September 28, 2102

Today we spent the morning at the Renaissance Festival.  We saw the Danger Committee, looked at armor, found my maiden name's history and coat of arms, watched sheep herding, explored an Irish family's cottage and ate!  We met up with old friends and new friends!

September 6, 2012

After going to the open house at Planet Homeschool (one of our co-ops) this morning, we stopped at Como Park and did the tree identification trek.  We found a Cucumber Magnolia, Black Walnut, Douglas Fir, Hackberry and Black Locust trees to name a few.  There is also a very cool labyrinth in the area.  If you live in the Twin Cities you should check it out!  AH was not enthusiastic about this activity at first, but after finding the first tree, he was into it!  A map and list of trees to find is on this page under the About Como Park heading.  Click on the two links labeled: 

Location of Trees with Identification Labels and

Tree Identification Trek

Happy hunting!

Thanks, Michelle, for telling us about this very cool activity!!

September 5, 2012

After a morning of lit and math, we headed to a local park to hang out with a group of friends.  We had the park to ourselves.  Here some of them are working on paper airplanes.  We are so lucky to have this group of kids and parents in our lives!!

August 17, 2012

AH and Amma enjoying a family bonfire!  (Amma is the Icelandic word for Grandmother)

June 19, 2012

Tie-Dye!!!

June 13, 2012

Our first Monarch butterfly hatched today.

May 20, 2012

AH and friends at our annual homeschool banquet