Baking Galore and the Last Vestiges Of Fall

My Wonderful Second Family

 Here is a picture of my wonderful second family from the farm =)

Back row, from left to right:
     Mrs. Phillips, me, Ben Phillips (youngest son), Callie (oldest daughter, now married), Addie (Callie's daughter).
Front row, from left to right:
    Aaron Phillips (oldest son), Mr. Phillips

It's So Irregular!!!

On Saturday night, Cati and some friends and I went to Color Me Mine in Webster for their pajama night. Six of us spent 3 1/2 hours there, squished around a four-person table! I can't post pictures of some of the things we made, since they are presents, but here are some "safe" pictures =)

The Santa Fe Trail

 At group lessons (homeschool co-op) I am teaching a Josefina American Girl class. Today, we learned about the Santa Fe trail. So I split the girls into "families", and put them through different scenarios. It was hysterical to see their faces when their food got stolen by a wild animal, or their "wagon" broke down, or their child was lost. But they all did a good job helping each other out to complete the nessecary tasks, and they all learned an important lesson of just how hard it was to go on the Santa Fe Trail.