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We’ve been driving for a couple days now, taking our cross-country road trip out to the Southwest. It’s been fun heading west of the Mississippi, as I haven’t ventured that way before–not on the road anyway. We hit the trail hard our first day, shooting for Springfield, Missouri, nearly 8 hours from Chicago. We were [...]

We released our butterflies just the other day, and it was incredible to watch them fly free! Just in case you’re wondering what in the world I’m talking about, I’ll take you back a couple months ago when we decided to order caterpillars and watch them grow and change into butterflies. Aidan was thrilled when [...]

Recently, we took advantage of our membership to the Morton Arboretum and met some homeschooling friends  Aidan and Momthere for a walk in the woods and a picnic. The Arboretum currently has an Animal Houses exhibit, which the kids enjoyed. What they really loved, though, was just romping through the woods–totally off the beaten path. [...]