Antiquities Adventures 2020-2021 KickOff

We had fun this weekend with our Antiquities Adventures KickOff!

We enjoyed antiquities themed treats and had a fun time discussing all of the projects we are hoping to do this year.  Art/craft projects, food, setting things on fire, and yes - this year we plan to mummify a chicken!  (Ok, totally a cornish game hen because it is smaller, but close enough)  Here are a few pictures from our themed dinner kickoff!

In true Indiana Jones fashion, our dinner would not be complete without Chilled Monkey Brains.  

Antiquities Adventure! 2020-2021

Our theme for this next school year has been chosen!  We will be on an "Antiquities Adventure" though the Ancient Times!  We will be channeling our inner Indiana Jones as we explore and discover our way though the 2020-2021 school year!  We are excitedly looking forward to learning about Ancient Egypt through the Fall of Rome.  I will share more about the curriculum we have chosen this year in a different posting.  

Kayley is achieving a major milestone this year as she moves into...gulp...High School!  

This 9th grader is adventurous and ready for new challenges, including starting early morning seminary!  (Good luck getting her out of bed - she is NOT a morning person).  Her favorite subject is science while her least favorite is Language Arts.  She loves to read, draw and write her own stories.  Her favorite color has always been blue...and is still blue.  Her favorite food is "Papa's Noodles."  When she grows up she wants to be a dental hygienist.   

Maggie is a 5th grader this year making the jump from elementary to middle school.   She claims she likes "all subjects" but tends to like science and history a little bit more than the rest.  Her least favorite subject is math (can you blame her?).  Maggie is an early bird that loves to get up and study her scriptures first thing.  She loves craft projects, sewing and reading.  Her favorite food is ice cream (mine too!) and her favorite color is purple.  When she grows up she wants to be a chef.

Another great school year is coming up soon!

What We Do in a "Quarantine Summer"

Summer of Covid hasn't been much fun.  Summer camps were canceled.  Field trips were called off.  Church & youth activities were canceled.   Hanging out with friends wasn't an option either.  But, we made the best of it and tried to have as much summer fun as we could...  Some things were more fun than others, LOL!  The girls were able to go swimming a few times at the neighbors pool...

We also cleaned out the gutters.  Boy was THAT fun!

 We played in the creek and caught crawdads.

We assembled several puzzles. 

Went swimming again... 

Played in buckets of water...with popsicles. 

More creek... 

Magige grew some green beans! 

Kayley raised some tadpoles... 

And there is always the ice cream man!

It's the little things.

Due to a shortage of summer things to do...we have decided to go ahead and start school next week!  Hopefully when things settle down...eventually..we will take a little bit of time off and go enjoy some of the things that we missed all summer!  

Legoland, Florida 2020

We decided it would be fun to make a trip to Legoland while we were in Florida.

This visit was worth every penny!  The park was nice and quiet...and many of the rides rival Disney with NO or Low wait times!

Plus, everything is made of Legos.  

Which is just super awesome!

Here are a few pictures from our fun day!