of Bellingham toward Mount Baker. Last Saturday, I was looking through my 'pins' for a new Bellingham activity and we decided to try this one out. It was a little tricky finding the trail, but it's easy once you're in the right spot. There was a short hike through green mossy trees and then a short trek down to the falls-very muddy and steep which was perfect for our adventuring boys!</div>
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Sweet Lazarus has been killing it with the staring contests lately. He challenged Dan while standing on a cliff over the falls-it was the first time he lost!!</div>
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Sundays are a work day for us and they are long and tiring. We often don't see Dan until 2 or 3 in the afternoon. This makes Saturdays an important time for us as a family. We love getting out and exploring together. It gives us space and time to talk about what we're learning or feeling challenged by. It gives our kids the space to apply what they've been learning and reading about at home and helps them to connect with each other. I'm so thankful to be living in such a beautiful place right now!!</div>
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<br />The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-22909651243242209092015-03-30T14:04:00.000-07:002015-03-30T14:07:44.900-07:00We Got Our License!<div style="text-align: center;">
Almost 2 years ago, we moved from St. Louis to Bellingham. It was difficult for many reasons, one being that we had just gotten our feet wet with fostering. We had gone through 4 kids in 3 placements and felt more comfortable with the process. We knew that we'd continue fostering no matter where we moved, but it took a while for us to get settled here. It killed me, knowing there were waiting children that could be safe in our home, but we needed time to get moved in and have our own little baby and get used to a new life. Now, after over a year working towards our license, we are officially foster parents again!!</div>
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Because life is getting a little too boring..... ;)</div>
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YES! But fostering is a strange thing to be excited about. The excitement of having a new child in the home is equally paired with sadness and anger. These children have lost everything and I honestly mourn with them. It's an emotional time and very difficult to keep it together when I know their little worlds are falling apart. Feel free to call me after bed time and listen to me cry!! It takes a few weeks for the weepy eyes to dry up a bit.</div>
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YES! How in the HECK am I going to continue educating the boys while keeping Ruthie from sudden death (she's a climber y'all) AND support a foster child in all that they're going through?? These are the questions I have that give me anxiety and I need prayer. I know (from experience) that when you say "yes" to the right things, those things that God has called you to, He will guide me and strengthen me and support me. I just can't forget that!</div>
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Clearly Ruthie is getting better as entertaining herself while we do school:</div>
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Sure, mostly. We have extra car seats and beds for each stage of life between 0-6 years old. We have drawers full of clothing and we're waiting by the phone. We have regular conversations with the kids and pray about it often. Still, you cannot fully prepare for the specific child and their situation that comes through your door. With each new placement, there is an element of surprise and a steep learning curve. I guess I'm ready to be flexible.</div>
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We have an amazing church community, a growing foster community for support and the boys are becoming truly helpful. I'm confident we'll get through whatever situation is handed to us, because we're not alone. I'm so thankful for that!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">People assume you must have a certain personality in order to successfully homeschool your kids. I myself felt nervous and wondered if I had the rigid backbone (I thought I needed) to keep everyone on task throughout our school day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sure, it takes some planning and organization, but the beauty of homeschool lies in the flexibilty, the surprises and the deeply discounted dinosaur fossil excavation activities at TJMaxx!! I'm constantly in awe at how our unit studies come together. I start with a few books from the library and opportunities arise. When we decided to study rocks, I did not know we'd be visiting the Mammoth Caves, we'd be discovering our own geodes and fossils and I certainly didn't plan on finding this $5 excavation kit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the benefits of homeschooling is having a flexible schedule. My mom had some time off in February and since we weren't able to celebrate Christmas with them in Tennessee, she flew us out last week. Honestly, it was the perfect time for us to visit that particular area. We had two great field trips which matched up perfectly with our two unit studies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After we got settled, we set off to tour the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. I remember visiting the caves when I was a kid. The experience has stayed with me all these years and I was excited to show the boys. Our rock unit study began with volcanoes, mountain formations, and the 4 types of rock. We then moved into geodes and cave formations. This field trip was perfect!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After our cave field trip, the kids were inspired to look for geodes and fossils in the creek at my parents' house. We spent a warm February day wading through chilly creak water, discovering fish, crawdads and strange rocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We weren't sure what this little creature was, but he was fun to catch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This fish wasn't afraid of us. We got so close, we could almost touch him! If you look beneath it and to the right a bit, you can see that some animal died in the creek and fossilized into the stone creek floor!! It was so cool to point this out to the kids!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our rock and fossil collection, including our very own geode which we found in the creek and cracked open to find crystals! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before finding our own geode in TN, I bought 12 geodes from Amazon to break open with friends. These were truly magnificent and well worth the $20.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We built sand volcanoes with friends. Bury a plastic cup into the sand, put baking soda in the cup and pour red colored vinegar in to make it erupt! You can do this with snow or flour and water!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I baked dinosaurs and "fossils" into handmade stones. We buried them in the sand near the volcano and the kids excavated the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rock recipe:2 Cups flour, 1 C salt, 1 C cheap coffee grounds and 1 C water. Mix together into a playdough consistency, form a ball around an animal, jewels or rocks (whatever you want to dig up!) and bake at 200* for 4 hours to dry them out. They are very strong!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Magic School Bus is on Netflix and has a few episodes about volcanoes and rocks. There are a few videos out there about Mt. Saint Helens, too including one from PBS NOVA channel. Additionally, we used these books for our springboard:</span></div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-42048907682577746782015-02-13T13:36:00.001-08:002015-02-13T18:38:27.043-08:00Robbins Homeschool Academy-A Full Day of Learning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last year I was just getting started with homeschooling my children. My two goals: teach my 5 year old how to read and teach my 4 year old how to focus on one thing at a time for up to 40 minutes. I'm proud to say that it was a success, ha! This year has been a bit more academic as the boys showed more interest in things like biology, key historical people and math concepts. Still, I'm only schooling my 1st grader while my 4 year old mostly works through Montessori play.</div>
