We had a moment during our Disneyland vacation. Okay, it was more like a handful of moments where Sam and I just looked at each other and thought, “What are we doing?” It would feel so natural after we were done to drive back to Utah and resume our previous life. Vacation over, back to…
This week has been slow & relaxed and we’ve LOVED it! We spent the weekend with family in Riverside, CA and then headed out to Casper’s Wilderness Park just south of LA. We needed to get away from the city, get caught up on work school. Done, done, and done. We’ve also started to finish…
I never thought I would, but I absolutely love to homeschool my kids. Even more than that, I love to roadschool my kids. True, there are very frustrating moments (more than I’d care to admit) but mostly it has been the most amazing learning experience for all of us. I’ve had many people ask HOW…
I remember visiting Philadelphia as a young teenager, but don’t remember many specifics. I’ve always wanted to go back, so when the opportunity arose to visit some friends while we were living on the East Coast we jumped at the chance! When We Visited: November 2013 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 3 Tip: If you…
My wife and I visited Philly in 2010, before we had kids because my wife had a conference. I tagged along and while she was doing her conference thing, I got to explore the city. Such a cool place. I liked all the usual places, but a few local things I remember are elphret’s (sp?) way, which is the oldest neighborhood in the US that people are still living in, Franklin fountain is DELICIOUS, and I liked a lot of the artwork and sculptures, the giant clothespin & the area of game pieces. Here is a video I made of it if you want to watch: http://youtu.be/JW-Z19Zuo_0ReplyCancel
We are not nearly the intense gaming family I once envisioned. Growing up holidays were spent with cousins playing game after game while munching on ridiculously yummy food. Sam grew up pouring concrete on holidays (or some other such work project) and thought holidays playing games were a trifle…boring. As a family, we’ve settled somewhere…
You might want to check out these: Castle Panic – a cooperative game where you all win or lose together, Family Fluxx – goes really fast, sort of requires reading, but the pictures are pretty easy to translate, Uno (although I worry about the cruelty factor on this one), and later Dixit. Stealing Zeus or just Zeus is another Gamewright that involves LOTS of addition and subtraction (but don’t tell my kids). I’m going to check out Tell Tale!ReplyCancel
Thanks Mark! I looked at the Story Cubes, but chose the Tall Tells instead since it was by the same people as Spot It. I’ve since seem that at a friend’s though and they do look fun! Definitely check out Robot Turtles. Rachel is 8 and is quickly getting to the upper limit – so it depends on how old your kids are.ReplyCancel
I love reading about all of your adventures! I just thought I’d throw it out there that if you ever want to stop by Cache Valley you are more than welcome to park at our place. We have plenty of room. I would also be more than happy to give a little agriculture lesson for the kids, we could visit the USU dairy and stuff like that. I know Wellsville isn’t very exotic but if you ever pass through, don’t hesitate to holler!
We haven’t gotten onto the road yet, but have been homeschooling for the past 4 years and love it for all the same reasons. I couldn’t see our life any other way. It is a joy to be with my kids while we all learn and grow. Next step is a trailer and then USA here we come!