Sage's Video Game

Sage has started to make his own video game using the Unreal engine. It is the same one that August is using. Sage has started making a 3-D platforming game as well as a driving game. He wants to be a video game designer when he grows up and is already off to a good start at age 7! Here are a few scenes from his game which he has only just begun.

Country of the Month- Korea

Goodies Grandma and Grandpa Sent From Their Trip to Korea

 

Baked Strawberry Cream Cake

 

Yummies From Our Trip to H-Mart

 

Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce

 

Made Panjeon (Korean Vegetable Pancakes)

 

Made Chap Chae (Noodles with Vegetables)

 

Our November Bulletin Board

Since Grandpa and Grandma took a tour of South Korea last month, we decided to study it for the month of November. Besides making things in the kitchen, we also read a lot of fairy tales. Our favorite ones were the Magic Spring and the Tiger and the Dried Persimmon. We also found little Hanbok (traditional Korean dress) cards that Aunty Ani had sent us years ago when she lived in Korea.

Great Wolf Lodge

 We had such a great time at Great Wolf Lodge in Grandmound, Washington.  We agreed it was one of the best trips ever. After a very long car ride through much traffic and a stop at the Olive Garden, we arrived at the resort. After setting down our bags, we promptly got changed and headed for the water park. It was my first time on waterslides and the boys convinced me to go on the scariest ride there first! Hands and head shaking, I vowed never to go on the Howlin' Tornado ever again. All of the other rides were much tamer after that and we all had a good time. At night we played glow in the dark mini golf. Sage got the green cotton candy he had been eyeing on the way in, and August got to watch the basketball game on T.V.
The next morning we went back to the waterslide park for more fun and had some Mexican food before heading back to Canada. Although we only stayed for one night, we got the later check out time and didn't feel rushed. We can't wait to go back again maybe next time with Chloe and Bella.

Lynn Canyon Hike with Westside Homelearners

We were so lucky to catch a ride to Lynn Canyon with some friends last Wednesday. About 20 kids showed up for a talk in the ecology centre about Lynn Canyon and the things we might see on the trail. At the end we got to see a close up view of some insects, fungi and plants that were collected on the hike. It was a bit chilly and the ground was wet but we were lucky that it wasn't raining.

Diwali Festival

Painting Diyas

Sports Relay 

 

Indian Music and Dance

 

Rice Rangoli

 

Sage and I had a fun time at the Diwali Festival at the Roundhouse Community Centre. We painted diyas which are little clay candle holders. We watched some Indian musicians and dancers, wandered past many vendors selling clothes and jewelry. Smelled the yummy foods but didn't try any. And made a colorful mandala out of rice, rangoli, which is usually displayed outside the homes of the Indian people on Diwali.

Hiking in Lynn Canyon and T- Rex

We had a great time hiking in Lynn Canyon. It was nice to get out into the fresh air. At first there were a lot of people on the path but as we went farther on the trails, we could enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. On our way back Sage bought this wooden dinosaur skeleton project at the gift shop. He pressed out the wooden pieces, assembled it and then painted it. The ecology centre was great because the boys learned all about different habitats, animal tracks and sounds, and plants.