Friday, February 28, 2014

A Few of Our February Favorites...

Colburn flautists!

Colburn Music School - Wind Ensemble Performance

Hot Chocolate in the rain!

Allie is an extra on a new TV show - coming soon to Disney Channel

Allie making Cherry Valentine Heart Pies for her friends for Valentine's Day!

JPL deer (can you see them in the background?)

JPL Tour!

Our friend was performing in The Music Man with Musical Theater West!

More nail art by Allie

Tour of the Quicksilver Headquarters in HB

With one of our tour guides and a quiver of boards.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Happy January - Here's to 2014!

Here are some of our favorites from the month...
Nate's new woodworking workshop!

Micayla flies back to The Royal Ballet School  (bitter sweet)

Nate loves ammonites and this one is huge!  At the Natural History Museum

Visiting the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Museum.

Practicing a newscast at the science museum.

Math factor game

Indoor camping!


A favorite manifesto!


Our friend's beautiful newborn baby girl

 Nate made this "solar oven"

Allie's marble nail art

Our favorite food truck turned into a restaurant!

Puppy sitting again.  Ginger and Marianne after a bath.



Puppy love!

At the top of STARR Ranch

Making PBnJ's for skid row (our group of homeschoolers collectively made 330)!

Rainbow Cleanse to end the year of the snake!

Thursday, January 30, 2014

The Journey




Happy 2014!

I just wanted to share my latest composition "The Journey" with you.  I just entered it in the Composers Today program that I entered last year.  Professional composers review your piece and then offer feedback.  I got outstanding results and constructive criticism last year for my composition "Remembrance".  I highly recommend the program for any young composer who is looking to get feedback/advice on their piece.

I used the website Noteflight to notate my piece this year.  I can't express how much I love this program, it's free and totally user friendly!  Check it out!

Hope you enjoy my composition :)



Sunday, December 1, 2013

It's A Wrap!

By Allie*


So a couple weeks ago one Monday morning we were going over the calendar and my mom said that Thursday was a free day to do what we want and so I said "How about we go to It's A Wrap!"  So that is what we did and that is what I will write about :)
It's a wrap is a thrift shop and it has clothes from t.v. that goes there when the episodes or movie is over!  It was really fun going through the store because I would point out things that I have seen on t.v. I bought 4 things!  Three from a t.v. show called Good Luck Charlie and 1 from a t.v. show called Crash And Bernstein.  On the tags in the  shop it says things like GLC that stands for Good Luck Charlie.  There is a list that says all the names of movies and shows that the clothes/accessories  are in and it was fun looking at what it was from!  My friend who went with us now has a full outfit from the show A.N.T Farm.  Boots, Skirt, and T. Shirt!   After we went there we went to a really good place to eat!  Called The Empanada Factory.  I got 2 empanadas, one spicy mushroom and spinach  and one tomato basil cheese!  They are so yummy!  It is a tiny little hole in the wall place :)  It is really good!  Here are some pics of my field trip to It's A Wrap!



Nate picked out this stylish blazer.

This outfit was worn by Chalie on Good Luck Charlie!

Carly is super stoked!  She bought 3 items for under $20!

Yum!





Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Happy Pie Making Day!

Better late than never (for some reason this never got posted in 2012)...
We made 7 pies last year for Thanksgiving (along with 6 mini ones), 2 pumpkin (made from real pumpkin, not canned!), pecan, key lime, apple, banana cream and blueberry.  We also made pocket pies for the first time.  Delish!  Happy Pie Day.  Here are some pics...












*post by Carly