Blog Title: Adventures at the Allen Academy

And I’ll be back to blogging soon

So, funny story…

Watch the video before you read my post below. It’s from about two years ago when we lived in Florida - Madison is three. Sorry for the poor quality and that you’ll have to tip your head sideways to watch part of it… So, when we moved to Okinawa, I really wanted to buy read more..

WW: Madison and Kit

The Kids’ Room! (Our home, part 3)

We are down to less than two months till the baby is born, so that is definitely going to change things up around here. We’ve been a one child family for quite a while. Everything is ready for the baby though - my hospital bag is packed, the room is ready… There read more..

A bit of everything

So I’m not really sure where to start here, since it’s been a month since I updated, and a lot has happened since then.  Madison was sick for 5 days with a fever of 104, and although I’m not trying to make excuses, I’d say that’s the main reason I quit updating for a while.  read more..

Yes, I know

I’ve been MIA for the last month or so - I’m working on it, I promise! Look for a new post tomorrow… and I’ll try to do better!

Just one of the reasons I love homeschooling…

Matt and Madison playing one of her math games - this might be my new favorite picture

“Sledding” on Okinawa

Madison’s Gingerbread House

A few weeks ago, Madison and I saw an advertisement in the base services magazine about a Gingerbread House Contest at the community center and Madison thought we should enter it.  So we bought a book about how to bake gingerbread houses and made one.  We spent four days making it - one day baking read more..

The Ferris Wheel

Madison has been asking to go on the ferris wheel since the night we got here four months ago and I have put it off as long as I possibly could.   It is a huge, impressive ferris wheel, but it goes very very slow and I was told not to go on it in the read more..