The Sisters Duet!
On Tuesday we had the Klaty Family over for dinner and fellowship!
Here is a picture of Cruise and Carmen playing on our organ.

BERRY DELICIOUS!!! - Grace

This morning all of us kids and mom went to a nearby farm to pick strawberries so we could make jam, strawberry glace pies, and of course just eat them! We got there around 9:00am and spent about 45mins walking down rows, peeking under leaves and picking some of the most delicious fruit around! (and yes we did test some) :) Of course I had to take our camera and so here are a few of the memorable moments that we made today! Enjoy!!

Just a few more... 

Josiah had fun finding all the very unusual strawberries!  

The Kings of Israel - A Pictoral Timeline

Studying history can get a bit cumbersome when it is filled with so many names, places, and dates. When we recently studied from the greatest history book, the Old Testament, we attempted to make it a bit easier to remember by making a 12 ½ foot long timeline.

Each of my "students," John, Joshua, Christianna and Josiah, drew pictures and wrote captions to remember the major details of the kings of Israel. Each day, Monday through Thursday, I would read to them from the Narrated Bible which puts the Old Testament in chronological order, placing the Major and Minor Prophets with I & II Kings and the Chronicles.

While I read, my "students" listened and took notes of the important facts that they wanted to put on the timeline. On Fridays, they worked in pairs creatively putting their information in the right places. The designers of some of the drawings are: Josiah – Solomon's temple; Christianna – Solomon's chariots and horses, Queen Esther, and Daniel and the lion; Joshua – the drawings for Saul and most of the kingdom of Judah; John – the hand on the wall, the Marathon runner and most of the kingdom of Israel.

We learned a lot of facts that we had not known before about the 20 kings of Judah and the 18 kings of Israel. We cheered for the faithful kings such as Jehosaphat, Hezekiah and Josiah, and "booed" those that rejected God and set up idols or turned to other nations for help. The time line helped us to see who was king in both Israel and Judah and also who were the prophets warning them of God's wrath if they continued in sin. As both nations went into captivity, we learned about the other nations that were in power at that time: Assyria, Babylon, Persia and Greece. God not only used these nations to punish Israel, but also to encourage and help them to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and the walls of the city.

These 550 years of Israel's history took us about 5 months to explore and record in this fashion. The timeline gives us a quick and easy way to review the facts. One nice thing is that it is portable, so if you would like a close up look at some of the drawings, we could bring it with us the next time we see any of you. :)

The beginning of Israel's Monarchy. Here you see pictured the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon. 

The Dividing of the Kingdom. From here on, the Kings of Judah are featured on the top half of the timeline, and the Kings of Israel on the bottom half. 

A close up of some of the detailed drawings.:) 

The end of Israel's earthly Kings. But praise God! We have a Heavenly King whose Reign will NEVER end! :) 

This will give you a small idea of the full length of our masterpiece! :) 

'Hair' Today, Gone Tomorrow

Greetings! My name is Sylvester An Parakeet, pet of Faith Ann Sauve and family. I have been living with the Sauve's for about 7 years, and am really more a part of the family than a pet. I usually join them for breakfast every morning, and I'll eat pretty much any fruit you serve me. I also enjoy the occasional salad when I have a chance to make it down for dinner, and I love bread and butter. (although it is awefully bad for me)

I would now like to tell you about John and his hair. A subject that is quite near and dear to my heart, as I was his personal moustache groomer before he shaved it off. (A fact that I have not quite yet recovered from, and that is still a tender subject between us.)
Ever since he was a little boy, John has had naturally spikey hair. So to combat the startling side wings and unsightly "fro" look, Mother Sauve has always kept his hair in a controlable short buzz. Just this past Spring, he decided that he would try to grow out his hair to see if he could get it to lay down on its own. Below you will see the results through a little sequenced photo history. I'll be along to explain each picture for you . . . . enjoy!

This is the hat that made John's hair flat! (poetry runs in the family you know. My great-great-great Aunt's, brother's, wife's cousin was the pet of Walt Whitman's daughter. At least that's what I've heard:-) John wore that hat almost 24-7 for the first few weeks. Especially on Sunday mornings after he had taken a shower. (which as you will see, produced some pretty startling results!)

O.K. Here is the very plastered look. But hey, it's laying down and that's all that matters. Just wait 'til you see the next photo! 

Yikes! It looks like someone stuck their finger in a light socket! Actually, that is what his hair naturally looks like after a shower. So now you can see the need for the plastering hat treatment. Quite startling, I nearly fell off his shoulder! 

And here is the finished buzz job. Which is probably how you will see him for the rest of the summer . . . . . . until he decides to grow it out again. Well, that is all from me for now. I've had enough of this hairy business, time to go preen my feathers.
'Til next time,
Sylvester

A Round Tuit

This is a Tuit. Guard

it with your life as Tuits

are hard to come by, especially

the round ones. This is an indispen-

sable item. It will help you become

a more efficient worker. For years we

have heard people say, "I'll do it as

soon as I get a Round Tuit." Now

that you have one, you can ac-

complish all those things

you put aside until

you get a Round

Tuit!

This is Mrs. Rosemind Taber, a friend from our Homeschool group. This past Monday, she came over for help with some sewing for herself and her daughter, Aasha. We were able to complete a button front dress and bib jumper for Aasha, and Mrs. Taber cut out a couple skirts for herself. Mr. Taber was able to make it over after work, so we had dinner and a lovely time of fellowship. The Taber's have two other children, Hudson and Joel, and a new baby is on the way! How very exciting!  

This is Aasha. (chorus:"Aaahhh":-) She loved to play on the piano, and she and Christianna even played a little duet.  

Here is Aasha in the completed dress. She liked to wear our big floppy sun hat. Doesn't she look lovely!?  

Afternoon at the Village - Grace

Recently Mom and I were invited to spend the afternoon with one of my friends and her mother at Greenfield Village. Even though our feet told us otherwise I think we all had a really enjoyable time, not only of fellowship but also in seeing so much of God's creation in nature and all the history and heritage left behind in so many of the buildings! As for picture taking, WOW! This could almost be a photographer's paradise! I used about 11/2 roles of film, so you can probably imagine how difficult it was to pick out some to put on here. But I did, so here are some of the best! Hope you enjoy!!

Here is mom and Mrs. Scott greatly enjoying themselves ! ( I think they knew that I was taking the picture.) ;-) 

Of course we had to stop and talk to all the horses... 

...and visit the animals in the barn. This ram was really friendly and seemed to enjoy Heidi scratching him on his head. 

As we were walking along one of the streets I spotted this little guy by a tree and just couldn't resist taking a couple pictures of him!! It sure looks like he's enjoying his meal! 

At the pond we saw 18 ducklings! They were rather friendly and would swim right up to us looking for food! Isn't this one adorable?!!!

Mr. Handsome!! 

This is one of my most favorite pictures. Except for the garbage can on the side, I'd say it looks pretty good! =