tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16183337059062565152024-03-20T06:02:56.364-04:00Homegrown LearningCelebrating love and learning through homeschoolingCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-78680415448542574222011-04-30T22:44:00.000-04:002011-04-30T22:46:19.295-04:00Back to Blogging…<p>After many months of not finding time to blog, I’ve managed to carve out some time this weekend.  My goal is to try to complete from where I last blogged in October to present day.  So…many entries will be sent out over the next few days <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzIoDfoqKI/AAAAAAAABKs/ybjgm1zFK4c/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-17708412891691887772011-04-02T22:19:00.000-04:002011-05-02T09:04:01.827-04:00Happy Birthday, Big Bro!<p>Big Bro turned 12 on April 2 so we had a fun day at Crystal Springs Preserve.  He brought a few friends with him to enjoy the day!  </p> <p>                  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UtbPP47I/AAAAAAAABso/T8LOGdZIkZM/s1600-h/IMG_00016.jpg"><img title="IMG_0001" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UtudcSsI/AAAAAAAABss/R78VrlpPkLY/IMG_0001_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UtwLaMnI/AAAAAAAABsw/pNNJbKeP0Ms/s1600-h/IMG_00043.jpg">                   <img title="IMG_0004" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UuKBsVZI/AAAAAAAABs0/2535PQVkdIU/IMG_0004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                        Nana, Papa and Big Bro      Ms. Sonya going over orienteering and using the GPS</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UuZAj6HI/AAAAAAAABs4/LX3dqra4PoQ/s1600-h/IMG_00053.jpg"><img title="IMG_0005" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0005" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UuozPNZI/AAAAAAAABs8/yIgexPF6Bas/IMG_0005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UvDF9p_I/AAAAAAAABtA/HjE7o6FGxsU/s1600-h/IMG_00163.jpg"><img title="IMG_0016" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0016" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UvewSpwI/AAAAAAAABtE/GqF5YD95Dh8/IMG_0016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Papa and Lil Bro getting a little help…the boys working together to put in their coordinates</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UvpDTQZI/AAAAAAAABtI/I3z21iyjwmg/s1600-h/IMG_00203.jpg"><img title="IMG_0020" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0020" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UwOlONNI/AAAAAAAABtM/6vDSdrvv_2I/IMG_0020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UwZVc66I/AAAAAAAABtQ/kKPk061l7v8/s1600-h/IMG_00213.jpg"><img title="IMG_0021" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0021" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Uwjr2noI/AAAAAAAABtU/6kKRG6WZ0iw/IMG_0021_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Uw0NPVLI/AAAAAAAABtY/gHYYgQK9cLI/s1600-h/IMG_00233.jpg"><img title="IMG_0023" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0023" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UxHe7vSI/AAAAAAAABtc/V8V7x8PBfuM/IMG_0023_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Lil Bro was Ms. Sonya’s partner and led her to each cache perfectly!  Proud of Nana because even she got into the action…hoping she never needs to use a GPS for real let’s just say!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UxVU1EeI/AAAAAAAABtg/zazXcMFTKCo/s1600-h/IMG_00243.jpg"><img title="IMG_0024" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0024" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UxktbUOI/AAAAAAAABtk/PaYW9uZ3A4Y/IMG_0024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Ux1xH6RI/AAAAAAAABto/rJeh6kq__XI/s1600-h/IMG_00263.jpg"><img title="IMG_0026" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0026" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UyPxhhuI/AAAAAAAABts/t4MwDYkPph0/IMG_0026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UyYSkR8I/AAAAAAAABtw/oMzJcydwGM8/s1600-h/IMG_00293.jpg"><img title="IMG_0029" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0029" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UyrCZDkI/AAAAAAAABt0/GkWEeXBCIEU/IMG_0029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>And they’re off!  Teams of two spread out over the preserve to hunt as fast as they could for hidden caches.   Prizes and goodies were left for each boy in each red can at specific GPS coordinates.  What a fun activity!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UzPyEKKI/AAAAAAAABt4/cu5254biCnA/s1600-h/IMG_00313.jpg"><img title="IMG_0031" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0031" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UzdRw6vI/AAAAAAAABt8/IXdvrgC3rDM/IMG_0031_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UzhMfe1I/AAAAAAAABuA/vFUJEIEjKnc/s1600-h/IMG_00343.jpg"><img title="IMG_0034" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0034" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Uzyx6YZI/AAAAAAAABuE/LM79fW8bnGs/IMG_0034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U0FJjOaI/AAAAAAAABuI/x_GY97YAgTE/s1600-h/IMG_00353.jpg"><img title="IMG_0035" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0035" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U0aYSAmI/AAAAAAAABuM/UeDKoBpmVB4/IMG_0035_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Here’s the gang enjoying some of their found caches…sad to say that Nana and I were the last team to arrive.  But Nana was lucky enough to get a hug as a consolation prize.  Lucky dog!</p> <p>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U0viFbeI/AAAAAAAABuQ/GhjpEC6-IxM/s1600-h/IMG_00373.jpg"><img title="IMG_0037" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0037" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U0xpzqXI/AAAAAAAABuU/lXR6Q-n73vo/IMG_0037_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U1QSjZCI/AAAAAAAABuY/YpvamdbKnZM/s1600-h/IMG_00433.jpg"><img title="IMG_0043" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0043" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U1Yf9q5I/AAAAAAAABuc/qUz1ifZIQNs/IMG_0043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                         Sweet, sweet!                                                          Check out the turtle eggs we found.</p> <p>    <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U192cDeI/AAAAAAAABug/7wo2wS_uefA/s1600-h/IMG_00453.jpg"><img title="IMG_0045" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0045" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U2JKLLvI/AAAAAAAABuo/DXb7kYjv7zE/IMG_0045_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U2rrZOtI/AAAAAAAABus/fkBCs7N0IlY/s1600-h/IMG_00463.jpg"><img title="IMG_0046" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0046" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U2sGi4rI/AAAAAAAABuw/AzwpNdopvgE/IMG_0046_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Activity #2…shelter building and survival                               The boys versus the adults</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U3KGIcUI/AAAAAAAABu0/dVV3Q8K6Z-s/s1600-h/IMG_00473.jpg"><img title="IMG_0047" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0047" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U3aY1XDI/AAAAAAAABu4/Ap0nmzXSlGo/IMG_0047_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U3xX6VoI/AAAAAAAABu8/HOWzIHfOINc/s1600-h/IMG_00553.jpg"><img title="IMG_0055" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0055" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U4GvRZlI/AAAAAAAABvA/65sgruojCGc/IMG_0055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>They are working hard  but so are the adults (including me but I’m snapping pics, too)</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U4hiuW0I/AAAAAAAABvE/6-3-Hz_gtfQ/s1600-h/IMG_00563.jpg"><img title="IMG_0056" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0056" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U4wJf-2I/AAAAAAAABvI/b53fp_3x_c4/IMG_0056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U5VthLtI/AAAAAAAABvM/hUAt6PE5FMs/s1600-h/IMG_00593.jpg"><img title="IMG_0059" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0059" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U5pVhJiI/AAAAAAAABvQ/jOnZJSrON58/IMG_0059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>               Their shelter is coming along                               Here’s the adults shelter completed </p> <p>          <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U6DnkZXI/AAAAAAAABvU/7kliWxxwFiI/s1600-h/IMG_00623.jpg"><img title="IMG_0062" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0062" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U6WYUybI/AAAAAAAABvY/B5OIwjzrU5c/IMG_0062_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U636ZGnI/AAAAAAAABvc/0yjaG5gMQt8/s1600-h/IMG_00693.jpg"><img title="IMG_0069" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0069" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U7KVvY1I/AAAAAAAABvg/YspLBh7FhNc/IMG_0069_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                            The back of the adults                                             The boys’ shelter</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U7hRcneI/AAAAAAAABvk/OgW3yqj35aA/s1600-h/IMG_00703.jpg"><img title="IMG_0070" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0070" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U78ZMlJI/AAAAAAAABvo/enw3b7kgqNo/IMG_0070_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U8cCV7VI/AAAAAAAABvs/rLrah_CKdnc/s1600-h/IMG_00713.jpg"><img title="IMG_0071" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0071" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U8hJejNI/AAAAAAAABvw/hsrizQd-PI8/IMG_0071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                   They did a great job!                                                     Love this group shot!</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U9Hy4m0I/AAAAAAAABv0/pqGYD-cwIvA/s1600-h/IMG_00763.jpg"><img title="IMG_0076" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0076" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U9TYTQJI/AAAAAAAABv4/lwkG5nfwS8k/IMG_0076_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U97M7OqI/AAAAAAAABv8/syRoDrQtgxI/s1600-h/IMG_00863.jpg"><img title="IMG_0086" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0086" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U-KwZ7oI/AAAAAAAABwA/eBVSaA-ZIBU/IMG_0086_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>          A beautiful place and a great day!                                Busy day for Nana and Ala</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U-itc55I/AAAAAAAABwE/odjeQUK5zCA/s1600-h/IMG_00873.jpg"><img title="IMG_0087" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0087" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U-7g2RiI/AAAAAAAABwI/Fmeh09_Q5Yk/IMG_0087_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U_TtGLcI/AAAAAAAABwM/d3tDG9VhuF0/s1600-h/IMG_00893.jpg"><img title="IMG_0089" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0089" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U_ahLJ6I/AAAAAAAABwQ/NnEZk856tlQ/IMG_0089_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                    A well deserved cooling off                           Big Bro’s Hunger Games birthday cake</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4U_ytW5JI/AAAAAAAABwU/OunGqDt_4A8/s1600-h/IMG_00923.jpg"><img title="IMG_0092" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0092" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VAB6e6xI/AAAAAAAABwY/niYst1RbZc8/IMG_0092_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VAR5YqkI/AAAAAAAABwc/nJEDJ1okrSs/s1600-h/IMG_00963.jpg"><img title="IMG_0096" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0096" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VAuHa3uI/AAAAAAAABwk/75Tx20OpkNY/IMG_0096_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>               Cake time!                               He was thrilled with the cake design and very surprised!</p> <p>    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VA4n1eaI/AAAAAAAABwo/6sVDl8PfQBk/s1600-h/IMG_00983.jpg"><img title="IMG_0098" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0098" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VBN2HSyI/AAAAAAAABws/IU5xoGg3ymA/IMG_0098_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4VBSBb_-I/AAAAAAAABww/wTvwHHMMKX4/s1600-h/IMG_01033.jpg"><img title="IMG_0103" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0103" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rskZPPjI/AAAAAAAAB3E/h4TqC_4SVyM/IMG_0103_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rszi4D0I/AAAAAAAAB3I/cJBaul4imR0/s1600-h/IMG_01093.jpg"><img title="IMG_0109" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0109" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rtClqBRI/AAAAAAAAB3M/HMvwdDHdyFA/IMG_0109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>His friend wrapped Big Bro’s “ gift” inside several boxes…it was fun to watch him keep going through all the boxes until he reached the last one filled with nothing but rocks.  Then his friend handed Big Bro a card with the gift card in it.  </p> <p>    <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rtZnJHOI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/pqpL8bYfKnw/s1600-h/IMG_01153.jpg"><img title="IMG_0115" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0115" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rtlb5FcI/AAAAAAAAB3U/uJ5fjpvAFsU/IMG_0115_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6ruL7UM0I/AAAAAAAAB3Y/oaPcHq9tRTQ/s1600-h/IMG_01193.jpg"><img title="IMG_0119" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6ruKfRN1I/AAAAAAAAB3c/xzk4l2Qtmqo/IMG_0119_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rue9IuHI/AAAAAAAAB3g/Un1-hhCjcmA/s1600-h/IMG_01213.jpg"><img title="IMG_0121" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0121" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6runN-xmI/AAAAAAAAB3k/8ALV-_lmERQ/IMG_0121_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                       Everyone got a good laugh!    Then to top off the day, to a Japanese steak house!</p> <p>                        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rvboW29I/AAAAAAAAB3o/9HIARSn40TI/s1600-h/IMG_01253.jpg"><img title="IMG_0125" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_0125" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rvc7kkqI/AAAAAAAAB3s/QWn5EcXy_3c/IMG_0125_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rv8gEbfI/AAAAAAAAB3w/HEkdEaggd7M/s1600-h/IMG_01373.jpg"><img title="IMG_0137" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_0137" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rwbgwujI/AAAAAAAAB30/PGcQ0k1TpvQ/IMG_0137_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-12710393455284919482011-03-28T22:12:00.000-04:002011-05-02T09:03:20.502-04:00Mar. 28-Apr. 1, 2011<p>                                    Continuing our work on the farm mural with Papa looking on</p> <p>                                  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TGOIzh2I/AAAAAAAABog/aiwHxAbuJik/s1600-h/IMG_99203.jpg"><img title="IMG_9920" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9920" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TGX2hDDI/AAAAAAAABok/ia7bx9970Ks/IMG_9920_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rgecfOXI/AAAAAAAAB1k/I7igcglL4t4/s1600-h/IMG_99223.jpg"><img title="IMG_9922" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9922" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rgomMXDI/AAAAAAAAB1o/rCzdL_pZR08/IMG_9922_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>          Rediscovered our subscription to BrainPop so these two were exploring it and found a video on the systems of the body.  Very educational.</p> <p>                                             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rgzLknOI/AAAAAAAAB1s/yQ0ovxidVsA/s1600-h/IMG_99233.jpg"><img title="IMG_9923" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9923" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rhLifYiI/AAAAAAAAB1w/eDvdqQTkEWc/IMG_9923_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                </p> <p>Big Bro is learning about cells in science so I found a recipe to make our own cells using the goodies below.  Remember organelles, ribosomes and mitochondria??</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rhdFIVkI/AAAAAAAAB10/VmHcHQFqDE8/s1600-h/IMG_99243.jpg"><img title="IMG_9924" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9924" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rhkopgPI/AAAAAAAAB14/1Nnw2Fv4gsE/IMG_9924_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6riP9YSrI/AAAAAAAAB18/TveMNVwd7sc/s1600-h/IMG_99257.jpg"><img title="IMG_9925" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9925" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rievpSsI/AAAAAAAAB2A/XrO5bQb-nt0/IMG_9925_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rim5FPWI/AAAAAAAAB2E/rk7vrocnhFM/s1600-h/IMG_99263.jpg"><img title="IMG_9926" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9926" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6ri3eQNqI/AAAAAAAAB2I/1hV5-ARfjzA/IMG_9926_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Making a rooster mosaic out of beans.  He was very intent on filling in every white space and was very focused to finish the project. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rjPB3axI/AAAAAAAAB2M/BTULzXXHHiw/s1600-h/IMG_99303.jpg"><img title="IMG_9930" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9930" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rjIcr2TI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/JlcU80qpGk4/IMG_9930_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rjVv-VwI/AAAAAAAAB2U/BtB5GJFIQg0/s1600-h/IMG_99329.jpg"><img title="IMG_9932" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9932" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rjnlStLI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/tEuV_yeeVS8/IMG_9932_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rj-MO5VI/AAAAAAAAB2c/b1EXpboDWn4/s1600-h/IMG_99344.jpg"><img title="IMG_9934" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9934" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rkBzyfNI/AAAAAAAAB2g/40A78YFEtkQ/IMG_9934_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="232" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                         Helping with dinner and Lil Bro’s first time with a real knife dicing tomatoes   </p> <p>    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rkV2jNeI/AAAAAAAAB2k/IecrBVUHGGo/s1600-h/IMG_99383.jpg"><img title="IMG_9938" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9938" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rkrPaVII/AAAAAAAAB2o/szEHTXtZs4U/IMG_9938_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rk4GlA-I/AAAAAAAAB2s/bU0SWmhpr8E/s1600-h/IMG_99393.jpg"><img title="IMG_9939" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9939" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rlA81cMI/AAAAAAAAB2w/9RkyJ7fDXPk/IMG_9939_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rlaEO5sI/AAAAAAAAB20/Pep6gqjbfec/s1600-h/IMG_99403.jpg"><img title="IMG_9940" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9940" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rls5teCI/AAAAAAAAB24/8wq4fpJ1VBM/IMG_9940_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                  For dessert we had the cell creation we made earlier in the day.  </p> <p>                                                                       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rl2q0TtI/AAAAAAAAB28/HzHML_vtG8c/s1600-h/IMG_99433.jpg"><img title="IMG_9943" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9943" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rl81paZI/AAAAAAAAB3A/777LVFCWh-4/IMG_9943_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-82765049895809650602011-03-21T22:10:00.000-04:002011-05-02T09:02:28.399-04:00Mar. 21-25, 2011<p>We took a trip to the farm as a starter activity for our farm unit.  He felt right at home!