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first aid

joey made me a fork and knife!  great job!  she was helping chris in the shop and made these for me
testing my theory of meeka!

last fall i gave meeka a bone, she carried it to the woods and i saw her bury it.  i waited for the snow to melt and land to dry up and took her back out, as we got closer to the area i said to ellie "i dont know exactly where she buried it but i know its around here...." poof meeka took off, we saw dirt flying and out she came with a rough looking bone in her mouth 

she brough me back 3 more bones over the summer....now that i know she does this, i give her lots of bones to bury and find

spring river!

i did a few "girl partys" in the office.  Joey made the bed for me. haha  we sleep over in chris's office, watch a movie, eat junk food....when they wake me up in the morning i go back to my own bed. ha
just reading with meeka as she sleeps with an eye patch 
love this dog child 
it was a beautiful day for our First Aid course!   We hired a company to come and put on a full day first aid class for the kids. they earned a certificate at the end.  a great added value was parents could stay...and learn along side of their kids 
amanda, myself, amy, and another mom were set up as patients. this was my accident 

the other poor accident moms


amanda!
hypothermia, its a serious thing! 
choking! 

bringing life into the dummies 

it was a very educational, fun filled day!

some pics of saint jaydens







we spent another wonderful afternoon at the apple orchard. this time we learned how to take care of the trees.  unfortch, the girls were bored and not feeling this trip.  i how ever enjoyed learning and pruning the trees 
ellie and harriet 
walking the lot.  amanda came on this trip so i was able to chat and catch up
some out door spring play!
i still love finding these little bits of play around the property.  the girls are getting older but they still play....i say let them be little! as long as possible!
 

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candy factory tour!

the girls are so creative in their play...they created an airport and were playing away as i sat and enjoyed them...and read. haha

last SPRING! i am sooooo behind on this blog!  we toured the local candy factory.  oh my word, i enjoyed it, the girls were a bit bored....but not every trip is a knock out

some of the girls gearing up to tour the facility 

fresh out of the kitchen and ready for your coffee
making the chocolate spoons 
the chocolate drums mixing the chocolate 
mixing more chocolate, i think this one was the chocolate covered peanuts 
mmmmm chocolate covered raisins.
after the tour we stopped to get the best baklava for chris's birthday, the owner is this amazing guy he gave the girls free ice cream 
and it wasnt a spoon, he gave them scoops!  
chriss birthday!  we celebrate with renos in the back ground. ha.  this yr chris bought himself some gifts, i forget that and i picked up his favorite treat.  a fruit flan pie 
and a bunch of other treats.  happy birthday chris! you're one year older! 
last may nate started working on his memorial for jayden....a spot in the woods by the cliffs 
the house from last may

me sometime in may, doing what i do.  driving the girls around to activities and play dates 
i did a bunch of classes last spring at the ymca.  every friday we meet for open gym, lunch then afternoon classes.  i didnt take pics because im usually busy with the kids...
this was what i called "engineer a structure that 8 gummy bears can balance on for 5 seconds. then eat it" 
love how the kids got into it 



 

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what ive read....some of them

picked goodnight beautiful up at the dollar store.  FANTASTIC. i was like what the what happened!

dont you cry was a pick up, put down, repeat until i finished it 

the heights!  enjoyed the twist!  
nate's jan reads 
nates jan reads 
i found these at the thrift store!!!  all for 10!  SERIOUSLY!  stry of the world is 40 alone and on the list for middle school....the girls and i read the journey of edward tulane.  they enjoyed it!
nates read
i read this to the girls.  high light of our morning.  love thee tales
a silly, fun read
i never buy books full price on amazon....but this book grabbed my attention.  i read it in 2 nights.  highly recommend 
bitterly disappointed in this one. awful 
this is now a must read book to graduate my school.  fantastic tale!  
i cant wait to set up my school room and sort through my books! 
 

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nature club

because we dont have enough to do....we joined nature club!  we meet weekly on wed, which makes wed so much fuller! ha bit its just so nice to be outside...

we brought our nature journals and learned about cone bearing trees, how to identify, how they grow and seed 

ellie is just thrilled to see her friends again...harriet, ana and jolie 
i love that the girls are at a FUN age of nature journaling!  ive journaled for yrs so im happy to get them started on this journey!  
i found a geo hidden in the trees! 
i brought my own journal, found a cozy spot and enjoyed my time outside 
then we went on a walk....our 1 hr nature club turned into 3.....
gotta love doing math this way! 
this face says it all. after 3 full days and late nights, Ellie slept in until 10:30 Saturday morning. she was exhausted! im finishing up activities and looking forward to slowing down.....
evenings best spent
3 of us on the couch reading! 

 

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