Road Trip

Wow! What an amazing trip we have had. We have just returned from the most amazing road trip. We flew to Philadelphia, via Denver, and drove back to Oregon. I feel like I have just eaten my way across America. I had Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia, polish dogs in D.C., burgers in Baltimore, Dunkin Donuts in New Jersey, chocolate in Hershey, deep dish pizza in Chicago, Caribou Coffee in Minnesota, Dakota Style brand dill pickle chips in South Dakota, and Sioux City Soda in Wyoming.

We just traveled 4176 miles in 12 days, through 16 states,(3 more than once), plus Washington D.C., visited 9 coffee shops, went through 4 cases of soda, went to 2 Cabelas, spent 1 Sunday at Marquette Manor Baptist Church, and stopped at more rest areas than I could keep track of.

We spent the first day flying to Philadelphia. I'll describe our adventurous first day tomorrow.

Joshua's Word Wall

Joshua is enjoying reading his short vowel words. It took a lot of convincing, but I think he is starting to like reading. It was hard for him and he doesn't like to do hard things, unless it involves outside and dirt!

Our New Floor

Brian and Matt have been working a lot on our new floor. It's not done yet but I really like it so far. Matt has been learning a lot working with his dad. I keep telling him he will be glad for all this experience some day!

Puzzles

This month Josiah has discovered puzzles. He hadn't shown much interest in them before now. He has been sick a lot this month, in fact, I can't remember the last day that he didn't have a runny nose. So we pulled out the puzzles and he has been having a great time.

Pop Rocks

Josiah has his first taste of Pop Rocks today. He likes to open his mouth so he can hear them pop.

Go Gators!

Matt had a good game last week. He has enjoyed playing this season. He has a great coach who he enjoys working with. He is one of the taller players, so even though he has less experience than some of the other guys, he gets a lot of playing time. So far their record is 6-1! Their one loss was their first game of the season, and they played that team for a second time and they won in a nailbiter of a game!

Joshua Goes Bowling

Joshua went bowling with a group of homeschool families from our church. He had never been bowling before, but he ended up having a lot of fun. He is looking forward to next time already.