Zoo Day, Hurray!

We took a trip to the zoo with our co-op friends, and we had such a fun time! The boys were most excited to see the new polar bear exhibit, especially since Joshua LOVES polar bears!Joshua loved seeing Nakita! He listened intently as Miss D told him all about how he is 3 years old, just like Joshua! But Nakita weighs around 700lbs! Wow!There was a mold of a polar bear paw print, and Joshua loved comparing his paw size to it! My little bear's paw...

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The Lord's Day

I know that every day is a blessing, and church days seem to often be extra full of blessings. I don't know if it is the fellowship, or the studying of God's Word during Sunday School, or the sermon, or the beautiful singing, but something about Sundays make me feel like I am getting a taste of what our real home in Heaven will be like.The Grabers invited us over for dinner, along with the Bylers. It was just lovely to spend the afternoon together....

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Chicken Feet

On Saturday I spent the day at one of my dear friend's house making chicken stock from chicken feet. Yes, you read that correctly...chicken feet.My friend was blessed with an ice chest full of chicken feet from the farmer where she buys her chickens. Chicken feet are supposed to make the best chicken stock. She enlisted my help since this was a rather large (and somewhat unpleasant) task. It was such a joy to work together!I must admit, the chicken...

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Field Trip to Alldredge Orchard

Our homeschool co-op took a field trip to a local farm/orchard and it was a glorious time! The weather could not have been more beautiful!Our day began with a lesson on honey bees, and how their hard work helps bring us delicious apples. They even had a honeycomb (inside of glass), so the children could see up close exactly what the bees are doing! The children got to try on a beekeepers hat! What fun!After the bee lesson, they fed the pony and goats....

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Happy Birthday James!

Little James was so excited as soon as I walked around the corner with his cake. He seemed to immediately recognize that this cake was for HIM! One of Jamie's favorite things is to be sung to, so he was thrilled when we sang "Happy Birthday" to him.As soon as I sat the cake in front of him he reached for the bright red frosting. Yum!It didn't take him any time at all to figure out that birthday cake is quite good!What a joyous time of sitting around...

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