Jan-Mar life of HOBB

Some stuff the boy's been up to: road trip to SSI with me (to deliver windows to the cabin), practicing recorder (when he had a sore throat, it was too tricky practicing on the sax-- also, recorder is a little more portable), at Maker Club playing with cardboard and making a windball, Hanging with Zia. And of course click on this link to see:
HOBB on sax (in e-case mute)
This was filmed three weeks into his whole sax adventure. Already, 2w later, he is better!

Jan-Mar Life of FABB

Here are some highlights in the recent life of FABB: eating beaver-tails on the ski hill, self-portrait Japanese anime-style, folk orchestra jam session, heading to guitar lesson, bike riding on our home street, new pink hair, and rhythmic gymnastic show last weekend.

Hawaii (Maui and the Big Island) Feb 2015

 We had a lovely time in Hawaii with Alex this year. Highlights: Swimming in teh laggon by our condo in Hilo, visiting a chocolate (OK... cocoa) plantation, snorkelling at Two Step south of Kona and seeing a green turtle rise from the bottom of a coral shelf without even moving its flippers, then descending down another coral corridor, to be met by yellow angel fish who nibbled at its neck, presumably removing parasites, many beautiful sunsets, visiting venting volcanos, morning runs along the Kam 1-3 beaches followed by swims in the ocean, listening to the song of Humpback whales, eating lots of poke and honey-glazed macadamia nuts. For the kids, swimming with the dolphins was #1, and they spent many morning hours boogie boarding in glee. Lowlights: Fenna's sunburn on D8, which dragged her down for a number of days.

Pics of Dad in Kelowna (from Rosa Maria)

Fenna's Dimension Quest

December production of the piece that Fenna and her drama class have been working on this term. 

Biz kids November 2014

The kids put on their entrepreneurial hats and sold baking, pottery and candy to the masses. 

Chameleon's Galore

This was one of the cooler fieldtrips we did this year... to Chameleons Galore out in Sooke, BC. 

Hallowe'en 2014

This year Fenna is Pinkie Pie (a My Little Pony Equestria Girl) and Hamish is a Ranger, from the book series Rangers Apprentice, but John Flannagan. Frankie, Cooper and Finn were also trick-or-treating with us.

RUFun 2014- Saltspring

Almost 10 years later, the second RUFun takes place. Radical Unschoolers unite (and test out your Hallowe'en costumes, and play lots of music, and walk in parks...)