In Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring

Taking College Classes at Santiago Canyon College... Summer 2019 & Fall 2019 On Campus... Lots of scenery and trees. Picnic tables to eat lunch!  Squirrel i n front of Science building: Santiago Canyon College Library Inside the library: More animals on campus: Locust? Lizard! On the way to school... always a beautiful sunrise! Biotechnology class! E. coli bacteria: PCR and DNA extraction: Preparing solutions: This year was my first year taking in-person classes at Santiago Canyon College. Previously, I had been taking online classes. I learned many things and had so much fun. I am so thankful for this opportunity to take classes at college!

It's so hard to believe that it's already the middle of July! Time passes so fast! Summer is half-over already! Highlights of this year's summer: Homeschooling Fair! We had the fun of hosting our own booth this year! Ice Cream and Pie eating contest! Playing basketball at Grijalva Park: Food! (homecooked!) Sweet potato fries (made by Grace) Taking classes at Santiago Canyon College: Weekend trip to San Diego! Bible Bee meetings at our Local Bee!!!! "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!  For His mercy endures forever." -Psalm 136:1

Here are some sneak peeks of all the fun we are having at Huntington Beach Local Bee this summer! Every Sunday since June 2nd, 20-some contestants and their families get together at Huntington Beach to study for the Bible Bee together! Our Local Bee's wonderful hosts are two sisters, Kristie and Joanna Tang! Huntington Beach Local Bee: Kristi, Julianna, Anabel, Hannah, Bethany Huntington Beach Local Bee: Theodore, Joshua, Daniel Contestant Introductions! (6/2- Anabel) Each Local Bee meeting begins with a lesson, which is usually about the Unit we studied in the Discovery Journal for the week. Kristie and Joanna (our co-hosts) pull names out of a hat each week. Whoever's name is pulled out gets to go up on stage and recite a passage in front of everyone! After that, we all get to play really fun review games! Buzzer Rounds - 6/2 (week 1) Then, we all go outside, and we have organized outdoor game time!  Finally, after games is ...

Today, my mom invented a new delicious dish - Coconut Cream Pancakes! Ingredients : Flour, Water, Coconut Cream, Oil, Sugar. All you do is simply mix the ingredients together... And then cook it on the pan! Mmm... they tasted SOOOOOOOOO good! Enjoy! :)

It's December 9th, and we are in New Mexico! Today, we visited Carlsbad Caverns, the biggest Cavern in the United States! It's impossible to even catch a glimpse of the beauty and size of Carlsbad Caverns through even 100 photos. You NEED to actually visit Carlsbad Caverns to understand how massive and beautiful it is. Inside the cave, we got to see stalactites  hanging from the ceiling and stalagmites growing up from the ground. We also got to see columns , which are made from stalactites and stalagmites that grow together. Stalactites Column Stalagmites It took 2 and a half hours to walk through the part of the cave that was open to the public. The cave is REALLY big! God is a really creative Creator. We could see funny faces on the cave formations. See if you can make out the faces! This is called The Whale's Mouth. Can you see the whale's mouth in the picture below? This special type of cave formation below is called ...