Summer 2012 - The summer of FUN!!!

It's been a great summer here in the Stangeland household.  We've been camping, fishing, kayaking, swimming, played tennis, ridden on jet boats, eaten boxes and boxes of popsicles, made new friends, learned to ride bikes without training wheels, bought a trampoline, visited the park, the coast and the library, lost teeth, built bears and had a generally raging good time.

Here's our summer in photos:  

Happy Birthday K2 - a day at the lake

Tuesday, July 24 was a very special day.  On this day in 2011 K2 decided he was ready to  accept Jesus as his Savior.  It's 2012 now and we believe that this decision should be celebrated.  So, we spend July 24, 2012 at Elk Lake.

Happy Jesus Birthday K2!  We're so proud of you.

Elk Lake

Summer of Fun 2012 - D&D Ranch Field Trip

There's nothing like visiting the farm.  We got to do just that on our D&D Ranch field trip.  It was so fun!! 


The weather was wonderfully warm and the mountains provided a beautiful backdrop against the blue sky and the green fields.  We had about 60 or 70 people, maybe even more.  The kids all had a great time seeing the animals, taking a hay ride, planting sunflowers in the garden and playing at the playground.


Here are some photos of our trip -

Summer of Fun 2012 - Smooth(ie) Touring

Well, you know how much I love a good smoothie.  And you know I'm rather partial to Jamba Juice.  Somehow my kids like them too.  Hmmm.  Funny.


So when our good friend Margo emailed to see if we'd be interested in touring our local Jamba Juice we said no thank you.  HA!  Just kidding.  We jumped at the chance.  In fact, the kids asked me all weekend - What time are we going to Jamba Juice?  Do we have to wake up early?  When do we leave?

Summer of Fun 2012 - The Puppet Show (video)

We visited the library yesterday only to find a new installment there - a puppet theater.  Of course, I had to come home and make one for us - It's all part of my summer strategy, a little thing I like to call Project FAIM (Fun, Activity, Imaginative, Memorable).

Summer of Fun 2012 - Swimming Lessons: All 3 weeks of 'em

One of the perks of being a homeschool family is the fun things we get to do during the day.  During the winter we did ski lessons on Tuesdays.  Now that spring has sprung we signed up for swimming lessons - 3 whole weeks of swimming lessons, every day.  

Summer of Fun 2012 - Mother's Day

Since we started our summer at the beginning of May that means that Mother's Day was part of our Summer of Fun 2012.  It was a great weekend.  As the mom who benefited from this extravaganza I had a wonderful day and enjoyed my peeps immensely.

College Prep - in the first grade

Preparing for college is an important part of any student's life.  I say you can never start too early.  I also say if you're gonna prep for it you might as well go all the way.


That's why we're on the college prep schedule at our school, Western Sky Elementary.  We start in early August, take most of December off and finish at the beginning of May.  Works for me!