It's been a very long while...so here's an update!

So I have disappeared for a long while and decided it's time to start blogging again...
I'm going to do a few posts to update what's been going on around here!
First off, we found out I was pregnant, and we had our 6th child in April of 2012.
Now just being pregnant throws me off the radar, so wow..It took a while to get back to my blog!
Here's a month to month photo view of our precious baby girl :)
Newborn

1 month 

2 months-getting a few smiles here... 

3 months 

4 months 

5 months-awww, going to fall over any second!

6 months-Look! I can sit up!

7 months-I just love her little hand gestures. It's like she's going to take off and fly! 

8 months & her first Christmas! 

The Lord has been growing me in so many ways over this past year.
I hope to be sharing more regularly!
~Rachel~ 

Math Factors - Keva Style

A great way to disguise the repetition of memorizing math facts. The structures below represent all the multiples of 5 :) It give another opportunity to visually see the difference in growth resulting from multiplication over addition, and combines it with creative building.

Keva planks are a "super toy" anyway - this was just one more way to incorporate them into learning. Happy multiplication!

--Bill

Keva Source: http://www.amazon.com/MindWare-44156W-KEVA-Contraptions/dp/B002V7YBNC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316456568&sr=8-1
This is the most cost effective way to purchase them. For some reason this set is cheaper per block and comes with the added bonuses.