Junior Ranger Activity Book

From the Big South Fork.

Papi-Anjali Camping Trip!

With the Short-Sauls and Martin families. :-)

Summer Days

They did this for HOURS every day!  We were surprised Mamaw's voice didn't go hoarse!  

Anjali had every joke in this book memorized after hearing it two times through. 

sample drawing.  new twist with predator and surprised face. ha! 

 Solomon gave her a catalog of costumes and dress-up clothes.  At first she asked if we could buy one.  I told her we could use it as *inspiration* for costumes we make ourselves.  Since then, she has been using it as inspiration for her own drawings, including this one, of Mary Poppins and Bert ~ notice Mary's Oriental-inspired outfit!  She insists it's *not* Oriental. ; )

Huge mushroom she found in the yard near the woods with Nanna! 

Sample of her photography. 

 Squeezing butter mints out after mixing (and sampling!). 

Momma and babies we saw.  The story says it. 

July 29 - Errands and Playdate

Movie night!! Watched the second act of Into the Woods starring Bernadette Peters out on the deck. :-)
Heard a new-to-us loud nighttime bird noise from the closest thicket of trees!!

Exemplary Home Learning Day

Spelling accomplishment

This is a text I wrote to Troy, brimming with pride for our daughter and also with confidence in the unschooling process. :-)

Well. Our daughter just sounded out her first word, all the way through! I helped, but she guessed every single letter on her own, correctly with the first try!!!
S T A M P
It's quite auspicious. ;-)

And it felt like a game and she was having fun, and felt lightly accomplished after having spelled it, with no "good jobs" or gold stars!!!!
:-D hooraaaaaay!

Rapunzel!

Anjali has been pretending and singing (from Into the Woods, and also from Pandora station with Tangled song) about Rapunzel a lot lately.