Our Unschoolish Week

Feeling rather like we needed a break (and gradually finding ourselves drifting toward unschooling), we took it easy this last week and a half. We've been keeping up with Life of Fred, which Tuna loves. And, though we're a bit "behind" where I wanted to be (because it's a library book that needs returning), we're still reading On the Banks of Plum Creek.

Other than that, we've been taking it easy. Tuna spends much of her time watching Minecraft tutorial videos, playing the game, talking to me animatedly about it, and making plans for her future with Minecraft. She and Bay cooked us dinner last night: whole wheat spaghetti with homemade meat sauce. It was fabulous.

Bay is gearing up for our trip to Munich next week to see Justin Bieber in concert. She's so excited! We bought her standing at the stage tickets for her birthday. So she and I will hop a train to Munich and see The Biebs. I am less than thrilled about this. She's been a fan since Biebs was a nobody on YouTube. She knows everything about him (really, it's a bit stalkerish the way she talks about his monotonous life details). She's been asking for tickets for years. This year, we live close enough to take her. I want to make a day of it, and see some of Munich as well.

We're just living life. It's amazing how much education comes from just doing and being.

The other day, Tunas asked if she could use my rose pin (it's a cake decorator item that you make a frosting rose on before placing it on the cake) and my meat mallet to "mine" her rock collection. My counter was covered in bits of rock, but she opened up some rocks and had a look inside.







Bay has been spending lots of time outdoors, wandering town and meeting locals. She's met some German pals, and takes the camera everywhere. It's interesting to me to see what she sees. Here are some of her images:

Another exciting event recently was the Daddy-Daughter Dance. The kids had a great time with their Daddy, dancing the night away:

cute shoes

This is what I get for asking them to NOT make silly faces...

And yep...Bay is taller than her Daddy, even without her heels on. 

We've got a busy week coming up, including a trip to Frankfurt to pick up our chihuahua, Diego. I'm so excited about that! I haven't seen my baby since I left him at my mother's house to move to Germany...five months ago. I can't wait to hold him again!