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I am over at The Homeschool Village today talking about Homeschooling Through Life Challeneges. I would love it if you would come over and visit me there! I give just a few tips to help you get through life challenges while homeschooling!
Blessings!
The one thing I love about moving and living in a new place, is all of the wonderful field trip opportunities. There is so much to see and do in this area. I could choose a field trip once a week and be doing something every week for a whole year. This time, we took the younger kids to White Ranch Park. It is considered an Open Space Park. It has a lot of trails that you can ride horses on or you can just walk. We saw people taking their dogs with them, as well! White Ranch Park used to be a successful ranch back in the early 1900’s. Now, it is a successful park with many different types of wildlife running all over it. The park also has a couple of ares that you can camp in. We have talked about taking the kids camping and I am thinking this would be a wonderful place! The park has left a lot of farming and ranching equipment behind for visitors to look at. While they are old and rusty, they are still beautiful to look at and learn about. I am thankful for the signs the park has put up to explain what each piece of equipment is. It gave my kids a chance to read a little about the history of ranching and farming in the mountains.
Kids reading information about mountain lions.
Kids looking at a John Deere 383 Plow.
Claire reading about a ground leveling tool, while Sammy looked at it.
Their dad is explaining to them how the Seed Planter worked.
An old Hay Mower.
A Hay Raker.
A Manure Spreader.
Kids sitting on the rock, where a plaque is displayed for the dedication of the White Ranch Park.
Looking forward to heading back to the park. Do you have any historical parks in your area? What do you love most about them?
While my oldest daughter was at her riding lesson, we rode to White Ranch Park in Golden, CO. It is a beautiful Open Space. A lot of great trails to walk on. We didn’t have time to go hiking on any of them, but were still able to take in the gorgeous views that the park offered. I see us coming back here for a field trip to do a nature walk for science. The kids have already said our next time to the park, we will need to bring a picnic lunch. I can’t wait until next time!
Homestead Road, Golden, CO.
Homestead Road, Golden, CO.
Homestead Road, Golden, CO.
White Ranch Park, Golden, CO.
White Ranch Park, Golden, CO.
White Ranch Park, Golden, CO.
White Ranch Park, Golden, CO.
I never thought this would ever happen, yet it is happening this week. I, who grew up in the country, will be moving to an apartment in a city. I grew up in the middle of one of the smallest county’s in the state of Florida. My parents and grandparents owned several acres of land which was also surrounded by family who owned land as well. We basically had free reign of all that land to roam and play on.
My family had all sorts of animals. We has chickens, geese, turkeys, dogs and cats. We raised on occasion hogs for 4-H. We grew a garden almost every year. My grandma lived about 100 yards from my house. I practically lived at her house during the summer months. We didn’t have a whole lot of money, but we had each other. My parents loved us a lot. I grew up with 3 brothers and loved being the only girl.
I got married at 17 and moved to a small town of about 350. When our oldest was 4, we moved out to my husband’s mothers’ land. Which was surrounded by more land. We got us a dog and had a garden. I loved it.
The time came though that we needed a change for our family and that is when my husband received a job in Sylva, NC at the local community college. While we were moving to a larger area, it was still in the mountains and we still had a sense of being out in the country/mountains. When we bought our house, we had wild animals come in the yard all the time. Huge flocks of turkeys crossed our path often. We saw bears and even a deer on occasion.
Times change though and we felt God calling us to move again. This time, it was cross country to a much larger city. This has scared me, but also has challenged me in many ways. I love the openness and the freedom of living in the country. I love seeing the wildlife. Most of all, I love the peace and quiet that comes with being in the country. I feel like I am closer and more connected to God. Life just seems to be at a slower pace in the country.
However, I feel like God is trying to grow me. He is definitely pulling me out of my comfort zone. I have already had comments about my southern accent. Sometimes I feel like people are making fun of me, however, I know they really don’t mean it and I need to just let it go. I can’t grow if I am in a comfortable place. While I will miss this little piece of heaven in this vacation rental that is out in the mountains, I am excited about what God has planned for me. Am I scared? Yes! Am I a little apprehensive about moving to the city? Yes! However, I know God will be with me every single step of the way.
One day, I know I will be back in the country because I feel like that is where I really belong. For the time being, God has something in store for me and I can’t wait to see what it is. In the mean time, you can take the girl out of the country, but can’t take the country out of the girl. 😉
Some see Lego’s as toys for kids. While it is considered a toy, I also think you can use it for part of your schooling. There is just so much a child can do with legos.
Samuel and his police car.
They can separate the Lego”s by size, color and shapes.
Claire and her beach set.
When putting the Lego sets together, the child follows directions of the set.
Lego City set.
Playing with the sets can spark imagination and creativity. You can even let the kids build projects for schooling of what they have read about. There really is so much you can do with Lego’s for schooling.
Lego Friends set.
We love playing with Lego’s in our house. My oldest two have been playing with Lego’s for years. Now my younger two children are getting into it. Yes, they do hurt when you step on them, but I think the learning possibilities outweigh the pain. 😉
Does your children play with Lego’s? Do they like to build the sets or do they like to just create anything from the Lego’s?
