Diagraming a sentance for Essentials

 Miss Pam and Collin directed The Life of Joseph today.  GREAT JOB COLLIN and PAM!!

 Anna and her babies throughally enjoyed the play.

Joseph, Collin, Stephanie and their siblings enjoyed a day at the National Museum of the Navy!

Jack pulled the damper while Grace and Griffin tried to push. Collin had the right idea, supervisor in the cool shades!

Sarah's big brothers and their daddy acted out Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.

Anya of the Wild West.
Anya's family portrayed the western expansion and cowboys and indians in their family play.

Anya of Siberia.

Collin Washington

Logan. Looking good.

Collin loves homeschooling.

Jordan, looking sweet.

Kim and Lynnea.

ok, we love Douglas... but this morning he came hobbling into CC using a cane. Yes, a cane. He claimed that he was severely saddle sore from horseback riding the previous day.

He DID ride the day before. For an hour and a half. Not a particularly difficult ride in my mind but apparently enough to warrant the cane and hobble.


This is Mr. Hobble right after CC started. Yep, that's him below, dancing with the cane. The kicker is that after this short reprieve from obvious pain he hobbled off to his class. Poor Douglas, after giving me the hound dog eyes to use the elevator it took him at least five minutes to hop up the stairs, gripping the railing and wincing in pain as he went.

Justinian The Great dissects a starfish.


Roberta, donning finger-less gloves -- the penultimate fashion statement of the hour -- is horrified that we dissect ANYTHING. The fact that she was expected to participate elicited a "Mooooommmmyyyy" and her mom came over and helped.


Anya was much more willing to dissect. Her poor four legged starfish. Anya learned that the starfish's stomach actually protrudes from its body to digest food. Cool and gross all at the same time.

Collin was a trooper. He did a great job dissecting his starfish. Good job Collin!

Charlemange Collin visited the Vatican on Christmas Day.

Collin brought both of his parents today.
Pope Collin's Daddy crowned Charlemange Collin Holy Roman Emperor of Europe.

Dino Bones!

European Rivers

Anya and Daniel learned fun ways to memorize European Rivers!


Collin is a master geographer! He and John Marc knew the locations of all of the European Rivers!


Miss Pam helped Jordan and Amy locate the rivers in Europe.


Boaz memorized the rivers in Europe this week!



Caleb and Stephanie enjoying a quick game of patty cakes.

Joseph Getting Pepsi'ed

Eleanor and Richard

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine and her son Richard the Lion Hearted fought the Turks for Jerusalem during the crusades.



Miss Donna the Lion-hearted.