Week 10 and trick or treating

This week we learned about the Yanomamo people group, Brazil and other South America people and places, the Amazon, the rain forest floor, and mokeys and apes.  We finished up our reading on Cameron Townsend.  Rose enjoyed learning about his dedication to translate the Bible into native languages for people all over the world.
Here she is doing some of her studies on mommy and daddy's bed...

She carved a smiley face on both sides of her pumpkin.

We met up on Reformation day with our friends, the Becks.  We ate pumpkin shaped pizzas and goodies.  Then took the girls trick or treating.  The girls had a fun 'candy auction' afterwards.

We bagged up her less favorite candies and added a granola bar for our homeless bags that we keep in the car.  We will add a bottle of water too (and maybe something else of more nutritional value).  

Rose doesn't like for us to pass up anyone holding a cardboard sign along the roadside without giving them at least something.

We have a long narrow storage closet upstairs.  Rose turned it into her 'lair'.  It is now her 'Reading Lair'.  She decorated it with some of her photos and trinkets.  I helped her add a crib mattress and some blankets to make it more cozy.  She has really enjoyed hanging out in there (among all the storage containers) and reading, reading, reading.  

Week 8 and the pumpkin patch

Rose and I decided to go visit Gma and Gpa Irvin next week in Kentucky.  So this week we did 1 1/2 weeks worth of school and the week we get back we will do another 1 1/2 week.  So next week we can take an unscheduled Fall Break to KY and not get behind in our studies.  win-win!

This week we learned about George Muller, Canadian nature, farming and industry, plant life and so much more!  

Here is pic of her Celery xylem experiment...

At Keepers Club we always begin with scripture and singing our theme hymn.  This week we learned embroidery and the girls started a sampler.

Family dinner out at our favorite restaurant, thanks to an online coupon.

Rose and her two great friends!

At swim this week Rose has been practicing the underwater flip you do when you are swimming laps and get to the wall.  I don't know what it is called or how to do one myself.  It is encouraging to see some of her skills go above what her former lifeguarding mom and dad can do.

playing dress-up while skyping with gma and gpa...  While I was chit chatting, Rose would come in and out with various outfits to model for them.

Our friends invited us to go their favorite pumpkin patch, so we took a Friday Field Trip over to California to  Wemble's Pumpkin Patch.  We had a picnic lunch at a campground with some beautiful deciduous trees.  Rose was excited to catch a falling leaf before it hit the ground.  

On Saturday, Rose and daddy went to a community free-swim at the local pool.  We played board games in the afternoon.  Then before heading over to the UNR football game, we stopped by the corner church's fall party.  Rose had fun playing games and making s'mores with one of her homeschooling friends that goes to that church.

Week 7 and the Wild Animal Ark Sanctuary

It's that time of year...to make some yummy caramel apples...

 Rose playing dress up...

This week we learned about William and Catherine Booth in our Hero Tales.  In science we studied food chains, scavengers and decomposers.  We 'traveled' to Canada and learned about Canadian people and places.  In studying the Inuit people of Canada we learned about their animal carvings.  We tried our own animal carvings using soap.  Umm....well, I guess it takes practice to get good at these kinds of things.

We took a family Field Trip to the Wild Animal Ark Sanctuary.  They care for wild animals (such as cheetahs, bears, mountain lions, etc) that have been injured and can't survive in the wild.

Week 6 and a trip to Phoenix, AZ

This was a fun week.

A playdate with Carissa....playing vet with stuffed animals and then crafts...

Heading to the library....

 Mrs. Ruby teaching Plastic Canvas stitches at Keepers Club...

In school this week we learned about Mexico's fascinating facts, nature, farming and industry.  We continue our study on deserts, learning about oases, coping with dryness, and rain in the dessert.  Rose loves her passport and getting it "stamped" as we "enter" new countries in our studies.

We made a 4 day weekend to go visit my sister, Jennifer, and her family in Phoenix, AZ.  It is a 15 hour drive, but we listened to Lamplighter audios and Jonathon Park audios to help the day go by faster.  About 4 hours into our drive we stopped and had brunch at this yummy bakery.

We had a great visit in Pheonix!  Loved, loved, loved it!  We miss them so much.