Summer lovin'

We are lovin' summer break!  I really think I could home school, although I may forget the schooling part every now and then.  Who says you can't be smart through good ol' fun!  When's the last time someone asked you to explain Newton's law, the history of the Revolutionary War or the meaning of pi... see Packer Home School may work after all.  And when you can promise your kids a restaurant for income opportunities you could even skip the college part.  Hmmm, pondering....

Mekena has been working at Mekenita a couple of days a week.  She does most tasks that the rest of the team does and she's making some good dough.  She keeps track of all her earnings on excel - pays 10% of her income to tithing, 50% to savings (not to be touched until 16+) and the rest is for her to spend how she desires.  For now she's been holding on to it for something fun.  Tomorrow we're going to set up her very own savings account at the bank. 

Kirra has been nurturing the four little kittens that have defied nature's odds and still live wild in our back yard.  I do need to find them a home, but it's hard to take them from all of the fun havoc climbing big trees and pouncing all over the place.  Not to mention Kirra's little heart may break without them, remember the bird? - still feeling a little guilt from that.

Reef and Kaia go from room to room following the big girls.  Reef loves to chase and hear the girls all scream.  It's a little loud around here.  I like it!  Kaia drags around two big teddy bears from Nana Gertie all day long, they sing and move their head back and forth, after about the 40th time I want to play hide and seek with them and forget where I hid them {the bears not the kids}. 

We've all taken on archery, the movie Brave was inspiring.  We play with the basic bow and arrow and all watch in awe as Rand uses his super cool bow and spears trees and plants from afar.  Each day is a new adventure.

Here's to the best four weeks left of summer break six Packer people could have... I think I see a last minute plan for an out of town excursion in our near future!