"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Mar 31st, 2013 by leigharev2
Our homeschool group had a fun Easter egg hunt at one of the family farms in Citrus Heights. All of the kids had a fantastic time swinging on a huge rope swing, watching the young chickens, and of course, hunting candy-filled eggs! We were concerned it was going to rain, and there were a few small drops, but that was it!
Mar 31st, 2013 by leigharev2
My friend Christie had a doctor’s appointment so I took the kids out for a treat! They sat by the drive through and waved to each car that passed. Only one woman actually saw them and waved back…
Mar 31st, 2013 by leigharev2
Our homeschool group went on a field trip to the Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic, offering care for both large and small animals. It is a huge clinic with 175 staff members for the small animal section alone! We divided our group into two smaller groups. Our group visited the large animal section first…
This is an x-ray machine for large animals. It is on a track that can swing around the animal instead of the animal having to move.
The boys tried on the lead vest that is worn while taking the x-ray.
Three types of hay are given to the horses for feed. The kids got to see each kind.
Checking out the horse stable. We were not allowed in because a horse had just given birth, but we could look through the outside bars… here’s the foal…
All the boys got on the large animal scale. They weighed a little over 600 pounds, less than half the weight of the average horse (1500 lbs…)
We moved inside to the small animal section. Inside one of the treatment rooms was a table full of different items. This is the skin of a boa constrictor…
OK, I learned something new here. I thought this was the corpse of a tarantula. Nope. It is the shed skin of the tarantula! Yes, spiders (ALL SPIDERS) shed just like snakes do! So, when you see what appears to be a dead spider, it might be what was left by a bigger spider who grew out of his skivvies…ew.
The model of a flea and a piece of paper with real fleas attached. On the right, a nasty tick full of blood.
Checking out the otoscope…
A large calcium deposit that was cut in half. It was removed from a horse.
X-ray of a goose neck who swallowed a worm with a fishing hook. The hook was removed and the goose lived for 20 years on the veterinary pond.
X-ray of a dog who swallowed his owner’s coin collection…
X-ray of a pregnant cat with five kittens. She gave birth the next day…
A close up of the calcium deposit. Can you see the small piece of metal that the horse swallowed? To protect the horse, calcium built up around the metal. Typically, the horse will pass smaller deposits, but this one stayed and built up…
In the pharmacy…an actual horse pill.
A section of the treatment room. This technician is caring for two dogs that are coming out of anesthesia.
The end of the tour was a lesson on how to approach a dog and read their body language.
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
…slammed his thumb in our gate. His thumb look like the nail polish Aunt Shannon was wearing!
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
Always a special day to enjoy the birth of our sons. ‘R’ turned 9 and we celebrated it to the max (celebration with friends will be next week.)
‘A’ woke early and set up a Scavenger Hunt for ‘R’. He had fun following the clues/rules that ‘A’ had set for him.
This is kind of fun. ‘A’ created a secret message and ‘R’ had to slightly scribble to see what it said.
Tradition has it that whatever you want for breakfast, you get. This year, ‘R’ asked for cheesy eggs, bacon, buttered toast, and tater tots. ‘A’ made the eggs for his lil’ bro this year! (For the second picture, I remembered our “Celebrate” plate…
Uncle Paul and Aunt Shannon joined us from Oakland! After opening presents, we donned these funny mustaches (all inspired from famous people/characters) and went to Chicago Fire for a pizza feast!
Happy birthday big guy!
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
Lovely Spring bouquet, right?
Can you believe that this is actually a cake and everything but the pinwheel is edible?? Our friend Chris Newsom is an EMT by night and homeschool Dad/baker extraordinaire by day. The “clay pot” is fondant, then a chocolate cake topped with crushed chocolate cookies, pansies, and fresh mint.
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
Darn! I have thrown out the recipe! I tried mixing the dates and raisins in the Vitamix and it kept taxing the motor. Since it was such a hassle I decided to nix the recipe. But, all three boys love these so much, I need to at least try again. I think this time I will just hand chop the dates and raisins and keep them chunky. DH also suggested doing without the agave nectar since it was so sweet.
Not sure what the amounts were., and am trying to recall everything that is in them…
Dates
Raisins
Oats
Agave Nectar
Cinnamon
Salt
Cacao Nibs
Scoop with small ice cream scoop and store in refrigerator.
Mar 27th, 2013 by leigharev2
I took some time off from running, but am starting back up again. This was what I got to marvel at on my run with my friend Eun…
Mar 22nd, 2013 by leigharev2
A day at the park…’R’ is in the Uncle Sam hat, and ‘A’ is in the Spiderman mask…this is my first try at posting video on this blog. I hope it works…
