Nitro dragracing

The latest hobby craze. Boys and their toys 

Family walk

The boys and I really enjoy our evening strolls. 

Art co-op - mola

Our art group learned about and replicated mola today (the traditional costume worn by the Kuna women in Panama)

Children's garden at the Dallas Arboretum

The boys and I had a beautiful day at the Arboretum with our hiking group. We experience the children's garden for the first time. It's gorgeous!

Traxxas 4x4

Carson recently decided to create his own 40 mph RC vehicle. After several trips to the hobby store, The car is almost complete. It is fast! Woah!

Animal Cell

First week of school was a success! Concluded with making a Jello cell.

Playday with our new neighbors!

Some of our good friends bought a house in our city. We are so excited to have such a wonderful family nearby. The kids are an absolute delight! The boys and I enjoyed their company while their parents spent the day moving. We did so many things - Minecraft, karaoke, made and ate homemade ice cream, danced, played games and painted. So happy to have them here!

First Day of School 2015-2016

Carson began 6th grade and Cameron began 3rd grade on Monday. It was a wonderful start! I made them a basket with goodies including silly string. First day of school should always include silly string!
I have changed our curriculum to include a strong literature-rich year. Our main curriculum is:

Build Your Library including US History
Elemental Science Logic Stage (Biology)
Math U See
Life of Fred
Story of the World
Draw Write Now cursive
Journaling
among several other

Extra curricular this year will include:
JAVA programming
Tae Kwon Do (both boys starting the year as RED belts)
Art Co-op
Adventure Kids Club
H.O.G.W.A.R.T.S charity organization
Hiking club
Chess club
and lots of Home Economics including cooking.

Lego Robot Summer Camp

The boys just finished their weeklong Lego Robot Summer camp. They learned a lot and had a lot of fun.

Tennis morning

Private tennis lessons from mom. It was good to get on the court and they both did a great job. 

White Rock Lake

The boys and I woke up before the sunrise, filled our Camelbaks and headed into Dallas for an early morning bike ride around White Rock Lake. It was so beautiful and peaceful. We made it 5.18 miles. Unfortunately, Cameron's bike is way too small and he worked twice as hard as Carson and I did for the same distance. I really think that we can make it the full 9 miles once Cameron gets the right size bicycle.

Hawaiian Falls

Had a perfect summer day at Hawaiian Falls with some of our best friends. Life is good. 

Indoor surfing

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Puzzling

Fun challenge of a new family puzzle

Art Co-op - Jean DuBuffet

The kids had a lot of fun creating sculptures inspired by Jean DuBuffet. Then the typical playtime in my bedroom. 

Apple Camp

The boys are making movies using GarageBand at Apple Camp. Fun three day camp

Shakespeare in the Park

Cameron's fencing instructor gave us a lot of tickets to Shakespeare in the Park and we share them with some of our friends. Tonight we enjoyed the best production of Romeo and Juliet that I've seen. We brought a picnic dinner of sushi, La Croix and adult beverages.  It was a beautiful night.