Story by Elias

One day Fr. Frantisek mowed the grass around the church. 

He noticed the weeds were high, so he got out his weed whacker. 

Then he noticed his hedges needed to be trimmed. 

Some of the hedges were hard to reach so Fr. Frantisek had to use his hedge trimmer on a stick.  

Right next to the hedges was a big, tall tree. Fr. Frantisek used his chainsaw to trim it down. 

Once the trimming was done, he edged around all the sidewalks. 

He was getting very tired from all the yard work, so he used the blower to clean the sidewalk up and headed inside to say Mass. 

After Mass, he talked to his parishioners outside. One of his parishioners said, “Wow Father! Your lawn looks great!” 

And that made Fr. Frantisek very happy. 

Elias at Nature Preschool

Me: Do you know that I am a preschool teacher?

E: you are right now?

Me: yes, but I don’t have a classroom right now. 

E: when I grow up I want to be a lawn service guy and a teacher and my own dad. 

Me: your own dad? But you already have a dad. 

E: I mean a dad for my kids. 

Me: I see. Who will you marry?

E: you. 

Me: oh shoot I’m already married but I’m sure you will find a really great girl to marry someday. 

E: I’ll be five when I get married. 

Me: that’s right now! Five year olds don’t get married! You have to be an adult. 

E: {giggles} well then why are there all these dogs walking around getting married?!

Me: what dogs?

E: In 101 Dalmatians. Why can they get married?

Me: good question. 

Home School Lesson Plans

Homeschool lesson plans have to be destroyed. We made the most of it.  

First Day of Preschool

Elias had a great first day a preschool! He was very excited to go play, especially in the outdoor nature classroom. 

I picked him up before lunch but he wanted to see what eating lunch at school was like, so we walked with his class. When he saw what it was like he told me, “That looks SO yummy. I changed my mind. I’ll eat here.” It was too late for Thai, but we made a plan to try lunch the next day. He said, “I will eat lunch at school tomorrow Mom, and don’t pick me up until you pick up the big boys.”

While Elias was enjoying his first day of school, Levi and I enjoyed pastries and mimosas with our friends. 

It was very odd to only have two toddlers running around considering we have 13 kids between the two of us and we both homeschooled last year. 

The big boys had gymnastics right after school. They are the only two in the class again this session so they get to do a lot during every class. 

First Day of School

The big boys had a great first day! They were so happy when I picked them up. 

Augustine said he liked playing soccer with new friends at both recesses.

Lewis said he liked eating lunch at school. 

The little boys and I went to the zoo to ride the train. 

Levi doesn’t remember riding it in the past so it was extra fun!

Farmer’s Market

East Campus had a farmers market. They always do such a a good job of making it engaging for kids.



The games and prizes are always a highlight. 

Lewis and Grandpa did a couple of experiments together. This one was on taste and smell. 

This one was about how germs are transferred from hands. 

Grandpa knew someone at almost every booth. 

It was a fun morning!

Air Tent

The other night I was solo at bedtime, so I told the big boys to find something to do upstairs while I gave the little boys a bath. Turns out they found something super cool to do!

They engineered my duvet to be an air tent!



This has to be the best smiling picture of these three EVER. I wish Levi was in it too, but he was terrified to go in the air tent.