7 Quick Takes

 

 

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Last Friday I went to my first-ever homeschool conference! Seton, one of the major Catholic homeschool curriculum providers,  hosted their IHM Comference for the first time near Pittsburgh, and I was able to arrange a babysitter so I could attend.  I picked up a few books we need for next year, listened to some good talks, and enjoyed some time chatting with fellow homeschoolers.  A very enjoyable day!

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Elena celebrated her 4th birthday last week. Can you believe our sweet little girl has gotten so big?

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I love how much Elena loves her babies :)

 

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 The weather has been pretty much perfect here this week.  The kids have been enjoying extra time outside to play, and we were able to start gardening.  We cleaned out our large garden bed and planted some greens, and we cleaned out the area around the blueberries.  I haven't had a chance to give the strawberry patch a good weeding, but they don't seem to mind.  There are lots of flowers there already.  The girls also started seeds for flower gardens for attracting butterflies and birds.

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The kids decided to enjoy a picnic lunch yesterday since the weather was so nice!

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Last Saturday we visited the petting zoo they had at St. Vincent for the afternoon.  Elena and Cati aren't much into petting, but the other kids enjoyed spending time with the animals, petting and feeding them.

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Here's an example of one of the many beautiful trees in bloom here now. 

 



 

 

The pollen from all these trees is killing me, but they are a wonderful sight!

 

 

 



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