I pried it from Chelan’s mouth and the lizard ran under the dishwasher. Great….
But, a few days later, he made a run for it. Chelan caught it again, but this time we were able to get it outside to freedom…
Look at What the Cat Dragged In!
Jun 12th, 2009 by leigharev2
A Weekend of 5K’s
Jun 12th, 2009 by leigharev2
I am pleased to announce that I ran not one, but TWO 5K’s in one weekend! The first was on a Friday in Roseville. I ran with Sema. It was her first run ever. We have been running together for the past month and I assumed that I would have to scale back for her. Boy, was I wrong! She beat me by 3 minutes!!
The second run was at the state capitol in Sacramento on Sunday. It was the largest all women’s run ever in the history of Sacramento.
BHN Service Project
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
Over the summer, the Bayside Homeschool Network meets every Thursday for a park playdate. This week provided an additional special opportunity. BHN visits a local retirement home that specializes in Alzheimer’s care every month or two. The residents look forward to visiting with the kids and the feeling is mutual.
(To honor the rules of the home, I cannot show pictures of the residents.)
The residents were all sitting in a circle. The kids went from resident to resident, introducing themselves and sharing stories. It was pretty precious to see how protective some of the residents were over the kids.
The kids sat in the center of the circle while the House Counselor read them a story about having a grandparent with Alzheimer’s.
After the story, everyone went outside and checked on the tomato plants the kids had planted last month…
The aides made some fabulous smoothies for everyone…
The kids sang "You Are My Sunshine" to the residents…
Group shot of the kids after…
A picnic lunch and park playdate after…
Some of the boys decided to play soccer and ‘A’ jumped right in! Here he is playing goalie with another boy…
He got tired playing goalie, so he created his own position…
‘A’ and the Beth Moore Study
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
I am currently doing the Beth Moore study, "Living Beyond Yourself". I needed to watch the video online before meeting with my friend te next day. I put the boys in the bath and planned on watching it while it was semi-quiet.
Well, as is typical, ‘A’ got out of the tub much sooner than planned. I assumed he would want to play on his own, but he asked if he could join me in the study. I said ‘yes’ and he said he wanted to write notes like I was, so I gave him some paper and a pen.
He soon realized that he could not keep up with the writing part, so he asked if he could draw a picture instead. I loved what he ended up drawing…
(By the way, the $3.00 that is around him was a bet he won. We were out to dinner and he wanted to play the "who can stay silent the longest" game. But, he could not stop laughing, so I bet him $3.00 that he could not be silent for one minute. Well, it was rough, but he did it 
)
This is a picture of Beth Moore, acting all excited. Below her are the women in the audience laughing with her…
‘R’ joined us shortly thereafter and they both spent the rest of my study time drawing.
Art: Portraits
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
This art lesson focused on what a portrait is and the boys painted portraits.
‘R’ painted a portrait of me, holding a red book…
‘A’ painted a picture of himself…
A Day in Our Life
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
I love this picture. It captures the boys "Exploding the Code" (their favorite workbook), while wearing our school uniform 
Art: Landscapes
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
Our art lesson with ‘Artistic Pursuits’ taught us what a landscape was and had the boys draw a landscape drawing based on what they saw in their immediate surroundings.
Here is what they saw…
Hare are the results…
Bayside Homeschool Network Open House
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
Once a year, the Bayside Homeschool Network hosts an Open House. All the families show various projects they did through the year. ‘A" and ‘R’ showed two pieces of art each. There are comment cards next to the projects and the boys enjoyed reading what others thought of their artwork.
The projects were diverse and inspiring. I kept thinking, "ooooh, we should do that….and that….and that!" It was a treat to see what other families did and their interests.
I am not sure how many famililies attended, maybe 40? The evening opened with Worship, then everyone went through the project tables, then social time and a dessert potluck.
The boys in front of their artwork…
On the drive home, we encountered the most incredible sunset! It was a beautiful ending to a very nice evening…
Celebration with Friends
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
Our Turkish friends, Sema and Cem, invited us to celebrate a rite of passage for their son, age 8 (9?). They held a big party at their house with all the trimmings…delicious food, delightful friends, a clown who face paint and made balloon animals, etc. It was an honor to be invited and get to know their friends.
Me and Sema…
‘A’ and ‘E’.
‘R’ was beaming all night with his fabulous Spiderman face!
My heroes…
YUM!
Sema’s mom, visiting for a few months from Turkey, made all these delicious desserts!
Smiley Boys
Jun 11th, 2009 by leigharev2
‘R’ asked that I take this picture and post it. This was taken at a Mexican restaurant we like to go to…