</p> <p>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Sn2NSeVI/AAAAAAAABnw/wVj2S_behM4/s1600-h/IMG_96963.jpg"><img title="IMG_9696" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9696" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Sn8Ih_MI/AAAAAAAABn0/aUeNXDSXMZw/IMG_9696_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SoSMUiLI/AAAAAAAABn4/XqzbdyZ7y9g/s1600-h/IMG_96993.jpg"><img title="IMG_9699" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9699" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SujO4SSI/AAAAAAAABn8/v-TPbwCFAiA/IMG_9699_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                         Check out the chicks                                                         Tractor ride…kind of  </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SuyiS-3I/AAAAAAAABoA/NXtAGlLkyHk/s1600-h/IMG_97013.jpg"><img title="IMG_9701" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9701" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4S9jJOV0I/AAAAAAAABoE/A8nUXCVVVhg/IMG_9701_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4S9xsNLBI/AAAAAAAABoI/sMQarCsqJLA/s1600-h/IMG_97053.jpg"><img title="IMG_9705" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9705" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TMJRiQQI/AAAAAAAABos/-YN9K7MPT8k/IMG_9705_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TMiFRcWI/AAAAAAAABow/F3QVoQhP6Tw/s1600-h/IMG_97083.jpg"><img title="IMG_9708" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9708" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TM46SD4I/AAAAAAAABo0/2P72CzHfXXE/IMG_9708_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TNCfJmLI/AAAAAAAABo4/WS97BEHUx_k/s1600-h/IMG_97093.jpg"><img title="IMG_9709" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9709" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TNfTlwaI/AAAAAAAABo8/QiWRgqG6oGo/IMG_9709_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                       Newborn pigs                                 </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TN4OoHeI/AAAAAAAABpA/wkKf8_pJqyo/s1600-h/IMG_97113.jpg"><img title="IMG_9711" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9711" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TQB5ANgI/AAAAAAAABpE/LEUyP0gnlAc/IMG_9711_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TQ7y5yfI/AAAAAAAABpI/Q1ebEPnozEc/s1600-h/IMG_97163.jpg"><img title="IMG_9716" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9716" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TRGwihAI/AAAAAAAABpM/ee1DmIxlRR4/IMG_9716_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4TRgPzM4I/AAAAAAAABpQ/sdkS_4vZFN4/s1600-h/IMG_97183.jpg"><img title="IMG_9718" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9718" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T2uO0JfI/AAAAAAAABpo/uJl0VnXWBjU/IMG_9718_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                       Molly, the sheep                               Ride’m cowby                         Love this pic of Molly</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T3EXRsmI/AAAAAAAABps/5EwXA8LRbgw/s1600-h/IMG_97233.jpg"><img title="IMG_9723" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9723" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T3JdVN6I/AAAAAAAABpw/nmHVDlRu7Is/IMG_9723_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T3nsF5_I/AAAAAAAABp0/8LgcQbXFrD4/s1600-h/IMG_97263.jpg"><img title="IMG_9726" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9726" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T3otBQxI/AAAAAAAABp4/T04SpoMOwnQ/IMG_9726_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T4NtcgmI/AAAAAAAABp8/-kZFw1S2nzU/s1600-h/IMG_97373.jpg"><img title="IMG_9737" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9737" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T4C0velI/AAAAAAAABqA/3-WOye2fomE/IMG_9737_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                             Hay ride                                                 Front row seat</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T4VsksCI/AAAAAAAABqE/6Wv-mfWfU98/s1600-h/IMG_97443.jpg"><img title="IMG_9744" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9744" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T4vYEV6I/AAAAAAAABqI/w5hYxf-zySg/IMG_9744_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T4x83gMI/AAAAAAAABqM/VW26ABM72R8/s1600-h/IMG_97513.jpg"><img title="IMG_9751" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9751" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T5O-zuBI/AAAAAAAABqQ/GfbdfuOC5Pk/IMG_9751_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T5fkjxFI/AAAAAAAABqU/8eO-QfdluQc/s1600-h/IMG_97543.jpg"><img title="IMG_9754" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9754" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T5kXz1ZI/AAAAAAAABqY/Zokm5yqKLas/IMG_9754_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Even Papa went on the ride                   Love this straw picture!                     Cowboy swing</p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T6VoOcgI/AAAAAAAABqc/rVy_rkj1wW4/s1600-h/IMG_97583.jpg"><img title="IMG_9758" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9758" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T68Ado1I/AAAAAAAABqg/YLevCJfoTrU/IMG_9758_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T7DN1pKI/AAAAAAAABqk/kjzL1wbpG2A/s1600-h/IMG_97683.jpg"><img title="IMG_9768" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9768" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T7RbvZnI/AAAAAAAABqo/o0pCTGSf0RE/IMG_9768_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T7khrfLI/AAAAAAAABqs/2QyQjMNBVWc/s1600-h/IMG_97733.jpg"><img title="IMG_9773" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9773" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T76V17YI/AAAAAAAABqw/zzHCRKR-El0/IMG_9773_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                                Posing on the bridge at the farm…gorgeous little boy</p> <p>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T8EIk4yI/AAAAAAAABq0/AQlODmyXh78/s1600-h/IMG_97773.jpg"><img title="IMG_9777" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9777" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T8gcEeRI/AAAAAAAABq4/zr8lI5tzbiI/IMG_9777_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T83kvIQI/AAAAAAAABq8/gotatsUy2xo/s1600-h/IMG_97783.jpg"><img title="IMG_9778" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9778" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T9LqyEeI/AAAAAAAABrA/0kYIXjUAzSM/IMG_9778_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                           The farmer gave us fertilized Cochin chicken eggs for our incubator</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T9nqXAsI/AAAAAAAABrE/TG4p8fsIm-w/s1600-h/IMG_97803.jpg"><img title="IMG_9780" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9780" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T-BlokOI/AAAAAAAABrI/U6LPjdbPPlc/IMG_9780_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T-SHRkoI/AAAAAAAABrM/PUegWk2vbWI/s1600-h/IMG_97823.jpg"><img title="IMG_9782" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9782" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4T-tY-2UI/AAAAAAAABrQ/uWU_V39P7F0/IMG_9782_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                                Our eggs                                              Due date:  April 13</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UEKf-tnI/AAAAAAAABrU/cSitwOD51HA/s1600-h/IMG_97893.jpg"><img title="IMG_9789" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9789" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UERNG60I/AAAAAAAABrY/KGcEgYTMEXE/IMG_9789_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UEuxpdBI/AAAAAAAABrc/VYuqpl1KR7c/s1600-h/IMG_97923.jpg"><img title="IMG_9792" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9792" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UE9yvvtI/AAAAAAAABrg/cOvawrvEMwE/IMG_9792_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UFPoHXQI/AAAAAAAABrk/4U-att5_S58/s1600-h/IMG_98013.jpg"><img title="IMG_9801" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9801" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UFJ288XI/AAAAAAAABro/zsUSMzHjjRg/IMG_9801_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>      Time for the Playmobil farm, even Big Bro loves it           Our first chrysalis</p> <p>                       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UFbNyeGI/AAAAAAAABrs/KASb4zRFlRE/s1600-h/IMG_98033.jpg"><img title="IMG_9803" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9803" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UFlsKSsI/AAAAAAAABrw/Ut9Iy53CxpU/IMG_9803_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4UFwu3-oI/AAAAAAAABr0/c8n7o-PcGGo/s1600-h/IMG_98083.jpg"><img title="IMG_9808" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9808" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rSPAY64I/AAAAAAAAB0E/HQmhU2qgEPs/IMG_9808_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                          4 others are preparing to transform                         </p> <p>                                                       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rSZdxj2I/AAAAAAAAB0I/8yq-E5jOnN8/s1600-h/IMG_98103.jpg"><img title="IMG_9810" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9810" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rS71XTNI/AAAAAAAAB0M/Vl8238HO2m8/IMG_9810_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>           Co-op…painting his clay pot from a previous week and making some new concoction</p> <p>                     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rTJkA0ZI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/ewrMGIP4av0/s1600-h/IMG_98163.jpg"><img title="IMG_9816" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9816" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rTVvOKsI/AAAAAAAAB0U/WoGUF8VaPPs/IMG_9816_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rTmE5MVI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/yQCDXH_GktQ/s1600-h/IMG_98193.jpg"><img title="IMG_9819" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9819" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rT4CbLzI/AAAAAAAAB0c/huGiq-tTlEM/IMG_9819_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                 Making our farm mural                                      Helping me make a healthy smoothie</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rUD4Wf7I/AAAAAAAAB0g/ssAv0L_lmYs/s1600-h/IMG_98253.jpg"><img title="IMG_9825" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9825" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rUaOoMkI/AAAAAAAAB0k/BXxyDp_KeEM/IMG_9825_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rUiNFwNI/AAAAAAAAB0o/uTrzN7Vli_U/s1600-h/IMG_98283.jpg"><img title="IMG_9828" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9828" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rUz4DYoI/AAAAAAAAB0s/BmYEm9c8Ens/IMG_9828_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Our nutrition workshop with Bianca.  The boys learned about the benefits of exercise to various muscle groups.  We learned the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercises.</p> <p>                                            <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rVXWT4pI/AAAAAAAAB0w/_h7k_MGbDic/s1600-h/IMG_98353.jpg"><img title="IMG_9835" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9835" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rVpa3mRI/AAAAAAAAB00/rFLi76iB3iI/IMG_9835_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           </p> <p>Updated progress photos of our raised bed gardens.  We planted some seeds and transplanted some young plants.  So these are photos on Day #1.  We are hoping for toads so we even put a toad house in between each garden.</p> <p>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rWGmGLTI/AAAAAAAAB04/vReH1Jc5kEw/s1600-h/IMG_98403.jpg"><img title="IMG_9840" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9840" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rWZaIAcI/AAAAAAAAB1A/G3XOc6a7nsg/IMG_9840_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rW2zlPzI/AAAAAAAAB1E/TFs0z6ZoNC4/s1600-h/IMG_98413.jpg"><img title="IMG_9841" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9841" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rW-dZr9I/AAAAAAAAB1I/Wa1mfR7DlZA/IMG_9841_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>We have leek, peppers, lettuce, onions, mint, basil, cucumbers, pumpkins, rosemary, carrots and shallots. </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rXahJijI/AAAAAAAAB1M/03MJmx6YGhs/s1600-h/IMG_98433.jpg"><img title="IMG_9843" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9843" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rXqTN70I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/yPgSgf3TgHg/IMG_9843_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rYMDmKQI/AAAAAAAAB1U/EfJ_RyjpWK4/s1600-h/IMG_98443.jpg"><img title="IMG_9844" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9844" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rYW-G-PI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/gCo32GRoJac/IMG_9844_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>In this bed we have tomatoes, watermelon, blackberries, strawberries and eggplant. </p> <p>                                                                 <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rY1hb8KI/AAAAAAAAB1c/WK1-cXui1NA/s1600-h/IMG_98453.jpg"><img title="IMG_9845" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9845" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb6rY9InJYI/AAAAAAAAB1g/WK_YvqyWvdM/IMG_9845_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-34831696942887908692011-03-14T22:07:00.000-04:002011-05-01T22:08:59.492-04:00Mar. 14-18, 2011<p>Caterpillars!  Our caterpillars finally arrived and they are so tiny.  This is going to be fun!</p> <p>                                                          <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R7FQ844I/AAAAAAAABkg/lvpKaC8Wfzw/s1600-h/IMG_96403.jpg"><img title="IMG_9640" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9640" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R7ds93yI/AAAAAAAABkk/D12eLv7cbsg/IMG_9640_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>                                            Co-op this week:  recycled art…he made a robot.</p> <p>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R7sknXAI/AAAAAAAABko/Z5UQX34BjDo/s1600-h/IMG_96413.jpg"><img title="IMG_9641" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9641" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R7hyeLNI/AAAAAAAABks/r-cZqSNng_Y/IMG_9641_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R8KVXDhI/AAAAAAAABkw/UxKkGl9FaiY/s1600-h/IMG_96433.jpg"><img title="IMG_9643" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9643" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R8ZPZLsI/AAAAAAAABk0/hHMQ3vR-ato/IMG_9643_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                      Creative genius at work                                  We didn’t finish the project over Spring Break so we had to extend it into this week as well.  Here we are all working on the painting.  </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R8oBqZII/AAAAAAAABk4/Q_OPonVKrqs/s1600-h/IMG_96453.jpg"><img title="IMG_9645" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9645" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R8zXC9kI/AAAAAAAABk8/9sZjAEp4tgk/IMG_9645_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R9IIGdYI/AAAAAAAABlA/_5sLOkwI_9I/s1600-h/IMG_96463.jpg"><img title="IMG_9646" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9646" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R9YC35OI/AAAAAAAABlE/Bye4Wc8vSao/IMG_9646_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Big Bro came home from co-op and was interested in his mixture from class that we wanted to come home and do it with Lil Bro as well.  The first project in the kitchen solo without mom!</p> <p>                                                                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R9uFfnjI/AAAAAAAABlI/elHeajbiVXs/s1600-h/IMG_96513.jpg"><img title="IMG_9651" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9651" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R94yVDuI/AAAAAAAABlM/Pz3fy3ECKLk/IMG_9651_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>       </p> <p>Daddy put a weed block on the bottom of each garden.  As we rolled it out, we realized that the material is the same stuff that is on the back or underside of some furniture.  </p> <p>                                                   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R-FB_qJI/AAAAAAAABlQ/0djpNWolvoA/s1600-h/IMG_96523.jpg"><img title="IMG_9652" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9652" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R-QNJayI/AAAAAAAABlU/BL_WeSkgfx8/IMG_9652_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             </p> <p>The book we used as a resource for our garden suggested we use 5 different kinds of compost for the boxes.  So with that in mind, I hunted all over Tampa for various kinds of compost.  Here’s what I found:  Hen, earthworm, cow, forest and mushroom compost.  </p> <p>    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R-9xx1LI/AAAAAAAABlY/-5zkPM8aPuk/s1600-h/IMG_96563.jpg"><img title="IMG_9656" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9656" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R-0SkcNI/AAAAAAAABlc/Mj3kRNStG-I/IMG_9656_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R_SGCZEI/AAAAAAAABlg/km88nNegMWo/s1600-h/IMG_96573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9657" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9657" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R_llQ11I/AAAAAAAABlk/kWDvlNSfCBg/IMG_9657_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4R_7v4LrI/AAAAAAAABlo/IrIKBQZwHYg/s1600-h/IMG_96583.jpg"><img title="IMG_9658" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9658" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SABFTHUI/AAAAAAAABls/1uOcOa3GKuc/IMG_9658_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>                                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SDOMtv5I/AAAAAAAABlw/shZkc6tRaqw/s1600-h/IMG_96597.jpg"><img title="IMG_9659" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9659" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SDfazr6I/AAAAAAAABl0/USUnqS4KA6U/IMG_9659_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SDh6MUQI/AAAAAAAABl4/ICLo6m5TrPs/s1600-h/IMG_96607.jpg"><img title="IMG_9660" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9660" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SD9KvaqI/AAAAAAAABl8/CN5mGdJT98U/IMG_9660_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                          Our 2 yr old compost bin              The site of the new garden beds.</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SHE54brI/AAAAAAAABmA/EBY098cbYfg/s1600-h/IMG_96623.jpg"><img title="IMG_9662" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9662" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SHT5wvyI/AAAAAAAABmE/rL3Tvyrge5s/IMG_9662_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SHg9cZII/AAAAAAAABmI/nh1l0Eumsg4/s1600-h/IMG_96643.jpg"><img title="IMG_9664" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9664" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SH-SwhEI/AAAAAAAABmM/d_WxJoa64Fc/IMG_9664_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SIMNUnNI/AAAAAAAABmQ/0ELmcznqyDY/s1600-h/IMG_96653.jpg"><img title="IMG_9665" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9665" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SId8smJI/AAAAAAAABmU/BI2QMIGdZJ4/IMG_9665_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                       Here’s the mix of all five composts.  </p> <p>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SIi1AjsI/AAAAAAAABmY/_J6Du3dHUzk/s1600-h/IMG_96673.jpg"><img title="IMG_9667" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9667" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SI5ABv8I/AAAAAAAABmc/jHHVeNtvPu0/IMG_9667_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SJRJ2DcI/AAAAAAAABmg/RHVQGNfZkWo/s1600-h/IMG_96723.jpg"><img title="IMG_9672" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9672" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SJSyV4bI/AAAAAAAABmk/x3TM55zg_Ng/IMG_9672_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                  Now with the vermiculite                                         Adding the weed block to the back</p> <p>           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SJ6EmvxI/AAAAAAAABmo/7s7MA07r-z4/s1600-h/IMG_96743.jpg"><img title="IMG_9674" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9674" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SJ3rAcYI/AAAAAAAABms/4x9-Yyc0vy8/IMG_9674_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SKDnhXeI/AAAAAAAABmw/fKl3e6mybpc/s1600-h/IMG_96753.jpg"><img title="IMG_9675" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9675" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SKaVEXtI/AAAAAAAABm0/Old6zjO3YzY/IMG_9675_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>               Bottom of one raised garden bed                                              Finished box #1     </p> <p>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SK8JKz3I/AAAAAAAABm4/3sgAl6fAG2o/s1600-h/IMG_96773.jpg"><img title="IMG_9677" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9677" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SLPBACNI/AAAAAAAABm8/oJXA08jU3kg/IMG_9677_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SLgUDhoI/AAAAAAAABnA/SytXm-YFYIE/s1600-h/IMG_96783.jpg"><img title="IMG_9678" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9678" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SL6GjIUI/AAAAAAAABnE/C2xNBLIEPTE/IMG_9678_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                   The first bucket of the soil mixture:  vermiculite, compost & peat moss</p> <p>                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SMPX9NxI/AAAAAAAABnI/0g8pMBWPwxM/s1600-h/IMG_96793.jpg"><img title="IMG_9679" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9679" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SMc8xmXI/AAAAAAAABnM/7HZ0yqbiTbU/IMG_9679_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SMR34HmI/AAAAAAAABnQ/EYyU8nSZpDU/s1600-h/IMG_96833.jpg"><img title="IMG_9683" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9683" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SMhOgm2I/AAAAAAAABnU/lutTumpq9kE/IMG_9683_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                               Box # 1 is filled</p> <p>                                                      <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SNBt-haI/AAAAAAAABnY/dyRi-vUEqZI/s1600-h/IMG_96853.jpg"><img title="IMG_9685" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9685" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SNaDKvJI/AAAAAAAABnc/sA4Op3H2DA8/IMG_9685_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>       </p> <p>                                                                    He’s proud of his robot</p> <p>                                                               <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SNhvXjOI/AAAAAAAABng/ZhpYu8_08LQ/s1600-h/IMG_96873.jpg"><img title="IMG_9687" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9687" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SN14XspI/AAAAAAAABnk/a_IWuDlB0_s/IMG_9687_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                 The caterpillars at the end of the week</p> <p>                                                  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SOSSgVnI/AAAAAAAABno/-CREbc0Fh2k/s1600-h/IMG_96943.jpg"><img title="IMG_9694" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9694" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4SOsIs-nI/AAAAAAAABns/YOQIQdmBqSQ/IMG_9694_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-4807307341825707822011-03-07T21:05:00.000-05:002011-05-01T22:06:12.286-04:00Mar. 7-11, 2011: SPRING BREAK<p>This week we decided to take our Spring Break so even Daddy took a week off from work.  Our plan was to make 3 Square Foot Gardens.  While Daddy started the building of them, Papa and I planned to sod some of the backyard and rake leaves.   And the boys were to paint the rain barrels with me.  </p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RbLY7zUI/AAAAAAAABiE/0SHBLvTVV2k/s1600-h/IMG_95943.jpg"><img title="IMG_9594" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9594" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RbVHSZhI/AAAAAAAABiI/z0SiaHqR-HQ/IMG_9594_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rbt1vAjI/AAAAAAAABiM/Ge5w82IBJd0/s1600-h/IMG_95963.jpg"><img title="IMG_9596" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9596" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RbpjV5mI/AAAAAAAABiQ/NJcfnlZq3kY/IMG_9596_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RcDUtaCI/AAAAAAAABiU/U52UHSm-DvY/s1600-h/IMG_95983.jpg"><img title="IMG_9598" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9598" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RcV97VJI/AAAAAAAABiY/TKyB0zixHjs/IMG_9598_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Phase 1:  cutting the wood pieces to make the base.                              Papa hard at work with me.</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RckI6rkI/AAAAAAAABic/EYPecpaF01s/s1600-h/IMG_95993.jpg"><img title="IMG_9599" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9599" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rc4uLutI/AAAAAAAABig/JpjJqDRS1rc/IMG_9599_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RdIW7ZdI/AAAAAAAABik/BvcVIDnoH6Q/s1600-h/IMG_96003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9600" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9600" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RdX9XaSI/AAAAAAAABio/gugqEPGlotM/IMG_9600_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rdq83A0I/AAAAAAAABis/QKgrs01xymw/s1600-h/IMG_96013.jpg"><img title="IMG_9601" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9601" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rd34sp8I/AAAAAAAABiw/q9v7tQGGCSE/IMG_9601_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Thanks to Papa, we were able to get two rain barrels for free to use to water our new garden.</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4ReJljkBI/AAAAAAAABi0/8Z2YpQjmBo4/s1600-h/IMG_96023.jpg"><img title="IMG_9602" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9602" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4ReXSC2II/AAAAAAAABi4/Z_rvP79HjsU/IMG_9602_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RejD8j-I/AAAAAAAABi8/px5ZkucXTsw/s1600-h/IMG_96043.jpg"><img title="IMG_9604" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9604" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Re8afhgI/AAAAAAAABjA/0HRKZ8-bIOM/IMG_9604_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RfO5SpNI/AAAAAAAABjE/_wwLN72FDk8/s1600-h/IMG_96083.jpg"><img title="IMG_9608" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9608" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RfWT8AxI/AAAAAAAABjI/wYL9h5UBnPA/IMG_9608_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Co-op class this week:  Big Bro using a Japanese painting technique of using real fish to make prints.  They used them to decorate shirts.  The class is called Renita’s Recipes and each week they are doing some kind of new mixture, concoction—anything that is from a recipe.</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rfh9njWI/AAAAAAAABjM/xkvCWt9Ma0M/s1600-h/IMG_96113.jpg"><img title="IMG_9611" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9611" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rfzmh09I/AAAAAAAABjQ/WfL6zRSfZiQ/IMG_9611_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RgcoPygI/AAAAAAAABjU/juqbXI7E-wU/s1600-h/IMG_96123.jpg"><img title="IMG_9612" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9612" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RgZcagiI/AAAAAAAABjY/Z2wlgfcnZ0U/IMG_9612_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>        We found some little silkworms hanging from the trees at co-op, too.  Daddy working.</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RgkT9b8I/AAAAAAAABjc/wXxijwdT-Io/s1600-h/IMG_96143.jpg"><img title="IMG_9614" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9614" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rgxhx4pI/AAAAAAAABjg/u8MBMs9-K08/IMG_9614_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RhNApDCI/AAAAAAAABjk/cD9x1n3WV90/s1600-h/IMG_96183.jpg"><img title="IMG_9618" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9618" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RhnMY1_I/AAAAAAAABjs/YAeYeZpFmIo/IMG_9618_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>They are taking shape now!                 Here’s all the bags of vermiculite, peat moss and compost.</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RhzwLRgI/AAAAAAAABjw/yU-pEtHWAjE/s1600-h/IMG_96193.jpg"><img title="IMG_9619" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RiDLmmgI/AAAAAAAABj0/lzT-KPrTEtw/IMG_9619_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RiXe0BCI/AAAAAAAABj4/KQCJTQfDKrc/s1600-h/IMG_96213.jpg"><img title="IMG_9621" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9621" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RimzBxAI/AAAAAAAABj8/XrR9KDhSrc4/IMG_9621_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>As a reward for a week of hard work, we took everyone to the Renaissance Festival Education Day.  My favorite day to go!  This is what the boys like to do…star and knife throwing.  </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RjFxE3vI/AAAAAAAABkA/XUoyXojs1WI/s1600-h/IMG_96223.jpg"><img title="IMG_9622" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9622" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RjCNxIyI/AAAAAAAABkE/5QXOg2ZTMU0/IMG_9622_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RjtPmVlI/AAAAAAAABkI/W5kHUdCjAgY/s1600-h/IMG_96243.jpg"><img title="IMG_9624" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9624" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rjy8ug6I/AAAAAAAABkM/mQP1WcjcIbE/IMG_9624_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>                   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RkeRJzKI/AAAAAAAABkQ/H8UmEfe-1ZI/s1600-h/IMG_96263.jpg"><img title="IMG_9626" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9626" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rkqj4P7I/AAAAAAAABkU/xEnjdObIwDw/IMG_9626_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rk-JbXoI/AAAAAAAABkY/abEDxVVSI5c/s1600-h/IMG_96283.jpg"><img title="IMG_9628" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9628" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Rk8OYQAI/AAAAAAAABkc/-cJseXjIXwY/IMG_9628_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-63585014395302609612011-02-28T21:03:00.000-05:002011-05-01T22:04:37.234-04:00Feb. 28-Mar.4, 2011<p>Papa and Daddy joined our Homeschool group on a Deep Sea Fishing trip on Monday.  This was everyone’s first fishing trip.  Big Bro and Lil Bro both caught fish </p> <p>                  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q4GNk6TI/AAAAAAAABdc/8NT4Baufsx0/s1600-h/Fishing13.jpg"><img title="Fishing1" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="Fishing1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q4dfVNrI/AAAAAAAABdg/SMWTHRI3024/Fishing1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" border="0" /></a>                             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q4vgEnyI/AAAAAAAABdk/AI1AByB_vqY/s1600-h/Fishing2.jpg"><img title="Fishing2" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="Fishing2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q7m5xzGI/AAAAAAAABdo/jBymG2FVtKk/Fishing2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" border="0" /></a>       </p> <p>                                My fisherman!</p> <p>                   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q7_eTYdI/AAAAAAAABds/lXL7XucvYME/s1600-h/Fishing43.jpg"><img title="Fishing4" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="Fishing4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q8NbvV_I/AAAAAAAABdw/bkVDsfkDaX0/Fishing4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q8YWSUzI/AAAAAAAABd0/Qo5Hm3e_WSw/s1600-h/IMG_98473.jpg"><img title="IMG_9847" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9847" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q8inal5I/AAAAAAAABd4/ftkGtWAYb2I/IMG_9847_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                     Ohhh, the love!                                                           He’s tired of fishing now.</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q8wSzzxI/AAAAAAAABd8/8MjEDRuFJ18/s1600-h/IMG_98493.jpg"><img title="IMG_9849" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9849" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q9HY2mRI/AAAAAAAABeA/oDJ8Y-H7lxA/IMG_9849_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q9p8pb8I/AAAAAAAABeE/kFh0iMBXj-4/s1600-h/IMG_98523.jpg"><img title="IMG_9852" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9852" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q9n9wEwI/AAAAAAAABeI/8I_S5VfmzVI/IMG_9852_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                 Near the dock                                            Preparing the fish to go home</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q-CndIoI/AAAAAAAABeM/EdLBwl3X-ac/s1600-h/IMG_98553.jpg"><img title="IMG_9855" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9855" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q-uyd8nI/AAAAAAAABeU/qp8LCuJTb1Q/IMG_9855_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q_DwzDXI/AAAAAAAABeY/W2LOmEgdzjU/s1600-h/IMG_98823.jpg"><img title="IMG_9882" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9882" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q_l5HlVI/AAAAAAAABec/xPDiCo06WiI/IMG_9882_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>              A beautiful day on the water                                            Love this trip!</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Q_1l3TGI/AAAAAAAABeg/9ndzm7iMSu0/s1600-h/IMG_98943.jpg"><img title="IMG_9894" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9894" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RAJPW-nI/AAAAAAAABek/Y_nkHPPnIbM/IMG_9894_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RAZ2YVhI/AAAAAAAABeo/SRTDpp40rbM/s1600-h/IMG_98963.jpg"><img title="IMG_9896" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9896" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RAo87wrI/AAAAAAAABes/hFFchuTzJgo/IMG_9896_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                    What a fun day in FL!                                                        Taking in the view</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RA1rOzbI/AAAAAAAABew/VdFs_vkmZw4/s1600-h/IMG_98993.jpg"><img title="IMG_9899" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9899" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RBM5At2I/AAAAAAAABe0/MwWoYLRfqmQ/IMG_9899_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RBZtYMTI/AAAAAAAABe4/K6iRZKVuMuQ/s1600-h/IMG_99003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9900" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9900" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RBimmliI/AAAAAAAABe8/w1Sh0aNXeGc/IMG_9900_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>        Here’s their catch for the day!!  Impressive!      Here it is skinned and ready for cooking!</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RB32XI-I/AAAAAAAABfA/5CuFr-9YSs0/s1600-h/IMG_99053.jpg"><img title="IMG_9905" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9905" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RCI3cl3I/AAAAAAAABfE/YgigPaAEPA4/IMG_9905_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RCXVCmNI/AAAAAAAABfI/qdz1txONoNg/s1600-h/IMG_99083.jpg"><img title="IMG_9908" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9908" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RCoQ-YKI/AAAAAAAABfM/fuZGX--Ju90/IMG_9908_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>           Daddy did a great job preparing the fish and frying it up for us!  Yum, it was good!!</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RC7W9W_I/AAAAAAAABfQ/0-2p1XG2A1o/s1600-h/IMG_99093.jpg"><img title="IMG_9909" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9909" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RDCNqWAI/AAAAAAAABfU/PEKghHTHYJ4/IMG_9909_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RDVtCNHI/AAAAAAAABfY/DqPyPJ3fPoI/s1600-h/IMG_99103.jpg"><img title="IMG_9910" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9910" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RDVXe94I/AAAAAAAABfc/g7EyaWpB3v4/IMG_9910_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RDg6h-PI/AAAAAAAABfg/_L8u2VJekg8/s1600-h/IMG_99113.jpg"><img title="IMG_9911" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9911" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RD1vEP4I/AAAAAAAABfk/BM8d5lZRZCw/IMG_9911_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The start of our Plant unit…science experiment to see if seeds need water to grow.  One bag of lima beans has some water and the other has none.  Not sure what the two older boys are doing. ..it appears that it must be good, though!</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4REP7H_gI/AAAAAAAABfo/-pvNRnWUlG8/s1600-h/IMG_95603.jpg"><img title="IMG_9560" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9560" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4REIUSovI/AAAAAAAABfs/_Jg4hG-b6Zg/IMG_9560_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4REpzZsLI/AAAAAAAABfw/Q3p8QbLXivI/s1600-h/IMG_95633.jpg"><img title="IMG_9563" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9563" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4REtuWmhI/AAAAAAAABf0/oRtedWIQTz8/IMG_9563_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                             We put them in the window and had a log to keep track of their growth.</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RFBFf_2I/AAAAAAAABf4/tj3DgAU-x8Q/s1600-h/IMG_95653.jpg"><img title="IMG_9565" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9565" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RFHF-ckI/AAAAAAAABf8/NTa2CQE-mSg/IMG_9565_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RFYbi6AI/AAAAAAAABgA/UwlYwXQaAUg/s1600-h/IMG_95663.jpg"><img title="IMG_9566" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9566" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RF93kI2I/AAAAAAAABgE/W25-mK3h7h4/IMG_9566_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                   Co-op art class—making a clay pot and using a knife to make his own designs</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RGCK-GxI/AAAAAAAABgI/G6hNeZ2HiPM/s1600-h/IMG_95683.jpg"><img title="IMG_9568" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9568" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RGf3MGcI/AAAAAAAABgQ/N3mkYIVLvYM/IMG_9568_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RGreCBXI/AAAAAAAABgU/FPlj7AUgtkU/s1600-h/IMG_95703.jpg"><img title="IMG_9570" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9570" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RG3NNVtI/AAAAAAAABgY/AObbs92C5CM/IMG_9570_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                        A fun activity for our Spring unit…making an edible bird’s nest</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RHOx-BxI/AAAAAAAABgc/jTcUkORNORI/s1600-h/IMG_95713.jpg"><img title="IMG_9571" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9571" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RHZO1trI/AAAAAAAABgg/Adpr_bIPjUk/IMG_9571_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RHj2VxDI/AAAAAAAABgk/UmcGQFoA5U8/s1600-h/IMG_95773.jpg"><img title="IMG_9577" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9577" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RH78uQKI/AAAAAAAABgo/Os3pytJw3WI/IMG_9577_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RIGeCxuI/AAAAAAAABgs/3fEj5kpdddg/s1600-h/IMG_95783.jpg"><img title="IMG_9578" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9578" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RINN8aFI/AAAAAAAABgw/0JHNtUfx_O8/IMG_9578_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                Lil Bro even made one for brother.                   His Spring counting book…page 1</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RIert96I/AAAAAAAABg0/MLiKPZEi8XY/s1600-h/IMG_95793.jpg"><img title="IMG_9579" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9579" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RIjk2lhI/AAAAAAAABg4/2K9Jp_IYvi4/IMG_9579_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RI_5PsdI/AAAAAAAABg8/md935mCVWps/s1600-h/IMG_95803.jpg"><img title="IMG_9580" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9580" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RJDIsOAI/AAAAAAAABhA/ufAO4K1ArqQ/IMG_9580_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                             Page 2                                                                  Working on page 3</p> <p>                          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RJQ-E2MI/AAAAAAAABhE/CtPaXqxb81s/s1600-h/IMG_95823.jpg"><img title="IMG_9582" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9582" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RJj3kTVI/AAAAAAAABhI/UIv7fG1qrMY/IMG_9582_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RJzvPWPI/AAAAAAAABhM/0JwdfHvC_dc/s1600-h/IMG_95853.jpg"><img title="IMG_9585" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9585" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RJ0dAooI/AAAAAAAABhQ/2r-L6HlbpPc/IMG_9585_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                       Page 3                                                   Decided to work on library skills today so we went to the library for a lesson in looking for reference materials.  We also worked on looking for books on the online catalog.  </p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RKRpq7gI/AAAAAAAABhU/lnLaXmXg9RY/s1600-h/IMG_95863.jpg"><img title="IMG_9586" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9586" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RKWIFzVI/AAAAAAAABhY/iwDUCbyPplI/IMG_9586_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RKyX82OI/AAAAAAAABhc/y2GsXUTutHg/s1600-h/IMG_95883.jpg"><img title="IMG_9588" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9588" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RLOsXSJI/AAAAAAAABhg/8x-2tnZrPKM/IMG_9588_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>               Here’s Lil Bro with his books                         Doing his research assignment I gave him</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RLad8TsI/AAAAAAAABhk/CcWTO8kW__c/s1600-h/IMG_95893.jpg"><img title="IMG_9589" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9589" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RLtGb_VI/AAAAAAAABho/W2yD531I_Ww/IMG_9589_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RMHO8z-I/AAAAAAAABhs/olCdPkKnQsM/s1600-h/IMG_95903.jpg"><img title="IMG_9590" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9590" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RMeghZ1I/AAAAAAAABhw/t7GyeHIqzi4/IMG_9590_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                Papa reading, too, at the library                                        Hard at work</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RMq7svgI/AAAAAAAABh0/2NCBLwvncIM/s1600-h/IMG_95923.jpg"><img title="IMG_9592" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9592" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RMvdruaI/AAAAAAAABh4/jyGZ51rOUPo/IMG_9592_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RNNaiisI/AAAAAAAABh8/27p7H4bSD7I/s1600-h/IMG_95933.jpg"><img title="IMG_9593" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9593" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4RNM3L0qI/AAAAAAAABiA/reX1X1Vf6Y4/IMG_9593_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-81605016560252820052011-02-21T20:59:00.000-05:002011-05-01T22:00:09.116-04:00Feb. 21-25, 2011<p>                                             Co-op art class…working on a Monet project</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QFc6CVZI/AAAAAAAABcM/wNKZUau3IeU/s1600-h/IMG_95323.jpg"><img title="IMG_9532" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9532" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QFk03fyI/AAAAAAAABcQ/UiyrmQlW5Es/IMG_9532_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QF7mUiBI/AAAAAAAABcU/aKa9JzZW0cE/s1600-h/IMG_95333.jpg"><img title="IMG_9533" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9533" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QGFvd2UI/AAAAAAAABcY/fpME4xXhYC0/IMG_9533_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                                                      Big bro reading in the hammock </p> <p>                      <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QGUDBuUI/AAAAAAAABcc/Gq9KtkGCab8/s1600-h/IMG_95413.jpg"><img title="IMG_9541" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9541" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QGamc4GI/AAAAAAAABcg/1LHN6ZkFGuU/IMG_9541_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QHLn4__I/AAAAAAAABck/kVY8bjBqKzQ/s1600-h/IMG_95433.jpg"><img title="IMG_9543" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9543" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QHYsaUjI/AAAAAAAABco/-orN0MJgxdI/IMG_9543_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                         So into it that he had his snack out there, too.</p> <p>                                           <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QHkmE6PI/AAAAAAAABcs/VkybGFzwALQ/s1600-h/IMG_95443.jpg"><img title="IMG_9544" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9544" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QH_YJnnI/AAAAAAAABcw/r6K9g5gAu_E/IMG_9544_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>To celebrate learning letter Ii, we made homemade ice cream.  It was a team effort to shake the bag for 20 minutes!  But, oh, it was good when it was ready!