Game Nights

In October 2016, Brandon and I started hosting a monthly game night with friends. It's lasted longer then I ever thought it would. It started out with just feeding Brandon's bachelor coworkers, but it's become much more then that now.

Our monthly ritual has motivated Brandon to purchase a lot of games. It's been a lot of fun for our family. You can find us playing a game/games a few times a week. Then, once a month we gather this group together for a night of fun and food.

Brandon's former coworker at UVU, John, comes over quite often for game nights. We love having an extra adult around to play. We all consider him part of the family now. LOL.

Pioneer Day

This year I finally fit into my pioneer clothes again. It have been so much fun. I was able to use my pioneer things in Primary the past two weeks. The Primary kids loved dressing up in pioneer clothes, and learning about some of the pioneer toys and things that I have. Peter and Luke think my pioneer things are so much fun too. They especially love my wool cape. They call it their Obi Wan Ken-obi robe.

School Prep

It's crunch time over here. I'm busy preparing for a new school year, which begins for us on Aug 1st. The focus of this year seems to be Language Arts. We have different books we will be going though for writing, grammar, and spelling - plus the reading program we used last year. It's gonna be intense, but there will be enough fun things that we will plow though it.

I'm going to hold an art class for Luke while Brandon does a coding class for Peter. I'm also really hoping Peter will be able to do gymnastics again (gotta see if enough homeschool students signup). Luke needs a low-key extra curricular, so he will be doing a typing class. I'm a very structured teacher, so I've gone though each subject and book and written down our weekly assignments. That way I know the upcoming assignments and what I need to prepare each week.

Luckily, I will have time to plan our Jan-April school assignments during our December holidays. Otherwise, I would be so burnt out. Our big purchase this year was an internet filter and zoo tickets. Both items have been well used already. Yes, I still do use a paper calendar for my schedule. It's the only way I can make it all work seamlessly.

Scouts - Bear Claws

1) We used this website to help us learn about the three types of pocketknives.
https://cubscoutideas.com/4030/3-types-of-pocketknives/

We looked around our house and found two different types that we have.

2) We used our scout book to learn about knife safety.

3a) Carved a polar bear and eagle out of soap

3b.1)  Cutting a piece of twine

3b.2) Opening a box

3b.3) Opening a can 

3b.4) Using the screwdriver tool

3b.5) Opening a letter

Scouts - Baloo the Builder

1- The tools that worked best for my project were sander, hammer, saw horses, and measuring tape.

2- I decided to make a box. My Dad and I found a plan on the internet, and then modified it.

3- My useful project was building a box I can put things in. My fun project was building my model car for the pinewood derby.

 4.

Cutting out my derby car at Grandpa Thomas' house

4- I used a spray paint finish for my box. I just used a clear coat of polyurethane for my derby car.