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This is what our usual homeschool routine looks like on any given day. Of course, the baby usually messes things up depending on her teeth or naps. We've been learning flexibility and to never actually schedule out your day, but rather, stick to a routine.</div>
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After breakfast, the boys are given their morning habit cards where they are reminded to 1. brush teeth, 2. get dressed, 3. put dirty clothes in the hamper and 4. make their bed. </div>
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Once they complete their cards, they are to come straight down and begin their art lesson. Right now, each boy works in their own sketch book while copying or tracing certain drawing figures. It's very simple and the boys LOVE to draw so it's easiest to begin our day this way. We listen to music during art, I clean up from breakfast and get Ruthie settled and playing on her own.</div>
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After art, we move to the couch for reading time where we cover Bible, science, geography, history, poetry, French and Literature. We also add math books (like Life of Fred or Sir Cumference stories), or biographies on specific musicians or artists.</div>
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After reading time, we're back to the dining room table. Elijah works on phonics and writing (Explode the code-he will complete 2-3 pages a day) as well as math. We are currently using Math U See but are phasing into Singapore next month.</div>
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Lazarus does a little bit of writing practice (Dollar Store workbook-he just wants to be like his big brother!). The bulk of his work is hands on-sorting, counting, cutting, and lots of projects involving tape, ha!! Here, he is sorting tiny objects into the slots with the corresponding letter.</div>
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While the boys begin their table work, I get to cuddle Ruth and have a quiet moment for myself.</div>
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Following lunch, we do some science at the kitchen table. We've been doing a lot of chemistry lately, so this particular day, we stuck to our discover boxes. The boys dig for fossils and dinosaur bones.</div>
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They also dig for stones and we work together to identify them in our guide.</div>
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Afternoons are also great for hikes or trips to the beach. Now that Ruthie naps once a day, we have more time to be outdoors!</div>
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We bring our guides and journals with us. The boys always have questions I can't answer, ha! We also bring our nature journals and bird journal. I never know when they'll be inspired so I want to be ready.</div>
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Dan reads to the boys while I put Ruthie to bed. Currently, the boys are going through the Narnia series as well as the Old Testament (almost done with Exodus!).</div>
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As I look forward to next year, I know our routine will be different, especially with a busy toddler on our hands and a revolving door of foster children. I'm so thankful for the advice given to me by veteran homeschool moms-take it easy during the younger years. Explore, create, inspire and teach them to LOVE learning. Work on character traits and encourage your children to BE who they ARE (at that point in time-we know it's always changing, haha!).<br />
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{photos by Joy Prouty at <a href="http://wildflowersphotos.com/">Wildflowers Photography</a>}</div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-56853318349107417902015-02-01T01:09:00.001-08:002015-02-01T21:21:18.761-08:00A Day in a LifeJoy Prouty is the eye, heart and soul behind <a href="http://wildflowersphotos.com/">Wildflowers Photography</a>. Our families moved to the PNW around the same time. Somehow, we were connected and I'm so thankful for her friendship. She's honest, gentle and is probably the most artistic person I know. Even more, she's shared her gift with our family multiple times now.<br />
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Joy is now offering <a href="http://wildflowersphotos.com/2014/12/harvesting-hope-a-life-worth-remembering/">Harvest Sessions</a>. These are 24 hour photo shoots of every day life. It's the greatest gift to me, because as a mama, my day is filled with millions of tiny yet magical moments that no one sees but me. Most times, I can't even see them. I just feel that twinge in my heart, that good aching feeling and I know, it's happened.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">You can <a href="http://wildflowersphotos.com/2015/01/harvest-session-the-robbins-family/">read more about our particular session</a> on Joy's blog. She made a video of her favorite 200 photos (of 700+ pictures!!). Honestly, they were my favorites, too! Somehow, amidst the chaos of a 7am meeting in our basement, home school lessons, a doctor's appointment, Ruthie only taking one nap and our nature outing, Joy captured the moments that make me swell with gratitude. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Here are a few that caught my eye which didn't make the video.</span><br />
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Ruthie is the first to wake. This ensures her an extra amount of time with mama and papa.</div>
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Lazarus-every morning he throws every stuffed animal down the stairs. He drags down his big blue blanket, wraps himself inside and lays on the kitchen floor. Extremely inconvenient and absolutely adorable.<br />
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Elijah comes down with fresh new creations and a plan for the day.<br />
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There's a bear in my kitchen! At least he's a responsible bear.<br />
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Lazarus rolls his jeans. Every. Day. I think he wants to be like his cyclist dad.<br />
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When they go to the dress up closet first thing, you know it'll be an interesting day.<br />
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This is Lazarus during our reading time, which lasts about an hour. Poor kid, he can't sit still. But that's okay!<br />
