Bowling - with GGM

We only had a few kids from our homeschool group turn out for bowling today, which is fine - you don't need a large group to have fun!

Only posting pics of MY kids (for privacy reasons).

 

 

Florida Concerts Olive Grove - Field Trip with GGM

Today was a beautiful day at the Olive Grove in Brooksville, FL - the weather was perfect for an outdoor field trip!

The folks at the Olive Grove were great. They started out showing us their olive trees and explaining all the benefits of the olive leaves.

An Olive Tree

Then we were given pieces of bread, to sample 2 different kinds of olive oil - I didn't realize there were different flavors.

My girls next to the olive tree

We also got to make oil lamps
while we were there.

All in all...an interesting field trip.

Fall Co-op - Week 6 - Engineering

Today was the first of a few Engineering classes at Co-op. Structures were built out of spaghetti and marshmallows.

 

Bowling with a friend, after Co-op

Claudia and her friend from our homeschool group decided to go bowling today. It was one of Claudia's best games...yay!

Claudia

Her friend.

The final score...NICE! That's my girl!

Fall Co-op - Week 4 - Sewing Pillowcases

Sewing class during Co-op today went really well. Unfortunately, there weren't enough sewing machines available for everyone to work at the same time. Since the class is only 1 hr long, there wasn't enough time for all of the kids to finish their pillowcases. They did, however, get some good practice with the sewing machine and ironing - good skills to have, for sure. Go Home Ec!!

 

Fall Co-op - Week 1 - Stepping Stones

The kids made stepping stones today during Co-op. I don't think we used enough water - they were cracking :( but the stones looked great when they were done.

 

My ray of sunshine...always so pleasant, lol

 

 

Annual Pool Party - with GGM

Every year, the GGM group has their annual pool party at the New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center. The facility is beautiful, with 4 huge pools. The lap pool is awesome for the little kids and the moms, who want to sit with them and hang out (no pics of that pool, sorry).

The slides and diving boards are awesome!

 Snack break!

Claudia and her cousin enjoying some yummies.

 

Fractions Flip Book...

OK, so today we reinforced fractions, by making a Fractions Flip Book.

As you've seen in the past, this is how we do school (on my bed)...

Yay, the three books are done! Even our dog, Summer, got in on the act...she's so stinkin cute, lol!!

Here are clearer pics of the finished product.

Sorry, for some reason, I can't get this pic to rotate :(

And there you have it folks!

Home Ec Class - Making Dinner...

Ok, so today we had a little Home Ec class. Claudia was happily measuring/mixing ingredients, using the measuring cup & measuring spoon, that all went into the pressure cooker for dinner (beef stew).

While the meat was cooking, she chopped up some veggies that go in half way through cooking time.

Sadly, I haven't used my pressure cooker in A LONNGGG time & I totally forgot to turn down the heat once the pressure got high enough, so the meat burned a little on the bottom...poop!!

Dunedin Fine Arts Museum - Field Trip with GGM

Today was a happy field trip day. Our homeschooling group went on a tour at the Dunedin Fine Arts Museum. They had some beautiful pieces there. We lived in Pinellas County for most of my kids' lives, but we had never taken the time to go to the local museum, so I was grateful for today's opportunity (it's always more fun when you go with your friends, right?).

Here are some of the photos we liked the most from the exhibit.

The colors in this one are amazing!

We thought it was excellent how the photographer was able to capture the coral underwater, while capturing the shoreline simultaneously.

What can I say about this? Hmmm...comes to mind, LOL! This was part of the "Beauty and the Beast" exhibit - hmmm...I wonder why, LOL.

Claudia found this piece particularly amusing (it's a blowup!).

This is one of those pieces that you look at and think...art is definitely in the eye of the beholder, LOL! It's a hot, crazy mess, but's cool at the same time. I didn't take a pic of the back, but it's equally as jumbled as the front.

This piece was pretty interesting.

This was at the entrance to the kids "hands on" section - it's awesome!

This piece, I found out, was done by the summer camp kids...it was AMAZING!!

Hmmm...

This is the kids "hands on" section - they have some seriously cool stations, where the kids can be creative!

This one I threw in here, because everyone seemed to like it. There was a whole discussion about the differences between a squid and an octopus. Both have 8 arms, but octopus have rounder (more bolbus) heads and squid have more triangular, longer heads. Squid also have 2 fins and 2 tentacles, with octopus do not. So there's your short lesson for the day, hehe!

At the end of the tour, the kids got to draw on round white card stock, which were then made into their own personal badges...pretty cool!

We had a great day!!