August Mashup

Compass Scavenger Hunt

One activity idea listed in the history curriculum was to have the students use a compass to navigate. I found a day that wasn't crazy hot (it just so happened to be our first day of school!) and we headed to a park for a compass scavenger hunt.

Joyride for the winning team.

Catching Up!

Visit With Uncle A.J.

A.J. took the train from OKC to Fort Worth during his venture south for the summer. We met up with him and enjoyed a half-day together! Thanks for coming to visit A.J.!

Water Gardens

Brave Girl - she didn't love those steps down!

Museum of Science and History

Each of us can now say we laid on a bed of nails.

Just loved the book pages on the ceiling with various quotes.

Trying to catch the scarf as it came out of any of the tubes.

Some fun Texas history including ways to quiz yourself.

Definitely a favorite for M.
The middle circle was spinning and you could try and get the other items to stay spinning on it.

Sand therapy/art.
(Also included spinning circles!)

The Lorax!

Pool Time With Friends

Fit in some pool time with friends for a Funday Friday.

Titanic Exhibition

This exhibition came to the area back in February and we thought it sounded great but have been unable to fit it in. We were so glad they extended the dates and we made it! Such a fun immersive experience!

I shared just a few of the pictures. If you are interested definitely zoom in on the photos to read the info! I learned SO much.

Wow.

I couldn't believe they had a room for reading/writing set up like this!

Learned SO much about the class systems in place during this time.
I believe these dishes were for third class.
(Most of the items were from the sister ships, but were what the Titanic would have had.)

One of two postcards you could buy onboard.

Couldn't believe so many of the things on the ship!

One piece salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic that they can identify where it came from.

The last bit of info on here amused me.

I did not realize how many warnings about ice they had and ignored.

I also did not realize they had more lifeboats than were required at the time.
Changes were made after this tragedy.

You could touch the ice for an idea of how cold the water was.

Such a sad part of the story.
They had various music fitting each area we were in through the exhibition.
This song was playing in this area.

You received a ticket at the beginning with a name (a real person who was on board)
as if you were a passenger on the ship.
At the end you can read through the list to find out if you survived.

Summer Artwork

Had to fit one in! They opted for mosaic-style fruit and used paint swatches to make their fruit.

August Date

We kept it extra simple and had a coffee shop date with games and conversation questions.

Adventure Club

We headed up to Turner Falls and spent the day. It was amazing.

That time mom knew we had life jackets for both kids...but forgot Makin may have grown a bit in the last few years...thankfully Robin could grab him a jacket that morning before we left.

Snack break.

A social butterfly. We loved seeing him flit all around the people swimming.

What we think is an apalone turtle.

Rocky hike to the cave.

Exploring the castle.

These boys ended up throwing this green stuff at each other, because why not?

Such a quiet car...sign of a good adventure.

Friend Meet Up

We met up with the Coats for Canes and games (it was raining) before our quarantine began. The boys had a great time together and these sweet friends gave Makin some gifts for his recovery time. So thoughtful.

"Makin Day"

We headed out for one more day of fun before we started quarantining (semi - we tried very hard to limit possible germ intake but also didn't want the kids to miss many classes etc.) before Makin's upcoming surgery. We headed to play putt putt and drive go karts. (Can you tell this is a favorite choice for M?)

Take note of his feet.

Lorelei's Bedroom Spiff Up

This year for Lorelei's birthday she asked for a bedroom spiff up/makeover. She has been working towards the Hogwarts Dormitory look for years now and was blessed with some phenomenal deals for furniture on fb marketplace which rounded out the furniture look she has been working towards. Then Yasmine helped me come up with a new plan for her room. (AMAZING FRIEND!) Brad and Lorelei headed to the library for the day while Y and I worked on her room most of Saturday. It turned out beautiful and Lorelei absolutely loved it.