Indian Camp with our co-op

This fall we studied Californian Indians. We found an amazing Indian Camp in Jamal and stayed there over night for a ROCKIN" fieldtrip. It was honestly one of the best fieldtrips we have ever taken! The kids were put into tribes and we all slept in teepees.  It was a great opportunity to learn firsthand about this amazing state of ours.

Here's the WHOLE GANG!!!!

OH...and I MUST mention that NONE of these photos are ours. Eddie Roman took them, thankfully because we lost all our pictures of the trip. (His pictures are better anyway!)

Chad helping Tiffany get ready for some tag.

My sweet babes.

Does Tiffany look happy, or what?? This place was such a BLAST!!!

My happy "Hunk-a-Man."

LOVE this picture! This place had the BEST playground we have EVER seen!!!

Love her!

"Pounding out" rope...literally! Doesn't Hannah look like she from Little House on the Prairie?"

Listening to directions.

Digging for artifacts.

Dirty, sleepy, happy family. Liberty stayed with the Limon Family because she was too young to attend. We knew she was having a blast with them but we certainly missed her!!

Shootin' arrows...one of Daddy's favorite things.

One of my favorite father/daughter pictures.

Raising Money

Our co-op is trying to earn money to go on fieldtrips this year. In November, we're headed to Indian Camp and while it will be FUN, it will also be expensive. On Saturday we had a booth at the Temecula Swap Meet. We all pitched in and made things to sell.  It was fun to see Hannah and Tiffany "work" the crowd. They are REALLY good sales people...just like their daddy.

                                
      Hannah, Tiffany and Mrs. Whitaker.

                                                      Tiffany and Danae.

                                                     Pitching a deal.

                                           Danae and Liberty watching the money

Indian Reports

This year we're studying California History. At co-op the kids wrote a paper on a California Indian Tribe and did an oral report. I love co-op for many reasons but one being that they can do oral reports and "perform" things in front of an audience. I've always felt strongly about being able to speak well and present yourself well in front of others. This gave them a great chance to practice and they had a ball too!

Cookin' at School

Jill Howie helped the kids make fried plantains for spanish class. They tasted SOOOOO yummy!

Time for Tea

A few of us have a Literature Club. We meet once a month and discuss a book that the girls have chosen. It is also a time to dress up and work on manners as we have lunch and tea time. The girls have a blast and the mom's enjoy a time to get caught up and have tea.

     Tiffany in her new dress that Hannah bought for her. So sweet.

                                             All the little ladies.

                                       Adorable, Elly. Could she be ANY cuter??

                                Norgeen giving directions and discussing manners.

                           All the mammas and girls. Can I just say that I LOVE having daughters!

Liberty is usually at tea time but we had tea right around the corner from our friends, the Limons, so she opted to go to their house. She LOVES her "Aunt" Kellie and "sister" Hannah.

First day of school 2009

These are taken on the first day of school this year. We were running late so I didn't get a chance to get good "official" first day pictures ~ but these will do.

Collette Holzer made the first day back to co-op very special. She and her girls put together a beautiful breakfast for everyone. The day started very late because we were all enjoying being back together and getting caught up. We are very blessed to have a co-op of amazing families. The kids are like siblings and the moms are all so close.

Old school photos

 Came across these old pictures from the 2008~2009 school year...Enjoy!

Tiffany and Rachel "mining for gold" in history.

Liberty's first Thanksgiving with us.

Daddy came to school for a visit.

After a LONG day!

Notice the DROOL...

SPORTS DAY at school. Tiffany is wearing Chad's high school football jersey.

Jacob Howie. We studied ancient China and celebrated by having a Chinese feast. Looks like he was ACTING Chinese too!

Here's Hailee Whiddon doing the same.

Liberty snuck into Hannah's class and helped herself. She LOVES Chinese noodles...wonder why?

First day of school 2008.

Last year (2008), first day of school.  Just found these...

Sweet Hannah

Hannah loves to work on the computer. Here she is studying away...

Art

In art this year we are studying famous artists and learning about their techniques. The program is called "Meet the Masters" and we absolutely LOVE it.  Here is Tiffany's interpretation of Vincent Van Gough's work...