While we were in Utah, Parker took us hiking up Adams Canyon in the rain.
We took a wrong spur and missed the waterfalls we hoped to see. We were pretty soaked by the time we got back to our car. We want to go back in the summertime so we can see the falls.
Back in Oregon, our kids raked the leaves in our yard on another wet day.
Gibson made this map of Australia for school. The red paint marks kangaroo habitat (almost the entire continent), the yellow lines show koala habitat and the blue dots show wombat habitat. The green spot on the left is the Gibson Desert, named for an explorer who got lost there in the 1800s and is presumed to have died.
Gibson took his koala bear to the Festival of Trees for a checkup.
Should we be concerned that none of Koaly's X-rays look like him? The doctor diagnosed him with a broken leg and put a bandaid around his leg. She recommended keeping the bandaid on for 4 days and reading lots of books to him.
Helen played the violin with Siskiyou Violins at the Festival. Her first performance with Siskiyou Violins was at last year's Festival of Trees and she performed with the Junior group. The juniors were missing lots of performers so the director asked some of the advanced performers, including Helen, to help out.
The advanced group played a selection of classical music and Christmas carols. The group sounded great. We love watching all their bows moving up and down together.
After just a few days, we're enjoying the Light the World countdown to Christmas. Some days we've done a service project together and some days different family members have chosen different activities to do.
We've hung the Light the World calendar next to our advent calendar. Before taking chocolate out of the calendar, you need to finish your service!
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