September started out with a return to Family Camp! The weekend provided a great time for playing as a family and with lots of friends at a beautiful Young Life facility just over the border in New York.
These father/son football teams are a good match!
Rooke took one (or more!) pie-in-the-face for the team. Meaning, he loves me so much he let the kids pie him instead of me =)
Our last summer fun adventure was to the Natural History Museum on a day when admission to the butterfly room is free. It was amazing to walk among hundreds of butterflies!
My cutie helper while running errands
The girls all set for their first soccer game
I made a special dinner and dessert for our back-to-school family dinner. I'm grateful to still be homeschooling, and this year with the support of a new co-op that we are enjoying.
This is more normal for us . . .
First day of school! Our co-op meets two days a week and requires that the kids wear a uniform.
First grade cutie
Third grade beauty
Fifth grade stud
Grateful for a friend who doesn't balk at the idea of Starbucks being the first stop on a field trip with our collective seven children!
A trip to the C&O Canal was interesting while learning about the Erie Canal in our history reading. We packed a picnic dinner to enjoy afterwards, and then went to opening night (pay what you can!) of a musical performance of Blueberries for Sal. Not my favorite stage adaptation of a book, but a fun way to experience the theater with the kids.
Lots of rain resulted in a raging Potomac River
Another field trip to the Maryland Science Center
The month ended with an amazing date scavenger hunt that Jessie made for us, which included frisbee golf, a walk through some cool sites on UMD campus, and a fun game cafe - so fun!
