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!

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!

The Party's Over

What a fun Sunday we had. After church we went to our friends for a BBQ where Emily and her friends put on a short performance of Anne of Green Gables. She played the part of Rachel Lynn and did an awesome job! We enjoyed good fellowship, food, the play and a few rounds of a game called Taboo. After we returned home, our great actress then sprained her foot riding the scooter down our hilly street! Xrays, boot and crutches only took a three hour trip at the Urgent Care. It turned out to be only sprained though they will check for hairline fractures with the radiologist tomorrow. So for now.....the party's over. We'll see what the week brings.

Tea Parties and Victory!

Today was a busy day. Lots to do and not enough time to get finished. Our football game was in Redlands, so long drive. We won....8-0! It was a close game all the way through and we had a few bad calls by the ref, but God gave us the victory! Ken played a great defense. He is doing really well in his position and really enjoys the game. Tomorrow is housework in the morning and cooking class for Em/football for Ken. Another busy day! As you can see, I have posted pictures but I could not get them to the locations that I wanted so I will have to work on that skill. There is a picture of Kenny with Grams at the Linfield Game and one of Uncle Eddie at another game (notice that Ken is as tall as his Uncle now!). The picture of Emily is from the tea party we attended this week. We had so much fun being ladies! Not that we aren't always ladies but we don't usually wear glitter and flowers!