Scottish Rite Sponsor Party

Sept 20, 2011
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Last month Mike and I attended the Texas Scottish Rite Treasure Street Sponsor party. They invite everyone who sponsors at a certain level and up. Then the big fundraising event is later this week.  They did such an amazing job on Amelie’s hand this spring and since the hospital is free for Texas residents we felt we should sponsor and support this wonderful place! We arrived, were given name badges and then were put in tour groups. They took us to the day surgery area where Amelie went and did a presentation about lengthening a young girl’s leg. It was AMAZING! Mike took photos and they are all in the photo album.

Sept 20, 2011

Then we heard from some of the doctors that run the neurology department.

Sept 20, 2011

From there we saw the motion science department that help children with Cerebral palsy (CP) and other walking issues. They even had a teen in the motion capture gear, which was very cool.

Sept 20, 2011

Then they had music and food out in the main atrium.

Sept 20, 2011

Such a cool dessert set up and they had a little taco bar and carving station. The people who cook for the hospital cafeteria did all of the catering for the event and it was great!

Sept 20, 2011

Bird Treat for Autumn

One of the crafts we did for our Autumn unit was heart bird treat. We left them out for the birds and they ate the seeds, but then the ants went for the bread. I think next time we will let them dry inside the house before we take them out to the feeder tree. Here were our supplies:

Bird Treat Craft

Bread, cookie cutter, egg whites, bird seed and ribbon.

Bird Treat Craft

Use the heart cookie cutter.

Bird Treat Craft

Paint the bread with egg whites.

Bird Treat Craft

Press the birdseed into the bread.

Bird Treat Craft

Loop a ribbon through and then hang from a tree.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Pumpkin Patch 2011
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This year we decided to try MainStay Farms for their homeschool day. Nadia was telling Amelie over and over how much fun she was going to have at the Pumpkin Patch. I was preparing myself  for Amelie to say “unkin” about 2072 times. Turns out she only said it about 29 🙂 We saw quite a few people that we knew since it was homeschool day, but I was surprise to meet some friends I had only known online and one friend from an old church. We started out by watching a video about how pumpkins are grown in Texas. Nadia thought this was awesome! She said it was “like school” and asked me to remember the stuff for when we learn about pumpkins in our autumn unit.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Here we are with our friends Tricia, Elliott and Jude. Nadia and Elliott love to play together and they have many imaginative adventures.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

This is a friend Gina that I hadn’t seen in years.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

The farm had a thing called a Jump Pillow that both girls loved!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Pumpkin Patch 2011

They had a pretty cool play area with mazes and treehouses that was fun for kids of all ages.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Amelie and Jude. (Amelie is wishing I would let her climb to the top of the play area like Elliott)

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Nadia and Elliott.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Pumpkin Patch 2011

The girls had a wonderful time and really wore themselves out! Part of admission was getting a pumpkin to bring home which Nadia loved. She said her favorite parts of the day were: 1) the jump pillow and 2) the tractor ride. Amelie napped for 3.5 hours once we were home!