Dado and Dada joined us for dinner and fun yesterday.
Reading one of the two books they brought for the boys…
Playing in the backyard…
After dinner…LEGOS!
Dinner with Dado and Dada
Jul 21st, 2008 by leigharev2
Look at what crossed in front of my car…
Jul 20th, 2008 by leigharev2
I wish I was faster with my reflexes. It could have gotten a close up of the doe and two fawns! This was taken at the intersection of 202 and the road leading to Snoqualmie Ridge…
Visit to Sagle/Sandpoint
Jul 20th, 2008 by leigharev2
Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Randy live on a lovely property in Sagle, near Sandpoint, ID. We had to cut our trip a little short, but we will go back soon. We all love it there.
‘A’ soaking up the morning sun on the deck…
Grandma and Granpa purchased
seven chicks. They are now "teenagers". The boys enjoyed watching them in their coop and following them when they were roaming the yard.
Grandpa and the boys…
There are a ton of crickets and grasshoppers. Here is one on a daisy.
Harvesting strawberries in Grandpa’s garden. A major highlight for the boys is deciding what to eat for dinner in the garden that night. They pick the veggies/fruits and take them directly to Grandma to prepare. They are very proud of their lettuce picking.
Feverfew…
The boys love to go on the utility trailer and use it as a "stage" for performances…
Grandma gave us a deck of ‘yoga for kids’ cards. We spent every morning doing different poses. Here are the boys doing what I think is called the "partner bridge"…
We got a few lessons in. There is nothing better than taking "class" outdoors!
Grandma reading to the boys. It was a story about a man who was a printer for the newspaper. He was deaf, which was common for people working the noisy printers back then. We had directions in the back of the book to make the newspaper four square hats the printers would wear to keep the ink off their heads. In attempting to make these hats, we have come to realize that newspaper pages are smaller then they used to be; who knew?!
We went to an alpaca farm From the Heart Ranch, and got to go into the pens where some of the alpacas were hanging out. There is a gazebo of sots on the property and we had our picnic lunch there.
After visiting the ranch, we went to see where Grandpa Randy works. He is a craftsman for a custom timer frame company. They use wood pegs instead of nails. It truly is a beautiful skill.
The boys liked spending time with the shop cat who is always covered in a fine layer of sawdust. (good fiber…)
Grandpa in front of the shop…
After the visit to the shop, we drove to Bonner’s Ferry. I had never been to this sweet town. We spoke with one of the sheriff’s, ate some ice cream, and looked around in some of the shops. There seems to be a good size Mennonite population there. I saw quite a few women in head coverings.
Homeschool Highlights
Jul 20th, 2008 by leigharev2
Bible
We are reading about the life of Isaac.
Memory Verse
"Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved–you and your household." Acts 16:31
I have come to the point now when I see a verse, I will look it up in the NIV Life Application Bible. The additional information provided enrichens my understanding of the scriptures. I spent many years trying to understand a piece of scripture, but not getting it because I did not go farther and look into the context and supporting scripture around the verse.
This weeks verse comes from when Paul and Silas were in jail. They were singing hymns and praying to God. There was an earthquake and the prison doors flew open. The jailer woke up and was about to kill himself because he thought his prisoners had escaped, but Paul yelled that everyone was there.
The jailer witnessed what had happened and realized that what Paul and Sila were saying was true and asked how he could be saved.
Paul and Silas’ response is stated in Acts 16:31. A very simple expression.
When we recognize Jesus as Lord and trust in him our entire life, we are assured we are saved.
Acts 16:34 shows how the jailer was filled with joy in believing in God. We all can have that kind of joy.
History/Geography
Children’s Encyclopedia: Overview of early man through the renaissance.
Read Aloud
-Continue reading ‘The Boxcar Children’
-Poems from ‘The Llama who had no Pajama’
-Mother Good Rhymes: THIS HAS GOT TO GO; I CAN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE!!
Language Arts
The boys read from "I Can Read It". They have read the "stories": "Nat is Bad" and "Can Pat Tap Nat?"
-I gave the boys letters to make three letter words. I gave them a word and they had to make the wird with the leters written on index cards.
Science
We learned about the sun and the moon. How the earth spins on ots axis and the sun stays in place. It takes 24 hourse for the earth to make one rotation. When we face the sun, it’s day, when we are away from the sun, it’s night. the moon rotates around the earth. It takes one month to rotate. The moon has not light of its own. It reflects light form the sun.
Extra Fun Stuff
We vistited grandma Margaret and grandpa Randy in Sandpoint. I hope to get pictures up soon.
Menu Plan Friday…
Jul 18th, 2008 by leigharev2
Friday
Halibut and Veggie Medley
Fruit Salad with Mango Dressing
Bread
Saturday
Spanish Tofu with Rice
Fresh Fruit
Sunday
Dinner with Dado Fabio and Dada Esperanza
(All recipes are from Susan Branch’s cookbook, ‘Summer’)
Lemon Linguini with Chicken, Basil, and Cherry Tomatoes
White Bean Salad
Roasted Vegetable Platter
Green Apple and Blueberry Tart
Monday
Oven Roasted Veggies and Pasta
Fresh fruit
Tuesday
Dilled Chicken and Rice
Broccoli
Wednesday
Green Chile, Black Bean and Corn Stew
Green Salad
Tortillas
Thursday
Leftovers
Our Summer Bedroom
Jul 13th, 2008 by leigharev2
Croquet!!
Jul 13th, 2008 by leigharev2
Ama came up for a visit bearing gifts, a Badminton Set and Croquet Kit!! We immediately broke out the croquet, gave a lesson on not using the mallets like an axe, and proceeded to knock some balls around.
It brought me back to when I was a kid. It also brought back memories of the times I would trip myself up in the wickets!
Visit from Cousin
Jul 13th, 2008 by leigharev2
My cousin, Terry, and his wife Ann, came up for a visit and brought their two children. We spent the day together visiting and catching up. Here are pictures of the newest addition to our family.
The Perfect Rose
Jul 13th, 2008 by leigharev2
We had a small, nuclear family only, memorial service for my grandmother over July 4th weekend. When we returned home, we discovered this beautiful rose in full bloom on our only rose plant. Why is this special? This is the only bloom this plant has had, and looks like, will have this year. This plant was my grandmother’s. We took it went she was placed in a nursing home.
My Boys
Jul 13th, 2008 by leigharev2
This was taken at my aunt and uncle’s house at Lake Chelan. More pictures should be coming, but DH’s computer is holding them ranson at the moment.
