Kindergarten Student Led Conference

We are very proud of this Kindergartner!

Maggie's school, Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning, conducts student led conferences (SLCs) instead of the traditional parent/teacher conferences. SLCs are intended to support students in a variety of ways, including taking responsibility of their own learning. 

After a quiet start, Magnolia rocked it! She had so much to share with us about everything she's been doing at school, and she is so proud of the work she has done. 

And we are so proud of how much courage and responsibility she has demonstrated so far in school!

Happy Halloween!

It was a super Halloween at our house this year!

Super Star River

Flower Power Magnolia

Zac had picked up some extra pumpkins so Maggie and River decided to give them a bit of a face lift today...

Magnolia and Daddy off for trick-or-treating, Round 2!

It was a good one! 

And now...

They are tucked into their beds fast asleep....with a big bowl of sugary treats left at the foot of their beds for that special Sugar Sprite, who might just leave a little gift of thanks to be discovered in the morning;)

Pumpkins and Play!

Carved her whole pumpkin herself this year!

The boys skipped most of the pumpkin carving, opting for trains and trucks!

Trying to get these four to pose for a picture...impossible!

Magnolia in the Fall

Magnolia and Cora

Okay...here is an update on Miss Magnolia, my very busy Kindergartner.

Besides being very enthralled in all things school....preparing for her student led conference, new sight words, homework (which she loves), her first field work outing and the start of a fall case study, she's been enjoying play dates with friends, long bike rides, and American Girl dolls...yes, ever since she discovered that I had one, Aunt Sara had one, and Auntie Hailey had one, she's been intrigued.
All the hand-me-down books have been mailed to her now, and somehow, that catalog found it's way to our house yesterday.
 I guess it was inevitable;)

The Hair

It's fuzzy...it's curly....it's long...it's River's hair. And I don't know what to do with it!

And Zac insists "we are not cutting it!" 

It does happen to exactly resemble Zac's hair with a slightly different shade...

And yes...there have been lots and lots of River posts lately...that Moo has been busy and away from my camera! But don't worry, I'll capture something soon;)

Mornings with River

Our Boys