What are we up to these days?

Warm weather is here and we are itching to get outside! The children have been helping Steve and I with clearing our back acre. We built a fire pit out of bricks and had a great fire. Six kids came over to join us and we all roasted marshmallows. Our homeschooling schedule is packed! Cody has guitar every week. He has been going strong for over a year and a half now! Cody is also involved in a group led by Clemson Extension Service and The City of Rock Hill titled "The Day In The Sand County Almanac". Cody goes to River park the third Wednesday of each month to learn hands on about the State of South Carolina, and the environmental effects on the animals, their habitats, and future. His two friends Random and Connor are in this class with him! This is a year long program. He also completed a cooking class through Clemson in November. The boys just started PE Class again this week. They go once a week for two hours. They made two awesome friends at PE during the first semester (the boys are 11 and 5 just like Cody and Nolan!) Cody will begin voice lessons next week through a fine arts group we have joined up with. We are visiting an Animal Hospital this week with 80 other homeschoolers to learn about animal care and the Veterinary Field. The older kids may get to watch a surgery in action! KEWL! The month of March is very busy. We are studying the Civil War time period and are enrolled to do a hands on study with Brattonsville. Nolan begins BASEBALL (not t-ball) in two weeks. Cody just tried out for the "Majors" , we should be hearing from a coach soon to see who picked him for their team! We have trips planned to museums, plays, etc. etc. The list goes on and on. Hopefully you can tell by our schedule that our kids are not living in their closets. ;o)