San Pedro

We were invited to go to a birthday party in Palos Verdes so we decided to make a field trip out of it. We too the kiddos to the Point Fermin Lighthouse and the site of the The Korean Bell of Friendship. The kids had a blast over looking the beautiful Pacific and taking in the park. I love that we can take time on the weekday's to see the sites when others are not around. The beautiful wonders of homeschooling!  The party to follow completed our beautiful adventurous day.

Keepers Tea Party

Today was my Keepers of the Home Tea Party. We had a "Happy Un-Birthday" theme where we celebrated all the girls birthday's all at once. They also had their secret sister reveal; they did such a good job at keeping it a secret, pretty good for a group of 9 year old girls. I also did their the awards ceremony at the end and they received their pins and lanyards. They are all such a special group of girls, I am so blessed to have them with me twice a month.

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A day at the CA Science Center

We went to the CA Science center to see the IMAX movie "Born t be Wild"; great film loved it, and I recommend it for kiddos. We had such a good day. We took in a few exhibits on subjects we have been studying lately. The kids were amazed by the Apollo Command Module, we can't wait to see the Challenger once it is all set up. 

Black Bird CA Science Center

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

MCP Action Free Camera Giveaway

MCP is having a camera giveaway...

It just takes a minute to focus on this. MCP Actions is giving away a professional d-SLR camera. The winner of our contest will choose from a Canon 5D MKII + 85 1.8 Lens OR Nikon D700 (Body Only).

Click the link below:
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This is our Best Friend

So when you look at him he appears to be healthy. NOT! He looks so cozy in the widow basking in the sun. Tomorrow I will be shearing his fur down because of his allergies. It is so sad I have Cocker that can't have pretty hair. I wish he was healthy!I love love my Shadow!

A Girl's Best Friend!

So the cliche term of Mans Best Friend refers to a dog. I am sorry but the dog can be adored and loved by a woman as well. In my daughter situation it is a chicken that fancy's her. They love her and follow her everywhere and she loves them back. I never thought I would be the owner of chickens in my little suburb life. I love it, I love my eggs, and I know what my hens are eating. They are such little characters; they just keep my days interesting.

Open Hole!

My Jaker's lost a tooth today!!!  Used this  picture in the Paint the Moon Project 52 for week 2 in the open theme. Hence the hole in the mouth. :)

Anzia is in town!!!!

The three cousins are so happy to be together. I love the fact that they pick up right where they left off every time they get back together. They have a love for each other that never seems to get lost in the distance from one another. 

I was so sad to see how big  my niece has gotten. Time flies by so fast; before you know it she will be all grown up. This picture is one of my favorites from her visit. The kiddos decided to play light-sabers in the back yard in the dark; I love how Jakob's face is illuminated. He looks like a true Jedi. I did not enhance the shot at all it was a SOOC (straight out of the camera). So fun!

Here is another from the morning she left; Jakob is still not yet wake. The kids all love each other so much!  I love them all and I miss Anzia so much already!

When your tree gives you lemoms!

So my sweet daughter woke up and desired to make a lemon meringue pie. I was not in the mood, nor did I want to put the time, plus I am still working out my caffeine free life and still experiencing the head aches. I told her if you find a recipe that includes every thing we have in house and I don't need to go to the store we can do it.

She found a recipe! OYE! So we had everything she needed! NO, screamed in my head! We had the lemons on the tree, we had the eggs from our hens, and we had all the other ingredients. She was in heaven, then she realized how tedious the recipe was, yes I  made her follow through.

Here are the pictures:

 Here is my baby getting the home grown lemon juice.

 Ok,our lemon curd took 1 hour longer than the recipe called for, I think because we used raw unbleached sugar, so worth it.

 You missed the egg shots because the fingers were a mess!!!

 The finished product!

...and it was yummy!