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Believe it or not, he's listening. I know because part of our schooling is reciting and retelling. Lazarus does pretty well.<br />
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Kissing and cuddling my muffin before her nap.<br />
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Ahh, yes. My laundry "room" in the basement-where my ugly Christmas sweater is STILL hanging on the drying rack. Also where I find and kill about 5 spiders a day. Also where we have about 20 empty laundry detergent bottles in a pile that need to be recycled. They came with the rental, ha!<br />
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I spend about 20% of my day kicking toys out of the way. I spend the rest of the day stepping on the toys that I didn't notice before stepping on them. Eeeek!!<br />
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This is my bucket bread. If you've ever come over to eat (and it's likely you have), you've probably eaten my bucket bread. Nothing fancy, but very delicious!<br />
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When you've run out of snack food, you whip up something yummy!<br />
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Their reaction to All Spice:<br />
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Joy and Laz, cracking up at themselves at their reflection in the mixing bowl.<br />
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Dan stayed extra late so we could all go to a doctor's appointment together. We each got the Flu vaccine (yuck!). It's a new law for foster families who take in children below 2 years old. Ah, oh well. It's a small thing in comparison to what foster children have to endure.<br />
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Later at our beach outing: Ruthie knows the drill. She's so good at laying flat while I get her situated in the ergo.<br />
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Our favorite city beach is just blocks from the church. We picked up daddy from work and headed home for dinner.</div>
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Ruth loves to hold hands with her daddy. If Dan is driving, she will NOT hold my hand :(</div>
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The kids always want to be RIGHT ON TOP OF ME while I'm cooking in the kitchen. What's with that!? It's hard to have patience with them, but I find it helps to have them doing jobs. That keeps them from getting caught between my legs, ha! I tell them that the kitchen is my office and that they need to respect my work space. That seems to help a bit.</div>
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We've been teaching Ruthie how to pray. I just love watching her lift her hands up to the Lord!</div>
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Up and down the stairs. All day long.</div>
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My adorable little people in our grimy tub that needs re-caulking. </div>
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Ruthie does NOT like getting her pajamas on. She knows sleep is next on the to-do list but she's too extroverted to ever want to be alone in a dark room.</div>
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She's always a little perturbed after getting dressed.</div>
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Ruthie gets her own wrestle time on mama and papa's bed.</div>
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Ruthie is so ticklish on her head, of all places. I love those fists full of joy!</div>
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Ruthie actually hates being kissed and hugged goodnight.</div>
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Dan and I rarely have quiet nights at home. We have two weekly meetings, 4 monthly meetings and lots and lots of in between hosting. We cherish these times when we can sit and read together. We do not have a tv which helps us to focus more on each other. We do watch the occasional sci-fi/thriller movie on Netflix, but we keep that to a minimum.</div>
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It's strange seeing your life documented like this-to have the whole world be able to sneak in and take a peak at what my normal looks like. Honestly, I feel so blessed to have these images-proof of the long days or mothering and teaching and cleaning and cooking and kicking toys around. I love my life and feel as though this stage will be over so soon. Because of this session, I have a new found love for my job as a stay at home mom/homeschool mom. It's a significant role I'm playing in our society and it gives me encouragement to know there are millions of mamas doing this kind of stuff every day across the world.</div>
The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-59845974151009541222015-01-09T09:56:00.001-08:002015-01-09T09:56:13.854-08:00Our Science Curriculum<div style="text-align: center;">
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While friends and family complain about colder temps, we are tromping through mossy forests looking for mushrooms and calling back to crows. We're spotting Western Hemlocks (our state tree!) and learning the difference between Douglas Fir and Cedar trees. </div>
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Our science curriculum consists of unit studies based on their interests and the season. This year, we'll study volcanoes, rocks, caves, formation of mountains, birds, tide pools, the solar system, color and light, some chemistry and human anatomy. We take 2-3 months reading everything we can about these subjects, watching videos and LOTS of hands on experiments and activities. This spring, we'll go to the beach at low tide at least twice a week and we'll journal our findings.<br />
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Our science reading list for the next 2-3 years:<br />
Birds do the Strangest Things by Leonora Hornblow<br />
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Parables from Nature: A collection of stories by Margaret Gatty</div>
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The Burgess Seashore Book for Children (Dover Children's Classics)</div>
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Wild Animals I have Known by Ernest Thompson</div>
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Notice there are no text books or workbooks. Those only offer snippets of information that is often forgotten soon after the glue sticks are put away. The books above are longer chapter books, meant to read slowly as you observe the world around you. With each unit study, we use around 20 other picture books and biographies from the library or thrift stores. I have a working list for those books as well if anyone is interested!</div>
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Another very important tool we use is our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Log-Kids-Journal-Experiences/dp/1885061552/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1420825308&sr=8-4&keywords=bird+journal">Bird Log</a>. I try to take it with us everywhere we go. The boys LOVE finding new birds to write about. </div>
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We live in a magical place here in the Pacific North West. We won't be here forever, We probably won't homeschool forever. But this is where we are for this season and we're doing all we can to enjoy it!</div>
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It's a new tradition in our family to make a movie at the end of each year. This was our second year and I think we've improved a lot! It helps to have an app, too :)</div>
