Autumn Splendor!

Color...Seriously! I know it's cliche but Autumn is my favorite season!

How can you not be amazed at mother nature's color? The kids had Friday off of school so we decided to take a drive. the weather was perfect, in the 70's. The worst thing about fall color... it only lasts for a couple of weeks.

We went up Lams canyon, and on the way back Destiny said "I'm renaming it color canyon."

I know all you out-of-town friends are jealous!

Did I mention COLOR... hehe

Brag Time!

I just have to give a big cheer for my two little scholars!
We had parent teacher conferences this week, it always makes me nervous to sit and hear other people critique my kids even if it is their job. This time not only was it not painful, it was a relief.

We learned that Dylan is the number one reader in his accelerated class. And he "is the leader that takes care of business" (teacher's words). And his D.I.B.L.S. scores were off the charts, literally so high they couldn't fit them on their charts. Way to go bud!

We received Destiny's U.P.A.S.S. test score's. These are compared to state scores to make sure the school is on track. ( there are a lot of numbers here so please bear with me.)

________________Destiny ______ state average
Oral language_______100__________81
phonics and spelling ___94__________85
vocabulary_________100__________87
comprehension_______94__________84
writing____________89 __________76
Number sense_______96__________ 80
number relationships __100_________79
geometry __________95__________83

Nice job Destiny! I think mom and dad are going to need to outsource for homework : )

Rockets!

On labor day Jeff stayed home and built a rocket launcher with the kids (I was in charge of building rockets). Then we called up my sister and headed to the park to try it out

WOW! who knew you could have so much fun with such a simple thing

Destiny tried her hand at making a rocket for herself. Sadly she only got one launch before it ripped apart, practice makes perfect.

Even the adults got into it. We tried to catch the rockets on their way down, not as easy as it sounds. And maybe not such a good idea with the crowd of kids watching us, but I never claimed to be a good influence : )

Jennsen and her cousin Shaun loved the sound the launcher made when they pushed the button.

A BIG thanks to James and Kirsten for the idea! We can't wait to get together and pit these bad boy's against each other.

First Day of school!!!

Yes, It's that time of year again. As much as I love my two big kids I'm looking forward to spending quality time with my little one again. Destiny is going into 3rd grade, and Dylan is starting 1st(which would be alot harder for him if he hadn't had all day kindergarten last year)

I asked Dylan what I was going to do while they were gone all day and without hesitation he said "clean" thanks big guy! Jennsen is lonely, she keeps going to the window looking for Destiny. This summer they have become best friends. Jennsen's favorite thing is to go out back and play in the sandbox with her big sis!

I'm grateful that they still like school. I hope they enjoy it while it lasts.