October Happenings

 Our October was full of school and activities. 

Katherine is reading so well this year. It has been such a privilege to watch her progress and see it "click." She's an easy student to teach. 

We celebrated Kaden with a super fun baseball themed party. Of course we should know that Ms. Paige, the best PE teacher would throw the best birthday parties!

The kids played all sorts of baseball themed games. 

These two bought coordinating pajamas and had to pose and show them off. 

Elisabeth's good friend Hadassah invited us and a few other families over to a scooter and smores night. We roasted hot dogs and smores and played outside enjoying the beautiful weather. 

Sam and Matt were out of town on a campout, but the rest of us thoroughly enjoyed the evening. 

While their big siblings were at robotics one day, these three girls were living their best life with a fashion show and dance party. Our neighborhood "bus" carpool situation is the absolute best. Tell me you homeschool without telling me you homeschool when the girls randomly burst out in singing to the states and capitals song, ha!

We spontaneously stopped at a playground one afternoon for a bit. 

This girl got a book series from her cousins for her birthday, and she read them nonstop. Every time I looked over at her it seemed like she was reading. I hope she doesn't lose her love of reading. 

Our middle school CHEER group enjoyed a hike at Ray Harrel one afternoon. 

These kids are awesome. They all enjoyed exploring the trails. 

Then the next day our Keepers of the Faith group hiked another trail. October was filled with outdoor activities. 

After finishing By the Great Horn Spoon in book club we played a game, and these two ended up arm wrestling each other. Any guesses who won???

Elisabeth presented in history about the East India Trading Company. She did a great job researching and preparing. 

Also, in history Nathan and Elisabeth learned about the history of the song, "Michael Row Your Boat Ashore." The meaning really impacted them, and Nathan even learned to play it on his guitar. 

One of the moms in our homeschool group hosted a middle school nerf war, and it was epic. My boys absolutely loved it. 

You never know what you're going to find at my house on a normal day. This day it was gangster penguins. 

On a random free Saturday, we headed to the Gathering Place for the afternoon. This is the only picture we took. 

This girl seems to always have a book in her hand.