Many thanks to Ellen Meyer and Ari Jumpponen for taking us on a tour of Finland. We read stories about the Moomins (mischievous trolls), saw beautiful pictures, and ate delicious treats. Nick especially enjoyed the troll lore and that they could fly through vacuums! Click on an image to start the slideshow.      

Italy is beautiful! The scenery and architecture is truly spectacular. Many thanks to Christopher Renner for taking us on a tour via pictures – and pastry! We talked of Romulus and Remus again and learned a little Italian, too: ciao and bella. We even learned a catchy song using our new words. And the yummy … Continue reading Tour of Italy

Toga! Toga! Toga! We all dressed the part for our tour to ancient Rome. Many thanks to Brice and Shirley Hobrock as our tour guides. We heard the story of Romulus and Remus and learned a little Latin: cane canem (beware of the dog). Heard an orator or two: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your … Continue reading Toga Party! (Tour of Ancient Rome)

Many thanks to Eli Martinson (and Kim Martinson) for taking us on a tour of maps! Among other things, we learned how maps can help us solve problems. We even got to make our own map of the UUFM property. No two were the same! Click on an image to start the slideshow.    

Many thanks to all for helping prepare and serve the meal! From left: Kaia, Jane, Maeve, Ronan, Lily, Neely.

We had lots of fun last Sunday mastering puzzles and a few puzzling games.  Some were harder than they looked! We even had a few adult visitors who joined the fun (and it all carried over into Game Night on Wednesday!)  

Many thanks to a host of folk for their help with the canoe trip to Pillsbury Crossing. Larry Weaver, Dan Swenson, Brent Garrison, Marisa Larson, Jess Martin, Kristan Corwin, Molly McGaughey, Krista Daniels, and Daniel Rolles were all the muscles of the trip. The kids had time to explore the crossing as 7 canoes and … Continue reading Tour of Pillsbury Crossing

Sabrina Bowker took us on a wonderful tour of Japan. We saw a huge buddha and learned some Japanese. Then we had fun with origami! We even managed to make something recognizable – a star box!  

On Saturday, Stephen and Michelle Hill gave us a great tour of the helicopters on base.    

Mark Clarke took us on a tour of Iceland! 23 hours of darkness during the winter appealed to some of us. 23 hours of daylight in the summer appealed to others. The cold didn’t particularly appeal to anyone. Seeing the Northern Lights appealed to everyone!   Flag of Iceland   Northern Lights