Fourth of July

Our School was in the parade again!  And wow, was it a hit!!  We passed out about 2400 bananas plus over a 1000 banana stickers.  I've never heard so many people yelling for bananas.  We got a lot of thank you's for the healthy parade treat!

After the parade we went down to enjoy some of the other holiday festivities.  The kids designed and put together little wooden boats.

The most hilarious things we did was to watch the cardboard boat races.  When we first heard about it we never dreamed that people actually got in their boats and raced them across the water.  The boats were made of cardboard and duct tape.  That's all.  Some were amazing and some where destined to sink from the start.  :)

There is always a sand castle building contest at the beach so towards the end of the day it's fun to wander that way to see all the creations.

A Boat Ride

It was just what we needed after picking strawberries all morning!  Life is too often busy and stressful and a boat ride was just what we needed!  It was so relaxing and fun!  :)

Chaeli didn't like the spray that would occasionally fly in her face.  :)  To her credit, she wasn't feeling very well either.

Enjoying the ride...

The captain and first-mate. 

Loving the ride in the front of the boat!

He couldn't get enough of this!

We only did circles part of the time! :)

It was a chilly summer day so the extent of getting in the water was hands!

Strawberry Time

Finally....Strawberries are here!!  We love picking strawberries and eating strawberries and freezing strawberries for the winter and making yummy strawberry jam!!

We picked 64 quarts this year!  All in a days work....

Magabooking

So proud of and impressed with my little magabookers!! A description of what they say at the door is by each book. If you would like one as a gift or for yourself, just let me know and the kids will send it right to your door if you're out of our area. Everything they make is helping with their education!

Naturally Gourmet offers you the latest information in healthful cooking. Each recipe is simple and tastes great!

Story Time tells true character building stories that are 5-10 minutes long.

Peace Above the Storm helps you find freedom from worry, guilt, and fear. You'll like the short stories and Bible promises. 

The Great Controversy shows the importance of the Bible throughout history. It has helped thousands to better understand the book of Revelation. 

Just imagine them coming to your door!  To cute.....!!....but they are good at this too!  God has definitely been blessing them this summer!

The Faces of Elijah

Summer Wandering #1

We're doing some wandering this summer.  During these times of wandering we will be doing something new, buying something new, going somewhere new, or experiencing something new.  

Our first trip was just to the local grocery store.  But we wandered the aisles and the produce section and came up with some new things we wanted to try.

Asia noodle bowl, Mango Tango drink, black apricots, and Teff flour.  

Yum, yum, yum!!!  Always good to try something new!!

River Rats

One of the fantastic summer programs that we have in our area is called River Rats.  Its for kids ages 4 and up and they learn all sorts of science type things.  There are activities, games, stories, crafts....and so much of it is hands on.  Tons of learning fun!!

The first session a couple of weeks ago was on birds.  The kids learned about bird beaks, bird calls, bird names, and the food birds eat.