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| We did lots of fun science experiments. Pictured here is our lava lamp and our balloon kebab. |
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| Even though a couple of meets have been cancelled due to weather, these two are having a great cross country season. |
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| It has been raining almost non-stop this month, but that hasn't kept us from having lots of fun! |
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| I've had some pretty amazing early morning runs! |
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| I encountered a bobcat in my alley. |
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| Our resident bartender has put together some fun drinks. |
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| Weston went camping with his Scout troop in Broken Bow, OK. |
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| The kids have played hours of Ticket to Ride. |
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| Weston received four merit badges at the Court of Honor ceremony for his troop. |
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| We watched Forks Over Knives and became inspired to experiment with a more plant-based diet. |
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| This kid is reading more and more just for fun (and I love the pure concentration on his face). |
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| Many games of chess have been played. |
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| Many football games have been watched. |
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| This kid took on his first paying job. |
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| We attended Homeschool Day at the Perot Museum |
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| We also attended Homeschool Day at the Lego Discovery Center. |
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| The boys worked on adding some wiring to our little barn. |
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| I participated in two different book clubs. |
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| Ruth got to spend a weekend at Airman Leadership School in Mineral Wells, where she was awarded Honor Cadet for her character, enthusiasm and leadership, and where her flight gained the honor of Warrior Flight for exhibiting excellence throughout the weekend. |
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| Jeff and the boys attended a Rangers game. |
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| Clay worked on learning the sign language alphabet. |
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| Ruth earned the CAP rank of staff sergeant. |
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| This cutie lost his second tooth. |
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| Ruth finally got the letter jacket she earned during track season. |
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| Our kids became outraged when they realized that certain books they love, including some they are currently reading, have been banned at certain points in time. Ironically, we discovered that our library was celebrating Banned Books Week just after we encouraged the kids to keep on reading the banned books. |
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| This enterprising kiddo volunteered to help sell popcorn with his Cub Scout pack. |
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| Clay participated in the Cub Scout Raingutter Regatta and got 2nd place in his den. |