Connor’s 16th Birthday (A Photo Essay)

This is Homeschooling

Here is an eighth grade student, reading Around the World in 80 Days *while* completing a Japanese Kanji practice workbook *while* holding a smol dog on his lap, because this is what homeschooling looks like some days.

(Yes, he knows that multitasking isn't as effective as focusing on just one thing at a time. He just read about it in that book that is sitting there in the corner. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.)

In which we go camping

Car Selfie

Tik wants to drive, please

Poppy loves going places

Unicoi State Park Visitor Center

I see Big Foot!

Beware of Bears

We kept all of our food in the car unless we were eating it.

The camp sites were lovely and wooded.

This is our site.

Happy Campers!

A BBQ in July

Now featuring: CORN on the COB





and really very CUTE DOGS

and chocolate fudge CAKE

HAPPY SUMMER!

Happy 14th Birthday to Connor!!

Someone might have gotten a few pairs of sunglasses for his birthday this year.

Connor wanted to go to the movies, so we went and watched Fast and the Furious 9 at the theater.

He also wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner, and to get a cheesecake for his birthday cake.

Waiting for Cheesecake Factory.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake

Photobombed by Poppy

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNOR!

The Cabin

To celebrate our 16th anniversary and the end of the school year and Memorial Day, we rented an awesome cabin for the long weekend.

Chocolate Fondue:

Apples to Apples:

Cheese Fondue:

Muscovy Ducks:

So Relaxing