Our homeschooling and home building story.
We made it to the International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette Wyoming! I'll be honest, I started off a little bit cranky. It was crowded, there were no porta-poties near our campsite (there were supposed to be but they were never delivered), the first evenings meeting was canceled, the Adventurer program for the week was canceled... Continue Reading →
After Yellowstone we headed down to the Grand Tetons. We really only had a day and a night here so we definitely didn't get to explore the park much but we very much enjoyed what we did find. We stayed in a tent cabin here to switch up our experience and the kids thought it... Continue Reading →
We went to Yellowstone on our way to the International Pathfinder Camporee. It was like the camporee before the camporee. There were Pathfinders everywhere, from multiple countries. It was so cool. Plus, it was Yellowstone! We stayed in the Grant campground. It was way more crowded than the campground we stayed at Lake Siskiyou and... Continue Reading →
Our big trip this summer was a road trip to Gillette Wyoming for the International Pathfinder Camporee. The largest Adventist migration/pilgrimage/gathering in the world. It was pretty amazing that even our first day on the road, we started seeing cars with Gillette or Bust! or Honk if You're a Pathfinder! on the road. Next time...we'll... Continue Reading →
This summer we made some intentional time for family. We did parent/kid dates every week, we made it to craft time at the library as often as we could, we went hiking, kayaking and biking regularly and we enjoyed being together. Cas went from barely being able to ride his bike in a circle, to... Continue Reading →
We got to return to a traditional Ashland 4th of July this year! We did the 2 mile run before the parade, enjoyed the parade and the band concert after. We got to see lots of family and friends and Cas got to meet his second cousin who is only a few months younger than... Continue Reading →
For our first camping trip of 2024 we went to Lake Siskiyou with friends and stopped by Shasta Caverns on the way home. Lake siskiyou is a beautiful lake with a wonderful view of Mt. Shasta. I do wish some of our friends had atypical work schedules like us because...the campground is much nicer in... Continue Reading →
So...our garage has been a disaster. Partially a biproduct of moving into an unfinished house and so...being full of construction equipment and table saws and unfinished trim. It's been a pain in the neck and of course had no room for our vehicles. Caleb decided a goal of his this summer was to get it... Continue Reading →
Our kids were really looking forward to VBS this summer. We prefer the one closest to us because it happens in the morning while the one a town away happens late in the evening but...we found out the week before that the one we prefer was canceled for this summer so...we signed our kids up... Continue Reading →
I didn't think I'd ever be able to see the Northern Lights from my house. It was much easier to see through my cell phone camera, but I was also able to see them with the naked eye and that was amazing.
Returning to Paradise 