Day: July 12, 2004

On the spur of the moment Saturday morning, Lorena, Kelly, Christian, and I decided to put a few things in the mini-van and go to the beach at Newport. It was a great idea. The weather was great. We spent a couple of hours just hanging out on the beach, looking at stuff in tidepools, playing in the waves, and getting some fresh air. After that, we went into town to Mo’s to get some clam chowder. It was ok clam chowder, but I think Lorena’s and Dad and Mom’s are both much, much better. I have placed some pictures at the end of this post of our trip.

After we ate, we decided to take a stroll and look at some of the shops along the bayfront by Mo’s. Lorena found some cool pottery and some ideas for a water display at our house that would be very fun to try to make. I think I will start looking for some parts with the idea of deciding whether I believe I could do something like that. We found a place that gives ocean tours for homeschool groups at a discount rate. The regular rate is not that much higher. I really think that is something that would be great to do next fall as we are getting started to get the kids excited about the ocean (as if they need any more excitement). We will also visit the Hatfield Marine Sciences Research Center. We have all seen the Newport Aquarium about three times and it is good, but it will be good to give it a rest to try something new once. They are right beside each other in Newport so they are easily accessible as a day trip.

Progress

Yesterday, Christian and I started in on learning multiplication using the “Moore Formula” method that we used with Kelly. He did just great. Actually, we started with that method and then as Kelly got competent enough, we moved over to the use of flash cards. That is probably what we will do with Christian, depending on how comfortable he feels with the “Moore Formula” method.

Beach Trip Pictures