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Happy New Year! Enjoy our family movie!</div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-30759472298218842052014-12-24T21:33:00.001-08:002014-12-24T21:33:41.148-08:00God With Us<div style="text-align: center;">
Jesus. The Lord Saves.</div>
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Immanuel. God With Us.</div>
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This Christmas has been so great. Not because Dan bought me a new car or my kids wore matching red and green jammies all month but because my children are starting to comprehend what it means that God came down.</div>
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God left his cozy amazing perfect home to enter into a cruel world. He was embarrassed, bruised, spit on, cursed at and finally, he was mocked while dying on a cross in front of his mother and friends. No on one on Earth (or in any other religious story) has done such a thing like this, and He did it because He loves. How incredible!!!</div>
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This year, we've all been marveling in the truth of God's love for us, sinners who run away and make excuses and pretend all too much that we don't need any help. We've been moved, we've been convicted and we've prayed in thanksgiving. It's been a beautiful season!!</div>
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Today, on Christmas eve, we went to Mount Baker to enjoy the beauty of God's creation. We soaked up the sun and went sledding on fresh powdery snow with dear friends. It was a great way to celebrate love, the very thing that saves.</div>
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Merry Christmas!!! I pray you open your heart to the love offered to you through the birth, death and resurrection of Christ!!!</div>
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He was inspired by our recent visit to Bethlehem. </div>
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It's the season for Elvis Christmas records. And Mariah Carey, and She & Him, and Charlie Brown and, you know, all the classics.</div>
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We put lights on the tree for the first time this year and we're all enjoying the extra glow.</div>
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9 years ago, I married a man. He was a young immature man and I was a young immature woman. We had no idea what we were doing and fought a lot. We didn't know how to be a team. We didn't know where we were going or why we wanted to go there. We just had no clue. Thankfully, God knew us well and put us together for a purpose. Slowly over time, God has been revealing that purpose to us, one step at a time. Through all the changes, we're learning to work together, give grace and help one another. I am SO thankful we've made it this far. It's truly a miracle!!</div>
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We've been in deep valleys and we've climbed high mountains.</div>
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We've made 3 amazing humans and daily, we work together to teach and shepherd these little people.</div>
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I know this is just the beginning. As long as we're both alive, we'll be doing life together. We won't always be happy, but we'll be filled with a joy and peace which surpasses all understanding. As long as I live, this man is my man. I am so grateful!</div>
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I don't use a science curriculum. It's not that I'm against them, I just feel overwhelmed by what's out there. I've found great comfort in reading about Charlotte Mason's philosophy about teaching science. </div>
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I've learned to take advantage of every natural learning experience that comes our way. So far, we've been blessed with trips to farms, extended time with lots of different animals and hiking through the woods and up mountains. One of my favorite natural surprises was being given a dozen owl pellets to dissect!</div>
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For more information and instructions about dissecting owl pellets, the <a href="http://www.internationalowlcenter.org/diy-activities/dissect-a-pellet">International Owl Center</a> is pretty helpful.<br />
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A few months ago, our art museum hosted an amazing exhibit on Washington State birds. We could have spent hours there!!<br />
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The pumpkin farm was a great place to learn about more than just pumpkins. Getting lost in a corn maze is the perfect way to learn about direction, using your senses to guide you and listening to your gut!<br />
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Lazarus is drawing this turkey in his nature journal. So many great things to observe here!! We learned here that the wattle of a turkey engorges and turns bright red when they feel enlivened, scared or excited. We could have stayed and watched that turkey all day!<br />
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The changing of seasons bring many opportunities for field trips. This fall, we went apple picking more than once. In fact, it was cheaper, easier and way more enjoyable to hit up the u-pick farm than braving super market traffic. We also got to spend time with friends, win win! The great part about taking a smaller group is that you get lots of time with the farmer-so many questions answered and a private tour of the farm where you learn about more than just apples.<br />
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We paired our picking outings with a cider making field trip. Again, small groups makes for great opportunities to learn so much and work hard for your cup-o-juice.<br />
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The boys even got to plant an apple tree!<br />
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We were invited to the mountains to forage for mushrooms. Although we had no idea what to look for, we learned a lot and enjoyed finding a new spot to hike.<br />
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There it is, the beautiful Chanterelle mushroom.<br />
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We are a one car family and on those super rainy/windy/cold days, we lend the car to papa. This means exploring our back yard! Sometimes I feel like there's nothing out there. We live in the city with only two trees and a few bushes in our yard, but the boys always surprise me.<br />
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Our most recent science lessons happened at Larrabee State Park. We learned about icicles, deciduous trees vs. evergreens, bark, ferns and cave formations.<br />
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With each outing, I'm learning to prepare myself for lots of questions. We're building up our field guide collection and even just recently bought a great bird journal. My boys are at the perfect age for hands on learning and we happen to live in THE perfect environment for learning about natural science. It's also great to be getting so much exercise and fresh mountain air!<br />
