O.K here we are!!
I keep promising to keep up on the blog, however I am not sure if anyone reads..so I will try
not to overdue the guilt:).
It does keep up the motivation to homeschool and keeps me on track with our goals.
This month will be busy with "THE SUN DANCE", Azahs birthday and Music in the Park which starts the evening of Azah's birthday. Unknown to her shes going to have a remarkable birthday. We are buliding her a swing set. At this point we are sanding and staining the wood and she thinks we are building her a skate board. What a riot! Even better her sweet Gaham is driving all the way from Cali to surprise her at the party:).

For the Summer we are going to slow down with our lessons. Still doing them just stepping back a little. Just for the Summer to enjoy the time we have to camp and go outside without three layers of clothes. Although, I DID make this decision BEFORE ((nearly)) all of our June has been called on account of rain:P. However trying to remember how desperately we need it, since Mother Nature gave us ice and cold and thought the Southern states needed SNOW!!

But taking less time with our lessons this Summer will give me more time to come up with next years lessonsa and do the prep work, to evaluate how well she is going with each lesson, what we need to change or work harder on. In turn, I am working with Roman more on his skilks, counting and colors, mostly.

I started rethinking where we do our lessons, which is our kitchen table. We try to do our lessons outdoors when its nice. Its a great boost to our day! Not that there is anything wrong with working at the table, however I want her work space to ONLY be her work space. Being that we moved the kids from our bed into their own shared room, "Roman's Room" is open, ((which really was just the room where we have the computer and a few toys. Alas, for the time being, it is now their school room and Azah is using the altar table I had made for our wedding, as a desk. Soon I will decor it so it feels like its a room devoted for such:).

We are still getting together with our school mates which really have become our dearest friends. We have made some new friends this Summer, as well.
We had a busy Spring with our trip to California. We saw so many people, many of which were just meeting the kids for the first time. The down fall of living so far from family. We visited many neat places, as well. We made a few trips to Sandpoint, to visit with the Petrina's. I will save details of our family adventures for our annual Christmas letter.

I better close for now so I can update the kiddo's blogs, too:).
May you spend each day to the fulliest and be humbled and greatful!
Blessings and Love!

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Its starting to look A lot like Spring here! Very excited about warm weather, but with our bleak winter, fire season might not be good for us. So, we are going to make it a point to go camping early this year. We were so busy with the remodel last year we only got a few trips in. We are also counting down the days for our California vacation! We are excited about all of the things we want to do while we are there. The kids have never been to the Zoo or some of the other places we have planned...It will be a "TOTALLY AWESOME" ((as Azah says)) learning experiences for the kiddos.

We all ((but Danny)) came down with a horrible cold. Azah got the short end of the stick on this one. So school has been more here and there while we spend or efforts resting..or at least me attempting to convince them to rest. At this point I am in survival mode. I can't keep up with Roman and the remains of his adventures. I clean up the big ones, like the one he did today ((you don't even want to know that one)) but leave the little ones for my wonderful husband. Thank you LORD for weekends.

I have many things on my to-do list and will post them before our trip. Thanks for reading.

Blessings to all!!

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Its way past the birthday, which was Dec 22ND! However, I came across the photos and wanted to share the cake I made. I was so excited to see his reaction, he was like a kid in a candy store!

Made with a Wilson Guitar Pan. They have two different ones, I believe. This was the Acoustic. We are Celiac, so we used two Gluten Free chocolate mixes. We use Namestee's. YUMMY! I hand crafted the neck, tuners and knobs with chocolate. Used real string for the cords. I used Fondant over the cake and hand painted it with a mix of oil and coloring. I made the pick guard with a thick fondant and paint mix, as well. I made the sign with my Cricut. I spent two days making this cake, as I had to do it while Danny was at work so he wouldn't see it. I did it the night before his birthday and then kept it in the basement covered. Shew, one great reason to have a birthday during the cold months. The basement is like a fridge in the winter and kept it perfectly cooled! lol. Azah helped me so much with the cake, as well. Thankfully I have a daughter who can keep it a secret "cause its a serprise". Minus the sign and the string, it was all edible!

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