Halloween - Harry Potter Style

Benjamin was Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter.  His friends Emily and Rocco were Harry and Hermione. Sweet Savannah was a princess. Me…Ladybug…..again…...

Jellystone Park

Hanging on by a Thread

Savannah has had her blanket ever since she was a tiny infant.  When she was very little, not even able to roll over yet, I was looking for a blanket to cover her at night that was 100% cotton.  "They" say that 100% cotton is best for infants because in case she wraps it around her head it's "breathable".  So I found a little blanket and covered her up one night with it.  The next morning when she woke and I was pulling her out of her crib she threw a fit because the blanket was left behind.  I gave her the blanket and she was instantly happy.  The rest I can say is history.  This poor blanket, it's nothing to look at anymore but she will not go to sleep at night without.  True love.

This blanket has been ripped and resown multiple times.  But now we're at the point that we can't even sew it because it's so thin.  We only allow her to sleep with it at night now because we're afraid the thing will just disintegrate into thin air at some point, it's like an antique so no playing with it during the day.  Out of all the trips we've been on and overnight stays I can't BELIEVE we haven't lost it yet.  

Pumpkin Patch

It seems like we've been to a ton of pumpkin patches these past few weeks and unfortunately I've only taken pictures at one of them.  The kids love this time of year…..so do I!   The cooler weather, the decorations….oh boy…..Christmas is just 49 days away!  :)

Good times with Emily and Christopher

Homeschool Group

We've joined a new homeschool meetup group and Benjamin and Savannah have been loving it!  I've been a bit concerned because he only has one boy in his class at school and his other friend goes to school full time (public school) so we don't get to see him as much since school has started.  So, we've branched out to make more friends!  I'm so glad we did....I even like the moms in the group.  :)

This is some of the group at the Heard Museum from a few days ago.  The weather has been beautiful and it turned out to be a really nice visit.

A Picture Says a Thousand Words

We've been spending a lot of time at the travel trailer down at Lake Whitney.  The kids have a blast and David and I actually get some down time.  This picture below is from our last day there.  Perfect!

Eggsperiment

Ever wonder what happens to an egg when it soaks in vinegar for a couple of days?  Yeah, me neither. But it was part of Ben's homework assignment and it turned out to be really neat!  The vinegar eats the shell away and all that is left is the soft fragile membrane protecting it.  Kind of felt like a water balloon.    This was part of our study of cells.  Been fun.  :)

Grandmother Visit

This was from this past summer.  Forgot to post then.  Love this sweet picture.

Albert Einstein

We're doing a project on Albert Einstein (since Benjamin wants to be a scientist why not learn about one of the most famous scientists, right?).  One of Albert's famous quotes is "Imagination is more important than knowledge".  When I said that to Ben his response was "Wow!  You mean he used his imagination????".  Ha!