Family Day at the Reindeer Farm

We took the kids to the Reindeer Farm for one of their Family Days.  They went through a "Hay Maze" and fed the reindeer.  We also got to meet Denali the moose (who is the same age as Ashley).  The kids were so excited to get to ride horses!  

September PA Trip

Here are a few pictures from our trip to PA in September.  I was so happy to be able to have a good visit with my mom and get some better pictures as well.  When I was there in April Mom was having some issues with her meds which made visits a bit difficult.  I am so blessed to have had another opportunity to be with Mom.  The mission pictured below is located just down the road from where Mom lives.



First Day of School

Yes, I know this is rather late but I hope that you will enjoy these photos anyway.  Homeschooling the best kids ever!

 Our School

 First Grade class

 pre-Preschool

 Sixth Grade Class

Fourth Grade class

New Cub Scout

Our newest Cub Scout, Nicholas.

Can hardly believe that Nicholas is already in scouts.  How quickly they grow!  He will be 7 years old in a few days.  That's a bit hard to realize too.

Hubby's New Hobby

Last month Warren was finally able to get the tools that he needed to run his lathe and turn pens.  He has been having a blast!  They look great too!  The other cool thing is that he's been getting orders (without even trying) from people wanting to buy them from him.  So now he can support his "habit". :-)  Tonight he is showing the boys how to do it and letting them try it out.  They are very excited!  

Happy Fall!

Yes, it is, or at least was, Fall in Alaska.  Tis "the season" anyway.  You know,  Halloween is just past and Thanksgiving has yet to make its appearance.  The weather says otherwise by the way.   The kids wanted to carve a pumpkin and we missed doing it last year so I made sure to get them one this year.  We don't do a lot for Halloween--just don't like it, too much uglies and creepies--but we figured a pumpkin and candy would do just fine.  They had fun!  And Grandma brought over a huge bag of candy so they are happy.