New Year

From Kim: (Keni's post later (-:  ) Wow. I never expected to be homeschooling this year, but here we are. We looked at several options and decided that BJU Press Online was a good fit for Kendra. That said, it is always a bit overwhelming to view the Lesson Plans and see everything we need to get through in the next 9 or 10 months. Seriously, those books are huge!! :-O
I am excited to see how God will grow both of us this year as we embark on this new homeschooling adventure for the LAST year before high school. When did that happen?? *insert sad face*
Today we had our own little mini-orientation and Kendra wanted to try a science experiment so I've attached the video of the one we tried. Let us know if you try it. I will also attach the video that we used to learn the WHY of the effect. Enjoy!

Scientific Explanation  - YouTube video with a great explanation

Our Tie Dye Milk Experiment-Keni demonstrating the Milk/Dishsoap/Food Coloring Experiment

Hot water or Cold Water??? Which freezes faster?

Kim: Kendra needed to learn the Scientific Method, but I wanted to make it fun and memorable to help her remember it more. We found a simple experiment of testing the notion that hot water will freeze faster than cold water. We watched some You Tube videos about the experiment. Then, we did the experiment ourselves. We found that cold water freezes faster. The picture here is Kendra with her piece of ice that was the result.

Kendra: I know that cold water freezes faster than boiling water. Here's what happened...we put the cold water and boiling water in the freezer After the first 15 minutes, the cold water was very cold and the boiling water was cold. After 30 minutes, the cold water was very very cold and the boiling water was very cold. After 45 minutes the cold water was starting to crystallize, and the boiling water was still liquid. After 1 hour the cold water was soft ice, and the boiling water was starting to crystallize. After 1 hour and 15 minutes, the cold water was ice and the boiling water was soft ice. In the picture I am holding up the piece of ice from the cold water....and I had a refreshing snack when we were done! ;)

Meet Keni & Kim

Hi! I'm Kim, and I am a homeschooling Mom looking for some crazy adventures this year with my seventh grader. I am also a  photographer at Cherish Photography by Kim and I truly love capturing moments and memories. Because of this interest, I have decided that Kendra and I will document our year of homeschooling through our own blog.

This summer our family went to Philadelphia, PA, New York City, NY and several other places on a great family vacation. It was also a great learning experience as Keni got to see several historical sights which really makes history and current events come alive as we homeschool.

This is the rest of the gang...my hubby Brad, and two older children, AJ and Danae.

Of course, I was taking the picture. :) They are standing in front of Independence Hall on the 4th of July. How cool of an experience that was!

We went into the US Mint and learned about the making of money, etc. Keni is holding her very own bag of shredded money. :) Try to piece THAT puzzle together. :)

Sisters guarding the Liberty Bell. 

This is the 9/11 Memorial and the most sobering sight that we visited on our trip. As I taught Keni about this day in American history yesterday, it became so much more real to her because she kept saying, "I've been there," particularly when we saw the streets covered in ash. It was a great example of American resilience. We watched several documentaries about 9/11. The best was an interview with President Bush about 9/11.