May? Already?

Oh no - time is flying by - where did May go?
OK so it's catch up time again - not unusual for this blog I know.

So May...
Well, as Pagans, May is a big deal. We celebrated Beltaine as usual with our friends in Charnwood Grove.
We also attended a May Fair at Beacon Hill. It was a beautiful Spring day, with Maypole dancing, a May Queen, Storytelling, and lots and lots of ribbons.

A few days later it was Emilys 7th Birthday. We celebrated as a family, with James coming home from Uni to join us. We hadn't seen him since the beginning of January so that was lovely. (I will add the photos when I have uploaded them to the computer)

Then the following week, Emily had her party at Oak Farm Park. She had a great time, despite being a little under the weather.

Kate has been spending a lot of time with Emily over the past few weeks as I struggle to catch up with my Uni course. They've have started and completed the personal safety section on Study Ladder. We have also continued looking at the Vikings (so now I know where the blonde hair comes from - my daughters are Vikings!), and linked this to Geography.

Emily has finished the year 2 Maths on Study Ladder, she just needs to complete the exams, which I think we are both putting off! They have little relevance to us - we know she knows her stuff and we are taking a break before starting the year 3 work. We have also returned a little to Mathletics (although it's still not a favourite). Emily has also started using Dance Mat Typing, to improve her skills.

Yesterday, we spent the day at Plantasia with a group of local Home Edders. Unfortunately we didn'tmake it all the way round all of the mazes, so we're sending Emily and her Dad back later to try harder! It was a lovely day, despite the rain, with the wonderful kind of company you only get in Home Ed groups.

Vikings

We have finally finished the Viking settlement. The image below right shows the whole thing including the trading long ship while the image on the left is focused on the boatyard.
Below is Milly's favourite part. That's the man on the toilet. I gave us a good chance to talk about Viking plumbing (or lack thereof).

Growing Beans

The bean on the left is confused. It has too much light and it can't find up or down. We've covered it with a sleeve (on the right). Let's see if it grow up towards the light now.