The Many Faces of Home

I am priviledge to be surrounded by these faces each day.

 

No Summer is complete without...

 

a fun 4th of July celebration.

 

We went to our little towns 4th of July parade with Grandpa.

 

 

Then it was off to Grandma's and Grandpa's home to play, eat dinner, and watch neighborhood fireworks.  Grandma even got some new Lego sets for the kids to work on. 

 



Daddy and Grandpa went and picked out some good fireworks.  This is by far Daddy's favorite holiday of the year.

 



 

Light the fireworks! 

What Did You Do In the Summer Time?

Did you go to the aquarium?  We did with cousins and had a blast!

Then, srolled down the Seattle boardwalk.

 



 

Played at the beach.

 



 

 Visited the Portland Temple, where our family first began!

 

Hiked to waterfalls. 

 

 

 

Camped at two reunions.

 



 

And got drenched camping in the rain. 

 

Is that what you did?

Learning and Growing

 

For Science, Handsome and I also made a weather vane. We can now tell the direction the wind is coming from.  Handsome is using all his new weather instruments to record the weather each day; temperature, rain, wind speed, and wind direction, as well as coloring a picture to show if it is sunny, cloudy, raining, etc.

 

 

For other science we have started to learn about the water cycle.  And I have to say I just LOVED how this morning when Handsome and I got in the car to drive to swimming class that he commented on the frosted windows.  "Mom, look the sun is turning the frost into water vapor!"  Love those moments when you can say, "Yep, he got it!" 

Also, this first grader is reading from the scriptures each day.  I am so proud that he is able to do it!  After we finished reading from the Book of Mormon as a family in 6 months, I felt impressed to have Handsome read from his own scriptures each day before we start school.  He only reads one column (about 5 verses) but I was amazed at how little help he needed.  I have to give credit to us reading it as a family that familarized him with the words.  He sounds out the difficult words and then realizes he knows it.  So I simply remind him of the story line before he starts reading, and occasionaly he or I stop to discuss what is being said and what it means.  What a smart boy!  One major goal checked off the list.

 



Gorgious is now learning her letter sounds and I started working with her on how to correctly form some letters.  Now all she wants to do is write a string of letters on paper and tell us she wrote us a message.  Too cute, loving the messages from her.