Bryant Bobcat Cross Country Meet

The girls joined the school cross country team.  They already run better than I do :)

 

Proud Bryant Bobcats

 

Go Abby!  The only one wearing a skirt.

 

Ready, Set, Go! 

   

Go Selena!

They had a great time and I am so proud of them! 

Daughters of the American Revolution Monument Tour

We were lucky to be invited to attend the Washington State Board of Management meeting and go on the historic monument tour.  We learned so much, and can’t wait to revisit these sites to spend a little more time.

 

The Hutton Mansion, where May and Levi Hutton lived.  The Hutton family is an important family in this area, May was instrumental in the woman's suffrage movement here in Washington State.  After her death, Levi opened the Hutton Settlement orphanage in her name.

 

We visited Drumheller Springs Park to see the Chief Garry monument as well as Chief Garry’s burial location and monument.  There is so much history that I know nothing about.  We will be learning more about Chief Garry! 

Isabell Conway’s gravestone, Washington State’s only “Real Daughter” of the American Revolution.  Her father served as a patriot in the Revolutionary War.

 

The Strahorn mausoleum and monument were the final stop on the tour.  We learned about the family’s history and I bought the book, “The Amazing Strahorns.”  There is so much history here, that I will have to revisit it another time!

First Day of School

The girls started a homeschool alternative school today, they will go to school two days a week and we will homeschool three days a week.  We are very excited for this transition.
They will each be taking math, writers workshop, Earth Kids (a conservation class), Mother Goose (literature), and Ancient Times.

They look so little, Selena 2nd grade, Abby kindergarten

     

Beautiful sisters

 

Waiting outside their first classes

The work they did at orientation.  They drew pictures of where they like to read, Selena chose the new couch and Abby drew her bedroom.

The Fair

   

Jam and pot holders

     

Knit hat and some ride fun

Dahlias 

   

Rock crafts, pompon creatures, foam craft

   

Art foam, perler bead

   

String art, flower planter, hair barrette

   

Marker drawing, colored pencil drawing, scratch art

   

Beaded bracelet, string art, color crayon drawing

   

Ornament, holiday stationery, holiday card

     

Ornament, stationery, scratch art

    

Paint by number, hair barrette 

   

Paint art, stamped cards

       

Stationery, stamped card, planter 

    

Stamped art, pinecone

     

Origami, pinecone, beaded bracelet, masks

     

Sand arts, magnets, perler bead

 

Pig races and pony riding

   

Hamster balls

 

Caterpillar and tea cups!