YUMS!

 a few weeks back, chris asked if he could sign up for this "yums" program.  basically, for 20.00 a month you get 1 package in the mail with reg size samples of treats from a certain country, along with a full booklet of information and resources. i thought this would be a fun family project and ok'd his request and out first yum box arrived. 

welcome to Thailand! 

 we got all this, a full booklet with on line resources. we all samples and rated our favorites

 this one was surprising my # 2 choice!  my fav was the coconut bars! then this one, and then the mango candy. the pne i thought would be  my fav was a waffle choc bar was surprisingly  disappointing and came in 2nd to last

 we all had fun!

 the captain america arrived... lol
ellie came over with her friend jessie who was dressed up as spider man.  ellie looked at jessie and said "come with me spider-boy" hahahaha

 joey being joey

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Posted by mel at 5:27 PM

keougi pt 1

 bright and early this morning my alarm clock went off.  i went into shock, because i only use thi when i have too! haha.  i picked up my friends kids and off went went to another day at keougi...on the way we came upon this...

 the kids were SO stoked

 am begged me to pass him, when it was safe, i did!

 poor dude

 proud hunter who knew we were all enjoying this, taking pics. and when he saw me he waved and smiled.  i should have put my thumbs up...oh well...

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pt 2

 we arrived EARLY! ans spent time investigating and enjoying. then we met our tour guide and sat in on a quick lesson. this leader was SO good.  you could tell he loved his job, enjoyed kids, supported home schooling and was full of knowledge 

 we hit up the board walk, leaving the acadian woods, over the soft marsh

 it was so beautiful

 then we chatted and listened to more information about the importance of soft marshes

 then we hit up the lagoon.  our guide instructed us and let the kids go to explore, catch and discover

 and off they went

 why so sad joey girl?
she fell in the water and was soaked.  so i took her to the bathroom, stripped her and used the hand dryer to dry her clothes! lol
but i missed some of the teaching of the lagoon wild life :(

 we came back to catch more specimens

 nate borrowed chest waders....oh and i discovered that nate has out grown his rubber boots and bogs :(

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Posted by mel at 5:27 PM

pt 3

 more specimen  catching
with dry clothes joey got back into the action

 ivy getting in close to the captured specimen

 what we found

 then we hit up the beach for a good hr and then went to another park and found a hut with a fire stove, lisa's hubby started the fire! and the adults were able to eat lunch in a heated room and chat for hrs. 

one thing i am so grateful for is my home school community. 

 while we chatted the kids played outside.  climbed trees and enjoyed the freedom home education provided

 3 of my "today"kids

 the drive home joey had my camera. she took this. haha

 nate took this

it was such an enjoyable day.  the kids were outside, getting wet and dirty. learning about lagoon life and making friendships...

i think this was my 2nd fav home school trip.  the first being the soap factory, then this...if my friend was there it would be # 1...hahaha

but tomorrow, i told nate we MUST get some book work done! haha 1 comments

Posted by mel at 5:27 PM

sunday!

 i had to take a pic of little miss ellie.  she had the cutest outfit on!  pink-fly sandals, an adorable elephant print top with a matching  pink jacket and a green purse.  SO cute

 the back of her shirt  crossed over and i would totally wear it if it came in my size!

 joey wanted a pic too!

i took a pic to prove to my friend that i did register AND i got in!

 after church i went and grabbed groceries, came home, unpacked, then made supper to take to the land for a family evening fire

i arrived to this at the driveway!

 chris laughed and laughed.  a toilet at the end of the driveway!! lol. this is the back story, Chris got an industrial toilet at an auction last yr, he installed it but i didnt like it! it was too high and the shape was weird. the kids didnt like it as well. so chris got us an "off" white toilet off kijii for free (yes, i cleaned it) and installed it for us, and put the industrial toilet...which i know know are larger and more oval in shape than a regular toilet. ha...who knew!  he put the toilet at the end of the driveway for fall pick up. but i was like "NOOOOO, take that away!!"

chris also told me that the grass was cut down in front of the old pathway to the land, that we covered up and its now noticeable from the hway.  NO!

 i talked to chris and told him that i think its super important to cover this back up to close the land off!

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Posted by mel at 6:29 PM

sun pt 2

 chris showed me all that he did on sat.  i decided to stay home sun from the land and play catch up on school, house work and meal prep. the kids also wanted to spent the day playing with their neighbor hood friends. chris spent sat working on insulating around the back of the cabin and filling it in by hand

 the girls brought their back packs. they love them

 drain pipe and insulation (in white)

 my girls

 after i had chris start the fire. i admit, im scared to start it...i ran off to my happy place. 

 me

 alone. in the trees=bliss

 my view. so beautiful. so thankful. the sacrifice is going to be worth it

 me! no make up, full on grey hair!

 the kids wanted to start their own fire. so they went off and got everything they needed. gravel for the base, rocks to go around and wood

 voila!  nate making his fire

 his sisters helped

we were out there until 7ish or so.  it was so nice. i imagine the times when we can stay out there all night....have a cook out, put the girls to bed, sit by the fire, put nate to bed, sit by the fire alone...then go to bed with no noise other than the sound of the wind through the trees....someday...

it was the most enjoyable day! 0 comments

Posted by mel at 6:29 PM