Fall Festival

Today we had a very fun and successful Fall Festival. A lot of people worked together to pull it off and I’m happy to say that everyone enjoyed it. We had close to 100 people there.





The theme for the costume contest was Noah’s Ark so Alex went as Noah and Sabrina as a ladybug. They both won second place in their category.





We had a clown, jumper, games, cookie decorating and so much more.

Marie-Anne

Learning ASL with Signing Time

For about a month now I have been getting Signing Time DVDs from the library. Alex and Sabrina have been watching it at least once almost every day and both kids are picking it up very quickly. Alex has even been teaching ASL to his friends at church, (kids and grownups alike). Another benefit of homeschooling is that I am learning it right along with them. I highly recommend this series to anyone interested in learning American Sign Language.

Marie-Anne

Lost Tooth

Alex just lost another tooth!

Marie-Anne

Shadow Rock Park with Robert

Today we took Tamie and Robert with us to Shadow Rock Park. The kids had a great time, although we didn’t stay long.

Marie-Anne

More Fun at MLK Park

For family day we spent a fun afternoon at MLK Park. The kids had lots of fun playing with other kids and we got to invite several people to church.

Marie-Anne

Girls’ Day Out

Today I took a friend to a doctor’s appointment on the other side of town. I only took Sabrina and we had a lot of fun while waiting.



We went to the Flamingo Arroyo Trailhead.





Then we went to Winchester Park until I heard thunder and it started sprinkling.



Next we ended up at a really fun McDonalds’ Play Place.



Finally Sabrina ended up like this.

Marie-Anne

MLK Park

The kids and I went to Martin Luther King Park for P.E.









They both ran back and forth from the swings to the slides.



They also had a collision when Alex tried to climb up a slide and Sabrina went down at the same time. There were no serious injuries.

Marie-Anne

Red Rock Meadow

We enjoyed an afternoon of hiking at Red Rock Meadow. It was especially fun since Sabrina was able to hike too. No stroller this time!







First we climbed the rocks about a third of the way up the mountain.







Next we walked the boardwalk. I love going there.

Marie-Anne

Frank's birthday

Frank’s b-day was Thursday. We put up the Papa Museum about a week before; I had about 100 pictures of him taped up in the hall. (It has become a family tradition to have a museum of the b-day person.) We had a “surprise” b-day party, that he found out about, after Bible Study. I called just about everyone I could think of to invite them and we had almost 50 people there. It was a lot of fun.

Marie-Anne

Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival

Today we went back in time to the Age of Chivalry. We had a wonderful time.



Alex’s dreams of becoming a Roman soldier came true.



Alex also became a knight.



Alex got to ride a camel.





Sabrina and Alex both got in a battle for their lives.





Afterwards we stopped at the playground.


Marie-Anne