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Divine Chocolate Cupcakes

Jaden is having a school Valentine’s party on Friday.  He is super excited about it!  But parties can often times be frustrating for him because there are so many sweets available that he is unable to eat.  This past week, I’ve been experimenting with some recipes and have found a terrific one for chocolate cupcakes [...]

Beating the heat

Portland hit a record breaking high this week - 107 degrees.  That is hot!  Many Portlanders, including us,  left the city and headed out to the coast, where it was at least 20 degrees cooler.  I’ve never seen the beach that crowded before!!  The boys had a great time finding seashells, catching fish and playing [...]

Competitive brothers

This morning, Jonah was trying out some new breakdancing moves on the trampoline.  Jaden went out back to join him and soon after Jonah came inside all upset because Jaden said that he wasn’t doing it right.
Scott:  Jonah, because you and Jaden are brothers, you will always want to compete with each other.  And each [...]

Field Day

Last Friday was our homeschool co-op’s field day.  The boys participated in many different events including the long jump, jump roping, hula hooping, a sack race, a bean bag toss, a relay race, etc.  Ribbons were awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.  The kids all had a blast and the weather was absolutely beautiful!!

Jaden’s Essay - part 2

Jaden is not going to Peru next month.  We have a lot going on right now, so it’s probably for the better!  You can check out the winning essays here - the kids are anywhere from age 9-14.