The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

OCP

Just a little Friday funny around here that I want to remember. The kids, Spencer in particular, really like Oatmeal Cream Pies. I went to the grocery store and thought I was buying a jumbo box of OCPs. Nope, I was actually buying a box of jumbo OCPs! ha! Needless to say, Spencer was delighted!

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This was a meme I saw early on in the quarantine that got us all laughing. Big Deborah (which they pronounce duh-bor-ah) has become a running joke in our family now and these jumbo OCPs were just the cherry on the top of the joke!

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Big laughs around here. Now hand over that snack cake!

Eagle, Wolf, Monkey

This kid amazes me. Maxwell made this wolf up at school this year for a project. He did it 3d from profile. So cool.

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So then he was bored one day so found some cardboard and paint and made this eagle.

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eagle

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And the next day he made this monkey, complete with a banana!

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Amazing!!! He really is so talented in so many ways.

Class Photos

We finally got all of the class photos in from school!

Samantha’s 4K class with Mrs. Day…

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Back row: Dewey, Julia, Mrs. Day, Jane, Walton
Front row: Julian, Asher, Samantha, Violet, Gordie, Mallory, Harry

Spencer’s class in 1st grade with Mrs. Cox…

Back row: Alexa Brooklyn, Carter, Aleph, Jack
Middle row: Spencer, Everlee, Caroline, Margaret, Murray
Front row: Alli, Elizabeth Anne, Eliza, Simon, Rose, Charlie

Maxwell’s 3rd grade class with Mrs. Dyess…

Back row: Frank, Mac, Lily, Cotes, David
Middle row: Davis, Eloise, Grayson, Owen, Kate, Maxwell
Front row: Emma Kathlyn, Trent, Trey, Bo, Louise, Cate, Louise

A great school year with fantastic teachers – and the strangest year end ever!!

quarantine scenes

Happy Monday! Scenes from a quarantine!

Stained glass window art…

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Masked allergy shots…

allergy shots

Playing My Little Pony…

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Going for a car ride!

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Hot and sweaty after playing outside all day…

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Perhaps not my best attempt at a quarantine sideburn trim! Oops!

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trim

Cheering on the 6th grade MBE graduates during the parade!

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Staying busy and making the most of it!

Turkey Creek

Another day, another hike! A week or so ago we took a drive out to the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson for a hike.

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It was a pretty and fairly uphill hike but everyone did pretty good. There might have been a little more whining than usual but it’s also getting hotter here so I get it.

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The payoff of that uphill climb were these awesome waterfalls! So cool!

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waterfall

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waterfall

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The cutest hikers!

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After hanging out by the cool water for a bit and having a snack, we made our way back. There were a lot of tears, complaining, and generally bad attitudes. Not our finest moment.

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But, when they’re tired and don’t want to keep walking, they’re learning that the best way out is through. Ain’t that the truth! Getting good homeschool life lessons every day!!

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Love my adventurous crew.