Snails (180 days + 13 weeks)

J participated in an end of year in person class with her faith development group at church.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes. 

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.  

D and J found: lots of snails in the rain, lots of plum cherries when the rain snapped a branch off a neighbor's tree (they made pie, a very labor intensive process), and raspberries (our bush is VERY HAPPY.)

W and R went to the beach with friends, the first trip away from home for them in well over a year!

Morris Arboretum (180 + 12 weeks)

 J participated in her Ballet, Jazz and Tap classes online.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes. 

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.   D completed 

The Second Story by Neil Patrick Harris.

J and D visited the Morris Arboretum - our first "field trip" in over a year!

We also visited our community pool for the first time since the summer of 2019!

Ordinary Time (180 + 11 weeks)

 J participated in her Ballet, Jazz and Tap classes online.

D participated in her Marine Science online classes.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes. 

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.  

Aurora Roo (180 + 10 weeks)

D participated in her Snail Mail, MAHC, and Marine Science online classes.

J participated in her MAHC and Puppetry classes online.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes.  Both attended our first in-person youth group meeting since last fall:

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.   

D did some creative chalk-work around our yard: 

We brought home our puppy!  Aurora Roo! 

I read to the girls (library books were due!):

The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness by Lizzy Rockwell

Summer Supper by Rubin Pfeffer

The Singing Snake by Stefan Czernecki

Mozart: Scenes from the Childhood of the Great Composer by Catherine Brighton
Becoming Bach by Tom Leonard

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Carrots Grow Underground by Mari Schuh

Choose Good Food!: My Eating Tips by Gina Bellisario

The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue by Suzanne Slade

Trombone Shorty (180 + 9 weeks)

D participated in her Snail Mail, MAHC, Marine Science, Astronomy, and Crossing Paths online classes.

J participated in her MAHC, Puppetry, dance, and GARUUs classes online.  She made this art in GARUUs class:

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes.  Robin worked for our neighbor and attended his COA class online.

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.  

I read to the girls:  

Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews

Beezus and Ramona (180 + 8 weeks)

 D participated in her Snail Mail, MAHC, Marine Science, and Astronomy online classes.

J participated in her MAHC, Puppetry, and dance classes online.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes.  Robin worked for a neighbor.  He also met with his coming of age class online.

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.  J completed 

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary.

D visited with a friend and did some baking:

We met our puppy, who is not old enough to come home with us yet:

The girls helped set up for our virtual flower communion at church:

I read to the girls.  

Emily Windsnap (180 + 7 weeks)

D participated in her Snail Mail, MAHC, Marine Science, Astronomy, and Crossing Paths online classes.

J participated in her MAHC, Puppetry, and dance classes online.

R completed his Time4Learning classes and W participated in his MC3 classes.

D and J worked with ETC, HWT, and Zearn.  They read with support.  

I read to the girls:   

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler.