Thursday, August 28, 2025

Kites & Butterflies

Austin is taking a high school military airpower history course this fall; it started mid-August. One of his first project assignments was to design, create, and fly a kite. Austin was determined to use supplies around the house; he crafted his kite from branches and a trash bag. Although he had to do some adjustments while on the beach, he quickly got it to fly. We were all so impressed!

 

She asked for braids one night so that she could have wavy hair the next day.
 

Setting up her garden as we started Botany.
 

With more freedom in our schedules, we were able to meet our friends at the Natural History Museum to see the butterfly exhibit before it closed. Austin decided to get some of his pushups in while we waited in line. Logan climbed on his back to make Austin work harder.

 

 

 

 

After our friends left, we attended a museum event for practicing botanical & animal illustrations.

 


We're soaking in these summer days before we start our full school load!

 

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Austin's 12th Birthday

The birthday boy started his birthday by working on his birthday cake. He wanted to make a specific 4 layer cake from our Gourmet cookbook.

Making card houses while the cakes were baking

He insisted that he would do each step all by himself.
 

On Saturday morning, we surprised Austin by taking him on a special ocean kayaking date. Back in July, he had made a comment during his ocean sports camp that he would love to go kayaking with just Mom and Dad. So we made it happen with a 2 hour rental. Austin & Mom shared a kayak while Dad took a single. He took us all around the places he had kayaked in camp. 







Then later that afternoon we went and saw Bad Guys 2 in the theatre.

Finishing the frosting on his cake
 


Proud of his accomplishment & enjoying delicious cake = perfect birthday!

 

 

Thursday, August 21, 2025

REEF Field Trip

Colleen loves cooking with Patrick.

They argue over who gets Fischer snuggles when we meet at parks.
 

Kinsley & Colleen making houses for the lizards they catch to live in.

Homeschool Beach Date


Field trip to the REEF at UCSB
(Colleen was running a fever so Dad stayed home with her.)






Helping Mrs. Deborah by holding Tate in the parking lot.