Fall Garden

 

The monarchs kept me company while gardening last weekend.

Our fall garden looks lovely. The roses are still in bloom. The mums are in their second year now. We have white, bronze, purple and yellow.

Baby Bunting Doll Making

Keira learned how make a Waldorf baby bunting doll the last two weeks. She made one for herself and one for Kassidy. She cut, traced, embroidered, hand sewed, etc with just a little help from me. She asked for supplies to make a doll with limbs and hair next. These are soft dolls stuffed with sheets wool.

 

Science Class

Keira had to find iron in her cereal. Smashing cereal with a meat tenderizer is fun!

 

The boys also had to do a fun experiment for their biology class: extracting DNA from split peas.

Setting things up: water, salt, lemon juice, rubbing alcohol, spelt peas and clear hand soap.

We mashed the split peas in a blender with water and salt, strained them so we would only have the split pea "soup."

Next we added rubbing alcohol and liquid hand soap, stirred and waited for a few moments.

The streaks you see you see are strings of DNA. The longer we waited the longer they got. We were able to twist them around a toothpick. A cool experiment with things you have at home. 

Sun and Sophie

 Sophie is a sunshine girl, in rest and play.

Bunhead

 Keira has her ballet RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) exams today, which were delayed in the Spring due to Covid. 

The bun had to be perfect, and I am sure she will do pretty well with the dancing part as well :)

Happy Birthday, Keira!

 Keira turned 12 today. 

 She has one of the biggest hearts in the family, but also one of the biggest tempers. So stay on her good side if you want one of those amazing craft items that she is always working on :)

 

 

Favorite time of day - 10:30 AM (the weather is best)

Birthday meal(s) - Cracklin' Oat bran for breakfast and home made apple pancakes for lunch

Favorite food - pizza

Favorite restaurant - Paneras

Favorite junk food - spicy chips

Least favorite food - peanut butter

Favorite gadgets - iPad

Favorite video game - Animal Crossing

Favorite style of music - musicals

Favorite song - clap your hands

Favorite style of dance - modern

Dream vacation - Germany

Favorite book series - Harry Potter and Little House

Keira is in 6th grade

Current dance levels - level 6 for ballet/jazz/tap/modern and junior elites for PACE

Favorite TV show - Little House on the Prairie, Anne with an E, Little Women

Goal for year - get published in a magazine

Best Friends - Jane, Mercy, Kaili, Giselle, Emmal Maggy, Hayley

Favorite memory from the last year - Bendy Awards

Favorite animal - cheetahs

Future job/career - author or newspaper editor/journalist

Rural / suburbs / city - rural

Birthday presents - IPad 8th generation (everybody) + keyboard (Craig) + fav snack pack (Mom and Dad) + lots of cool cards (family) + a spinning chair from Hayley and Brian

Favorite weather - 60's and sunshine

Time travel - Little House on the Prairie (late 1800's)

Favorite school subject - English

Least favorite school subject - Math

Favorite thing to do with Mom - go on walks

Favorite thing to do with Dad - read together

Favorite thing to do with Lukas - play elf game

Favorite thing to do with Katharine - watch movies

Favorite thing to do with Kassidy - play animals and write books

Favorite thing to do with Lennon - joke around

Favorite season - Autumn

If the house were burning she would grab these three objects (people and animals not included) - iPad, money, cheetahs

What scares you - the dark
 

Happy Birthday, Lennon!

 Our sweet, intelligent, inquisitive, and funny Lennon became a teenager today. 

It's all angst from here on out!

Lennon Facts

Favorite time of day - 3;00 PM

Birthday meal(s) - bacon for breakfast, Jersey Mike's roast beef sub for lunch, Tika Masala for dinner, mint chocolate chip ice cream for desert

Favorite food - lambsicles

Favorite restaurant - Chicl Fil-A

Favorite junk food - coke

Least favorite food - peanut butter

Favorite gadgets - Nintendo Switch

Favorite video game - Animal Crossing and Overwatch

Dream vacation - Snow pports destination

Favorite book series - Percy Jackson

Lennon is in 9th grade

Current Overwatch rank - Tanks (diamond/top 500) Support (diamond/top 500) DPS (Platinum)

Favorite TV show - Avatar, Mandalorian, The Legend of Kora

Lennon doesn't  listen to music

Goal for year - reach Top 500 in DPS

Best Friends - Nolan

Favorite memory from the last year - first soccer team travel trip to Houston

Favorite animal - dogs, cats, pigs

Future job/career - physical therapist / sports medecine

Rural / suburbs / city - city

Favorite position in soccer - right wing

Birthday presents - IPad 8th generation (everybody) + keyboard (Craig) + fav snack pack (Mom and Dad) + lots of cool cards (family) and a book of hand made comic strips (Kassidy)

Favorite weather - cold

Time travel - Ancient Rome

Favorite school subject - Geography

Least favorite school subject - Latin

Favorite thing to do with Mom - watch TV

Favorite thing to do with Dad - soccer games

Favorite thing to do with Lukas - video games

Favorite thing to do with Katharine - play Overwatch

Favorite thing to do with Kassidy - play video games

Favorite thing to do with Keira - playtime

Favorite season - Winter

If the house were burning he would grab these three objects (people and animals not included) - Switch, iPad, his stuffed bear

Looking forward to in 2020/2021- future potential soccer trips and maybe moving

What scares you -death

Summer Garden

 Iria's wildflower garden at the front of the house.

Form Drawing

 The girls took advantage of the pleasant weather and filled our driveway with form drawings, which is part of their school curriculum.

Bobcat in the Backyard

 We had a surprise visit from a bobcat today. 

Luckily for the dog, Sherman happened to be between bathroom breaks at the time.

Confirmed

 Lukas and Lennon got confirmed yesterday. It was originally supposed to happen in April, but got delayed by the pandemic. 

 But there was still social distancing and masks involved, at least until we got to the Martels for a cookout, pool fun, and ice cream cake :)

 

 

Mr. Kerner was their sponsor and teacher during confirmation.

And Keira made a lovely gift for each of the boys. 

She scrap-booked a bunch of old photos from the blog, and made a family picture page for each of them.

Sophie's Spot

Whenever I go looking for Sophie I always first look in the blanket lined box at the foot of Katharine's bed. That is, if the garage door isn't already open a crack.

 

The Doescher Gazette - 08/21/20

 

Keira's Desk