our January days

I am continually surprised and blessed by the 

learning opportunities and experiences that

God gives us!

One of our librarians' husbands has shared his

love and knowledge of geology with us ...

and now has taken Matt and the kids

(I opted to stay on the ground since I get motion sick!)

for a flight over Titusville and our home

in his plane.

For school, we have continued to learn about World History and

our human bodies.  We are really enjoying listening to and

independently reading autobiographies.  

We've also researched how to write your own life

story and the kids are writing their own autobiographies!

(Kisses from Katie was a favorite!)

Grace and I have continued to help with our church's

prayer shawl ministry.

My mom helped us and we took fleece blankets that

were donated cutting and edging them,

embroidering and sewing patches to 

add a personal touch.

Grace and I both have been crocheting additional

prayer shawls.

(Here is Grace with one she made.)

 

The kids have also been loom knitting baby hats

for our local pregnancy center.

made by Grace

 made by Nathan

 And I am working on knitting/crocheting a few

projects for myself ...gasp!

I knitted myself a cowl neck scarf the weekend

we were snowed in then these slippers.

Now I'm working on ear warmers 

and I have lovely alpaca yarn

waiting to be made into a poncho.

We've been enjoying time to work on 

puzzles and play games!

And we had fun sled riding as a family on Blueberry Hill!

January has brought snow, cold and wind, but we

are embracing this time to play in the snow,

learn, work on inside projects, play games/puzzles,

and snuggle up with a warm beverage.

(We ended the month with a lovely day celebrating my birthday!)