Outgrowing

 Yes, it has happened. We have outgrown the cute little calendars that my mom buys me every Christmas. Its sad. I loved those little calendars. It just wasnt cutting it- Each little box was getting so crowded each week that I could hardly see what was happening for that day. Between choir, girl scouts, birthday parties, church stuff, Ellas preschool, volunteering, Marks school schedule, his debate schedule etc,etc- you get the picture!

 So, I broke down and went to Target and found a mammoth calendar that hangs on the fridge that has a spot for each family member- its wonderful! It is much easier to read and keep events organized. AND theres a spot to write the meal I make that night too- so I can see a whole months worth of meals all planned out- I love it! It really is a great calendar!

I STILL like to keep a calendar in my purse for when I am out and about AND I also keep a much simplified calendar on my phone that links with Marks so he can see what we have planned as well. I know, thats a lot of calendars.
Each Sunday, I sync them all together to make sure events match and we are up to date- it hasnt been bad at all yet:) I should probably get rid of the one in my purse but I just LOVE writing things down- plus I make lists in it and so on and so forth.

So, we are all organized in this household (at least in the calendar department)!
What are your tricks for keeping your family events organized?

P.S. Since taking this picture, I have moved the calendar to the SIDE of the fridge so its not such a monstrosity-ish eye sore!

SCHEDULES ROCK!!!

School  is over today and I am feeling motivated to get ready for next week.

4 kiddos at home makes me cringe a bit 

because I know if I dont keep them busy, 

they will drive me crazy and fight with each other:)

So, every week, I am making a wipeable schedule for our day! 

I want to focus on educating them and having fun! 

Bible- we are going through The Jesus Story Book Bible and coloring a picture for that story.

Math- this is primarily for the twins because they need to work on addition and subtraction facts. I found some great worksheets at mydadsworksheets.com. If any of you have some ABEKAs addition flashcards that you arent using- I would LOVE to buy them from you and I'll pay to have them shipped too! I plan to do Math, Writing and Reading while the little two are sleeping.

Art- I really love The Crafty Crow for TONS of ideas for Art projects and fun stuff to do!

Writing- I am going to buy some journals and have them write in it each day on a topic I choose:) I will let Ella draw since she cant write yet!

Activity- we will do things around our neighborhood that are primarily free- parks, splashpads, swimming, museums,etc..

Reading- I am just having the girls read one chapter a day of a chapter book. They will probably read more- they love to read! So, the first 2 books are Ribsy and Henry and Ribsy. I LOVED those books growing up- they crack me up! 

So, there you have it! 

I am excited for the summer- just wishing the weather would start feeling like summer:)