Our Week in Review (July 22nd-28th)

Nick and Alex headed off this week for their last trip of the summer to 4 H State O' Rama in Fayetteville AR.  You have to place in the top 7 at a District event to qualify for some of the competitions, other contests are state only contests, and some of the competitions are team competitions.  You can also attend and participate in workshops and tours.  Nick placed in the top 7 for BB Shooting at District so he competed in that at State.  Alex placed in the top 7 for Bait Casting at District so he competed in that.  Nick did not place in BB Shooting.  Alex won 4th in Bait Casting.  They also participated in some workshops and got to do some fun things like ice skating at the Jones Center.

The awards for state record book winners are given there as well.  I was able to watch Nick receive his award via live stream.

They both had a great time and were so glad to be able to go.  They have had a great summer.  I am glad they are home for awhile though!!  And I am no longer responsible for feeding and watering the pig!


Our goat baby boys are 12 weeks and the girl is 9 weeks.  We've been moving the mamas out to the pasture during the day so the babies can get some extra feed without their mothers stealing it from them.

The girls went to the last Wild Wednesday Day Camp at Grandview on Wednesday.  They got to do a wagon tour, see a fish being dissected, went canoeing and swimming, and started making baskets.  They had a great time. They baskets did not get finished, they are still sitting on the playroom table. 

Anthony had a birthday on Thursday.  These children are growing up too fast!  Nick and Alex were gone, Chelsea had to work, and Art had to work late so it wasn't a very exciting birthday but Anthony is usually happy with anything so some take out pizza, a new movie, and an ice cream cake made for a great birthday for him.

We worked on some math, several lessons on Ancient Rome, and completed the book Who Was Mark Twain?  We finished Tunnel of Gold and started Canyon of Danger.  Lily worked on Typing Tournament.  Emmie did some work in her Reading Eggs workbook.

The next couple of weeks will be very busy so it was nice for this week to not be so crazy.  The weather was also very nice this week with highs only in the 80's and lows in the 60's.  One morning we went out to feed animals and the girls came running back on for their coats!  That never happens in July in Arkansas.

I hope you had a great week!

Happy Homeschooling!