The Boone Family

We continue to go on lots of nature hikes and Pokemon Go walks at all different locations.  At our last trip to Oberlin we stumbled upon this black rat snake out sunning itself.  The boys wanted to get closer! When we walk to Beaver Creek the squirrels are very brave because many people feed them peanuts from their hands.  Landon was so patient and brave with him. The moments of stubbornness continue with Nolan.  Here are walking back home so that I can jump on a staff meeting and he decided he didn't want to walk anymore.  He had already laid down in someone's yard, taken off his boots, sat in the middle of the sidewalk, and then proceeded just to stand still.  I had to take my staff call from my phone without using the video or sound because we were in the midst of a power struggle. Schoffle Garden in Berlin is a super cool place to hike also.  Maw Maw came up to join us on this hike.  The tulips were all in full bloom! Nolan re...

Staying home and staying healthy and safe. Carter has been doing a lot of research on how to train dogs.  Here he is trying so hard to train him to sit, shake, and stay.  He is a work in progress! Leo is really getting tall and his paws are starting to get pretty big.  He loves being with the boys on every adventure we take. I am still missing being in my classroom with my students. This was the week we would have been learning all about oceans and would have taken our field trip to the Cleveland Aquarium.  Each day I continue to teach live to my students on Facebook and try to dress up if I can to match the theme of the week. At the end of each teaching day, I do a science experiment with the students.  Our favorite one from the week is called a bubble. sock.  My boys enjoyed doing it too! As these weeks at home progress, Nolan struggles more and more.  He goes through moments of anger about schoolwork, crying about missing his f...

Yep we are deep in puppy love!  Landon caught be caught cuddling with Leo a lot! On Leo's daily walks he often finds sticks to bite and carry with him.  It cracks us up because the sticks are usually so much larger than him! Homeschooling is not nearly as much fun as it was at the beginning of this quarantine.  Nolan has great moments but more often not so great. He is often not interested in any tasks given.  The struggle is really trying to get him to complete much.  We talk frequent breaks of silliness to get through! The boys hair is getting so long and out of control so we decided to embrace it and have fun!  This photo is a perfect depiction of the homeschool hot mess that is happening on the daily!  I am trying hard to teach my kindergarten students digitally while guiding Landon on his writing assignments, Carter is creating his science project, Nolan randomly clicking on answers he knows may or may not be right but if he keeps cl...