Returning to daily routines.

Today started the first day back with some of our daily routines (much to the dismay of the children).  Since we homeschool we took a break from the full set of course work while we were away and last week. This meant the kids did some extra duty during what would have normally been the Christmas Break so they would not get behind due to our trip.

Lauren had her first experience with some of her pre-school lessons and practiced her ABC's and sign language with Hannah.

Harvesting basil seeds outside yesterday:

Just to show how small Lauren is, this is last night next to Hannah (they are only 11 1/2-months apart in age)

Back to school today for Hannah and Lauren's first day of pre-school work with us.

Practicing/learning sign language.