The Woods photo op and a new Girl Scout

God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.  ~Martin Luther

Recently had our family photo shoot in the woods. We chose a trail that Josh and I run often at the Botanical Gardens. It is a special place to us here in Georgia, so we thought it would be cool to do it there in nature where we are the happiest! My neice Ashley is so talented with a camera, and I love the organic feel of them. Personality shots are the best!

So we have a new Girl Scout "Junior" on our hands. We went and joined the homeschool troop 12021 yesterday. What a great group of ladies and girls! Raney is so exited and is looking forward to all the activities this year!..

We are still taking school day for day. We are currently working on "Exploring American History" and the kids seem to be really enjoying it...we are so looking forward to Fall and all the things we have planned.

Off to do Mt Laundry (I know this comes as a shock) and to get kids out of PJ's at 1:33pm. Ahhhh, the joys of homeschool..........

until next time,

Mama B

Under Da Sea.............

The Earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the World, and all who lives in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters~ Psalm 24:1-2

So, we had a recent trip to the Georgia Aquarium. We all had a wonderful time! What amazed me the most, when looking at all the different sea life, was just how much attention to detail God paid to create each and every one! Down to the very last Coral. The kids learned alot from their experience about the ocean life, and also about preserving it. Nothing better than seeing a science assignment with your own eyes, ears and touch.

The Jelly-fish has always been my personal favorite(along with the sea otters and Baluga whale).

The kids enjoyed having their aunt, uncle and cousins come down from NC for a visit and they went with us.

We lucked out and ended up finding tickets for $15 vs. $30 thanks to the research of Aunt Tracy:)

Sea Horses:

Daddy could have done without the big crowd(seems as though we weren't the only ones with the $15 tickets!...lol) but really enjoyed it!

The kids said they would like to get "scuba" certified now, so they can partake in the scuba portion of the aquarium. What would be cooler than seeing the whale shark up close and personal! (I think!...lol)

The kids favorite part! Being able to pet the Stingrays and hammerhead shark!

We did feel a little sorry for the Baluga Whale...he/she was all by herself, and we found out that they are not solitary animals. He would just swim back and forth around his tank...but he was quite beautiful!!

We have also started this week, our history for the year...we will be going through two books..both with projects stemming from each.

History Stories For Children:

...and....

Exploring American History:

My idea is to approach it like a unit study and center lots of learning around each story:)

Well, time to get these kids rollin' for the day...The weather is just beautiful, and I definatly feel Fall in the air!

Until next time,

Mama B