Bailey Family

Alee and Carolyn continued in their lessons (sometimes distracted by other siblings not yet in school and other times grateful someone was distracting Gideon so they could focus). He's a mess! We made a trip to visit Rob's parents near the end of August (and will go again next weekend). Alee's curriculum weaves together reading, writing, geography, art, and grammar, so at the end of a story called Carlotta about an Italian family, Alee had a lesson practicing reading and following a recipe for gnocchi. (It was ok, but I think it's probably a one-time meal for our family.) She did a great job with it and only needed minimal help in the kitchen (for safety). I finally got brave enough to take Gideon to the doctor for his well-child checkup. (Really, I figured it was best to go during our "immunity" period. I need to schedule Alee before her birthday so that we get her in during that same time frame.) Finally, on 8 Sept, the three kids in public schoo...

Officially summer break! The kids have been home for 3 months, so it doesn't feel like we're 3 weeks into summer break, but much farther in. (It's nice to have a long summer break.) Google likes to make little collages, movies, and animations from my photos. Jacob likes to make memes from my photos. Sometimes, with their powers combined, we get something like this: I haven't been recording most of the comments I've heard from Gideon this month, but I've got a few. This is the uncensored newsletter! 6/8/20 Gideon: I'm digging in the butt crack Everyone: Don't do that, it's gross! Gideon: I have to. I have to dig in the butt crack. Rob comment: Oh my heavens, this is fantastic. I would NEVER hear anything like this in the office. I love working from home!!! Oh, there's more! Beth: Gideon, nobody wants your penis to touch their pillow! (The backstory is he came out of the bathroom naked, but before he got to me so that I could dress h...