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-55200668504523749852014-11-18T15:39:00.000-08:002014-11-18T15:39:21.448-08:00Getting LostOften times, the day starts and I feel lost. It's my own dang fault for not waking up at before the kids and getting my act together. Maybe when my baby starts sleeping through the night again, I will have the energy for bright and early mornings. Until then, I will continue to wake up in a fog and get lost in the day.<br />
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The days when it's really bad are the days I decide to let it all go. Sure, we continue with our routine-reading our 5 subjects for 45 minutes (Bible, poetry/Literature, history, geography, math). We sit at the table for half an hour and practice writing and phonics, but then, we're free. Free to find a patch of woods to get lost in. And we all breathe in the fresh air and pretend to be somewhere else, someone else. We get lost in our imaginations. We lose track of time. It's been so so good to just get lost with my little clan.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/parks/stimpson/">Stimpson Family Nature Reserve</a> is a new spot for us. We barely made it half a mile down the trail because of all the interesting stops made along the way. This hike is deep in the mossy forest with mushrooms galore! Two small lakes can also be found and admired from the trail which is super flat. Like I said, we didn't get very far, but we had a great time hunting for bison, bears and even rhinos!!<br />
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One of our newest spots to roam in a little trail that crosses through downtown Bellingham. It has convenient little stops near the library and post office. Halfway down the trail beneath a beautiful bridge, there is a rushing waterfall. We love to stand beside it and feel it's power.</div>
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Last week, we went a little further down the trail and discovered something pretty special. It just so happened to be salmon run season!! We watched hundreds of big strong salmon swimming upstream while dozens of people fished for them.</div>
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We've learned a lot about salmon, their life cycle and how to appropriately fish for them. The boys were interviewing everyone around them!</div>
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We've been fortunate to find numerous totem poles throughout the city, which go perfectly with our Native American unit study this month!<br />
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The Big Rock Garden is down Sylvan road off Alabama. It's a sculpture park just 5 minutes from our house. Sometimes we meet friends there for a nice walk and some nature journaling. It's been a great place for deep thought and conversation with my boys.</div>
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And sometimes, you DO just go to the beach because you need a view with more perspective than your dirty kitchen. Boulevard Park is the perfect beach for chilly weather because of the coffee shop nearby. We spend 30 minutes doing school work while sipping on hot chocolate and an hour exploring the beach.</div>
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This time last year, I was holding the BEST birthday present ever. Ruthie Mae was a mere 7 days old when I turned 30. It wasn't the big 30th birthday part I had imagined in my twenties, but my heart was full of gratitude. </div>
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Looking over the last year, I am in awe of God's goodness and faithfulness to our family. It hasn't all been happy times. I've barely slept at all the last year, I've shouted at my children more than I care to admit and I've stayed up far too late arguing my point of view. In spite of all my failures during the last year, God has grown me! In His amazing ways, I've become more patient, loving and devoted in my roles as wife, mother, doula, sister, friend and home school teacher. Having another baby has brought me to an even deeper level of self sacrifice and service. Yes, it's been hard, but I am SO thankful for these lessons!!</div>
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My birthday weekend was surprisingly filled with multiple celebrations. Friday night, I went out for dessert with a group of friends. I am so thankful for my growing community here in Bellingham!</div>
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Saturday was a normal day of donuts and art projects at home. Only, I was completely surprised when my two girls from Seattle showed up at my house to take me out to dinner!!! I had NO idea how much I needed a night with my best friends. Food for the soul.</div>
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Sunday night was date night with my main man. We've been ship passing in the night lately and we needed a night of fun. Thai food and bowling did the trick!</div>
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And because we're dorky planners, We finished the night off with fancy cocktails and drafting a 5 year plan.</div>
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Today, on my actual birthday, the sun came out!!! The kids and I went for a hike and soaked up the extra light and beauty. These boys are a true gift to me.</div>
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After dinner tonight, the Robbins clan enjoyed each other's company at a gelato bar. 10 years ago, I could NEVER have dreamed up my current life. I am so thankful for all the life and love I've experienced in all of my 31 years. Looking forward to what the next 12 months will bring.</div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-42044056059019902792014-11-03T10:24:00.000-08:002014-11-03T10:40:04.396-08:00Happy First Birthday Ruthie Mae!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was a busy Sunday for Daniel. He had a baptism at work and meetings after the service. I stayed home from church after a long night of pre-labor. My mom and I walked the neighborhood and I took some herbs. After church, we all had lunch and things started picking up. By 3pm, the boys were taken to their friends' house and I was in active labor. It was hard work. I had an incredible team. </div>
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After 5 short hours, Ruth Mae Reine was brought gently into the world at my home in Bellingham. What a glorious day!!!</div>
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Ruth comes from the Hebrew word meaning 'friend' or 'companion'. My prayer for Ruth is that she will always be a friend to others. I pray she will be a friend to the widow, the orphaned and the oppressed. I pray she will have an open hand towards those in need. I pray she will open her home to anyone seeking love and comfort.</div>
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We had a great time celebrating this little girl's 1st year of life. The birthday girl was shocked to see such a pretty cupcake on her tray.</div>
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Happy birthday sweetness cutie muffin sparkle cakes!!!!</div>
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(just a few of her nick names :)</div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-22347485280611375682014-10-25T12:54:00.000-07:002014-10-25T12:54:00.472-07:00BLOOPERS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love me some bloopers. They absolutely crack me up. We even have our own bloopers photo book and "read" it often with the kids. Bloopers are real life. It's the surprise, the ugly, the raw moments of life that happen TO you when you're least expecting. It's the opposite of "stop. pose. look perfect and happy." It's real life and it's hilarious.</div>
