Trip to the fire hall

One of the neat things about homeschooling is that we try to extend learning through out the summer too! It helps us plan our week and find activities where we learn while having fun. We had the opportunity to visit the fire hall and the kids were super excited. We met up with a bunch of homeschooling friends and got to learn the ins and outs of a firefighter's digs! Jackson was thrilled when he got picked to get to try on the gear! The kids got to explore through a couple different fire trucks and got to work with the fire hose (which was their favorite part, aside from the suckers they got at the end!).

I row, therefor I am

I have always wanted to join the rowing club here. We live so close to the bay and I have never lived in a place where learning to row or being apart of a rowing club was even an option. Jacob encouraged me to join and was super excited for me when I finally did! We meet at the bay twice a week for a couple of hours and when the weather was good Jacob would bring the kids along to play on the beach while I rowed. I was hooked from the first day. Seriously, it has been such a neat experience to learn to do something new, just for me and to get to "escape" on the water for hours at a time is saving for me. I love it.

Another Nautilus

Just another fabulous day exploring at Maple Bay beach. We really are fortunate to live to close to such a great place to go to "get away"! The kids love to go when the tide has gone down a bit because that means that there are a lot more critters and interesting things to find!

When lunch runs a little late

Sometimes we play so hard when the weather is nice that we don't get to eating lunch until much later than usual which means that we usually run into our nap time!