Weeks Seven and Eight

Week seven flew by! 

Our homeschooling friend S came over to do school with us a few days because her sister was recovering from having her tonsils removed.  

We were 'traveling' to Thailand and we had so much fun making Thai boats, playing chess, 

.....going swimming, and doing lots of fun stuff.  We watched lots of videos about the floating market, and the foods sold and eaten in Thailand which lead to some grossed out fourth graders. 

It worked out insanely well to have two kids to school.  Nate painted his pumpkin sculpture while I did S's spelling dictation with her.  We all had fun going over sentence diagramming.... and lunchtime was a flurry of excitement. 

Week eight was B-A-N-A-N-A-S because we had a change of foster placements on Monday and then a constant crying unhappy baby that kept me busy.  Nate did some work independently on those days, but we got it all done later in the week. 

We learned a lot about Russia this week.

Adding the crazy of the week, hockey has begun.  For the next month Nate has two - two hour practices a week!  Good grief! 

We also spent two afternoons working the pumpkin patch to get some of our volunteer hours. 

Buddy Our New Fur-baby

At the beginning of September I mentioned that Nate and I drove to Iowa to pick up our newest fur-baby Buddy.

 Nate has taken so much responsibility for Buddy, his messes, and his care.

This pup is super sweet and soft.

I find his eye color to be so interesting!  I've never met a dog with eye color like his.

He naps a lot.

 He fits right in with the girls.

And even though potty training is taking longer than with the girls, this sweet guy is worth it.  Look at that face!

Adventure to See Fall Colors

The weekend before last we went up to Spearfish Canyon to see the fall colors everyone speaks so highly of.  I knew there would be no reds, so I would have to keep from being disappointed, but the sights were so beautiful I didn't miss the reds much.  

There were lots of cars, pulling of to snap pictures of the trees and canyon.  But David found an 'easy' hike and we decided to give it a try.

I really thought we were lost or trespassing most of the time, but the hike was amazing.

It was a fantastic day, and I will cherish the memories forever. 

Weeks Five and Six

The weeks just fly by!

Week five we traveled to India, ate Indian food, finished Robin Hood and the lapbook, met friends for some STEAM fun at the library, and went ice skating for PE.

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Week six we traveled to Israel.  I learned how to actually spell Israel, we ate falafel and Israeli meatballs, learned about the Dome of the Rock, did some cool experiments with salt water density and Nate made a clay pumpkin.