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....your baby poops in the bath. I'm just thankful she almost made it year before it happened!</div>
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...you fall asleep with the babies and wake up in a panic. Where is your 6 year old? Oh, he's just been outside pulling weeds for the last hour. Good boy.</div>
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The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-69613357024159121572014-10-20T20:53:00.000-07:002015-02-19T10:22:02.340-08:00Unit Study-Outer Space<div style="text-align: center;">
Before our school year started, I came across <a href="http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/2013/01/11/and-then-i-realized-i-was-doing-it-all-wrong-lessons-in-homeschooling/">this life changing blog post</a> about planning your year of learning. I was feeling overwhelmed. I didn't know what style of teacher I was and felt guilty for not joining a co-op or a part time school program. On top of that, I still had NO idea what curriculum to choose for which subjects. We are homeschooling to have fun, to grow in our relationships as a family, for flexibility and to save money. We are NOT homeschooling so that I would go crazy by week 1! </div>
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Obviously, the blog post spoke to me. My boys love to read so I knew our learning would be literacy heavy. They also love art and hands on learning (doesn't every young kid!?) so we needed very few workbooks. Unit studies give you so much freedom to build your lessons around your child's specific needs, skills and interests. I let go of guilt, stress and threw caution to the wind and followed the unit study approach.</div>
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First, I thought about our schedule for the year (traveling, vacations, holidays, birthdays, work priorities, etc.). You could easily build unit studies around moving (people in your neighborhood/vocation, maps, climates) or other life changes happening during your school year. After loosely figuring out our life schedule, I sat down and made a list of subjects I thought my boys would like learning about. I had to take into consideration that Elijah is doing 1st/2nd grade course work while Lazzy is very much in pre-kindergarten.</div>
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I laid out all of my books (the collection grows weekly!) and organized them into piles according to subject. If a stack was particularly tall, I would give that subject a good 1-2 months to explore. Then, I started plugging them into the loose calendar that Ruth (!) provides in her blog post. </div>
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I started filling in the specific subjects with book titles and even page numbers if needed. Our first and second unit studies overlapped which gave us more time and flexibility to explore: <b>The moon, stars and constellations, the solar system and space exploration.</b></div>
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/></a>We began with The Magic Tree House Book #8 : <i>Midnight on the Moon</i>. We read it with it's companion non-fiction called <i>Space</i>. It was the perfect introduction to our unit study since the boys are familiar with that series. From there, I scoured thrift stores for anything on the moon, stars, space exploration, rockets, planets, etc. You'd be amazing at how quickly a great unit study book collection can grow! We checked out stories like <i>Baby Brains: The Smartest Baby in the Whole World </i>or <i>There's No Place Like Space:All About Our Solar System, </i>perfect stories to add to the more scientific books you might use. My all time favorite book to put "space" in perspective is "Where Do I Live?".<br />
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We found multiple in depth books on space and the planets. Don't worry if you feel like you're reading the same stuff every day. It's good for them to hear the same information and soak it in over the span of 2 months. Just make sure to add some non-fiction for fun!</div>
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Leap Frog: Math Adventure to the Moon<br />
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You can also check Nasa.gov for upcoming space walks which you can watch live! </div>
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<a href="http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon">Stardate</a> is another great website to track the moon phases throughout the month.</div>
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You can make your own Moon dough by mixing equal parts corn starch and cheap shaving cream! We've been doing that for a while, but I just recently bought some from Amazon. This way, we always have it ready and it never dries out! I bought these <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNC9P0/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AALPSJMUVEON3">space action figures</a>, added some marbles for planets and stars and the kids went wild. We bring this out about 3 afternoons a week. The boys will easily spend 45 minutes playing. I love hearing them use the correct terminology and acting out all the information they've taken in. Also notice our PLANETS poster-from the dollar store!<br />
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We can't leave the house without our space helmets!!<br />
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Visit a planetarium. Almost every Science museum has one and most Universities do, too.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Counting Games</i>: We look at our PLANETS chart in the kitchen knook. The boys choos</span>e a planet, then I tell them to travel to the right 3 planets. Now travel left 2 planets. Go right 4 more planets. Where are you now?<br />
<i>Gravity</i>: converting our weight depending on which planet we're on and using weights to actually feel the "pull" of the planets.<br />
<i>Measuring</i>: learning about distance in inches, feet, yards and miles. Then using THIS cool site to get a feel of how BIG our galaxy is!<br />
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We create the solar system, moon phases and stars with a handful of mediums-paint, play dough, crayons, tissue paper and glitter glue. We also studied Van Gogh's Starry Night painting and tried to recreate it a few times. Pinterest is a great resource for art projects.<br />
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Elijah has been working on a book called "Where I Live" since our last unit study about Maps and Travel. It's a book that starts in his bedroom and slowly zooms out to the universe. We are working on the last few pages about his planet, his solar system, galaxy and the universe, all with writing prompts. For spelling, you could just use words that you've seen in all of your reading. Random workbooks with writing activities will get the job done, but it's so much more interesting when you child is writing about things they are currently studying!<br />
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With each unit study, I pick out a few character traits I want my boys to be working on and praying about. Diligence, focus, patience and team work are the qualities we've been talking about most. I've found books, games and even projects to help me in teaching them these things. Next month, we'll be focusing on service, sacrifice and thankfulness. We still read one French book a day, but I don't stress about whether or not it connects with what we're doing. </div>
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Chris Hadfield is our favorite Astronaut. He was the first Canadian to walk in space and served as the commander of the International Space Station. He has multiple short videos demonstrating different tasks you perform in space. Thanks to Chris, the boys got to see how astronauts eat, sleep, wash their hair and even how they go to the bathroom! The video below is just plain cool.</div>
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And this is just a great way to see just how small the Earth is in regards to the universe!<br />
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A few more visuals to BLOW YOUR MIND:<br />
Sit down with the kids for 10 minutes and consider this, <a href="http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html">if the moon was a pixel</a>.<br />
Click through <a href="http://themetapicture.com/if-planets-were-in-the-place-of-the-moon/">these images</a> to see what it would be like if the other planets orbited our Earth like the moon.<br />
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For November, we'll be studying Native Americans, their customs, beliefs, history and where they are now. I am really excited about this unit study, especially since we live in a place with such rich Native American history!<br />
To see a different example of moms using unit studies to direct their homeschooling, read this <a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooling-styles-unit-studies/">blog post</a>.</div>
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<br />The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-16490473482278780162014-10-16T12:22:00.002-07:002014-10-16T12:22:25.347-07:00Mega Chopped Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the second year we've been invited to a Chopped birthday party. This year, our dear friend was turning 40 which turned the usual laid back Chopped party into a competitive Mega Chopped celebration! </div>
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Chopped is a cooking show. Three chefs compete to make a 3 course meal, one round at a time. The twist: at the beginning of each round, the chefs each get a basket with the same mystery ingredients inside. They have access to a full pantry with fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, grains, sauces and breads. You must use all 3 mystery ingredients in your dish and you only have 30 minutes to do so. You're judged on creativity, use of mystery items and presentation.</div>
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This was our pantry for the party:</div>
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Last year, I was an appetizer chef, but it wasn't my favorite. This year, I opted to be a dishwasher. I do much better when I'm working behind the scenes. Dan competed against two other chefs who had to make an appetizer with raw tuna. He actually won for his round!! He made a raw tuna and eggs Benedict with avocado spread on crostini drizzled with orange ginger gastrique.</div>
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Chefs, sous chefs and choppers working together to make magic.</div>
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Mmmmmm.....such great food!</div>
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Here we all relaxing after one of the courses, voting on our favs.</div>
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The beautiful hostess, cleaning up from a round of cooking. She knows how to throw a great party!!</div>
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You definitely need to have a large-ish kitchen and a group of friends who are great cooks. The perfect way to spend a Saturday celebrating a birthday!</div>
The Robbins & Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793042318830810026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424922996008078624.post-3631729919765795302014-10-12T13:22:00.001-07:002014-10-12T13:22:34.070-07:00How to Have a FREE Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm here today to help teach you how to enjoy one week of vacation for FREE! Tip number one:Have AWESOME friends! Yup, that's it.</div>
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Seriously, though, we had an incredible week off in Seattle, all thanks to some pretty great people. It's so fun exploring a city you know like the back of your hand. No wasted time finding parking or looking up addresses or getting lost. We got to stay downtown near the Seattle Center. We left our car in Ballard with Dan's dad and used the bus all week, saving LOTS of $$ on parking and gas. Our dear friends got us into a museum that would have been over $70 for just one day. Visiting during the first Thursday of the month will get you into many museums for free, too.</div>
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We started the week in Ballard, thrifting and eating-what we do best!</div>
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On our first full day in the city, the sun was shining bright above the buildings. Such a great way to start a vacation, especially in the NW!!</div>
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The boys and I headed to the roof of our apartment to check things out.</div>
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There was a little village exhibit with homes from around the world. Elijah was drawn to Ghana (duh) and spent quite a bit of time making me a dress. He then told me he wanted to be a seamstress in an African market someday. I honestly felt so proud! He'd be so great at it, too! His eye for detail and color, I'd love for him to make me clothes!<br />
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There were so many great rooms to explore. Ruthie Mae even got to climb around a bit.</div>
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In the construction zone, Dan and the boys actually built a fully functioning bench! Well, Laz helped a little bit.</div>
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After "work", Lazzy picked up groceries and some flowers for mama. I have to say, the pretend grocery store is my favorite in children's museums. Not sure why-I HATE doing the grocery shopping in real life!</div>
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Kids who are on the state insurance plan get in free, so we only paid $16 for two adults. Considering we spent 4 hours there and didn't pay for parking, it wasn't too bad of a price. On our short walk home, we explored the Space Needle a bit.</div>
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This is Elijah climbing up the Space Needle, ha!</div>
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Seattle is a really cool place, but one thing I'll never understand is their ability to build giant ugly red sculptures in the middle of somewhere beautiful. At least you can climb on this one!</div>
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We ended the day with dinner and sunset stories on the roof.</div>
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Day 2 was spent at the Pacific Science Center, again just a 60 second walk from the apartment. Our best friends got us in for free!!!<br />
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We spent time in the butterfly house, searching for our favorite-the Monarch Butterfly.</div>
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We've been to butterfly houses before, but this time was especially cool since we've just recently had a caterpillar infestation. The boys knew what they were looking at!</div>
