It's Pumpkin Carving Time!

 Remember that pumpkin painting...little pumpkin needed to be our first foray into the Halloween season...Sarah is looking a little too pleased with her creation :)

We usually make a night of carving but Tracy has been working some crazy hours and I don't know if he will have much time to get it done so we went ahead and did a "little" carving.

Happy Anniversary!

It's our anniversary today!  We have known each other 22 years, have been married 16 years, and have been parents 13 years.  Almost my entire adult life has been with this man who I love very much.  It's not like that butterfly tingly teenage love, but much more deep and satisfying than I had the possibility of knowing based on my upbringing.  I thank God everyday for bringing me across the the states to find this life.  Love you honey!

Pumpkin Painting

So, we had these little guys in the garden and Sarah needed a subject for her painting so here we are trying to learn how to paint :)  I wasn't sure how this whole "Art" class was going to go since Sarah is truly an artistic soul but does not like to be told what to do.  She's actually been ok with it.  I like that K12 ties in history with the lessons in art.  As long as we keep history and art within the same historical range you can tie a lot of interesting information together to get a better feel of the time.  I've decided it's a good thing.  Actually I'm learning a few things too :)

It's Raining!

I guess for a lot of people that's a non conversation but for us folks living in the desert, the rain is exciting.  Look to the left of the trampoline and you'll see Sarah taking a break from school to dance in the rain...it's not coming down much but we sure did appreciate it!

Vocabulary game....

Some days are just not great work day!  Sarah is trying to look all cute and diligent but there are just going to be days when none of us are at our best...as you can see Flash is doing his best to help the situation :)  Needless to say we aren't being very productive today.  Sarah has been telling Flash (or Muppy as we lovingly call him) stories using her vocabulary words.  She has created a character called Billy Joe and is taking him on some crazy adventures with her new found vocabulary game.  Flash is enjoying it too!

Happy Labor Day!

Wow, what an awesome weekend!  We have been blessed to meet some great people recently.  We went out on Saturday for a day trip on their house boat to grill and hang out in one of the coves with their friends.  I have never had this type of experience before.  We've gone a lot of places but I didn't realize that so much was almost in our backyard.  It was amazing how beautiful Lake Mead is.  I've been out there before but I've never really enjoyed the beauty of the place.  There is so much more than just floating in the water...which I enjoy by the way.  There is such a community of souls that enjoy the lake.  They dock their boats together...hang in the same circles...and play in such a genuine and fun way. They are a collection of diverse individuals and each one was accepting of everyone else.  I wish you could see how beautiful the lake is and the trip down the Colorado toward the Grand Canyon (still not enough water to make it down the entire way, but we got to see some great formations)  So, I didn't have a shower for a few days...had only our bathing suits and the clothes we were wearing - since our plan was to go home the same day....and we had a fabulous time and met some great people.  Life is good!

Our first science lab

"Mom, do we have any maple syrup?  That's how we started our first science lab studying density. Thankfully we had all the ingredients (oil, water, syrup) and could do this today.  I love that Sarah had such a great time figuring it out. She's always loved science.  I'm hoping we will have as much fun doing more of these experiments :)

Density Lab Ingredients

Density Lab 1st Ingredient

Density Lab 2nd Ingredient

Density Lab 3rd Ingredient

Density Lab

Density Lab Conclusion