Last week was spring break. Even though we homeschool, I like to schedule my daughter’s holidays at the same time as the school system. It makes scheduling a lot easier (especially when your child is friends with children who attend a “brick and mortar”school).
We didn’t do anything spectacular, which made the week particularly enchanting. We lived our week being with each other and engaging with our community. Here are some moments from our week together.
On the first morning of spring break, I brought out some canvases and watched as the girls painted with acrylics. They worked for such a long time on their paintings.
My oldest daughter wanted to do a clean up of our neighbourhood. So I bundled the girls up and we went outside for a walk to pick up trash. We gathered one full bag of litter from our community.
My youngest recently got a new pair of rubber boots. She has been wearing them often, even while riding a tricycle, through the living room, in her pajamas. She can now pedal the bike all by herself.
One morning, my oldest daughter told me she wanted to surprise me… “the queen of our house”. She told me to stay in my room and to come down when she called me. She intermittently appeared to ask me things like, if I could help her and her sister get dressed in their fancy princess dresses. Then she showed up to ask me how long she should microwave chicken nuggets for and what do queens like to drink?
When it was finally time for the surprise to be revealed this was the scene I beheld. My daughters (the princesses) had made lunch for their “queen”.
There’s always something for us to learn and explore.
My oldest daughter has been working hard to sell her Girl Guide cookies. We went on a family walk, and knocked on doors, eagerly asking people to buy these yummy treats.
It was a lovely week. I find some comfort in our return to routine. School is back in session and our schedule is once again on track. However, the time off has reminded me to keep the whimsy, the joy, and the spontaneity of our spring break. The time off reminded me once again how learning happens through the little things of living life in your community and exploring our world with the ones you love.
Wishing you a lovely day.
It sounds like you all had a lovely spring break. That is so sweet that the girls cooked lunch for their queen. I love their imaginations! And that photo of your youngest riding her tricycle in the house with her boots on is priceless.
Happy Wednesday!
xoxo
It was such a delightful week Tiffany. I wish I could emulate that relaxed, natural enjoyment and exploring all the time.
I love the boots and bike picture too. That child is hilarious.
Wishing you a lovely day my friend.
xoxo
What a great Spring Break! I sure wish I still had one :-p I love that your daughter wanted to clean up the neighborhood! What a sweet little servant heart :) You’re teaching her well!
And I LOVE that they wanted to cook for you! How sweet! I can’t wait to have kiddos to do this stuff with!!!
It was a wonderful spring break Kelli! They were wonderful (and a little “royal treatment” from the girls was pretty special too).
They made you lunch! That is so sweet!! Very pretty princesses indeed!!
I know! Isn’t that swell?! I could get used to that kind of “royal treatment”.
Changing up the routine is so valuable, both for the kids and for us! So glad that you had a refreshing break!
It was a wonderful break Robin. Those girls of mine made it extra special!
Your daughters are so precious! Sounds like it was a special spring break!
Susannah, it was such a delightful break (and we really needed it too). Sometimes we need to be refreshed to continue our journey. This break did exactly that.
What a lovely week you had. I love your reminder not to forget “the whimsy, the joy, and the spontaneity” and “how learning happens through the little things of living life”. Thank you for sharing this glimpse into your life. Ciara
It was a wonderful week Ciara! We explored, lived, and enjoyed all the little things. Thanks for visiting.
Ah, spring break. My kids get their spring break next week. =0)
I think it’s awesome that your oldest daughter wanted to pick up trash. Such a great way to clean up the earth (especially since this month will have Earth Day on the 22nd too) and take care of the community. Wonderful!
And isn’t it funny how kids love rubber boots? My toddler LOVES hers too!
My daughter has been obsessed with cleaning up the litter in our community! It’s wonderful how engaged she is with taking care of our neighbourhood (and the world).
Yes, toddlers and their boots. Too funny.
I love that you embraced your spring break with such a positive spirit and outlook! Your girls are absolutely precious! I love love love that they made you lunch! AND got all dressed up for the ‘queen’. Oh my heart!
Awww, thanks Chris! We needed this time to recharge and refresh ourselves. Plus, I loved getting treated like “royalty”. Who doesn’t?!
Aw! That is the sweetest. I want my daughter to make me a meal.
And I see you still have some snow on the ground too. We still have a bit to go, but a lot has gone.
My oldest has been really into helping out and serving others. I’m going to give church and Girl Guides some of the credit for that!
We had snow but now it’s almost all melted! YAY!
Looks like your spring break was a wonderful week of learning! :)
It’s funny how those things work out, hey Sanz?! *wink*
Hi Jennifer! I love the thought that your children wanted to serve their ‘Queen’. And you let them wear their good dresses too! The smiles on the faces just says it all. And it’s not even Mothers Day :)
The photo of them and the little rainbow is just precious. What a perfect ending photo for the end of your week off.
Thank you for sharing!
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We had such a wonderful week together… I was kind of sad to see it end.
I hope I get that kind of “treatment” on Mother’s day. It was awesome.
Your girls are amazing! Crowing you QUEEN and making you lunch? I want daughters!!! I hope you’re going to share those paintings that they worked so hard on with us. I used to paint with acrylics a lot- but I had/have nothing to do with all my paintings and I was getting sick of seeing all my paintings on our walls (I don’t want to be a narcissist) that I’ve stopped and my garage is filled with tons of paintings and blank canvases. I want to paint now :[!
Yes, I could get used to the “royal treatment”… although reality tells me not to count on it. It was indeed an awesome week.
So funny! I used to paint with acrylics all the time! My artwork also used to hang everywhere in my home but I, like you, took it all down for fear of what others might think of me for showing it off.
Pick up a paintbrush my friend!
Your kids are the cutest! I was homeschooled for most of my childhood – sometimes I miss the fun little things we used to do. It definitely carried over into my adult life – I’m always trying to learn something new!
Thanks for following me, and I can’t wait to read more from you :)
Yeah, I think they’re pretty darn adorable too. I love hearing adults’ reflections on being homeschooled. I hope I can give my girls fond memories of the experience too!
So glad we connected. I look forward to visiting with you.
Oh this is so sweet! I love the lunch for the queen!
I loved the lunch for the queen too *wink*. It was a delightful holiday with my girls. Now I’m really looking forward to summer break!
They are so adorable!!!
Awww, thanks Caroline. We had a wonderful week together.