Alex's loses his first tooth, October 2010

Alex finally lost his first tooth!

Fall in Utah, October 2010

We went to an outdoor recreation center that was decorated for Halloween. They had mini golf, rock climbing, a children's train, hayrides, and a hay maze. The weather was nice, too!

Noah rock climbing
Ian rock climbing
Thomas
Alex on the train
The following weekend, we went to a nearby pumpkin patch
The quaking aspen tree in our front yard changing colors
A rainbow near our house

The First Day of School, August 2010

After a lot of consideration, we decided to take a break from homeschooling this year and enroll the boys in a brand new charter school near our house, called Good Foundations Academy, and it emphasizes character education and implements the Core Knowledge Curriculum. We were already familiar with the Core Knowledge Curriculum because we had used parts of it while homeschooling. I really like that the curriculum's emphasis is a whole world view, and not just limited to studies of the United States. Being a military family that has traveled around the globe, I thought that was very important. The school's website is www.gfautah.org .
The boys were extremely sad that they left Japan, so we thought it would be good to find a great school for them to get involved.
Ian's first day of kindergarten

Alex
Noah and his teacher, Mrs. Krajeski

Missoula Children's Theater, August 2010

The boys also participated in the one-week long Missoula Children's Theater at Hill AFB in August. At the end of the week, they performed a variation of King Arthur, called King Arthur's Quest. Noah was a villager, Alex was a mini-King Arthur, and Ian was a mini Raven.

Noah as a Villager

Alex was mini-King Arthur, and good friend Rachel was mini-Queen Genevieve
All the "mini" cast members

Ian the mini-Raven and his Big Raven
Alex and Rachel with their "bigs"

Vacation Bible School, August 2010

The boys attended Vacation Bible School at the base chapel in August. Here are some pictures of them singing their songs on the last day.