Feathers in Our Nest

a blog about faith, family, food, & more written by a wife and stay at home mom of five

Homeschooling Recap

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As some of you know, we are homeschooling our kids.  But for us, right now (with Vera being 4 and CC being 2.5), it doesn’t look like a curriculum or a bunch of seat work.  There will be plenty of time for handwriting and textbooks in the future.

Right now, we’re instilling in our children a love for learning – any time and any place!

This is what homeschooling has looked like at our house this week!

-taking a field trip to the zoo where we got to see lots of animals we have been studying about

-going on a family walk where we found acorns and studied them

-learning about giraffes and orangutans

-painting with watercolors

-working on letter identification (G for giraffe and O for organutan)

-going to the library for story hour and checking out books

-reading library books (and other books) together

-setting/clearing the table

-helping with laundry

-baking muffins together (measuring, counting, and stirring)

-practicing counting

-putting stickers on paper

-going to the park and discovering many interesting things to look at

We’re not really a “workbook” family, so this kind of homeschooling just makes sense for us!

Jude’s Zoo Party

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We had such a wonderful time at Jude’s first birthday party at the zoo!  Here are a bunch of pictures from our day!

He loved this monkey from Pops and MiMi.

 I made chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter filling and peanut butter frosting.

MiMi made these fun favors (peanuts in their shells).

Family pictures…

Remember this bunting banner?  I used it at Vera’s first birthday party, as well as our “county fair night” last year at the beach!

As usual, we had lots of great food!  Pulled pork, salad, slaw, chips, fruit, baked beans, watermelon, pickles, and more.

 

I’ve already shared the smash cake pictures.

Jude was pretty excited about opening presents!  Of course he had lots of help!

It was raining for much of the afternoon, but it did clear up when we started to go see the animals.

 Feeding the giraffes is always fun!

 But goats are, apparently, hilarious!

If we hadn’t seen this goat standing on top of a sheep, we probably wouldn’t have believed it.

It was too funny!

We got to see the penguins being fed!  They waited so patiently!

One of the highlights of Vera’s day was getting to splash in all the mud puddles!

What a blessing to be able to celebrate our sweet Jude’s first birthday at the zoo!

Get the Look for Less with Moxie Jean

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I love shopping for clothing for my kids, but I have two main limitations right now: 1) finances (I can’t spend tons of money on clothes for all three kids) and 2) time (it’s hard to find time to shop for clothes with or without all the kids in tow)!

I’m sure many of you experience these same limitations too!

That’s why I am glad I discovered Moxie Jean. It combines the convenience of online shopping with the prices of consignment stores to allow you to buy exactly the clothing you want for your kids!

All of the clothing from Moxie Jean is gently used (unless stated otherwise), but the condition is SUPERB. You’ll never see any stains, tears, or holes – EVER.

I love the turquoise jeans I found for Cordelia (Baby Gap) and the sweet little shirt (The Children’s Place). This is a perfect fall outfit, and she can wear both pieces separately too!

For Vera I found a sweet little corduroy dress (Cherokee) in lovely fall colors, as well as brown leggings (unknown brand). The dress really looks brand new!

Of course I had to snag some new digs for Mister Jude as well! I ordered his clothes a bit on the large side since he’s growing like a weed! The navy blue cords (Sonoma) look great with the plaid dress shirt (Baby Gap).

Vera was so excited when the box arrived! Here is a video of her unpacking it:

We had a fashion show and everyone was so happy with their new fall looks! (Everything pictured below was purchased for $35!)

If you are looking for a good place to shop for used children’s clothing conveniently from home, definitely check out Moxie Jean!

Oh, and one more thing I need to mention: You can sell your outgrown children’s clothing (excellent condition & nice brands) to Moxie Jean. Just request a free mailer with your order so you can ship items to them to sell! (They’ll buy approved items outright.)

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Moxie Jean. The opinions and text are all mine.

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