FAMILY FUN DAY @ PBC April 2009

We have many great opportunities to fellowship at Placerita Baptist Church, our home church, this was just an afternoon planned w/food, games & fellowship!

Dhon the photographer of the day, and uh Lori, so sorry, but this is not the most flattering angle of your pregnant belly...you look lovely though...does that help?

jump rope / hulla hoops / volley ball

Cold Deborah?

Jamie & Me & Heidi & Me

Wyatt

Zoo Trip April 2009

Patty, Anna & I decided to take our ankle biters to the zoo!
Even though we were out numbered 11 (one in Anna's tummy) to 3!
The kids had a great time and so did the moms!

California Condor Wing Span, the boys actually thought they could stretch as wide~silly boys!

Family shots!

Kids at the playground ~ break time!

SCHOOL - Misc

We were doing school and a little squirrel decided to give us a show!

He was jumping to the tree then the fence then the tree again.

...but everytime I tried to take his picture this is what he would do!

If you look really close, he's got his eye on me!

Pretending not to see me! LIAR!

So we just took some pictures of us instead!
Lukas' self portrait!

We couldn't get the squirrel to act up on film, so Wyatt did!

Teacher & student!

Amy's Baby Shower

Amy had her 5th child, Ezra!

So we had an, after the baby is born, shower for her.

It was small and intimate, just her family and a few friends were there!

It was a nice time of fellowship, yummy food, and baby holding!!!

2009 AWANA GRAND PRIX

Every year, my boys, all three of them look forward to making and racing their cars at the Awana Grand Prix...this year was no different!

Wyatt won 4th place for speed.

Lukas did not win, but was happy he was finally old enough

to join in on all the fun with his brother and father!

Lukas and his participation blue ribbon!

The track!

Lori's Baby Shower

I know, Joey is now...what...9 months old??? He's worth the wait really!!!

Anyway, here she is at her baby showers, one she knew about and one she didn't!

SURPRISE!!!

She loves monkeys!

Then the one she knew about...

Lori, congratulations to you and Dhon, you know how much I love Joey!

See I told you Joey was worth the wait!!!

CO-OP 2008-2009 Court / Class

Our Homeschool Co-op did many fun and exciting things during the 08-09 school year...and educational too, here's just a glimpse.

APRIL 14, 2009

Took a tour of the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster

We were able to visit Judge Carlos Chung darkened (a court term for no trials in session)

his court rooms and gave us a fantastic tour.

We got to sit in on a case in which a young girl was sentenced to 7 years for theft.

This made Wyatt and Lukas very sad!

The judge then darkened his court room and explained the judicial process to the kids in a very elementary way!!! He allowed the kids to sit in each of the area's of his courtroom, as Jurors, Witness' and the Judges chair!

The bailiff showed us his gear and explained his job. He then arrested some of the kids.

He took the kids to the holding chamber and locked them up.

The kids agreed they didn't want to go to jail because they didn't want to have to go to the bathroom in front of each other.

We then headed down to the preliminary trials to watch more action.

A sheriffs car was pulled up for us and allowed the kids to play it in.

Have you ever seen so many smiles in the BACK of a COP CAR???

Afterward we headed back into the judge's chambers for licorice, a great way to end the tour!

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HERE'S JUST A SMALL GLIMPSE OF AN ORDINARY DAY AT CO-OP

Candi teaching 3rd-4th graders science!


April teaching Social Studies to the K thru 2 graders


I did crafts w/the kids!