Fun in February

Happy Birthday to Trey! Yay! 6 years old!
Happy Birthday to Trey! Yay! 6 years old! Here he is with his "buddy boo", Lily. Time for one of his favorites--norwegian pancakes.
And for lunch--In 'N Out of course!
Fun friends for a fun party: Frog time.





Pinata :)

Frog cake
We went climbing at Vertex--lots of fun! Trey and Lily race.
Trey going for a big one.
Maggie loves this!
The obstacle course is lots of fun too!




Back to climbing walls!
Hanna gets up top with a smile.
Practicing on the little wall
Lily
Maggie--this one ends with a dangle and drop.
Trey
Maggie
TreyI went up to Manton with my friends for a weekend--here I am with Lori, Lorie, Kate, Lynn, and Sharon. Such a great time!
View of Mt. Lassen

This was the view from the road by the cottage.
We went to see some waterfalls--so beautiful!


A little hike to find the top of the waterfall gave us this view. Breathtaking!We saw this fellow on our way.
We enjoyed a field trip to the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkley.

The wind tunnel
Making cars with different wheels



Balls rolling on different courses
Earth movement

Water movement
The view of Berkley and San Francisco



Another wind tunnel
Wings

Popcorn
Air and balls

Horned toad
Building things--shoes, etc.
Races and resistance
Silly faces










On the way home, we visited Lilly and Teddy.
We took a walk in Novato.

Homeschooling Away...

Here's our homeschooling day--Hanna and Maggie built a model of a cotton gin (history), and then they tested everyone's memory (science).
Trey and Lily love to swing very safely! :) Actually, they were waiting to go out into the cul-de-sac and bike/ride scooters (that's why they had helmets on).Carl was told by Trey to come in the garage for a show (while sisters and Mama were at baby showers). Here was the show:

It's springtime!
Here's some wild mustard for you!

Fun with the Friesen family

We had the opportunity to get to know Theo, Lilly, Joses, and Johnny Friesen. It was fun to go out to Armstrong Woods with them.

Trey found a red mushroom.
Lily found itty-bitty white ones.

Hanna gave Lily a lift.
Joses and Trey inside the tree.
Look what I found!

Good Lyrics

I really love these from Sara Groves:

Have you listed all the times you've tried
Do you call on all your alibis
When somebody asks the question why are you hiding

did you feel the pull, did you hear the call
did you take a chance and lose it all
do you fear there's no collateral left for trying

Friend, I know your heart is raw
But love is still a worthy cause
Picking up and pressing on
Oh, love is still a worthy cause
Like the touch that starts the thaw
Oh, love is such a worthy cause
or the word that breaks the pause
Love

in the midst of passing bravery
in the face of our own injury
It's the constant generosity of grace

It's the beauty in the tales we tell
It's the pressing on and ending well
and the joy that comes when we give ourselves away


Friend, I know your heart is raw
But love is such a worthy cause
Picking up and pressing on
Oh, love is still a worthy cause
Like the touch that starts the thaw
Oh, love is such a worthy cause
or the word that breaks the long, hard pause
Love

I love because he loved me
when I had nothing
I love because you loved me
when I had nothing, I had nothing
I love because you loved me
when I had nothing.

Trey's Haircut

He went from long to short...