Our homeschooling and home building story.
Because of bad smoke from nearby fires, my parents and grandmother came to stay at our house for a weekend. Our air quality was much better than there's and we were happy to have them come and spend some time with us. It was the first my grandmother had gotten to see our house since... Continue Reading →
Every year we like to start off our homeschool by going peach Picking at the local University orchard. Last year we missed it by an hour and the kids were really disappointed so...we made it this year! Even better, instead of being priced per pound, the peaches were all you could pick for $20! So... Continue Reading →
This year we are studying the history of the ancient world with a focus on the Israelites and the cultures they interacted with. We'll touch on India and China and the Americas but focus on Israel, Egypt, and Greece. As such, we're also learning about the Jewish feasts...by doing them. The first one we did... Continue Reading →
We had a slow and fun start to the school year! Since we started right after the road trip we wanted to ease into the school year. The kids chose how and where they wanted their first day pictures and we started off easy with just music and added a few things each day until... Continue Reading →
Another school year! And I'm still a curriculum junkie. We certainly won't finish everything on this list but we will use a bunch of it and have fun along the way! Ari Cas Reading Books All About Reading 2 Spelling All About Spelling 4 All About Spelling 1 Handwriting The Good & the The Good... Continue Reading →
We made it all the way to Arizona, we had to make it to the grand canyon! I had previously been by the grand canyon in...9th grade I think. But it was just a brief stop on our way to somewhere else. This time we spent a good 5 hours there. It was beautiful. We... Continue Reading →
On our way down through Nevada, we stopped at this mining park and got to tour the grounds of a silver mine. We got to see equipment used during various stages and phases of silver mining, look down deep shafts and walk through an old burro tunnel. Since we had learned a lot about the... Continue Reading →
Every year I like to take a look at what worked and what didn't in the last year. Bible: We did the Bible Study Club Pack by Not Consumed. This was great. My kids enjoyed it and so did I. They have some new studies this year and I may be interested in adding them... Continue Reading →
This year was our kids second ever backpacking trip. We had hoped to go to the Marble Mountains again but...with the crazy winter we've had, the Marbles are still under snow. I'm not quite ready to do snow camping with the kids. So after consulting with my brothers and calling several ranger stations, we settled... Continue Reading →
For Fathers' Day weekend we joined my second family in Sacramento and we went to Muir Woods and Stinson Beach. It was Cas' first time in the redwoods and Ari's first time in many years. We had a lovely time. We crossed all the bridges and walked all the main trails. Ari and Cas earned... Continue Reading →
Returning to Paradise 