Between elementary school and preschool drop off last year I started to wonder if I could be making better use of my time in the car with the kids. A few months into the school year we began to implement these 3 things on the 15 minute car ride to the elementary school: singing, catechism, and prayer. With all 4 kids in the car it has become the perfect way to start the day for all us. SING We love singing together as a family and singing about God to glorify God is the best way to start our drive to school. Here are a few of our favorite albums that I highly recommend: Seeds Family Worship: Seeds has many albums that will help your entire family memorize scripture through song! This is a great resource!Sovereign Grace Music: Another great resource to speak God's Word into your family via song. We like the albums Walking in the Wise, The Ology, and To Be Like Jesus.Shai Linne: The album Jesus Kid is our current favorite. The song Gotta Know The Books helped our 6 and 4 year … [Read more...]
Our After School Routine
Our oldest started kindergarten this year. Gulp. I don't think I have fully come to terms with that yet. How does time fly so quickly? Because I love reading about other families routines I thought I would share what has been working for us this last month in regards to our kindergarteners after school routine. As soon as we get home school clothes go into the hamper and afternoon showers, baths, or swimming happens for the kids. I figure this is one of the best ways to minimize shared germs as much as possible. We don't have a swimming pool at home but have had great luck with this inflatable pool and this at home spray pad. We are trying to keep all the kids immune systems boosted to prevent as much sickness as possible because it seems once one person becomes sick it isn't long before we are all down for count. In addition to this the kids also take SmartyPants vitamins and a probiotic daily. Once the heat starts to dissipate I would like to add in 15-30 minutes of … [Read more...]
