Read Aloud-The Smallest Snowflake by Bernadette Watts

The Smallest Snowflake by Bernadette Watts. Cute.

Read Aloud-The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

One of my favorites now. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. We read it at bedtime, short.

Literature For Lunch-New Lunch Read Aloud-The Childrens Homer-The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy by Padraic Colum

We're going to give this a try...The Children's Homer-The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy by Padraic Colum. Here's the Amazon description: Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through murky waters, facing obstacles like the terrifying Scylla and whirring Charybdis, the beautiful enchantress Circe, and the land of the raging Cyclôpes. Using narrative threads from The Iliad and The Odyssey, Padraic Colum weaves a stunning adventure with all the drama and power that Homer intended.

UPDATE: Well, we had trouble getting through this and skipped through about 50 or more pages to skip to the end. Enjoyed, but ready for something new, just moved really, really slowly for a read aloud for us.

Nerf Wars

This girl is armed to the teeth. This is today's collaboration! Apparently, they took a break from playing plushies to engage in hallway combat! I love how Sarah looks like RAMBO with all this ammo and the triumphant pose!

Family Hike-Beaver Lake Trail

What a magnificent trail! Off the Mountain Loop Highway past the Old Sauk Trailhead, this 3.5 mile roundtrip out and back was perfect for today. Cool and FLAT! We went up the forest road about 3 miles and turned back around to find a "lookout ledge" where we saw the rainbox. I'd like to do this one again maybe in the fall for a different look. The river was roaring with spring runoff.

Auditory Sarah-Visual Daniel

Here's Daniel, I think he's reading Harry Potter #7 The Deathly Hallows and Sarah is on the computer playing piano by ear. LOVE IT!