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Pike Place Market is always a fun spot to putz around.</div>
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We showed the boys the gum wall in Post Alley. It was incredibly gross, but kind of cool, too.</div>
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After some treats downtown, we headed back to the Pacific Science Center for a planetarium show. The boys were able to keep up with the lesson on space programs and constellations. Basically, we did homeschool on our vacation and the boys had no clue.</div>
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Again, so many fun exhibits and things to explore. We spent 4 hours here before heading back to the apartment for another roof top dinner.</div>
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Budding Beethoven.</div>
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Another amazing sunset.</div>
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Thursday happened to free museum day in Seattle. We went north to Ballard to get the car and made a few pit stops before meeting grammy at the Asian Art Museum. First stop-the Fremont Troll.</div>
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Next, a picnic lunch at Gasworks park.</div>
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The pipes were so much fun to climb!</div>
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We then headed southeast to Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. I probably miss this neighborhood the most. I was a nanny and went to school there for a few years, right when Dan and I started dating through our first year of marriage.</div>
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It was my first time visiting the Asian Art Museum. They were running a beautiful Deco Japan exhibit. It's as if they knew we were coming!</div>
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Grammy (who is amazing!!) gladly took our boys to her house for a few days. We had a weekend with just one baby and it was great! On our way back downtown, we stopped for sushi.</div>
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We got back to the apartment just in time for yet another amazing view.</div>
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The day wasn't over yet. First Thursday free museum day was still happening so we bused it down to the SAM.</div>
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Friday was our entire free day without the boys. We decided to spend the day near UW campus, our old stompin' grounds. First stop-Thai Tom of course!! Ruthie was squealing for more peanut sauce and who can blame her? It's the best!</div>
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We walked off the thai food on the Ave, and browsing books at daddy's favorite bookstore near UW.</div>
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That evening, we had dinner with dear friends from our former Seattle college life. It's always refreshing to see them and their growing children and to reconnect. Saturday morning was another quiet one. The morning was so quiet. I got to have "me" time while running on the most beautiful urban trail. Of course, there was a giant ugly red statue ruining the view, but I just ran past it and moved on. Oh, Seattle...you're so silly.</div>
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We got to the top and it's completely flat. One gigantic rock playground with cliffs all around. You could see Baker, Glacier Peak and even the top of Mount Rainier! We all just looked around for a while saying "wow!". Being up so high, surrounded by such huge mountains makes you feel pretty small, but in a good way.</div>
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You really cannot beat playtime in the mountains.</div>
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On our decent, we took a break while Elijah did some rock climbing. He's really found a passion and he's good at it, too!</div>
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As a parent, you take great joy in watching your children learn new skills. I want my boys to be challenged, to try new things and to have confidence and not be afraid. It was amazing to see my boys push themselves. They felt so proud to make it to the top and to literally see the fruits of their labor. I also love that they love being with us, exploring the world and trying new things. </div>
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We went camping. In Canada. It was magnificent.</div>
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We left on a Thursday at 1pm and managed to miss the usual weekend back up at the border. After driving through downtown Vancouver, we stopped at Whyte Islet Park in West Vancouver and I'm so glad we did! It was the perfect day for a beach hike. This particular beach had a giant rock island just off shore that you could climb too at low tide.</div>
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Lazzy and I rested and enjoyed the views while Dan and Eli climbed to the other side of the island. I won't lie-I felt nervous up there with our spazzy Lazzy. There were very few safe places to sit and many drop offs! I do consider myself an adventurous lady, but with a baby on my back and a 4 year old who tends to run forward while looking behind himself, I freaked out a few times, ha!</div>
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On our way back down, we noticed someone paying special attention to some rocks in the water. As we looked closer, we saw they were SEALS!</div>
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After our beach pit stop, we headed to our campsite at Porteau Cove Provincial Park. It's about 15 minutes south of Squamish on the Sea to Sky highway (99). SUCH a beautiful drive, SUCH a beautiful campground right on the beach!</div>
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Some friends from Bellingham joined us around dinner time. We set up camp and watched the sun set over the mountainous islands of Vancouver.</div>
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We borrowed a canoe and had our first family trip out on the water. After 2 hours of absolute beauty and peace on the waves, I wouldn't be surprised if a canoe is what we get each other for Christmas!</div>
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The hike to Shanon Falls was only a few miles, but it was steep at parts. There were lots of smaller boulders to climb, stairs and mossy trees. I am constantly amazed at how much beauty there is in the NW part of North America!</div>
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Saturday morning, we packed up camp and headed back south to Vancouver. Our first stop, a hike through Lynn Canyon over the suspension bridge. It's 166 feet over the canyon where we watched cliff jumpers enjoy the warm weather.</div>
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We enjoyed more ice cream and spectacular views from Stanley park.</div>
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We finished off the day with amazing Indian food in downtown Vancouver. I have to say, the food was totally worth the awkward entrance we made-two tired dirty families fresh off the campgrounds and a hike in the wood, two poopy babies, one crying to nurse. I'm just glad it was 4pm and no one was in the restaurant!! Over all, we had such a great weekend exploring this part of the world with good friends. We'll definitely be back soon!</div>
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