AND THE SEASON BEGINS!

Christmas season has offically arrived at our house. Our annual tree decorating dinner (always ham and scalloped potatoes) and trip down memory lane was enjoyed last night by our family (sans Billy, who was really missed!). Steve read the Christmas story from Luke and then Kenny read some too (good job Ken!). In preparing for this post, I came across some pictures of previous years and I couldn't believe how much the kids had grown. I will try to post a few in a future post. Time slips by so fast. Be careful not to blink! They seem to grow in that nano-second that your eyes are closed!

the fam

The Nutcracker Date

Emily and I had a wonderful evening attending Svetlana's Nutcracker performance. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She looked so beautiful in her skirt and blouse and she borrowed my high heels too. Thank you Emily for such a nice evening!

Cousins

The girls planted these flowers in September at Cousin M's birthday party and now they grace our Thanksgiving Table. What a clever idea Gloria. We have so much to be thankful for this year!

Fixed Link and Turkeys

Hello all! I am sure everyone is getting ready for Turkey Day tomorrow. I will be making Grammy's Mashed Potatoes and Mimi's Broccoli Casserole to take to Pat's. Emily is making pumpkin pies to take to church tonight for her class to share. She is such the little baker. I have fixed the link to Aunt Karen's website. She has videos of Steve and his family when they were young, as well as current day photos & videos of the Scott Family. Be sure to check it out by clicking on her link that is listed on my sidebar under Family Blogs. This is such a fun way to share our day to day lives. The only cost is your time on the computer. I would love to see more in the family start their own blog. (Hint, Hint, Eddie).
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!
Enjoy your turkey.
Much Love from Robin & Family

Homeschool Highlights #2

As our week continues, we took a field trip to Balboa Park to the Natural History Museum to see the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit. It was very interesting to learn about the land, how the climate in Israel is simular to ours, how they found the scrolls and then sold them several times before their real value was discovered. I expected the scrolls to be larger than they were. My favorites were the Ten Commandment scroll and the Copper scroll, which is like a treasure map. We were not allowed to photograph anything inside the exhibit, but here is a picture of us waiting to go inside and taking a soda break afterwards. Another fun day!

Homeschool Highlights

This was a busy week in our Homeschool! On Monday, Emily and I went to Riley's Apple Farm to see what life was like in the Colonies back in the 1700's. We have been studying American History and this was a perfect way to see "hands on" what life was like in that time.


We learned how to weave




how to press cider


how to make a candle



how to eat a carmel apple

how to churn butter










and we learned manners , quill pen writing and played a few games that would have been popular in that era. All of the employees were dressed in period costume and spoke with accents. We enjoyed a freshly baked Chicken Pop Pie afterwards. What a trip back in time!

Warrior Kenny

Tonight we attended the award banquet for Kenny and his football team. As his proud parents looked on, he received the 2007 Life in the Spirit Award. This was awarded to Kenny by the coaches for his intense devotion to his team and for the compassion & encouragement he has shown to his teammates this year. We received many compliments on Kenny's year from the coaches and he also received the 2007 Football Season Determination Award. It was a great season of football!

Kenny with Coach Roth


We are so proud of you Ken!

Family Highlights

We survived the California Wildfires...this pic is from the beach where we were camping. It was a very erie feeling to see the smoke move out over the ocean.

The kiddos had fun carving pumpkins and making pumpkin seeds.

We had a wonderful time at the park in Glendale with Pop and the gang. We filled the park with cute kids and yummy food! And to think, Pop, you started this all!

Homeschool Highlights

Here are the highlights from the last couple of weeks.

Wish I could post words under each picture, but I have yet to learn that Bloggy Skill. So here is the run down on the above picutres..... Emily and Steve went on a field trip to JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) in Pasadena, Emily and her friends in our Friday Cooking Class, two of my favorite rocket scientists with their creation, the scientists making their rocket, Em studying, Ken reading history, Ken playing football and Pop cheering Ken on at his game. Loads of fun....lots to do.