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January 2026 Recap

  Our January has been pleasant and loooonnnnggg- hikes, time with friends, interesting school days, and family adventures. We have spent considerable time outside in the first half, especially for January! We went on a hike as our first co-op event for 2026. Isla caught fish, we spotted eagles right above us, and we got 5 hours outside in the sunshine! When we aren't hiking we're hanging with neighbors, digging in the yard, and going on winter walks. The kids earned around 35 hours outside this month (which is good for January!). We spent the whole month of January learning about the human body. We were able to finish some badge work for Isla's American Heritage Girl program by learning to eat healthy, exercise, and find value in our identity in God. We did lots of science experiments, read all the books about the human body, researched lots of fun facts, and drew different diagrams.  The first week we focused on eating nutritiously, how the digestive system works, and foo...