new group for Catholic Homeschooling Moms

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/147069142170062/ Hi All,
 I have started a new group on Facebook. It is for all Catholic Moms who homeschool who just want a place where they can go and chat and share and vent with other Moms. Feel free to join and invite your friends.

Finally I have found a presentation that I can let the girls watch to explain growing up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhld_PI2zg

VBS 2013

First day of VBS

Some campers having snack in the arcade

Skits and songs in the morning. We had a fun filled week. It was a western theme. Marissa was a helper this year instead of a camper. I think she would have rather been a camper. I lead the 3rd graders this year and Marissa was a helper with the first graders

                        Tarissa for the most part had fun. Larissa and Carissa said they had fun in their group which was the biggest. If your children get a chance to go to a vbs I would say grab the chance it is one reasonably price fun experience and they have lots of fun learning more about God. Ours was all day but I know other churches do it differently.
                                                   

Summer Mission with the Dominican Sisters

 This was the girls with Sister Marie Karol.

As the week of June 17th approached the girls were getting excited.

 They did have fun.

They also had their first exposure to being bullied. I was surprised when I went to pick them up on Wednesday and they were sitting with another little girl who was crying. They said that they were told by another child and the helper  that there was no room for them in the play and to go sit down they weren't needed. This was not supposed to be they were supposed to play Angels is what I was told when I question the lady in charge. I explained to them that sometimes children aren't always nice and unfortunately they will run into more children in their lives that may not be nice. So a life lesson learned. Somedays I want to shelter them but I know they have to learn to live in this world with all kinds of people.

On a happy note they finished out the week and want to go back next year. They love the Sisters and they did make some friends.

Sister Kate with Carissa

After they were picked up just relaxin on the Trampoline talking about their day.

Sister Kate and Marissa.

Tacoma camping trip

We camped at Olympia Campground.

Good Sam and Tarissa Jean

Carissa and Good Sam

Setting the table

Making a teepee to start a fire

Felicity and daddy

Larissa and Good Sam

Marissa and Good Sam

Good Sam going to investigate with the Magnifying glass

Looking at where we have traveled with our RV

Table set come and get it

ok trying to start the fire

and We have fire.

This was a good campground a little pricey for what was offered but it was quiet and there wasn't alot of campers near us.

May is over

As May came to a close. We visited Cali. seen my husbands family, had a large bbq. Then headed for the redwoods forest and the great Sequoia Trees. This was very educational and fun.
   We finished up another year of AHG. The girls had their ceremony on  June 2nd. So proud of them.
Marissa had come in 9th in the state of Washington in bowling. She also has earned her Silver presidential award for service hours in the community. She keeps growing socially and is enjoying so many activities with friends.
Carissa came in 18th in the western regionals in bowling. She also earn a Bronze presidential service award for service to her community. She has improve in spelling so much since the beginning of the year.
Larissa Is still working on her reading and sounds. She is on league this spring with her sister Tarissa and enjoys bowling with other children. She has crossed over in AHG and became an Explorer. She also earned her Bronze service presidential award.
Tarissa Jean is growing up so much. She isnt my baby anymore lol. She has an I dont care attitude which makes for an interesting day. She also earned her bronze presidential award for service.
    As summer months are here and it is getting warmer. We will be spending our days at the pool, summer reading programs, bowling and gardening. I will post pics up soon.

Off to California

So for Memorial weekend we are heading to California. Some of our girls haven't ever met their grandparents. So we will spend some time there and then we are off to do some sightseeing and visit a beach or 2. We have the rv all packed even brought some school books. We have many mini trips planned for the summer all have education involved in one way or another.
               I will post pics as soon as we get back. Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend.