Homework - take 2

Some random homework photos...

 Caden doing xtra math on the computer

Allyson reading

Homework

The kids were doing their homeowork assignments and had to write sentences using their spelling words.  This was the end result.  

 Allyson we struggling with being focused on the task, and was ready to be done - taking a long time to get the sentences completed.  Note the 5th sentence - I love the teachers comment when it came back home - "Really?  I don't think so"  

This was Caden's completed assignment.  

Happy 8th Birthday Allyson

To celebrate Allyson's 8th birthday, she chose to invite 2 friends and go roller skating.  So, the next day (after ice skating) we picked up her friends and went out for pizza for lunch, then roller skating.  

 Emily, Krynn and Allyson

The girls had so much fun skating.

Cupcakes after skating finished the celebration

While dropping Emily back at her house, we had to pose in front of the igloo that her family built.  

8th Birthday - Caden

For Caden's birthday, he chose to celebrate with some friends.  They went for pizza and then ice skating.  

They had a great time.  

Caden spent most of the night like this - but it didn't stop him, he enjoyed the night!  (It is only his 2nd time ice skating)

Allyson helping Caden up...

Caden and his friend Will

Caden, Will, Thijs, Drew in the penalty box

a quick pic with mom

Allyson found her good friend Krynn at the skating rink, so she had someone to spend the evening with.  

The ice rink was closing and the boys were taking off their skates.  The Zamboni started to clean the ice.  Well, somehow he found out that it was someone's birthday - so the birthday kids got to ride on the Zamboni around the ice.  

Look at those smiles - so proud!

Then the kids got to see where the slush goes out of the Zamboni - opps~ they got a little wet!

Cupcakes to finish off the night of fun!

Gingerbread Cookies

This pretty much sums up my afternoon - baking gingerbread cookies.  YUM!

Picnic in December

On December 4 @ 4pm - we met Grandma for a picnic.  We had chips, juice boxes and cookies.  What a beautiful day.  Hard to believe that it was nice enough to be outside with only a sweatshirt on.  

Breath of Dawn Review

Breath of Dawn 

by Kristen Heitzmann

This book is a Christian fiction with a little mystery and a little romance under one cover.  

The story starts out with Morgan, a father of a small child, learning to adjust to living a life and raising a young child on his own, after his wife dies in an accident.  Morgan has family support to help him in this transition.  To help ease the transition, and putting his child's needs first, he chooses to live on a ranch near the mountains  near his brother and family for help with his child.  

Quinn is a single woman who makes her living buying items from estate sales and listing them on ebay.  RaeAnne is the daughter of an elderly woman who has passed away, and RaeAnne is left with settling the estate.  Quinn offers to work on the estate and get it ready to sell.  RaeAnne takes her up on the offer - with the understanding that if/when Quinn finds a locket with a picture of her father (whom RaeAnne has never met) that she will call right away.  Quinn spends days going through the items in the house, searching for the locket, and sifting through the estate.  

Morgan lives near the estate, and decides to purchase the estate as a transition for him and his daughter to live on their own, but still have his brother and family close by.  When he stops by the house to take a look, he meets Quinn.  Quinn gets some help from Morgan in clearing out some large unwanted items from the basement.  Discovering this house was once an asylum is an interesting twist to the story.  In the cellar are items used when the asylum was in use.  Quinn is invited by Morgan's brother and wife to Thanksgiving at their house.  Morgan, his daughter and a few other close friends enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.  A snowstorm causes them all to stay there overnight.  Quinn's past comes into the story and Morgan offers her a solution to overcome her past.  Quinn takes him up on this offer, and the story only gets better from here.  You don't want to miss out on this excellent story by Kristen Heitzmann!  

Oak Grove Sunday

Fall Sunday afternoons spent with family are always a great time.  

We had a wonderful picnic lunch, then played some kickball.  

A few pictures to share of our day.  

 Carly and Great Grandpa

 Allyson, Hannah and Uncle Milt

 Caden guiding the way on our hike.

 Some of the group on our hike.

We have to make a stop at Crystal Hill to gather some treasures.

 Throwing some leaves

Charlotte's Web Day

 Allyson dressed as the character Wilbur the pig

Caden dressed as Charlotte the spider.

Leaves

 The kids have been enjoying the fall weather.  They love to rake the leaves into a pile and take turns jumping into it.