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Creation Rim Tour at the Grand Canyon

Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

To celebrate Munchkin’s graduation, we headed over to the Grand Canyon to take a rim tour with Canyon Ministries. Our day started rather early as we needed to meet our guide – Guy – in Williams by 07:00. We all piled into the tour vehicle, and Guy began to tell us a little about Canyon Ministries and what we’d be doing that day. Unfortunately, Munchkin was not feeling well, but she was not going to miss this opportunity. She immediately started peppering Guy with questions which I think he liked as she was totally engaged in the tour. She was…

Family Movie Night: The Adventures of Mickey Matson – Pirate’s Code

Posted in Family, and Reviews

It’s time for another Family Movie Night viewing courtesy of Flyby Promotions. As always, this review is based upon our personal opinions about the movie. Munchkin and I watched the first Mickey Matson movie, The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure, some time ago, but we realized last month that Daddy had never seen the movie. Since we were looking for a fun movie for family movie night, we decided that this time we would watch it with Daddy. It had been long enough since the last viewing that Munchkin and I had forgotten exactly how the movie played…

Graduation Open House

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

The graduation had passed, so it was time to celebrate with friends and family. Given that we’re gluten free, the entire celebration was, obviously, gluten free. I wanted things that I could, for the most part, make ahead of time, so I wouldn’t be as rushed on Saturday. We started off our meal with lasagna, salads in a jar, and fruit salad. We kept the beverages simple with water and coffee/tea from the Keurig. The dessert table featured the fossil sugar cookies, strawberry cheesecake, and the fossil cake. I also put some of the candy chocolate rocks in cups for…