</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QIEfYJLI/AAAAAAAABc0/hapqh4Jw-qk/s1600-h/IMG_95523.jpg"><img title="IMG_9552" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9552" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QIF8Ut9I/AAAAAAAABc4/NwtpmdsHfgw/IMG_9552_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QIf1M6gI/AAAAAAAABc8/rHYlbKkZpGI/s1600-h/IMG_95543.jpg"><img title="IMG_9554" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9554" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QIncAFrI/AAAAAAAABdA/nwkM_gm51J0/IMG_9554_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QI-oGFKI/AAAAAAAABdE/TYYZgWZ3j1g/s1600-h/IMG_95563.jpg"><img title="IMG_9556" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9556" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QJHmnCbI/AAAAAAAABdI/iLfdnZLrJ5Q/IMG_9556_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                                             Yummy!</p> <p>                                         <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QJYL1X8I/AAAAAAAABdM/gQRMeKKEiVY/s1600-h/IMG_95573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9557" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9557" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QJltm25I/AAAAAAAABdQ/zvwaxVm6NpM/IMG_9557_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QJ3gq4iI/AAAAAAAABdU/IyPEsPl4coo/s1600-h/IMG_95593.jpg"><img title="IMG_9559" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9559" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4QKJahBpI/AAAAAAAABdY/OFFzE7qUvpE/IMG_9559_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-43041006470196614472011-02-14T20:57:00.000-05:002011-05-01T21:59:06.223-04:00Feb. 14-18, 2011<p>Crystal Springs Preserve…Can you find your way?  Orienteering lessons and how to use a compass.  They used a GPS to input coordinates and then locate caches around the spring.</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PofM-RHI/AAAAAAAABYs/B3CCzgp8LWg/s1600-h/IMG_94203.jpg"><img title="IMG_9420" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9420" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PotMTtiI/AAAAAAAABYw/e8pnq3Ax0EY/IMG_9420_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Po15G0eI/AAAAAAAABY0/0y6_Pfskis4/s1600-h/IMG_94303.jpg"><img title="IMG_9430" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9430" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PpBPBBPI/AAAAAAAABY4/vzy0bbRwPIE/IMG_9430_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PpSrhPFI/AAAAAAAABY8/dKCq1ez6Cbg/s1600-h/IMG_94323.jpg"><img title="IMG_9432" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9432" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PpTGBdQI/AAAAAAAABZA/D-Anyit8g6Y/IMG_9432_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                           Found it!  </p> <p>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PpzWS7rI/AAAAAAAABZE/YTFNG1hMH-s/s1600-h/IMG_94353.jpg"><img title="IMG_9435" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9435" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PqBMx4QI/AAAAAAAABZI/nz7kBMi3JTk/IMG_9435_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PqlSb-EI/AAAAAAAABZM/ZoIR3aJJ2r8/s1600-h/IMG_94383.jpg"><img title="IMG_9438" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9438" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PqqL3RXI/AAAAAAAABZQ/6k78LES2jEo/IMG_9438_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                Lil Bro leading the way now                                             Letter Ii lesson this week</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Pra4q6jI/AAAAAAAABZU/5zTrqJsUcK0/s1600-h/IMG_94433.jpg"><img title="IMG_9443" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9443" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PrbDf-KI/AAAAAAAABZY/O56HBB2G4Fc/IMG_9443_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PrsYVHWI/AAAAAAAABZc/OlC9DNvDXJk/s1600-h/IMG_94503.jpg"><img title="IMG_9450" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9450" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Pr8CZkqI/AAAAAAAABZg/ndhpVOv0yv0/IMG_9450_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                Just another school day                                    Love me some messy projects, mom!</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PsJBCPPI/AAAAAAAABZk/lzH1IaWVsVo/s1600-h/IMG_94533.jpg"><img title="IMG_9453" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9453" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PscxysqI/AAAAAAAABZo/GmNy37c1inU/IMG_9453_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Ps7O6dRI/AAAAAAAABZs/jAg29jpmDGE/s1600-h/IMG_94543.jpg"><img title="IMG_9454" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PwOPDHCI/AAAAAAAABZw/TqzfM2mRd0I/IMG_9454_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                           An iceberg picture </p> <p>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PwaLpQ0I/AAAAAAAABZ0/I95VteVObaM/s1600-h/IMG_94553.jpg"><img title="IMG_9455" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9455" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PwtdAsbI/AAAAAAAABZ4/u_72tDapfRQ/IMG_9455_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PxMRX0rI/AAAAAAAABZ8/4SQwuCIyOpY/s1600-h/IMG_94573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9457" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9457" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PxEsy5yI/AAAAAAAABaA/OJsH4nF7AiM/IMG_9457_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Here’s Ala while I tutor in the office          Our usual heart shaped pizza and cookie brownie</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PxuHvCiI/AAAAAAAABaE/Z1lFkG6nPbM/s1600-h/IMG_94583.jpg"><img title="IMG_9458" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9458" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PxhZk1bI/AAAAAAAABaI/cqBjcGa0ZLE/IMG_9458_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Px7LeA3I/AAAAAAAABaM/r6CTd_9AF_Q/s1600-h/IMG_94623.jpg"><img title="IMG_9462" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9462" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PydJONxI/AAAAAAAABaQ/g4myqBSl4yE/IMG_9462_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Py_x-WrI/AAAAAAAABaU/0XY2CLKNhaY/s1600-h/IMG_94633.jpg"><img title="IMG_9463" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9463" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Py-bQztI/AAAAAAAABaY/SsG9G6WaOOI/IMG_9463_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                          Check out my new sheets!</p> <p>                                                          <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PzDQbJpI/AAAAAAAABac/E8Y1plcm2RM/s1600-h/IMG_94653.jpg"><img title="IMG_9465" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9465" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Pzdg1hlI/AAAAAAAABag/SrPErOIOOTM/IMG_9465_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Our first day back at co-op this semester.  Lil Bro in his new art class…making a color wheel</p> <p>                      <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PzgiVAOI/AAAAAAAABak/47ijMu_I4Yw/s1600-h/IMG_94743.jpg"><img title="IMG_9474" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9474" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4Pz6wAlgI/AAAAAAAABao/6_fzfTULE78/IMG_9474_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P0GhUNRI/AAAAAAAABas/DPHgc_muT8E/s1600-h/IMG_94763.jpg"><img title="IMG_9476" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9476" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P0cyMI5I/AAAAAAAABaw/gG_IBBrG8f8/IMG_9476_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>        Big Bro is taking a public speaking class                    Lil Bro in his yoga class…ohmmm</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P0m2SftI/AAAAAAAABa0/dLUGY-RJkaM/s1600-h/IMG_94793.jpg"><img title="IMG_9479" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9479" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P03Esc_I/AAAAAAAABa4/dGwbs8LjOWM/IMG_9479_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P1cjGtvI/AAAAAAAABa8/hA4TVDYIReM/s1600-h/IMG_94813.jpg"><img title="IMG_9481" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9481" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P1XZvmvI/AAAAAAAABbA/oe7or1TiHWk/IMG_9481_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>His teacher asked him to close his eyes but look how he squinted when he was supposed to relax.  The next photo is a science experiment we did testing the need we have to use all of our senses together.  Can you tell what flavor ice cream without your ability to see or smell?</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P1_FC7kI/AAAAAAAABbE/BzSUWlO83VE/s1600-h/IMG_94823.jpg"><img title="IMG_9482" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9482" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P14ASo-I/AAAAAAAABbI/Yvkd3jtPrDk/IMG_9482_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P2ZthrVI/AAAAAAAABbM/NG5gOqHmvRw/s1600-h/IMG_94863.jpg"><img title="IMG_9486" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9486" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P2TsZ-oI/AAAAAAAABbQ/B_VLtnlH1tA/IMG_9486_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                               Now enjoying the rest of the ice cream!</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P2zhpuSI/AAAAAAAABbU/kGIMeRALpEs/s1600-h/IMG_94883.jpg"><img title="IMG_9488" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9488" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P3CPCxvI/AAAAAAAABbY/qkrolzXm3EE/IMG_9488_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P3VQyz5I/AAAAAAAABbc/hKsB98RjzyQ/s1600-h/IMG_94943.jpg"><img title="IMG_9494" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9494" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P3mYZGXI/AAAAAAAABbg/Pz5XFRGD-GI/IMG_9494_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                           Reading time                            Shaving fun…love that he covered his whole face!</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P39Z7bLI/AAAAAAAABbk/4IhP3x7A2RQ/s1600-h/IMG_94953.jpg"><img title="IMG_9495" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9495" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P4k7Kk5I/AAAAAAAABbo/nuOjbMTA3e0/IMG_9495_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P4scvngI/AAAAAAAABbs/-r9N4sFqo2k/s1600-h/IMG_94963.jpg"><img title="IMG_9496" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9496" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P455kODI/AAAAAAAABbw/gn-aF-zopUA/IMG_9496_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>       A man in training…how’d I do?                  </p> <p>       <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P5DVozZI/AAAAAAAABb0/narpP-RODyM/s1600-h/IMG_94973.jpg"><img title="IMG_9497" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9497" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P5SZTTaI/AAAAAAAABb4/Qj8CLTXzXPU/IMG_9497_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P5l4zwaI/AAAAAAAABb8/xIBc6EOQ_pk/s1600-h/IMG_94983.jpg"><img title="IMG_9498" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9498" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P56HnlXI/AAAAAAAABcA/gbZGxJJRc3o/IMG_9498_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                               Looking sharp!</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P6MHWhAI/AAAAAAAABcE/X-LVS9cn8aI/s1600-h/IMG_95003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9500" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9500" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4P6X_k54I/AAAAAAAABcI/eHD3MLlBRPQ/IMG_9500_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-90068230807636146292011-02-07T20:56:00.000-05:002011-05-01T21:57:06.350-04:00Feb. 7-11, 2011<p>Daddy working from home with his little helper at his feet.  Lil Bro working on an obstacle course.  </p> <p>                  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4O__WM0-I/AAAAAAAABWI/laGQz4l734c/s1600-h/IMG_93253.jpg"><img title="IMG_9325" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9325" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PAoyOZOI/AAAAAAAABWM/2vyHy5OZy8c/IMG_9325_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PA9n_ebI/AAAAAAAABWQ/mFbFDVSxOFc/s1600-h/IMG_93303.jpg"><img title="IMG_9330" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9330" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PBF31dPI/AAAAAAAABWU/kA81mAqORrI/IMG_9330_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Lil Bro taking Ala for a ride in her trailer…Big Bro—life skill day—making breakfast</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PBUNowdI/AAAAAAAABWY/vkNYoIxtjX4/s1600-h/IMG_93443.jpg"><img title="IMG_9344" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9344" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PBoeugUI/AAAAAAAABWc/3PWQ4n_SKgw/IMG_9344_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PBz3rNrI/AAAAAAAABWg/pPLJkagLEvo/s1600-h/IMG_93483.jpg"><img title="IMG_9348" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9348" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PCUYHJWI/AAAAAAAABWk/ZnHRYZLiG08/IMG_9348_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>           Fine motor skills lacing practice                                             Busy working</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PCw5YaQI/AAAAAAAABWo/EAfnYdpcHHc/s1600-h/IMG_93553.jpg"><img title="IMG_9355" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9355" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PDDX_HcI/AAAAAAAABWs/D20K9AUYN9A/IMG_9355_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PDZIp1mI/AAAAAAAABWw/mz4JKQmaaUg/s1600-h/IMG_93573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9357" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9357" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PDoCfxaI/AAAAAAAABW0/2rslepdAkDM/IMG_9357_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>More adding and subtracting this week                                     Alphabet practice</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PEHquDAI/AAAAAAAABW4/c3lPRyu81Jw/s1600-h/IMG_93583.jpg"><img title="IMG_9358" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9358" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PEbafb1I/AAAAAAAABW8/Q1vt-JI86eo/IMG_9358_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PE6D8fII/AAAAAAAABXA/m1wiRMEM9H8/s1600-h/IMG_93603.jpg"><img title="IMG_9360" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9360" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PFEydE0I/AAAAAAAABXE/olB7jUXwS78/IMG_9360_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Big bro and I working on literature                                               A little fun outside</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PFSwO6MI/AAAAAAAABXI/xWLEomK7XD8/s1600-h/IMG_93663.jpg"><img title="IMG_9366" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9366" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PFvvc7uI/AAAAAAAABXM/SqS41onZbYQ/IMG_9366_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PFw0LiSI/AAAAAAAABXQ/0aEWqlpcdpQ/s1600-h/IMG_93673.jpg"><img title="IMG_9367" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9367" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PGfUSdMI/AAAAAAAABXU/K5RdRLEWLQY/IMG_9367_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>           A fun day making Valentine’s cards with friends…plane building with a friend</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PGnXg1NI/AAAAAAAABXY/bUl2cJdcPGY/s1600-h/IMG_93703.jpg"><img title="IMG_9370" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9370" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PG1hH3bI/AAAAAAAABXc/-icMvlwSB_s/IMG_9370_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PHML-4PI/AAAAAAAABXg/TRFD1ibTKSI/s1600-h/IMG_93723.jpg"><img title="IMG_9372" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9372" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PHfrWtnI/AAAAAAAABXk/vCb6MkzBJqo/IMG_9372_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                     A friendly game of foosball                               A lesson in fire building</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PHmVcE7I/AAAAAAAABXo/pkBL4AgV23k/s1600-h/IMG_93743.jpg"><img title="IMG_9374" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9374" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PH4sb0NI/AAAAAAAABXs/BpgaT_xSTPk/IMG_9374_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PIbtGA7I/AAAAAAAABXw/Rdjsy49QKBY/s1600-h/IMG_93783.jpg"><img title="IMG_9378" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9378" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PIdjbz-I/AAAAAAAABX0/3xBJ9OIr_mU/IMG_9378_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                      Say cheese!                                Fire building the old fashioned way</p> <p>                       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PI77gAzI/AAAAAAAABX4/qRBw44pbkP4/s1600-h/IMG_93803.jpg"><img title="IMG_9380" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9380" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PI4rh4sI/AAAAAAAABX8/1rzakmCWG70/IMG_9380_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PJZZW1eI/AAAAAAAABYA/QW33LLsKBEc/s1600-h/IMG_93863.jpg"><img title="IMG_9386" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9386" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PJgKesCI/AAAAAAAABYE/_cF4y-R18JU/IMG_9386_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                  It’s harder than they thought!                         Now time for Big Bro to do it himself</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PKRv_IcI/AAAAAAAABYI/az8YsqH6oJk/s1600-h/IMG_93913.jpg"><img title="IMG_9391" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9391" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PKjlGTuI/AAAAAAAABYM/lK8xb_dtml4/IMG_9391_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PLLODd6I/AAAAAAAABYQ/f1kKGlIdJvc/s1600-h/IMG_94003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9400" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9400" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PLRDUR0I/AAAAAAAABYU/w_HVccyGWRs/IMG_9400_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                              Waiting for another ride                                 Tired little baby girl</p> <p>                      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PLshu-JI/AAAAAAAABYY/xP-xpTbhpF8/s1600-h/IMG_94043.jpg"><img title="IMG_9404" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9404" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PLscFERI/AAAAAAAABYc/d7ezqeF70c0/IMG_9404_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PMGMsM9I/AAAAAAAABYg/MMlRZNdewpc/s1600-h/IMG_94163.jpg"><img title="IMG_9416" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9416" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/Tb4PMUJv2QI/AAAAAAAABYo/R-TfcwtN-is/IMG_9416_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-69310278667417396522011-01-31T21:52:00.000-05:002011-04-30T23:02:30.458-04:00Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2011<p>    Science day with Mr. Dan with friends.   Today’s lesson is on measuring the height of trees using their shadows and measuring the distance to the sun.  </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK_r8G60I/AAAAAAAABSs/1bbnOp5bQT4/s1600-h/DSC061213.jpg"><img title="DSC06121" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06121" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK_1-Kv2I/AAAAAAAABSw/vpU1iRdXdAk/DSC06121_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLACajTOI/AAAAAAAABS0/AUo-NiwQ4CY/s1600-h/DSC061223.jpg"><img title="DSC06122" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06122" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLAYxxg7I/AAAAAAAABS4/9pWrKT5jhOY/DSC06122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                       Look at the brothers working together…Big bro is having a great time!</p> <p>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLBHmloVI/AAAAAAAABS8/2uVw6eypRWo/s1600-h/DSC061373.jpg"><img title="DSC06137" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06137" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLBVQEgtI/AAAAAAAABTA/vw4s2PEh4Bg/DSC06137_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLBtf41ZI/AAAAAAAABTE/0XutnlCfC7s/s1600-h/DSC061383.jpg"><img title="DSC06138" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC06138" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLB7R2FXI/AAAAAAAABTI/0_qAtIevn5c/DSC06138_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                            Doing the calculations…even Lil Bro working on calculations, too</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLCKgTWXI/AAAAAAAABTM/rVbiz3QQbFI/s1600-h/DSC061413.jpg"><img title="DSC06141" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06141" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLCSLqPfI/AAAAAAAABTQ/IiXsiiklheU/DSC06141_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLC7zYzJI/AAAAAAAABTU/Mt7sCewSAgg/s1600-h/DSC061433.jpg"><img title="DSC06143" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06143" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLDGqONDI/AAAAAAAABTY/Rg5nTwG9Zdg/DSC06143_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Mr. Dan setting up the triangle shaped hole to make our sun reflection…the kids were amazed to see that no matter the shape placed over the mirror, the reflection was always a circle.  </p> <p>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLDYzYocI/AAAAAAAABTc/7T-BJV68abg/s1600-h/DSC061513.jpg"><img title="DSC06151" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06151" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLDnz8M5I/AAAAAAAABTg/YCVVDCE-Wio/DSC06151_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLEFRVD0I/AAAAAAAABTk/tUVDC8BciOM/s1600-h/DSC061523.jpg"><img title="DSC06152" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06152" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLESnFaQI/AAAAAAAABTo/BAyeZklCybQ/DSC06152_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                    Here are the final calculations for the distance to the sun</p> <p>                                                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLEop18JI/AAAAAAAABTs/VlLFzd6r66o/s1600-h/DSC061543.jpg"><img title="DSC06154" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06154" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLFAQLdCI/AAAAAAAABTw/T8OpoTTWW1A/DSC06154_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>Nana and Papa took us to the Florida State Fair…candle and rope making here</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLFQog0kI/AAAAAAAABT0/unyDYl7XEjY/s1600-h/DSC061673.jpg"><img title="DSC06167" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06167" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLFgM0UGI/AAAAAAAABT4/Rg-FQdaA5eY/DSC06167_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLGJ9wuoI/AAAAAAAABT8/llAPLih00ac/s1600-h/DSC061703.jpg"><img title="DSC06170" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06170" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLGbiZGFI/AAAAAAAABUA/tazIu9M15Yo/DSC06170_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                                                                         Final products!