Eclectic Parent

We spent last weekend in Willcox with grandma. I’d never really heard of Willcox but it comes up every time you look for u-pick fruit or veggies in the state. We wanted to go apple picking and decided to go away. We drove down Saturday morning and spent the day at Old Tucson. Their […]

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B turned three today, hip, hip, hurray! We spent the morning opening presents and playing with them. Her big brothers were very big helpers with both. Then we headed to the Desert Botanical Garden’s Día de los Muertos festival; her choice of activities. We make tissue paper flowers and colored skull masks. We also […]

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The Desert Botanical Gardens does homeschool tours. Very nice, in theory, just the way school get to go on tours. D, C and B were all in the Desert Buddies Tour, learning who helps who in the Sonoran Desert. They were very excited that some friends were taking the same tour. We learned about saguaros […]

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Day 3 of our homeschooling CA trip. One day definitely isn’t enough for Sea World. We started at the arctic area - beluga whales, polar bears, and a huge walrus. The kids really enjoyed watching the whales and walrus swim in the underwater window. On the walk out there was […]

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So after Legolanding on Monday, we were lazy bums on Tuesday. The boys played with their new big lego sets they got at the Legoland shop (yeah for grandpa’s birthday money!) while B bounced around the hotel room. Once we could pull them away from their toys, we joined everyone at the beach. It was […]

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We got a late start to California on Sunday. Daddy had a photo shoot in the middle of the day. So we didn’t hit the road until almost dinner time. The kids are pretty good travelers. It’s only about a five or six hour drive but still, not too bad.
We went to Legoland on Monday […]

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After a very busy weekend, including D having a birthday party to go to on Saturday, it was time to settle down to some crafting. We spend some time on Monday and Tuesday making art together. D made his own thank you cards; he stamped them, glued on a ribbon and then wrote the thank […]

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We were planning on getting ready to go to San Diego on Sunday. But then we remembered that we had a workshop with Childsplay. Since we were scheduled for a workshop but hadn’t seen the play yet we checked to see if there were tickets. Daddy and grandma too them to the workshop while I […]

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Saturday after D’s gymnastics pre-meet we went to the mall. He had a birthday party the next day and we were looking for a present. Walking by Frederick’s of Hollywood led to the question, “Why do stores have naked women by not naked men?” Great question. So we talked about how society sometimes seems women […]

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Too many days go by and it’s hard to think of what to write. Long detailed days turn into: kids colored. On that note, last Saturday was a practice meet for D’s gymnastics team. They were letting everyone get used to competition before the real season starts. He seemed to have a good time. The […]

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