The Fourth of July in Chino Hills
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Hattiesburg Forerunners provides competitive sports opportunities for homeschool students (Examiner.com, Jul 29 2010)
Should you homeschool for special time with just one child? (Atlanta Journal And Constitution, Jul 28 2010)
Great Homeschool Conventions, Inc. and the Memphis-Area Home Education Association are combining efforts on regional Mid-South Homeschool Convention in Memphis. (PRWeb, Jul 28 2010)
Homeschooling 101: How do I register for homeschool? (Examiner.com, Jul 28 2010)
Local Information
Father's Gun Kills 2 Young Brothers In Chino Hills (KTTV Fox 11, Jul 29 2010)
Murder-suicide or suicide pact suspected in deaths of Chino Hills brothers, 10 and 12 (Los Angeles Times, Jul 29 2010)
Boys, 12 and 10, shot to death in Chino Hills (Press-Telegram, Jul 29 2010)
Two boys found dead of gunshot wounds on Chino Hills property (Whittier Daily News, Jul 29 2010)
For a couple of years now we've made it a point to take in Chino Hills' annual Fourth of July Picnic and Country Fair. It's a very low-key affair, with booths featuring local handicrafts, displays from the local fire department, plus a few small fund-rasing rides. This year they added a stage with live music. But truth be known, the big attraction for The Five Fischers is the food, as the following pictures will attest.
 Smiles on the outside, hot dogs on the inside. Definitely Fischer kids! |
 Anna proves she can put away the dogs with the best of them (although she appears to be eating a bag of catsup at the moment). |
 "Joe, you have to eat all your vegetables!" (Just don't tell her slushies aren't vegetables.) |
 The idea here is to knock over your little red cone with the water from the fire hose. Lori and Anna are manning the front line, Jamie is in the rear. Notice no cone in the rear? And the front cone is...well, it's dry as a bone, folks, there's no other way to say it. |
 Monkey see... |
 ...Monkey do. |
 "Will it really be a whole 'nother year before the next Fourth of July?" |