5/27/23
We went on a family adventure to do an escape room!
We escaped the room with only seconds to spare!
We didn’t know what signs each of us picked until we looked at the picture later. That was a fun family activity!
5/29/23
We were ready for a rematch of tennis! This time we played doubles with Mom and Dad against us!
That really was a fun-filled tennis match! Mom and Dad won -they cheated (ha, ha).
5/24/23
We had a family search activity at the Wednesday night activity:
Time for a snack and hangman break:
That was a productive family history activity.
5/21/23
We sang Happy Birthday and gave Luna a special ice cream for dogs called Frosty Paws:
Happy Birthday Luna we love you!!
5/20/23
We have all gone to this put put golf but we had not gone all together so tonight we planned a fun outing of put put:
That was a nice 18 hole course and good family fun.
5/17/23
The Young Women decided to play Kickball for the combined activity this week and it was a big hit:
We took the outfield and the other team was up:
We’re up again!
That was a fun game!
5/15/23
They held an awards ceremony and dinner at a local restaurant with outdoor seating:
She received a certificate and a team photo:
Congratulations Rachel!
They all received signed soccer balls:
Here’s to a great season!:
Congratulations Whirlwinds!
5/14/23
Dad made mom some yummy French Toast for breakfast:
Next we gave mom some cards and gifts:
Rachel made mom a beautiful card:
Very creative!
Lizzy made a card for mom too:
Lizzy always writes a heartfelt message inside:
Mom loves for the house to smell good so we got her some great smelling wax melts:
We also gave her a knife for her backpacking adventures!
I think she’s ready to cut some things!
Dad also made Mom a card:
It was romantic apparently:
Dad also gave mom a 35lb workout bar for her gym. Yup, that’s what makes Mom happy!
Time to go to church:
At church, the Araque’s gave Mom a nice gift:
Mom had a Very Happy Mother’s Day!
5/8/23
Today for Family Home Evening (FHE) we learned how to start a fire and also how to put one out! First we gathered up kindling and small sticks and tried using a flint stick to light a fire:
Lizzy’s turn to try out the flint sticks:
We cheated a bit and got a fire going:
Time to cook up some hot dogs over the fire:
We have preciously learned how to use a regular fire extinguisher but mom got this easy use spray can to keep in the house so we can put out fires super fast and easy:
We easily put out the fire and there is still plenty of spray left in the can for future use (hopefully we wont need it!).
5/13/23
Learning how to mow the lawn is another good life skill:
Rachel is allergic to grass (at least she was when she was little) so this one for Lizzy:
Great job Lizzy!
4/29/23
This U-Pick Farm is awesome! They have u-pick peaches, blackberries, blueberries and even u-gut flowers!
We loaded up with a little bit of everything and then headed to Orange Lake for kayaking!
Row a little and relax a little!
Dad looking for alligators!
Dad scared out an alligator!
Hello gator!
We actually ended up seeing quite a few alligators! We also found some pretty flowers:
We had a fun time exploring the lake:
We then went to a restaurant right on the lake.
After lunch we checked out all the alligators in the boat marina in front of the restaurant. It was a very nice family outing day!
4/24/23
For Family Home Evenings (FHE) Mom and Dad have been doing life skills training. So far we have learned how to turn off the main water line; how to use the electrical box; how to operate a power drill and driver and how to ride the city bus. Today we learned how to change the oil and check/fill fluids in the car:
Time to remove the panel:
Now on to filling the oil and fluid checks. The missionaries stopped by when we were at this point:
Time to put the car back together:
Excellent job everyone!