First Day of School

The rain pounded all morning and the temperature was only 70 degrees.  The kids had a blast going outside and playing in it!  We started our Adventures In My Father's World curriculum.  This is our first year to purchase a curriculum.  We are very excited about what we will be learning.

Piano begins

Thursdays at 1:30pm will be our new piano time with Mrs. Amy Cline.  Micah began this week, after taking the summer off.  One of his new songs is "The Entertainer" (A ragtime two-step) by Scott Joplin.

Ben Avery Shooting Range

Before going gun shooting we had a knowledgeable neighbor, Dave, give us a 'Gun 101' course.  Our number 1 lesson:  a gun is ready to fire, unless you have checked it - twice.  Dave had his kitchen island full of artillery.  We went through each gun, checked it, held it, and aimed it.  That was August 29th.


On Wednesday September 3rd, Dave, Matt, Jodie & Micah went to Ben Avery to shoot those same guns - loaded.  They are each unique in ammunition, holding style, aiming, firing, and recoil.  This was a great experience.

We shot the following: rifles & pistols

• 308 Remington semi automatic rifle
• ak47 automatic rifle
• M4 (223) automatic rifle
• 22 semi automatic rifle
• 357 magnum Smith & Wesson
• 38 special Smith & Wesson
• 9 mm KEL TEC automatic
• 32 colt automatic

 

Indoor Skydiving

Last year, for Micah's 9th birthday, G&G Rich got him a gift card to Arizona Indoor Skydiving.  So, during grandpa & grandma's visit, over Labor Day weekend, we took a drive to Eloy, AZ and let Micah have his 2 minutes of "fly time".  Wow!  How very cool.  He struggled keeping his legs straight, but had a very good time and would do it again.

Homeschool Fitness Class begins

During Lilly's new gymnastics class, there is a Homeschool Fitness class available.  Micah was thrilled when he heard this, so he's signed up from 12-1pm in Coach Zach's HF class.  He began on Tuesday August 27th.  His friend, Elijah Butcher, is also in this class.

"Mini-Elite" Gymnastics

Lilly is being 'invited' into the next level of gymnastics.  After "Flyers" is "Mini-Elite".  The teacher of this class is one of the competitive coaches.  It will be from 11:30-1pm on Tuesdays.  This class is 30 minutes longer and will test her endurance and strength.  She's ready for the challenge!

Summer Bible Study

The kids and I read through the book All We Like Sheep by Mary Glynn Peeples.  The title is taken from Isaiah 53:6.

 "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all."



From God's perspective we are all like sheep.  The book is divided into 3 parts.

• Part 1 - ten characteristics of sheep
• Sheep need full-time supervision because ...
• they are not trainable
• they are afraid to drink from running water
• they are led, not driven
• when they are on their backs they cannot right themselves
• they are not burden bearing animals
• they must be sheared at the right time in the right season
• their vision is impaired when they are not sheared
• they are defenseless
• they need his daily touch
• Part 2 - it is our nature to want our own way
• Part 3 - we need to see the provisions God has made on our behalf

The kids enjoyed the way the author divided the chapters into segments of: characteristics of sheep; a shepherd's care; characteristics of people; and the shepherd's care.  We did a little storyboard for the characteristics.