In August, we got away for a weekend with the Siedenburgs to Ocean Shores, WA... 

We see deer frequently at our house, but I have never seen so many deer as we did that weekend in Ocean Shores! They were everywhere and pretty tame! 

The weather wasn't super great while we were there but we still fit in a trip to the beach to put our toes in the Pacific Ocean! 

This is me, WAY too excited about the jellyfish! haha

My favorite memories from the trip are unpictured! We played lots of games at night after the kids when to bed and a new one that we played was called Monikers. It is hilarious and I highly recommend it! Although, now the four of us have played together so many times that we can't play with new people because why would normal people guess "The Elephant the Thomas Edison Electrocuted" as an answer for anything? Haha!! 

Ronk Family Pictures September 2018

I had to snap this picture of Mr. Chris taking the girls pictures! If you need a photographer, we highly recommend Chris Neibauer Photography! 

Kenley's Knitting Projects

Part of our Waldorf first grade curriculum included learning how to knit. Before teaching Kenley to knit with needles, we spent a lot of time working on one finger knitting and four finger knitting. Once she had mastered four finger knitting, she made her own knitting needles with dowels and clay, and she started her life as a knitter! 

(These pictures are from early 2017!)

Butterfly:

Flower for Hadley and Pirate Hat for Liam:

A bunny:

Making her own knitting needles: 

Learning to knit with needles:

"In, around, through, off!"

She even made up a little song to help herself remember. 

"In through the rabbit hole, around the big tree, up through the rabbit hole, and out goes he." 

Kenley's first finished knit project! A washcloth! 

Kenley's next project was knitting a rainbow ball (2017)

Her next project was to knit a doll! This one took quite a while! 

We went a little overboard with the hair...

Next up Kenley made an orange kitty to remind herself of the orange kitten, Cheese Chip, that we fostered while we were living in California... 

But she couldn't have Cheese Chip without his brother Coal who we also fostered at the same time... 

Here she is with the real kitties in June of 2016...

After the kitties, she knit herself a little bunny... 

 Fingerknitting is still fun for car trips because all that you need is a ball of yarn! She has been helping teach Claire and she made a snake with her sample piece... 

Claire's first finger knit bracelet... 

And finger knit butterfly...