Kerr Christian Homeschool Academy

Each year, the Texas state fair organizers offer free tickets to school age children - public and private.  The tickets are only valid on Thursday's.  Armed with our 4 free student tickets, 1 free teacher ticket, and 2 bottles of Coca-Cola (Thursday is also Coke day where you can get in for $6 with an empty coke bottle), we headed out early for the state fair.  Our plan was to stop at JoAnn's for the supplies I needed for cake decorating class.  Half way to town, we received a call from our realtor that someone wanted to look at our house this afternoon.  So we turned around and headed back home to make the house presentable.  As everyone who's every sold a house while living it knows, normal morning cleanings don't pass the inspection of potential buyers.  We couldn't reschedule our state fair trip as Craig had already taken the day off, piano lessons were already rescheduled, and it was the last week for the Marine Drum and Bugle Corp.  So, ...

Our October field trips continue with the Alliance Airshow.  This year, the airshow was much earlier in October and thus it was much colder! (Indian summer has visited for the last few)  Usually, we wear shorts.  This year, it was jackets!  We started our visit off with a bomb robot.  This year (probably because it was cold so there were less people), the display people were more friendlier and more willing to "play".   Z was allowed to climb onto the robot and examine in great detail how the parts fit together. Here, the clan is taking N aboard his 1st cargo carrier at his 1st airshow! He didn't really seem to enjoy it too much.  Even his love of cold air didn't help much.  I think the wind got the best of him and the suddenness of the airplanes.  He didn't mind the noise as long as he had warning.   H spent most of the afternoon like this.  I think she really took a nap because just before we left, she ...

We took a little road trip last week to the   Caldwell Zoo .   S took the 1st set of pictures using my little camera.  I think she is progressing nicely in her picture taking abilities.  Have I mentioned that I'm really liking the digital version of cameras?  It's been very nice to edit and critique on the computer and not have to pay to have a whole roll of fuzz developed. These are some of my shots - from the "big" camera. Here, the girls are all trying to get shots of reptiles in the Reptile House.  I think I got the best shot of the day! N enjoying my sunglasses while the others visit the bird house. Z  looking at a TX native black bear  N and H enjoyed watching the penguins swimming.  I think this was N's favorite animal because he kept talking to it and didn't want me to move the stroller. And, what's a visit to the zoo without seeing the elephants and giraffe'...