~~OUR PAST SCHOOL YEAR~~

I have never done this before! I decided to sort through our pictures

and "find out" what all we did during the last school year!! Boy, was I sure surprised! This is probably why the school year FLEW by us!!! We were so busy!!

Here are the girls with new blankets made from Granny.

Each girl chose their colors, designs,

and buttons. Very cute!!

While MUSHROOM hunting on our land, the girls found some frogs.

We brought 3 of them home and made a terrarium for them outside.

Two escaped that first night, so we made a more secure

home for the last frog. After catching bugs for him for a few days,

we noticed that he was not eating them. We decided to release him

back to the wild...LOL Here is Anna letting him hop out of his jar near the river.

We found a great spelling game:

BANANA GRAMS

Amelia practicing her favorite words:


Anna played Volleyball for the first time
this year. After her last game, they gave her
a trophy and an ice cream prize!

Elaine had a Camp Rock birthday
party this year.

Ahh, the brick pathway...our first spring project.

Field Trip to Wildlife Prairie Park

Spring Thyme Field Trip to Forest Park Nature Center

Fun at Grandma's: Baby Chicks

Trip to CHICAGOLAND for Bill and Esmeralda's Wedding.

Lots of FUN with Friends!!

Fun for Mom and Dad too!!

In Bible Class: learning about Moses, Priests and Judges:

Waiting patiently for Spring to begin...the last snowfall covered all

of my Daffodils and Tulips.

Reading to Therapy Dogs:

Pluggin' away at school! Love doing school in our jammies!

Emily learned how to read this year!

When it is too cold to rollerblade, why not

wear them in the house?? and while cooking??

Spending the night with Granny and PaPa

Walkin' in the woods

Another CREATIVE Turkey Day!

This is what happens when you clean out the basement and have

extra storage boxes laying around:

Another great HALLOWEEN birthday!

Breakfast in bed for the Birthday Girl

Making a comic strip:

Another Field Trip....to the Lewis and Clark Museum

Trip to St.Louis Zoo and Brad's wedding.

~Origami Class~

HARVEST THYME weenie roast

Another wedding was held...in Granny & Pa Pa's basement

Fun with Friends

Field trip with cousins to Wildlife Prairie Park

and yet another time by ourselves...we have a membership :)

Being Funny

Playing "HORSE PARADE" with mommy:

Helping decorate the porches.

Trip to Fort Wayne, visiting a Conservatory

Playing Dress Up

Pumpkin Thyme at Tanners

Another Project: Painting the Family Room!

Helping Aunt Carrie with the boys,

and getting loads of babysitting experience!!!

Science Class: measuring Rain Water

Anna loves to BAKE. This is her own recipe

for cookies from a cake mix.

Watching Natalie while Jill was at work

ANOTHER report to research on the computer.

Wes added an extra computer this year just for SCHOOL.

Elaine baking her favorite dessert: BROWNIES

Another great school year!!

We are taking the summer off...except for Reading & Math...

~YAY~ says the teacher!!


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