Branson Trip

We spent a few days at a fun Airbnb in Branson. We toured a cave, spent a day at Silver Dollar City, explored Table Rock Lake, watched The Wild Robot in a theater all to ourselves, and spent some time relaxing at the house and pool. Fun was had by all!

Abigail was nervous on the ride to the cave, so she grabbed Isabel's hand for support.

Natalie's 12th Birthday

 

October happenings

 Pumpkin patch fun

Emma and Maria planned a fun picnic under the willow tree in Maria's new front yard.

Exploring

A cold trip to visit the bison

Apple picking

Halloween

September happenings

Max played tackle football for the first time this fall and had fun despite some injuries. 

Natalie played volleyball for the first time. We had fun watching her team improve over the season.

State fair fun

School Days

We adjusted our sails a bit this year and decided to educate our kids at home! It has been such a great change for us all. The kids are excelling, and we're really enjoying all the time we get to spend together. Here are some August homeschool highlights:

"First day" picture, which actually happened long after our first day 

Math outside with a huge chalked number line

Monet inspired water lily art

Simulated archaeological dig while learning about how historians know what they know

Early civilization model

August happenings

 Our last snow cones of the summer

Chris always has lots of help.

Max and Chris got tickets to the first K-State game of the season!

Mini Vacation

We took a short trip to Topeka to visit the capital building, the zoo, and the children's museum. We stopped to explore the (mostly dried up) waterfall at Chase Lake Falls on our way. We had the best time!