Land Between the Lakes

Anthony had laser eye surgery on Monday at Fort Campbell and we had to go back for a follow up appointment later that week, so we went a day early and played at Land Between the Lakes. It's a beautiful area and we went on a nice hike around a lake. The web said it was only 2.2 miles but it felt more like 4 or 5. The boys walked almost the entire way themselves though, they are such good hikers. We also went to their nature center where they got to see all sorts of animals owls, an eagle, red wolves, deer, etc... they loved it and it was a nice break from our weekly routine.  

AHA!Math

You may or may not know that I am homeschooling my overly ambitious three year old who reads at a second grade level, among other things. One of the coolest tools I've been using to teach him math is a website called AHA!Math. Ethan loves to play games on the computer so I was trying to find him more educational games and came across this awesome program.

For $10 a year you can subscribe to their online system- you can assign games based on their learning level (he's in the K-2 program) and they "play". It is an interactive way to learn math.Rather than trying to teach 2+2=4 they have the kids play games to solve the problems- it's visual learning and practical application rather than rote memorization. Ethan loves it and is learning so much. Even if you're just looking for a fun game for your kids to play you can't beat the price or the academic value, check it out!

Custom Vinyl decor

Isn't this the coolest thing ever? It's vinyl. Amazing huh? My sister makes all sorts of vinyl decorations- I've never seen anything like it- she prints all the pieces in different colors then you piece it together like a puzzle so rather than one solid colored shape it looks like the actual character.

She made these Cars ones for the boys, they were so excited running around the room while I put them up.

She also does a ton of Disney princesses and decorative phrases. I've never come across any vinyl before that layers the colors like this, it looks so fabulous on the wall and the possibilites are endless you can put vinyl on just about anything. If anyone's interested in ordering Cars or any of the Disney Princesses or anything else for that matter, just send Mindy an email: mindytaylor@gmail.com  You can buy individual characters or as a set. Her prices are as AMAZING as her creations (seriously- you will never find a better price on vinyl)!