A Cousin Sleepover

Last Friday night, we had the privilege of hosting my 2nd cousin and her girls for the night. It was SO fun having them here and allowing the time for our girls to connect/re-connect, much like we did growing up. We had a blast!

The girls jumped right into playing games, giving Tonia and I the chance to "catch up."

Playing Life,

Scattergories before bed,
and Clue Mysteries on Saturday morning.

Sweet silliness before they had to leave......

Tonia and her girls

Though it was time to leave, her girls wanted to stay. What an honor to have these gals visit!

Thanks for coming, gals! We really enjoyed it! Let's do it again sometime!!!!!

~Wee

The Season is Upon Us

We are in full swing of basketball season right now. The girls are playing on the Crimson Tide team. Megan is #32; Grace is #31.

~Wee

Remembering Tess

13 years ago today, Tess passed from this life to her eternal reward. This week, I have been remembering that last week...... Tess was instrumental in the shaping of my life. She played a huge role in my relationship with the Lord and in those early years as a Christ follower. I am, and forever will be, grateful for the time I did have with her here on this earth and for her role in my life. My favorite quote: "When someone you love becomes a Memory, that Memory becomes a Treasure."
So, to Tess.....I love you and still miss you more than you know!
~Wee

Valentine's Day Party

Today our field trip coop organized a Valentine's Day party at Crazy Pinz, a fun entertainment center. On our way there, the girls and I stopped for lunch, then headed out to pick up Leah's treats to share with her friends.

Handing out her treats.

After those participating in handing out treats were done filling the bags, we headed over to the bowling alley.

~Wee

If We Can't Ski, We'll Skate

Today was supposed to be our annual home school ski trip, but with these unseasonal "warm" winter days, the choice was made to cancel rather than drive for two plus hours to ski on slush-turn-to-ice. So, a group of us went downtown to Headwaters Ice Rink and skated for a few hours. It was Honor's 12th birthday, so what a way to celebrate!

Grace and Auburn take a lap.

We're hoping to try a skiing date again in a few weeks, so hopefully the weather cooperates! :)

~Wee

Science Friday

On this brisk, foggy morning, we gathered together for Science Friday. Our study this session was about stems. The students divided up into three age groups and moved around to different "stations" as they reviewed what they had studied. Here, Merritt, Honor, Grace and Moriah are counting the rings to this ash tree the Bolliers cut down last fall. After all the groups rotated through, we came to the unanimous conclusion that this tree was 60-61 years old.

The youngers take their turn at counting the rings and marking the decades. (Olivia, Leah, Tiege, and Larissa). Not only did they count the rings, but they looked to see if they could identify where the zylem and phloem were.

The entire younger crew: Claire, Olivia, Tiege, Leah, Larissa, and AnaBefore going back inside, we looked around the yard for examples of phototropism. It's amazing all that you SEE when you really take time to study creation! Then, we warmed up inside and watched a couple short videos showing phototropism. Next, it was on to stem dissection. They dissected a tulip stem and two different kinds of cactus plants.
The third station was reviewing woody and herbaceous stems, looking at any similarities and/or differences.

Art finished up the day......making their sculptures out of Sculpy. ~Wee