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Showing posts with label kayaking. Show all posts

8/18/13

Camping at Hok-Si-La

B3 is our favorite!

Cicada exoskeletons


                                                        Agate hunting

Kitchen with a view!

Chapel

Trying out our new kayak




Empire Builder. Late 8

Camping sushi!







Barley was plum worn out.

Big dipper/meteor



Big dipper/meteor over D's tent.

Last morning. Clean out the cooler breakfast. Always yummy!



The agates, fossils, and petrified wood we collected. 

6/18/13

Summer School

We are still doing school every day, but just a bit more relaxed. 






So we have time to work on our knife skills

and collect grubs and bugs

She has done these books since K. 

Margaret making spatzle

beer cheese soup

Cajun chicken caesar with black beans

Hunting for agates, fossils, and petrified wood.


Gardening. This amaryllis we brought back from WA three years ago.

Finally got the kayak out

The lake is a bit chilly, but they are in!

At Hok-Si-La, our favorite local park


Farmer's market


Planning on attending a lot of music events this summer. This is Under the Bridge in Wabasha listening to Switchback.


Looking forward to a lot of the Sixth Street Trio!


Also joined the summer reading program.

9/15/12

Living the Dream!

Tennis

Awesome hog roast with fantastic music!


It's been cool enough to finally do some baking...chicken pot pie! YUM!

At Vino in the Valley

Finally tried one of their pizzas. Pretty yummy! Can't be the ambiance of that place!

And they have some pretty great music also!

Making some tie dye shirts


Dates from Jeddah and beverage from Saudi Arabia.

I made this amazing grilled lamb burger with tzatziki....better than any restaurant!

Margie is still strumming!

Getting the kayak out these last few days that we can


homeschool science.

Speaking of fish, we learned how to make sushi!

So easy, fun, and delicious!

Margie started dance....classic tap/ballet/and jazz which she is over the moon about.

The girls have been doing quite a bit of child care.  Barley gets in on the fun as well.




And school....Marge is already 1/5 the way through of Saxon 6/7. Mary E is 1/2 way done with Saxon algebra 1/2. We have also been doing spanish, history, grammar, writing, current events, science, piano, reading, geography, and art.

Millie loves homeschooling!

lots of bike riding!


Hanging out with friends and family

church

The girls have perfected their house made cocoa recipe.

The last of the summer tomatoes were made into dreamy creamy yumminess.

Eagle watching

Dog walking