GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS: The girls like to read in front of the bay window each morning while the sun is shining in. It’s very warm and cozy! Then they decided they wanted to tie-dye. First Emily rubber banded all of the shirts and socks……… ….while Amanda is getting the …

CONTINUOUS SHOOT MODE!! WHOO HOO!!!!I can’t BELIEVE all of the shots I was able to get while Josh and his cousin (2nd or 3rd?) played football. My old digital camera didn’t have a sports mode so I always missed the action shots at volleyball and basketball games or while the …

CORN MAIZE:Today we went to the corn maize with some of our fellow homeschoolers. I wasn’t going to take the time off from “school” to do this, however, it was SO NICE outside and it “did” tie in with our school when you consider that corn was one of the …

FAMILY NIGHT: I’m guessing most families don’t pick a week night to have their “family night” activities. We do. Our “family night” this year is going to have to be Tuesday night because it’s the only night that we are all able to commit to being home. We are all …

GOOD HUNTING!I bet you think this is going to be a post about hunting, right? NOT! The phrase “Good Hunting” is a jungle greeting we learned in theater camp this week! Yep. Every year the kids and I participate in 2 MCT plays – one in the fall and one …

SYNCHRO TEAM:Here are all of the girls on Emily’s team. Amanda helped coach them this year since we were short on coaches. Amanda judged the figures this year. Here she is on the judges panel… 2nd one from the left. Here is the team entering the water just before the …

SEATTLE TRIP:In June the girls, Nathan, and I headed out to Seattle on the spur of the moment to go to the homeschool graduation of good friend of ours. A family friend of ours, Bonnie (flower bed planting Bonnie) also came with us. She went to visit her family while …

1st Quarter 2006 – SKIING:A word from Amanda: This year I wanted to try snowboarding, so I had my friend Libby help me with that one day. It was alot harder than skiing in my opinion, but I still had a lot of fun.I don’t know if I will try …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEWJULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Harvest Church 4th of July celebration. Nathan is looking at a balloon that has floated away and in the next picture he’s wearing my cap… trying to find a little shade. Here Josh is enjoying a round of boxing which was one of the …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEWAPRIL, MAY, JUNE Missoula Children’s Theater: Emily and Josh both had parts in the Pinnochio play which was performed in April. PROM:Amanda was invited to go to the prom with one of her friends from youth group. She had a LOT of fun shopping for the dress, …