We found this little guy near our pool. This is the second one we have seen while here. They are very interesting to watch.
A Praying Mantis
Sep 14th, 2009 by leigharev2
Lego House
Sep 14th, 2009 by leigharev2
‘R’ came in and requested that I record his newest Lego house…the scratch on his face came from a misshap at the skate park.
Daily Report 9/14/09
Sep 14th, 2009 by leigharev2
I had Body and Soul in the morning, then a Chiro appointment. I am also in the process of purging the house to donate items for an upcoming fundraiser.
For homeschool today, we:
Bible
Read about Ahab and the King of Syria, and Naboth’s Vineyard (1 Kings)
Reading
‘A’ read a couple of pages from ‘Concord Cunningham: The Scripture Sleuth’ by Matt Halverson.
‘R’ read Bob Book Set 5/Book3
Math
The boys worked on a couple of pages of Lesson 2 from Singapore Earlybird B. Addition.
Phonics
The boys worked on a couple of pages in ‘Explode the Code’.
Art
Art-istic Pursuits: Lesson 11
The boys practiced cutting with scissors and made a paper cutout collage.
This is ‘R’s picture. It is of our condo in Hawaii and people living in it, including a man who is hanging by his feet…you can also see the sun and a pond with a black fish jumping out of it.
Here is ‘A’s. It is a picture of ‘A’ riding in a boat with Uncle Artie. You can also see the the sun, the brown thing in the water is a scuba diving dog, some fish, and a piece of coral. ‘A’ said: "wow, mom, I had no idea paper could be made into so many different shapes!
Two Science Experiments
Sep 13th, 2009 by leigharev2
We read about how acid in food makes it sour and how food can be pickled in vinegar to last longer. We conducted two experiment to see how acid works.
Experiment 1: The Penny
We placed a dirty penny in a cup and covered it with cola. 24 hours later, we removed the penny. It was markedly clearner although not entirely clean. Maybe it’s because we used caffeine free diet cola?? 
Experiment 2: The Cabbage
The boys placed red cabbage pieces in a pan of boiling water and then let it sit for an hour. They enjoyed sampling a few pieces as well.
The result was a smelly kitchen and lovely purple water…
The boys squeezed a lemon into the glass of purple water….
The purple immediately transformed to a hot pink!
Boys Town
Sep 13th, 2009 by leigharev2
The boys decided to create a club in their room. Only the two of them were allowed. We honored this for a couple of hours and chuckled over the signs they made…
California State Fair!
Sep 13th, 2009 by leigharev2
The Cal State Fair is a client of my husband. He provides their online ticketing. We went to the Fair as a family and we treated to free admission and unlimited rides!
Here are a couple of videos of the boys practicing lasso!
Playing on a see-saw that has saddles…
There is an area that showcases farming and contained a garden with a huge variety of vegetables and other items. We got to see how cotton looked in all of its stages of growth.
Some cute little piggies…
We were fortunate to get to see a newborn calf. We came across them when the calf was about 30 minutes old. Here, the vet is trying to get the calf to stand. The mother was getting aggitated and they needed the calf to latch and nurse ASAP.
We were surprised to discover that the grandstand had horse racing. We stayed for one race. ‘R’s horse got 2nd, ‘A’s 4th. (we did not bet.)
RIDES!RIDES!RIDES!RIDES! It was fun to see the boys tall enough this year to move into some older rides. We were able to ride on some together and created some wonderful family memories.
The view from ‘R’s favorite ride, the ‘Giant Wheel’…
This fair has quite a few rides that used to belong to Michael Jackson. This is one of them. This was a great ride for the whole family!
Demolition Derby!
A terrific end to a terrific day…
Daily Report 9/11/09 – 9/12/09
Sep 12th, 2009 by leigharev2
No structured school 9/11. It was a day of running errands and a playdate with our neighbor friend, ‘J’.
9/12/09
Reading
The boys each read to David a story from each of their Bibles.
Read Aloud
David is reading one of the Hardy Boys mysteries.
Science
We read about acid that makes things sour. We conducted an experiment by placing an old penny in a glass of cola to see what the scid in the cola will do to the penny. Results tomorrow…
Homeschool 9/10/09
Sep 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
Bible
Elijah, the Rain Cloud, and the Great Rain
Elijah Under the Juniper Tree
Elijah and the Still Small Voice
(All from 1 Kings)
History
We read about different forms of transportation over time: Viking Ship, Explorer Ships, Stage Coaches, etc.
Read Aloud
Read from "The Llama Who Had No Pajama"
Science
We read about birds.
Social
Pool time with friends.
Yet Another Treasure From Our Cat
Sep 9th, 2009 by leigharev2
This is not a great shot, but our cat brought in this adorable grasshopper. As I rescued the poor thing, I really believe he was appreciative. He kind of gave my finger a little hug before I placed him outside…
The Love Fern
Sep 9th, 2009 by leigharev2
We are not a household of plants. I am not a fan of fake plants and real ones get chewed up by our cat. So, we live plant free.
However, when we put our house on the market in Washington, we bought some plastic plants to stage the place a bit. One was a plastic fern.
David brought these plastic plants down to California when he moved all of our items out after selling. I had planned on sending them to the Goodwill.
But, upon entering the bedroom, here is what I found…
David calls it our ‘love fern’ (if you have ever seen the move ‘How to lose a Guy in 10 Days’, you will know what he’s referencing.)
PROS: It’s plastic, so we can’t kill it
CONS: It’s FAKE (how’s that for a symbol of our love? 🙂 HA!)
Anyway, I thought this was hilarious and now our ‘love fern’ resides on my nightstand. Even if it is plastic…