</p> <p>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLGisRnrI/AAAAAAAABUE/iO8RyMi5c5Y/s1600-h/DSC061723.jpg"><img title="DSC06172" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06172" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLG10fo7I/AAAAAAAABUI/ti8bvW3MK3s/DSC06172_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLHYFA4_I/AAAAAAAABUM/4fzmpc-9598/s1600-h/DSC061823.jpg"><img title="DSC06182" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC06182" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLHp_fd5I/AAAAAAAABUQ/LukfD2AldWM/DSC06182_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Greetings from a stilt walker…                fun on carpet ride                         fun on a car ride</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLHzsmB9I/AAAAAAAABUU/3micJ3lysUA/s1600-h/DSC061943.jpg"><img title="DSC06194" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC06194" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLINjyldI/AAAAAAAABUY/1cRspZA0mm0/DSC06194_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLIT0DtmI/AAAAAAAABUc/UR9V3BjwBgU/s1600-h/DSC061993.jpg"><img title="DSC06199" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC06199" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLIrd9GxI/AAAAAAAABUg/4ksReSy-bC8/DSC06199_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLI13gzyI/AAAAAAAABUk/sOTYCzJruHY/s1600-h/DSC062033.jpg"><img title="DSC06203" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC06203" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLJH8ZXZI/AAAAAAAABUo/JDc0VYIwTUM/DSC06203_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Okay, bad idea.  Thought we’d go check out the rodeo area since we’d never been but it was too much for me so we promptly left.  I think we’ll skip that next year.  We did see cows being milked, though, as we were leaving.</p> <p>    <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLJuC2mqI/AAAAAAAABUs/ibKV3_40YZM/s1600-h/DSC062313.jpg"><img title="DSC06231" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06231" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLJ3OsSII/AAAAAAAABU0/FxxhavNAHT8/DSC06231_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLKDpQSTI/AAAAAAAABU4/R8AMNF_bXZw/s1600-h/DSC062333.jpg"><img title="DSC06233" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC06233" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLKeITofI/AAAAAAAABU8/-WAmsgLeZE8/DSC06233_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> Here’s Lil Bro working on sorting objects that begin with various letters into the appropriate lettered cup.  His doing all letters from A-H on this day.  He did extremely well <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzNRs0sLZI/AAAAAAAABWE/Di88PFGMWmo/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" /> </p> <p>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLK1xMUPI/AAAAAAAABVA/-wq8bmNFvkQ/s1600-h/IMG_93003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9300" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9300" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLLPVsyiI/AAAAAAAABVE/7rEUEkGSVno/IMG_9300_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLLf09cuI/AAAAAAAABVI/e6jVpH38k3A/s1600-h/IMG_93023.jpg"><img title="IMG_9302" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9302" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLLqoM6EI/AAAAAAAABVM/xAOG12Zm2SM/IMG_9302_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Not quite sure what Big Bro is doing here but I’m hoping it was thinking about his work!  Lil Bro learning about what words begin with Hh.</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLL0ZyoTI/AAAAAAAABVQ/54YONPOd-J4/s1600-h/IMG_93053.jpg"><img title="IMG_9305" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9305" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLMDg8kqI/AAAAAAAABVU/i5aVtKW0HlI/IMG_9305_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLMZAoWYI/AAAAAAAABVY/si_KXl5LWwU/s1600-h/IMG_93073.jpg"><img title="IMG_9307" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9307" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLM7UcV9I/AAAAAAAABVc/agQq-mANlTs/IMG_9307_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Here he is working on his alphabet art book page of the week:  Hh for horse.  He’s becoming a fantastic artistic and can copy work as well as create his own.  Writing practice next.</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLNAZLMdI/AAAAAAAABVg/FU-wVS5OnpI/s1600-h/IMG_93083.jpg"><img title="IMG_9308" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9308" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLNedg3qI/AAAAAAAABVk/GCRjDfSWgUM/IMG_9308_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLNrtD51I/AAAAAAAABVo/lEA0nzasQvs/s1600-h/IMG_93133.jpg"><img title="IMG_9313" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9313" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLOWjvW8I/AAAAAAAABVs/J11bzVfHOyo/IMG_9313_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>         Big Bro hard at work on FLVS                                    Lil Bro getting some P.E. as dad watches</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLOqXDLDI/AAAAAAAABVw/_Q7c-wo_VP4/s1600-h/IMG_93153.jpg"><img title="IMG_9315" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9315" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLPBB_GcI/AAAAAAAABV0/HnZlvn4frTs/IMG_9315_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLPmzp7II/AAAAAAAABV4/eir83vTk9K0/s1600-h/IMG_93203.jpg"><img title="IMG_9320" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9320" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzLPyx2hWI/AAAAAAAABV8/buITQQPzVDU/IMG_9320_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-21010182250837090042011-01-24T21:51:00.000-05:002011-04-30T22:52:04.567-04:00Jan. 24-28, 2011<p>Our Biome Unit…Lil Bro working on his lapbook</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKtP27wnI/AAAAAAAABQ0/lrqwhmtTWh0/s1600-h/IMG_92323.jpg"><img title="IMG_9232" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9232" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKtR8wT7I/AAAAAAAABQ4/XReZhMY7J6g/IMG_9232_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKtlTHXlI/AAAAAAAABQ8/ugyWVXsstas/s1600-h/IMG_92343.jpg"><img title="IMG_9234" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9234" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKt8qfdAI/AAAAAAAABRA/1X-xpEogpN0/IMG_9234_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                     Wedgits</p> <p>                            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKuBz75HI/AAAAAAAABRE/BIeytM0VBug/s1600-h/IMG_92363.jpg"><img title="IMG_9236" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9236" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKuX0OxII/AAAAAAAABRI/77HYUKmWKmM/IMG_9236_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Big bro taking a break to do a puzzle                                    Don’t break the ice!</p> <p>                          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKuqo2EII/AAAAAAAABRM/cZ9n2wG24w4/s1600-h/IMG_92383.jpg"><img title="IMG_9238" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9238" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKu70YbUI/AAAAAAAABRQ/22Z0tgZiDsA/IMG_9238_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKvAZJluI/AAAAAAAABRU/wPVrmLOV4do/s1600-h/IMG_92403.jpg"><img title="IMG_9240" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKvc7T_sI/AAAAAAAABRY/3Oa7YsyAqd4/IMG_9240_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                         Don’t spill the beans!                                          Ala snoozing on the new mattress</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKvm7JMqI/AAAAAAAABRc/Dyun7SPPriM/s1600-h/IMG_92413.jpg"><img title="IMG_9241" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9241" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKv30YIVI/AAAAAAAABRg/0TF8bi876bY/IMG_9241_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKwOPnNWI/AAAAAAAABRk/IPWS-9Sf_vw/s1600-h/IMG_92513.jpg"><img title="IMG_9251" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9251" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKwcJQ0AI/AAAAAAAABRo/-tNS6eFn_Ws/IMG_9251_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Reading practice                       Bible study                                        The Water Cycle  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKw9l7SLI/AAAAAAAABRs/6xH7CPTMQMI/s1600-h/IMG_92553.jpg"><img title="IMG_9255" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9255" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKw4OJrbI/AAAAAAAABRw/orKPT9ERc18/IMG_9255_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKxJkooaI/AAAAAAAABR0/x_v_FNQwbdA/s1600-h/IMG_92583.jpg"><img title="IMG_9258" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9258" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKxdEk-1I/AAAAAAAABR4/hGhJQcz1XTg/IMG_9258_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKx1TL61I/AAAAAAAABR8/uxanyDdGFzc/s1600-h/IMG_92593.jpg"><img title="IMG_9259" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9259" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKyOyHPCI/AAAAAAAABSA/wCFeJLokTZk/IMG_9259_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                         My blooming reader!                                                   Bible memory game</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKyQKvGBI/AAAAAAAABSE/M-8tk4d6FzY/s1600-h/IMG_92603.jpg"><img title="IMG_9260" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9260" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKymRxTjI/AAAAAAAABSI/MR_6ZyGVgdk/IMG_9260_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKy1--7CI/AAAAAAAABSM/8myeRwUekDU/s1600-h/IMG_92633.jpg"><img title="IMG_9263" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9263" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKzEce0GI/AAAAAAAABSQ/5uitVpVHtQs/IMG_9263_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                        Bible memory verses and cursive practice</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKzudP8NI/AAAAAAAABSU/dKToWfIhanU/s1600-h/IMG_92643.jpg"><img title="IMG_9264" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9264" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKz9swXUI/AAAAAAAABSY/cbHzLiHBsGM/IMG_9264_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK0DdE_6I/AAAAAAAABSc/MVm83didamY/s1600-h/IMG_92663.jpg"><img title="IMG_9266" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9266" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK0SuIsmI/AAAAAAAABSg/q4F67y1VCQs/IMG_9266_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                            Taking a little rest from hard work!</p> <p>                                                     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK0-r6XwI/AAAAAAAABSk/Zxt4SIY45nc/s1600-h/IMG_92773.jpg"><img title="IMG_9277" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9277" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzK06xSlEI/AAAAAAAABSo/opIHFqhhsDU/IMG_9277_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-43265180363813037902011-01-17T21:50:00.000-05:002011-04-30T22:50:52.792-04:00Jan. 17-21, 2011<p>A little break from homeschooling for an important…</p> <p>Yeah!  Our new mattress is here!  Shocked is barely the word we would use to describe what we thought as we saw them installing our new king “air mattress”!  But it’s SOOO comfy!!</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKY6l5m1I/AAAAAAAABO4/ld8IfZ2GU58/s1600-h/IMG_91573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9157" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9157" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKY7ccb7I/AAAAAAAABO8/RJmC5BqVG2g/IMG_9157_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKZWzyjyI/AAAAAAAABPA/7_nTYQyaTxk/s1600-h/IMG_91593.jpg"><img title="IMG_9159" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9159" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKZvyZRJI/AAAAAAAABPE/oucoRpJ5zr0/IMG_9159_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>       <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKaCoen1I/AAAAAAAABPI/bXqGVsjNTcU/s1600-h/IMG_91603.jpg"><img title="IMG_9160" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9160" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKaVATC3I/AAAAAAAABPM/j4_XlVQSA-Q/IMG_9160_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKa3TQZiI/AAAAAAAABPQ/CQgVvyn2MQs/s1600-h/IMG_91633.jpg"><img title="IMG_9163" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9163" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKbFMYUyI/AAAAAAAABPU/dw2MF-kmFEw/IMG_9163_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKbZj9AUI/AAAAAAAABPY/LBX9Ib7rryw/s1600-h/IMG_91663.jpg"><img title="IMG_9166" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9166" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKcPQqNQI/AAAAAAAABPc/VaIduj-yLh0/IMG_9166_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKcXsemmI/AAAAAAAABPg/EPDabrSgiK0/s1600-h/IMG_91673.jpg"><img title="IMG_9167" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9167" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKcr8GGxI/AAAAAAAABPk/B22KgKrm4_Y/IMG_9167_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                    Testing it out…even Ala gets in on the action…she looks comfy, doesn’t she?</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKdARlwdI/AAAAAAAABPo/OpBDi3FJomA/s1600-h/IMG_91713.jpg"><img title="IMG_9171" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9171" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKddLreWI/AAAAAAAABPs/2qIdgv-0w9E/IMG_9171_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKd-WU8eI/AAAAAAAABPw/iNlIIlk7V2M/s1600-h/IMG_91813.jpg"><img title="IMG_9181" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9181" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKeNaRPkI/AAAAAAAABP0/EDmCwmgYGwg/IMG_9181_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Daily P.E. workout…swim!    Big Bro’s new personalized swim cap…can’t wait to see him compete in it!</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKeqJfWBI/AAAAAAAABP4/2YiLd7ya3ME/s1600-h/IMG_91863.jpg"><img title="IMG_9186" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9186" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKezIIAtI/AAAAAAAABQA/W3onJRrCALY/IMG_9186_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            </p> <p>                                                                  A joint work assignment</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKfcT4BDI/AAAAAAAABQE/ltuRmv0meUg/s1600-h/IMG_91923.jpg"><img title="IMG_9192" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9192" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKfvcs3hI/AAAAAAAABQI/284fqb_J_9Y/IMG_9192_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKgNMQ3sI/AAAAAAAABQM/88BhFmCuFYU/s1600-h/IMG_91933.jpg"><img title="IMG_9193" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9193" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKgcZDDyI/AAAAAAAABQQ/YJbIaUNDpl0/IMG_9193_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKghD-VkI/AAAAAAAABQU/HB_S15pPESg/s1600-h/IMG_91963.jpg"><img title="IMG_9196" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9196" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKhKcOApI/AAAAAAAABQY/pi_7AM7RdUc/IMG_9196_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                </p> <p>Building a home out of wood pieces for our Homes Unit…Brother working on school</p> <p>                      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKhTx64-I/AAAAAAAABQc/Msq-ryGJxGs/s1600-h/IMG_91993.jpg"><img title="IMG_9199" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9199" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKhyWxRJI/AAAAAAAABQg/o8AtvywFWrw/IMG_9199_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKiC1bssI/AAAAAAAABQk/c8HGxQnDkTE/s1600-h/IMG_92003.jpg"><img title="IMG_9200" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9200" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKiVeL7yI/AAAAAAAABQo/Wp6KwKNiBng/IMG_9200_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Ahh, brotherly love!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKizF23sI/AAAAAAAABQs/0YJGFdCe0wA/s1600-h/IMG_92103.jpg"><img title="IMG_9210" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9210" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKjKzDnbI/AAAAAAAABQw/pCE7G0HInvg/IMG_9210_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-12553212088124552612011-01-10T21:49:00.000-05:002011-04-30T22:49:35.800-04:00Jan. 10-14, 2011<p>                                                  Crystal Springs Preserve…Skull Biology</p> <p>    <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJ_LYBCyI/AAAAAAAABNE/nymPTVdbR-M/s1600-h/IMG_90913.jpg"><img title="IMG_9091" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9091" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJ_VDTffI/AAAAAAAABNI/3npeoOV5cxM/IMG_9091_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJ_-h9uNI/AAAAAAAABNM/VQN9Y8Y49KI/s1600-h/IMG_90953.jpg"><img title="IMG_9095" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9095" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJ_yNLzRI/AAAAAAAABNQ/X3otHHCrTLQ/IMG_9095_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                                Lunch Break</p> <p>    <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKAQScvJI/AAAAAAAABNU/ItciwniGshY/s1600-h/IMG_91223.jpg"><img title="IMG_9122" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9122" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKAi0LGvI/AAAAAAAABNY/-FIxT1OkTGA/IMG_9122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKBGa_HfI/AAAAAAAABNc/WZ91vRooYOc/s1600-h/IMG_91233.jpg"><img title="IMG_9123" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9123" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKBRtgt8I/AAAAAAAABNg/2swK7H6ZgSo/IMG_9123_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Flag football with friends on a chilly day                                              Weather experimentation</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKBxVRPQI/AAAAAAAABNk/pwKhvJywa5g/s1600-h/IMG_91343.jpg"><img title="IMG_9134" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9134" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKCEq7xWI/AAAAAAAABNo/TobjM4L-m7U/IMG_9134_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKCYdjHcI/AAAAAAAABNs/vkP0eKlLanA/s1600-h/IMG_91393.jpg"><img title="IMG_9139" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9139" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKCuF1H4I/AAAAAAAABNw/b57q7b_f5-A/IMG_9139_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKC42xbBI/AAAAAAAABN0/lR6WKzmvBC4/s1600-h/IMG_91423.jpg"><img title="IMG_9142" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9142" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKDJrIx5I/AAAAAAAABN4/qBuYbcnKRic/IMG_9142_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>She wants someone to play with her <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKDQYnmII/AAAAAAAABN8/ZoN8MWtyQa8/wlEmoticon-sadsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />                      Compass direction and weather vane</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKD87zNzI/AAAAAAAABOA/_2Ju9099EJk/s1600-h/IMG_91443.jpg"><img title="IMG_9144" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9144" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKEFAJ_pI/AAAAAAAABOE/dk9YAWVYFIg/IMG_9144_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKETcoCqI/AAAAAAAABOI/s5TSmr9XZPk/s1600-h/IMG_91473.jpg"><img title="IMG_9147" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9147" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKEsshTwI/AAAAAAAABOM/l3c3yZGSvpw/IMG_9147_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                               A little Tasty Science experiment with Lil Bro     </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKE0fPEjI/AAAAAAAABOQ/3PZlmG0a_zU/s1600-h/IMG_91483.jpg"><img title="IMG_9148" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9148" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKFHzvzqI/AAAAAAAABOU/Mg5QGDkG0sI/IMG_9148_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKFaytVZI/AAAAAAAABOY/wKS__7WG6ho/s1600-h/IMG_91503.jpg"><img title="IMG_9150" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9150" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKFkE6_OI/AAAAAAAABOc/alf_7AMN5rE/IMG_9150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>       Toothbrush painting             Taste tasting                        An ice igloo construction with the boys</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKF1mliUI/AAAAAAAABOg/PFwscmTOOo4/s1600-h/IMG_91523.jpg"><img title="IMG_9152" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9152" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKGEUZl4I/AAAAAAAABOk/DDQOdTlvh60/IMG_9152_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKGrj7lHI/AAAAAAAABOo/De-FWYifeRQ/s1600-h/IMG_91553.jpg"><img title="IMG_9155" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9155" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKGg5fGDI/AAAAAAAABOs/6eRHscvkCgU/IMG_9155_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKHB2GiWI/AAAAAAAABOw/Qdq1pymKB34/s1600-h/IMG_91563.jpg"><img title="IMG_9156" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9156" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzKHQVwC1I/AAAAAAAABO0/U5UAkcQ3Zxo/IMG_9156_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-82076914458575581662011-01-03T15:28:00.000-05:002011-04-30T22:47:43.438-04:00Jan. 3-7, 2011<p>Hard at work!</p> <p>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJpaitIvI/AAAAAAAABK0/Kvk3zdwr39I/s1600-h/IMG_90377.jpg"><img title="IMG_9037" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9037" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJpufp75I/AAAAAAAABK4/VluVBanhbVk/IMG_9037_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>        </p> <p>Letter Gg lesson                                                                                   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJqNxBj9I/AAAAAAAABK8/5ntSNfTCpa0/s1600-h/IMG_90393.jpg"><img title="IMG_9039" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9039" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJqYG0ZyI/AAAAAAAABLA/QprE1aGOr-M/IMG_9039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                                                            </p> <p>                                                                                A little balancing work for the younger ones , too</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJqjFdbfI/AAAAAAAABLE/woYWwZrek2I/s1600-h/IMG_90403.jpg"><img title="IMG_9040" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9040" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJq7gqI8I/AAAAAAAABLI/2Y1HbIIPoLo/IMG_9040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJrAXbxXI/AAAAAAAABLM/Deq5EU88ogw/s1600-h/IMG_90423.jpg"><img title="IMG_9042" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9042" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJrSlphMI/AAAAAAAABLQ/dW34buJOTKs/IMG_9042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Glitter snowflakes                          Building the alphabet                        Hmm…this is hard!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJrr60p0I/AAAAAAAABLU/BINMoq0Ovxc/s1600-h/IMG_90493.jpg"><img title="IMG_9049" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9049" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJrjVCwUI/AAAAAAAABLY/tDuBAmOqfPY/IMG_9049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJr6R8klI/AAAAAAAABLc/OiSaPB1wkPI/s1600-h/IMG_90543.jpg"><img title="IMG_9054" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9054" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJsdECqkI/AAAAAAAABLg/WFZChChyND0/IMG_9054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJsufwLhI/AAAAAAAABLk/_FgEF1MTBRg/s1600-h/IMG_90573.jpg"><img title="IMG_9057" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9057" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJs9EGv8I/AAAAAAAABLo/WTq2O_T-xik/IMG_9057_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>A little lacing                                                                                 And now story retelling of The Mitten</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJtXxL8SI/AAAAAAAABLs/Ryn2BjRn3ns/s1600-h/IMG_90633.jpg"><img title="IMG_9063" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9063" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJtS-7euI/AAAAAAAABLw/nH_ZIaZoOBk/IMG_9063_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                        </p> <p>                                        Ala hard at work doing what she does best!           Science lessons</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJt3xMySI/AAAAAAAABL0/rnIDfaut14U/s1600-h/IMG_90663.jpg"><img title="IMG_9066" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9066" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJuKiKB7I/AAAAAAAABL4/fKwBDRv4Dw0/IMG_9066_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJuROlzJI/AAAAAAAABL8/gdThzlKMhqg/s1600-h/IMG_90673.jpg"><img title="IMG_9067" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9067" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJuq5QZCI/AAAAAAAABMA/Y3X89yOkeNI/IMG_9067_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJu7A_FOI/AAAAAAAABME/2qJ4xcFVwVc/s1600-h/IMG_90703.jpg"><img title="IMG_9070" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9070" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJvG3ibxI/AAAAAAAABMI/uGffYyy-4es/IMG_9070_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>         <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJvYIP0fI/AAAAAAAABMM/YC3FCRJmgWc/s1600-h/IMG_90713.jpg"><img title="IMG_9071" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9071" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJvvUMm-I/AAAAAAAABMQ/bUx8VR7RB00/IMG_9071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                                <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJv19k_TI/AAAAAAAABMU/Hx6v3wBilgQ/s1600-h/IMG_90743.jpg"><img title="IMG_9074" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9074" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJwKA5FZI/AAAAAAAABMY/8_v7soa3tFI/IMG_9074_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Now Lil Bro’s science experiment…can he get the thread to melt onto the ice cube?  Yes!!</p> <p>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJwUtEY9I/AAAAAAAABMc/CdwoTWJ9-R0/s1600-h/IMG_90793.jpg"><img title="IMG_9079" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9079" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJwaOPd8I/AAAAAAAABMg/Oe-agVlycrI/IMG_9079_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJw3wYobI/AAAAAAAABMk/UThJqJgnGJ4/s1600-h/IMG_90823.jpg"><img title="IMG_9082" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9082" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJxC5eePI/AAAAAAAABMo/ayVolynbiAo/IMG_9082_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Some time to rest and relax…Gg “giraffe” picture for art book…tough assignment</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJxXk0XuI/AAAAAAAABMs/OBorMp3cc_U/s1600-h/IMG_90853.jpg"><img title="IMG_9085" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9085" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJxrD3yJI/AAAAAAAABMw/_kqGMouqiV8/IMG_9085_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJx30kLgI/AAAAAAAABM0/0DJmk-DC4ac/s1600-h/IMG_90863.jpg"><img title="IMG_9086" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_9086" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJyabQB6I/AAAAAAAABM4/PgAM9KNnY_Q/IMG_9086_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJzmgzoCI/AAAAAAAABM8/2Xo_INHRthI/s1600-h/IMG_90883.jpg"><img title="IMG_9088" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_9088" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TbzJzojpXTI/AAAAAAAABNA/sF6zvUR62G8/IMG_9088_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-63662931082517217802010-10-21T00:58:00.001-04:002010-10-21T00:58:59.148-04:00Just another day…Week 7<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3">This week was pretty normal, thankfully, and didn’t involve any doctors or bathrooms!  So let’s take a peek at the week:</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3"><u>WEEKEND</u></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3">Nana and Papa came over to visit on Saturday and Big Bro had a good friend come over on Sunday after church.  I would say that Ala feels right at home with Nana, wouldn’t you? </font></p> <p><u><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H4rvIGNI/AAAAAAAAA3M/w1haj3eKw1c/s1600-h/IMG_58522.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5852" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5852" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H5Vwt1sI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/i78Gd1OAtDo/IMG_5852_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H5gw8cuI/AAAAAAAAA3U/RudkbF8tCrE/s1600-h/IMG_58282.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5828" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5828" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H5_ikngI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/8yg-53e-HAo/IMG_5828_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H6H9pVNI/AAAAAAAAA3c/_qacx2D_krU/s1600-h/IMG_58333.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5833" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5833" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H6esWaoI/AAAAAAAAA3g/e-yIm0QWLuo/IMG_5833_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></font></u></p> <p><u><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3"></font></u></p> <p><u><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3">Monday</font></u></p> <p><u><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3"></font></u></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0000a0" size="3">Little Bro and his friend “B” experimenting with physics this morning</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">             </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H6p4jjQI/AAAAAAAAA3k/bWOJKyyln20/s1600-h/IMG_58602.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5860" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5860" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H66RCi4I/AAAAAAAAA3o/Jn7mnJBKTtI/IMG_5860_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                                        </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H7JtvNUI/AAAAAAAAA3s/XwlOyzuG0o4/s1600-h/IMG_58652.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5865" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5865" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H7qCNvAI/AAAAAAAAA3w/pRsrVZl7TbM/IMG_5865_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">          Reading fun for the two boys</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H73-DuBI/AAAAAAAAA30/9dWe6T_ftZY/s1600-h/IMG_58682.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5868" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5868" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H8W0eeQI/AAAAAAAAA34/uaXWP8smIHc/IMG_5868_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                   </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H8ttcW4I/AAAAAAAAA38/zLsbHFzEQA8/s1600-h/IMG_58692.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5869" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5869" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H9by9HpI/AAAAAAAAA4A/Y58cqGGFsX0/IMG_5869_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Here’s Big Bro and Papa working on middle school listening activities…it was actually quite challenging but they both enjoyed it!  Basically, I read instructions for the individual steps and they had to follow but I wasn’t allowed to repeat the directions or help in any way.  Definitely a skill that any man (yes, I did say that) could benefit from</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H999lyEI/AAAAAAAAA4E/J_lpu8CJWCA/s1600-h/IMG_58722.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5872" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5872" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H-NOf9VI/AAAAAAAAA4I/zjEJUeRr-nk/IMG_5872_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">             </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H-cR3PHI/AAAAAAAAA4M/LpzfbUYadew/s1600-h/IMG_58832.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5883" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5883" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H-7b-djI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/nUgw2yPQA3s/IMG_5883_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">            </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H_Dhm18I/AAAAAAAAA4U/19vMht2MQOY/s1600-h/IMG_58742.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5874" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5874" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H_dHnyZI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/3W0fL35LmpQ/IMG_5874_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H_hOvSSI/AAAAAAAAA4c/-EEl9YnBQc0/s1600-h/IMG_58755.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5875" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5875" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_H_kRDhYI/AAAAAAAAA4g/Eb0W_rqdIh8/IMG_5875_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IAFqtBnI/AAAAAAAAA4k/18Ow-w1frFs/s1600-h/IMG_58783.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5878" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5878" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IAQ1YHoI/AAAAAAAAA4o/MwfvGTzQMbE/IMG_5878_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IAXUSMCI/AAAAAAAAA4s/P4SO5xnnh6Y/s1600-h/IMG_58814.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5881" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5881" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IAlRwaPI/AAAAAAAAA4w/Uyqg0t7QRH8/IMG_5881_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Story time at lunch with Papa                               Taking advantage of the nicer weather out back</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">      </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IAylr_II/AAAAAAAAA40/QIP9lGPGD58/s1600-h/IMG_58902.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5890" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5890" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IBOjHEGI/AAAAAAAAA44/38iSaC4r6MI/IMG_5890_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                 </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IBUYcmqI/AAAAAAAAA48/R5m8jPBHD-s/s1600-h/IMG_58935.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5893" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5893" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IBmeUtMI/AAAAAAAAA5A/Cf5MPCcwx18/IMG_5893_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Here we are following up on Big Bro’s unit on Ancient Egypt by making a death mask.  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">             </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IB6R_HPI/AAAAAAAAA5E/Bags3UR6vXo/s1600-h/IMG_59162.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5916" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5916" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ICHYz75I/AAAAAAAAA5I/XELNJRx4Zq8/IMG_5916_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                                         </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ICQvgX9I/AAAAAAAAA5M/2o5c9G1CBPY/s1600-h/IMG_59322.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5932" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5932" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ICiwTm1I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/eK4w8uP_qME/IMG_5932_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">This was so incredibly funny and I was so lucky to have captured it on film!  At one point during the process, Little Bro leaned down and blew into the straw that Big Bro was using to breathe (his nostrils were open as well) from.  You can tell by Big Bro’s hands below that the incoming air was quite unexpected!  After a good laugh, we explained how breathing works to Little Bro who was really wanting to try this again.   Working on painting mask days later.  It is now hanging in our schoolroom.  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">       </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ICxyvp-I/AAAAAAAAA5U/2JVtt6Cu_zg/s1600-h/IMG_59235.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5923" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5923" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IDBoqXZI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/rWwCqG8Wp8w/IMG_5923_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">               </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IDUNCTFI/AAAAAAAAA5c/rOOhyUTO0zM/s1600-h/IMG_61482.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6148" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6148" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IDukayaI/AAAAAAAAA5g/R1jlHqCZW8k/IMG_6148_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><u><font color="#0000a0">TUESDAY</font></u></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Little Bro was super excited to find out that Tiny Tots was beginning again today!  Check out the happy face!  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                                    </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ID1CH8bI/AAAAAAAAA5k/3HEC4vmpsos/s1600-h/IMG_59352.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5935" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5935" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IEW6m2kI/AAAAAAAAA5o/xpvgDS6_5JI/IMG_5935_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">To make it even sweeter, “B” is there and he loves his teacher (B’s mom, Ms. Dona)!  So he gets to go and hang out with his friends and do cool things for an hour and forty-five minutes twice a week.  Not bad!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                          </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IEkX_93I/AAAAAAAAA5s/uH1xoMNuSI0/s1600-h/IMG_59402.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5940" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5940" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IFYY03OI/AAAAAAAAA5w/GyCN2VexL4c/IMG_5940_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                         </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IF_fFmpI/AAAAAAAAA50/NyKLVxid7yI/s1600-h/IMG_59385.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5938" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5938" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IGd_Qk6I/AAAAAAAAA54/hKtLGU8AkZ4/IMG_5938_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">While Little Bro was away, Big Bro was introduced to working with positive and negative integers.  We used poker chips to demonstrate the concept….worked like a charm!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">        </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IGx3c0KI/AAAAAAAAA58/HUvl1eiGgyM/s1600-h/IMG_59472.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5947" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5947" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IHAHEv0I/AAAAAAAAA6A/DFhEugwzTNI/IMG_5947_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">           </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IHTD-MGI/AAAAAAAAA6E/kib_BDfGr-E/s1600-h/IMG_59452.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5945" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5945" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IHvGhjJI/AAAAAAAAA6I/M_KlSukyh0Y/IMG_5945_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Some fun extracurricular items to go along with Ancient Egypt…several educational shows from the TV I’ve recorded over the past six+ months for upcoming lessons.  So we’ve been sprinkling these shows out on the weekend or periodically in the evening.  Then a fun “Toob”  workbox with items he’s learned about during his school time.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IH3mX7KI/AAAAAAAAA6M/8MQQ1LAeW3k/s1600-h/IMG_59522.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5952" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5952" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IIVgG8SI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/flwNVV53Gw4/IMG_5952_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IImFZsUI/AAAAAAAAA6U/GolMm5rcldg/s1600-h/IMG_59565.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5956" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5956" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_II01mmLI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/kAld0hK-dDc/IMG_5956_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IJCQDM9I/AAAAAAAAA6c/lgYWayhnaxw/s1600-h/IMG_59556.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5955" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5955" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IJaSvg2I/AAAAAAAAA6g/UnI7Ox3n1hk/IMG_5955_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">These we didn’t all receive today but am excited to share my new toys.  I’ve signed up for an assortment of items I’ve seen come around on the Internet/homeschool world.  Here is a sampling of some I’ve received in the past couple months:  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">from NASA                            love this one!!!  the entire collection of the series played this summer</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IJtiytqI/AAAAAAAAA6k/mfb356FrbnM/s1600-h/IMG_59632.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5963" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5963" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IKRbD-8I/AAAAAAAAA6o/Sl7vsqmdHjs/IMG_5963_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                                   </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IKr2Oj7I/AAAAAAAAA6s/uTn_Q4eFqI8/s1600-h/IMG_59572.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5957" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5957" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ILXKaIWI/AAAAAAAAA6w/kVv7QHRlvqs/IMG_5957_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">     neat P.E. lessons/activities in this box                        more info and posters from NASA</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                        </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ILpbt1wI/AAAAAAAAA60/jzhHI2P9ANw/s1600-h/IMG_59582.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5958" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5958" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IL-xeWnI/AAAAAAAAA64/d6Z1NIaDxgM/IMG_5958_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                      </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IME-3uvI/AAAAAAAAA68/EQk8t6xkcYA/s1600-h/IMG_59622.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5962" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5962" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IMcMNLpI/AAAAAAAAA7A/5B4tO2wDBBw/IMG_5962_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Reading with Papa…he said at dinner that having Papa go home was his low!!  How sweet is that!  The boys do love their Nana and Papa for sure!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                             </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IMjwKMCI/AAAAAAAAA7E/khE8cKM3MZo/s1600-h/IMG_59722.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5972" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5972" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IMxFelZI/AAAAAAAAA7I/w3nHqfsO8NA/IMG_5972_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">   </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Big Bro enjoying our change of weather while listening to a book on CD for fluency.  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                              </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_INKBtWII/AAAAAAAAA7M/pN2VbuqPYl8/s1600-h/IMG_59692.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5969" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5969" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_INakCMMI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/s5R5_2FnVIE/IMG_5969_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> Tried something a little fun for lunch today…a ghost grilled cheese sandwich.   The boys thought it was neat and gobbled it up!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                               </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_INupgOII/AAAAAAAAA7U/1AewJBstC48/s1600-h/IMG_59742.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5974" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5974" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IOBfE00I/AAAAAAAAA7Y/5piv6-Pya7Y/IMG_5974_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> The boys are checking out my real cartouche Nana had made for me when we lived in Germany.  They thought it was cool that my name was on the other side in English and in hieroglyphics on the other.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IOejDkEI/AAAAAAAAA7c/1Ffel4PmvOI/s1600-h/IMG_59762.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5976" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5976" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IO0DsmJI/AAAAAAAAA7g/deFnMFVqtOQ/IMG_5976_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IPKl4tvI/AAAAAAAAA7k/8EiZQ0XA8zY/s1600-h/IMG_59782.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5978" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5978" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IPXFIujI/AAAAAAAAA7o/0n6ONO3aBoE/IMG_5978_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IPjLGadI/AAAAAAAAA7s/NhQtc6JU_jw/s1600-h/IMG_59804.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5980" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5980" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IQrfHpgI/AAAAAAAAA7w/W2PX-NEM9mI/IMG_5980_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="245" border="0" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"><strong><u> WEDNESDAY</u></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">The boys favorite day of the week…co-op day!  Here’s Little Bro learning to jump rope.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                        </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IQ388l7I/AAAAAAAAA70/MgbJjCIUdww/s1600-h/IMG_59852.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5985" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5985" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IRLQ89WI/AAAAAAAAA74/1HtYOLT27Dc/IMG_5985_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">             </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IRbkCTfI/AAAAAAAAA78/9nL68eCkNSo/s1600-h/IMG_59975.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_5997" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5997" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IRlzPEGI/AAAAAAAAA8A/NBZEXzSxfVU/IMG_5997_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">    </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">We sit next to a tree perfect for climbing and I caught these shots of Little Bro!  So cute!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">               </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IR39chQI/AAAAAAAAA8E/8CAMCvSnb-o/s1600-h/IMG_60092.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6009" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6009" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ISGdUtfI/AAAAAAAAA8I/oOJIv6pU1so/IMG_6009_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                 </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ISZoKwtI/AAAAAAAAA8M/0on8Kks7XbA/s1600-h/IMG_60152.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6015" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6015" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_ITDwIy6I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/LeT27bvdUzY/IMG_6015_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> Lunch with our friends.   So glad to have met them last spring when we first tried kickball.  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">        </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IT0J2S-I/AAAAAAAAA8U/YuCJAJ-5pJc/s1600-h/IMG_60132.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6013" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6013" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IUTic1SI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/RzvcX7gdXY8/IMG_6013_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">           </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IUtMsHnI/AAAAAAAAA8c/55sq_fQauqg/s1600-h/IMG_60232.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6023" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6023" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IUzwBviI/AAAAAAAAA8g/cFAjOSsyUGg/IMG_6023_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> Story time about spiders and now making the Itsy Bitsy Spider and her water spout.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">     </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IVZikOUI/AAAAAAAAA8k/JM3cePVR2rI/s1600-h/IMG_60242.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6024" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6024" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IVl5-9DI/AAAAAAAAA8o/AnslRRnAdA8/IMG_6024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">       </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IVwh_gnI/AAAAAAAAA8s/6POeWfdTEAI/s1600-h/IMG_60302.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6030" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6030" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IWIV9PmI/AAAAAAAAA80/-wIPdXUVh7M/IMG_6030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">       </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IWdtmKHI/AAAAAAAAA84/u6NgrxjFBSk/s1600-h/IMG_60332.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6033" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6033" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IW6jJJgI/AAAAAAAAA88/DwlZnY5R-HQ/IMG_6033_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                              Silliness.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">         </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IXG97v4I/AAAAAAAAA9A/_XWK-R1i7Yo/s1600-h/IMG_60422.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6042" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6042" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IXfFmO_I/AAAAAAAAA9E/keT6jhPkq8Y/IMG_6042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">               </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IXvjtP4I/AAAAAAAAA9I/jstXps146FI/s1600-h/IMG_60432.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6043" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6043" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IX19bsoI/AAAAAAAAA9M/VUT_KPkrGjA/IMG_6043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> Now weaving a web for his spider…nice job.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IYAW5I8I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/NeKwJvsomNg/s1600-h/IMG_60532.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6053" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6053" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IYWW3inI/AAAAAAAAA9U/cqYy16TPzeU/IMG_6053_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IZP51XCI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/yVIKb9b0zPg/s1600-h/IMG_60552.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6055" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6055" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IZaXaQkI/AAAAAAAAA9c/eAOu5_UvpWI/IMG_6055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IZh9wS3I/AAAAAAAAA9g/IPwvybTK5s0/s1600-h/IMG_60622.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6062" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6062" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IZ6xc0cI/AAAAAAAAA9k/x9ociaJGJ48/IMG_6062_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"></font></p> <p><u><font color="#0000a0">THURSDAY</font></u></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Our every afternoon staple…swimming.   I love this photo of Big Bro getting his swim on!  I get to visit on Wednesday afternoons…one of only 2 days I’m not tutoring in the afternoon.  I’m so lucky to have met a great gal there to visit with on those days!  Hi, April!  And Big Bro really enjoys hanging out with her son during and after class as well.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                                     </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IaLKOQHI/AAAAAAAAA9o/FCvecn__Bdo/s1600-h/IMG_6096%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6096" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6096" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ial5FUEI/AAAAAAAAA9s/zb7owlfL3FA/IMG_6096_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">         </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">After swim today we headed to the mall so he could pick out a new pair of glasses and renew his prescription after our appointment with his eye doctor a week or so ago.   He ended up picking the red frames and we love them!  He looks so smart…thankfully he has the brains to go with the looks,  too.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">           </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ia2BnsuI/AAAAAAAAA9w/YyygP4sqwd4/s1600-h/IMG_6375%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6375" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6375" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ia3KKD9I/AAAAAAAAA90/E-nMAXwRNbU/IMG_6375_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">  </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IbKMZzFI/AAAAAAAAA94/GAVPJz4XTUY/s1600-h/DSC05671%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="DSC05671" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC05671" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IbU0OfiI/AAAAAAAAA98/0tV-jo7ZmBY/DSC05671_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Letter Dd board for Little Bro</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                        </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IbjicZ-I/AAAAAAAAA-A/1VgIJYprGLU/s1600-h/IMG_6196%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6196" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6196" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ib5XLZjI/AAAAAAAAA-E/kahWbUrhEb4/IMG_6196_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Daddy and Little Bro prepping for a science experiment on energy.  Here they are using a spool, rubber band, toothpick and rulers to determine its kinetic and potential energy.  Thanks Daddy for always pitching in for math and science!!  You rock (pun intended)!  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IcM6b-iI/AAAAAAAAA-I/ogxM1VqdpPA/s1600-h/IMG_6125%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6125" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6125" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IcbaGZRI/AAAAAAAAA-M/h9SSsL4Rm8o/IMG_6125_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ic61f71I/AAAAAAAAA-Q/5I_rzmlV-CI/s1600-h/IMG_6138%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6138" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6138" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IdBx2yJI/AAAAAAAAA-U/GcQsPZBp1ZU/IMG_6138_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">The swimmer got a new rash guard at the mall last night so he was modeling it for us.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">                                                   </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IdTKxfmI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/chzwJsHiFk4/s1600-h/IMG_6145%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6145" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6145" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IdW_j7CI/AAAAAAAAA-c/cQ1apz32xLE/IMG_6145_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><u><font color="#0000a0">FRIDAY</font></u></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">It was such lovely weather we all decided to do our lessons (including Daddy) on the back patio today.  Big Bro was doing his FLVS lesson while Little Bro and I finished up letter Dd.  First we reviewed letters A-C by having him place objects in the correct pile according to it’s beginning sound. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Idmvx_gI/AAAAAAAAA-g/jFcPavDayVY/s1600-h/IMG_6158%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6158" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6158" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Id5o_mKI/AAAAAAAAA-k/Mzp1_C4TCWc/IMG_6158_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IeMcpdmI/AAAAAAAAA-o/SDoILp49cP8/s1600-h/IMG_6164%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6164" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6164" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IeUKEIlI/AAAAAAAAA-s/unZHeG45P-o/IMG_6164_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Couldn’t resist these cute face shots!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ieg08eSI/AAAAAAAAA-w/QMF2yP_zsjE/s1600-h/IMG_6166%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6166" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6166" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ie6q3JwI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bnegLOFlct4/IMG_6166_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IfFEf3GI/AAAAAAAAA-4/gecI6zY2qXg/s1600-h/IMG_6170%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6170" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6170" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IfanykKI/AAAAAAAAA-8/8J_L9oxF4HQ/IMG_6170_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Even Ala decided to join us under Big Bro’s feet.  Even in the experiment above, she was wandering around them like a shark.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IflMw30I/AAAAAAAAA_A/bVLiYh_YJk0/s1600-h/IMG_6174%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6174" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6174" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_If0H40KI/AAAAAAAAA_E/0tuBD77JQqA/IMG_6174_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IgX_8AhI/AAAAAAAAA_I/qGRZm30-yOw/s1600-h/IMG_6176%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6176" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6176" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IhPPg01I/AAAAAAAAA_M/V7dkWejmYgQ/IMG_6176_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Big Bro hard at work…right???                Dd—dots for our alphabet book</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IhkLfdtI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/1w_vBYxYgII/s1600-h/IMG_6177%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6177" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6177" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ih43iXkI/AAAAAAAAA_U/tVxiBNg8XzY/IMG_6177_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0">                         </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IiMnTw_I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/5ByYRZmVjoc/s1600-h/IMG_6181%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6181" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6181" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IidOzRwI/AAAAAAAAA_c/DqCuX_qmQTY/IMG_6181_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Creating a dolphin by copying my model…no help from me and I think he did a great job!!  He’s adding some kelp in and a sun in the sky, too!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IiuWAzcI/AAAAAAAAA_g/5CGHRI3P0Vw/s1600-h/IMG_6186%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6186" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6186" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IjGtLT2I/AAAAAAAAA_k/iem-NxtyTBU/IMG_6186_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IjaPLijI/AAAAAAAAA_o/dxS0qlg38NU/s1600-h/IMG_6189%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6189" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6189" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IjjBkXlI/AAAAAAAAA_s/BurSP2oDPyo/IMG_6189_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Yeah!  Nana’s hard work (a shout out for Nana!!) paid off and we were  ready to mail out our postcards for the United States postcard swap.  Woo hoo!  Here’s what we added to the back for our recipients to read.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IjnjFgSI/AAAAAAAAA_w/Qe-5KM4cu2s/s1600-h/IMG_6191%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6191" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6191" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Ij9LEIcI/AAAAAAAAA_0/LaAPKr-dGPM/IMG_6191_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_IkI0vgWI/AAAAAAAAA_4/lbJbtYL6nrE/s1600-h/IMG_6193%5B2%5D.jpg"><font color="#0000a0"><img title="IMG_6193" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6193" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TL_Iku8jlQI/AAAAAAAAA_8/KZniUds78-g/IMG_6193_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></font></a><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Until next week,</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0">Crystal</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0"> </font></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-560392359492093352010-10-18T13:04:00.000-04:002010-11-15T13:23:20.061-05:00Loving this life…Week 9<p>I love homeschooling and can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago!  It has been wonderful for my relationship with both boys.  We are having lots of fun together and are enjoying learning at various times of the day and even different days of the week.  That frees up other times we can do other things while the rest of the world is at school or work.  It’s really just a win-win situation :)</p> <p>So, not so many photos of Big Bro in school activities (you know, the actual core curriculum) because really how many photos of him at the computer do you need.  Also, when I’m doing individual lessons with him…obviously, no photos can be taken.  So although there may not be photos of the lessons, just know they are taking place.  Little Bro’s activities are more hands-on and therefore lend themselves to more photo ops.  </p> <p> </p> <p>MONDAY</p> <p>“B” is here so we made some fun Halloween popcorn hands together.  Fun!</p> <p>           <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6IpkRRnI/AAAAAAAABFw/TDFCtQ34g30/s1600-h/IMG_6636%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6636" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6636" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6JGEpJII/AAAAAAAABF0/4GJ3F58NelM/IMG_6636_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6JcgZxXI/AAAAAAAABF4/02hXTRHFfvE/s1600-h/IMG_6644%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6644" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6644" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6JuQr9rI/AAAAAAAABF8/KaTERuc1EbQ/IMG_6644_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6KB4qDQI/AAAAAAAABGA/6zB-YnfICrk/s1600-h/IMG_6645%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6645" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6645" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6KvDxj3I/AAAAAAAABGE/Dx5QiaH0Ges/IMG_6645_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>          Then a little fine motor work with shapes while Papa watches on…                            </p> <p>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6K95smLI/AAAAAAAABGI/DuyZhSgOaCE/s1600-h/IMG_6646%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6646" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6646" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6LMbsqmI/AAAAAAAABGM/qEKGNoCCDd0/IMG_6646_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6LpjRKTI/AAAAAAAABGQ/osGGgCjXSxc/s1600-h/IMG_6650%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6650" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6650" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6LwRkcsI/AAAAAAAABGU/XRRIF5KY_h0/IMG_6650_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>   </p> <p> A lesson in typing and using homerow keys.   “B” and Little Bro with play-doh.  </p> <p>           <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6MIaz6zI/AAAAAAAABGY/GEjQltBxz7c/s1600-h/IMG_6662%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6662" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6662" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6MiUeovI/AAAAAAAABGc/ShkkYEjHg6Q/IMG_6662_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6M-8iRGI/AAAAAAAABGg/lngGWYdLjus/s1600-h/IMG_6663%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6663" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6663" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6N3IEyOI/AAAAAAAABGk/CyfVh3o1yVk/IMG_6663_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                                                                                             </p> <p>            <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6ODhVmeI/AAAAAAAABGo/sNxvTvZokRQ/s1600-h/IMG_6665%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6665" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6665" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6OXcwEsI/AAAAAAAABGs/hk2E_kiTaHQ/IMG_6665_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>TUESDAY</p> <p>Cooking activity for the letter “D”…doughnuts for dessert</p> <p>                           <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6O_paYQI/AAAAAAAABGw/92fM7d3afG4/s1600-h/IMG_6667%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6667" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6667" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6PJA5voI/AAAAAAAABG0/hewP1D9-EKQ/IMG_6667_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6PqP2TTI/AAAAAAAABG4/8rYCCqfRoqs/s1600-h/IMG_6675%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6675" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6675" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6QHlL--I/AAAAAAAABG8/0_GeKXGTTWQ/IMG_6675_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="227" border="0" /></a>           </p> <p>                          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6QvYkuwI/AAAAAAAABHA/KgF6KVtUMBY/s1600-h/IMG_6671%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6671" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6671" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6Q5yv-7I/AAAAAAAABHE/RSvw_E2KhD8/IMG_6671_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="225" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6RZ8kNdI/AAAAAAAABHI/ag1sWgUYnwo/s1600-h/IMG_6680%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6680" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6680" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6RzO4HgI/AAAAAAAABHM/0Lsu2rCI2zk/IMG_6680_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Creative arts project to finish up Ancient Egypt…a clay pyramid…our nighttime project</p> <p>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6SjUiM7I/AAAAAAAABHU/RsEyvoj7akg/s1600-h/IMG_6690%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6690" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6690" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6S7qPhwI/AAAAAAAABHY/LBEyGOVRlXQ/IMG_6690_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6TO-nl-I/AAAAAAAABHc/IvyqTQcEcAo/s1600-h/IMG_6691%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6691" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6691" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6TaqcWtI/AAAAAAAABHg/oLoNCMe0l_E/IMG_6691_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6T5R4MBI/AAAAAAAABHk/2FiKVrdRNDg/s1600-h/IMG_6692%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6692" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6692" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6UZR7aVI/AAAAAAAABHo/GPO7-bVqWVA/IMG_6692_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6Ukd1n6I/AAAAAAAABHs/RrAkNLD-KpY/s1600-h/IMG_6694%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6694" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6694" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6VJlbLzI/AAAAAAAABHw/JA0HMLe0WVw/IMG_6694_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6VfYihiI/AAAAAAAABH0/ddsxszNCRvc/s1600-h/IMG_6695%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6695" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6695" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6WIx7PmI/AAAAAAAABH4/_OTCi_125VQ/IMG_6695_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>WEDNESDAY</p> <p>Pumpkin grilled cheese with some heart cucumbers.  Here’s Papa helping us learn about reading fluency as he reads a reader’s theater script.</p> <p>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6WYabb2I/AAAAAAAABH8/V8dorlI_wwU/s1600-h/IMG_6696%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6696" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6696" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6WtJowVI/AAAAAAAABIA/MhRCuOd9CYI/IMG_6696_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6XLM4EbI/AAAAAAAABIE/3HvmrnzWz0w/s1600-h/IMG_6703%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6703" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6703" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6Xhw7NRI/AAAAAAAABII/uNR_8NVw6DM/IMG_6703_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Co-op!  Here is tle Bro learning about the ins and outs of pumpkins and squash.</p> <p>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6X7zaByI/AAAAAAAABIM/j2RgCuZbiK4/s1600-h/IMG_6709%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6709" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6709" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6YIAb35I/AAAAAAAABIQ/6nx7boC8DvU/IMG_6709_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6YtcW1gI/AAAAAAAABIU/TGj0LdiTSbY/s1600-h/IMG_6712%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6712" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6712" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6ZK5R-NI/AAAAAAAABIY/4LQwkuC7eM0/IMG_6712_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6ZUp_c8I/AAAAAAAABIc/YDzLNBw3pg0/s1600-h/IMG_6715%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6715" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6715" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6ZmwXgNI/AAAAAAAABIg/e8xi82Fr75E/IMG_6715_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6aRimf8I/AAAAAAAABIk/WB1Dl6hQ9kE/s1600-h/IMG_6720%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6720" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6720" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6bHeEbiI/AAAAAAAABIo/YLadTJTFG2A/IMG_6720_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6beAXoyI/AAAAAAAABIs/pS4KhTEBVZ0/s1600-h/IMG_6725%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6725" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6725" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6csyg8HI/AAAAAAAABIw/Xj2dBVPPUL0/IMG_6725_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Dad and I had to do a bit of repair on Big Bro’s pyramid so it would be ready the next day for painting.  Here’s Ala waiting for some attention while we work.</p> <p>                          <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6c3vwSII/AAAAAAAABI0/eTzy-374ETY/s1600-h/IMG_6726%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6726" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6726" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6dMgpBzI/AAAAAAAABI4/m9nen0S4GMs/IMG_6726_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6dbIicGI/AAAAAAAABI8/RGPGUNgg0Cw/s1600-h/IMG_6730%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6730" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6730" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6dvPKNuI/AAAAAAAABJA/0-X5VWGsHl0/IMG_6730_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                           <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6eNY52pI/AAAAAAAABJE/8k4h2AzV0ew/s1600-h/IMG_6734%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6734" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6734" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6fu5sC_I/AAAAAAAABJI/bjG1afOYowc/IMG_6734_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Here’s a fun day at Busch Gardens with some hs friends.  Check out the tortoise eat!</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6gMNwQ4I/AAAAAAAABJM/3h5MaarcXOo/s1600-h/IMG_6740%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6740" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6740" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6gSGUEpI/AAAAAAAABJQ/dkVsuS43Llg/IMG_6740_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6g2FaPnI/AAAAAAAABJU/rFrgQa-Ztck/s1600-h/IMG_6743%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6743" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6743" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6hzMZRwI/AAAAAAAABJY/fMpU1-Ls4xs/IMG_6743_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Riding rhino rally…shotgun style                     Big Bro’s first time on cheetah case since it opened years ago!  Good job!</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6iPj8W1I/AAAAAAAABJc/R6vGPuD4wGw/s1600-h/IMG_6755%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6755" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6755" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6iYLk42I/AAAAAAAABJg/WdpGbNuyFn0/IMG_6755_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6iyKyluI/AAAAAAAABJk/UM42hv0jQX8/s1600-h/IMG_6768%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6768" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6768" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6jGytVjI/AAAAAAAABJo/-Rp0aFA7a2k/IMG_6768_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>A little lunch break under Sheikra…nice time to visit with each other.</p> <p>                                                              <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6jTaAsHI/AAAAAAAABJs/NSud3Lth14Y/s1600-h/IMG_6769%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6769" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6769" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6j57roVI/AAAAAAAABJw/-flXE7RToDw/IMG_6769_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>      </p> <p>FRIDAY</p> <p>We love Fridays because we do school in the morning and then go to P.E. in the park with friends and a P.E. teacher.  Today they did an obstacle course and lots of kickball!  They also did a getting to know you game in a circle.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6kPPeyGI/AAAAAAAABJ0/oRx8PE1gR9Q/s1600-h/IMG_6777%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6777" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6777" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6khC1esI/AAAAAAAABJ4/J0pA_nNT8GY/IMG_6777_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="243" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6k4h2_CI/AAAAAAAABJ8/Wj2GBANs_zs/s1600-h/IMG_6798%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6798" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6798" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6lMMCt0I/AAAAAAAABKA/KbJGnMV0oNU/IMG_6798_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6lSoPTRI/AAAAAAAABKE/ZD9CKKq40OI/s1600-h/IMG_6802%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6802" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6802" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOF6lqvrbPI/AAAAAAAABKI/M3DycnAorFc/IMG_6802_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> Until next time,</p> <p>Crystal</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-16604147454773519392010-10-11T12:35:00.000-04:002010-11-15T11:36:13.150-05:00Catching Up…Week 8<p>I’m so sorry to report that I’m a bit behind on my blogging.  My original goal was to blog once a week but now it’s more like twice a month.  I’m hoping to be able to carve out some more time to get back to once a week updates.  Fingers crossed!</p> <p>Okay, so back to homeschooling.  This week started off with a bang as it was our once monthly visit to Crystal Springs Preserve.  The topic this month was “slimy monsters,” aka frogs and toads.  Here are some photos from the day, and yes, it did include touching and examining a dissected bullfrog.  </p> <p>MONDAY</p> <p>“B” and Little Bro checking out the American bullfrog insides…Love Little Bro’s expression…partly from the insides and partly from the “lovely” smell!  </p> <p>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfDm2sguI/AAAAAAAABAE/WzkC-AGhNBg/s1600-h/IMG_62302.jpg"><img title="IMG_6230" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6230" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfESg_wpI/AAAAAAAABAI/cq_DNph4UyE/IMG_6230_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                                <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfE9Jj0tI/AAAAAAAABAM/HuB5apZ41qc/s1600-h/IMG_62312.jpg"><img title="IMG_6231" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6231" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfGYmTXuI/AAAAAAAABAQ/opRr2LC_xv4/IMG_6231_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The dissection (already done for us by the way) was just too much for Big Bro…so he waited outside until we were done.  So much for his career as a surgeon!  Later on our hike, we found the origin of the spring.  This is where Zephyrhills water comes from!  Water here is $.25 per bottle!</p> <p>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfHBk0r3I/AAAAAAAABAU/TmjSDo5JkLU/s1600-h/IMG_62342.jpg"><img title="IMG_6234" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6234" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfHwdItsI/AAAAAAAABAY/bTjFIKrIwpw/IMG_6234_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfIpNF4sI/AAAAAAAABAc/wH1flsSR6ng/s1600-h/IMG_62572.jpg"><img title="IMG_6257" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6257" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfJlnvgUI/AAAAAAAABAg/ql2gbbwptuM/IMG_6257_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>My now-not-sick-to-my-stomach Big Bro…an 800 year old tree, too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfKSRrINI/AAAAAAAABAk/LxF0DJmhe8M/s1600-h/IMG_62592.jpg"><img title="IMG_6259" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6259" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfLfsuPdI/AAAAAAAABAo/soaYpZBd3PQ/IMG_6259_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfMwuSwJI/AAAAAAAABAs/YRmQKlbaqMg/s1600-h/IMG_62642.jpg"><img title="IMG_6264" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6264" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfOO346KI/AAAAAAAABAw/vhkVcegW3hQ/IMG_6264_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Checking out this really cool frog trap which is nothing more than a safe home on the bank of a pond for frogs to hide in and away from snakes.  Neat idea!  PVC pipe! </p> <p>                              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfOpihsVI/AAAAAAAABA0/U11igGS-bj0/s1600-h/IMG_62692.jpg"><img title="IMG_6269" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfPUDVrGI/AAAAAAAABA4/iLkMC_lQMHQ/IMG_6269_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfQstIM4I/AAAAAAAABA8/kEi-x0FlvVQ/s1600-h/IMG_62742.jpg"><img title="IMG_6274" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6274" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfQ7NsTwI/AAAAAAAABBA/QoiUqRxG9gw/IMG_6274_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>     </p> <p>A sweet moment between buddies and then between brothers.  </p> <p>                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfRkTgvtI/AAAAAAAABBE/tr6KcT4LpeY/s1600-h/IMG_62772.jpg"><img title="IMG_6277" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6277" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfSURBOZI/AAAAAAAABBI/MQ5CXnRx7Po/IMG_6277_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfT7dymPI/AAAAAAAABBM/uw4vFiV3S-w/s1600-h/IMG_62802.jpg"><img title="IMG_6280" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfVA1MxDI/AAAAAAAABBQ/bLi_QQJ7z9E/IMG_6280_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Checking out the naughty toads taking over Florida and eating all of our native frogs</p> <p>              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfVsCu-hI/AAAAAAAABBU/cXja_W2R9bc/s1600-h/IMG_62852.jpg"><img title="IMG_6285" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6285" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfWDhBzeI/AAAAAAAABBY/IkEKet0IOVQ/IMG_6285_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfW7Za0SI/AAAAAAAABBc/awg6dar508Y/s1600-h/IMG_63122.jpg"><img title="IMG_6312" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6312" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfX37AvHI/AAAAAAAABBg/8Ri3TK01ZPg/IMG_6312_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              </p> <p>                                                         And now lunchtime!</p> <p>                               <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfYrVMoaI/AAAAAAAABBk/WIh5NrNIC1U/s1600-h/IMG_63492.jpg"><img title="IMG_6349" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6349" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfZQAFsBI/AAAAAAAABBo/NQrsMB3GHZ0/IMG_6349_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfaKh7cEI/AAAAAAAABBs/KIqdvBZB7z0/s1600-h/IMG_63502.jpg"><img title="IMG_6350" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6350" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfbrK6tWI/AAAAAAAABBw/DyMzfZL6xcY/IMG_6350_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a></p> <p> <br />TUESDAY</p> <p>Big Bro hardly working, oops, I mean working hard.  :)</p> <p> </p> <p>                                         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfcvkzMwI/AAAAAAAABB0/BW9Ymtt39ms/s1600-h/IMG_63732.jpg"><img title="IMG_6373" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6373" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfdTvCsdI/AAAAAAAABB4/WNR0nJ2X1Ak/IMG_6373_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>We went to a drummer’s circle called Hands on Heroes at Ruth Eckerd Hall.  The topic was bullying and how to help other’s who are experiencing it and how to recognize it within yourself.   Absolutely well done!  They even had (top photo) a group of youths who were in a detention center for bullying (and other type things) who are now teaching others the devastation created by such actions.  </p> <p>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfePF1MzI/AAAAAAAABB8/6bdPv-scMPc/s1600-h/IMG_63762.jpg"><img title="IMG_6376" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6376" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfenLOu1I/AAAAAAAABCA/MeZMEZ5TKm0/IMG_6376_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFffA1NgKI/AAAAAAAABCE/-ojZvl_j7NU/s1600-h/IMG_63982.jpg"><img title="IMG_6398" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6398" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFffrzs-wI/AAAAAAAABCI/_hnKIrABe5w/IMG_6398_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            </p> <p>                                             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfgjPuy3I/AAAAAAAABCM/Sx5hlbkjhuo/s1600-h/IMG_64122.jpg"><img title="IMG_6412" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6412" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfi1eHJUI/AAAAAAAABCQ/q6WfaYMAf-4/IMG_6412_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> WEDNESDAY</p> <p>Can’t find my photos for day at co-op, I guess.  Or maybe I didn’t take any which would highly unusual.</p> <p>THURSDAY</p> <p>I had a dr.’s appointment today and was gone all morning so Dad was in charge.  So no pictures from the morning lessons.  All independent work, though, for Big Bro and play time with Papa all day.</p> <p> </p> <p> A little one on one time with Papa…Ala is enjoying her treat Papa brought her :)</p> <p>            <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfj9f7VQI/AAAAAAAABCU/spmtkkt1vpQ/s1600-h/IMG_64392.jpg"><img title="IMG_6439" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6439" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFflchjpKI/AAAAAAAABCY/HuOk1i3IQmg/IMG_6439_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfl9B_hsI/AAAAAAAABCc/juMEbad0iv0/s1600-h/IMG_64422.jpg"><img title="IMG_6442" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6442" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfmsXg6KI/AAAAAAAABCg/xJW2afwKM1I/IMG_6442_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfnDxJF8I/AAAAAAAABCk/81knxnfkvSU/s1600-h/IMG_64482.jpg"><img title="IMG_6448" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6448" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfnwBIVbI/AAAAAAAABCo/G57zU9kIpZM/IMG_6448_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Preparation for the Fantastic Florida Fair with a homeschool group.  Our topic was “Unique and Quirky Facts about Florida” which was fun for all of us to learn about.  Other topics students had were:  lighthouses, backyard animal friends, Seminole Indians and other similar topics.  Ala loves to help!</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfp57gjDI/AAAAAAAABCs/aEvIwsLvImc/s1600-h/IMG_64542.jpg"><img title="IMG_6454" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfq1M4IbI/AAAAAAAABCw/XJs7FJERW4E/IMG_6454_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                      <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfrtNB_qI/AAAAAAAABC0/xT9uOsrx9tA/s1600-h/IMG_64572.jpg"><img title="IMG_6457" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6457" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfsUaW5OI/AAAAAAAABC4/xfmoswVZ_wo/IMG_6457_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro giving discussing his project with a family.</p> <p>                  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFftF_O5PI/AAAAAAAABC8/_oKhPQZ0hkI/s1600-h/IMG_64602.jpg"><img title="IMG_6460" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6460" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfujXbd4I/AAAAAAAABDA/fVyZJsau5iI/IMG_6460_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfvKGd0hI/AAAAAAAABDE/OCzB9AL_2t4/s1600-h/IMG_65082.jpg"><img title="IMG_6508" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6508" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfw9nC8QI/AAAAAAAABDI/N-UKRT6KpRs/IMG_6508_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>After the demonstrations the younger kids went outside for a little free play.</p> <p>                                                                   <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfxUDt0HI/AAAAAAAABDM/S_Etldtb0FA/s1600-h/IMG_65122.jpg"><img title="IMG_6512" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6512" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfyN_EU-I/AAAAAAAABDQ/80epw6O23ck/IMG_6512_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p> <br />FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY</p> <p>This was the highlight of the week…a camp trip with about a dozen other families.  We went to an awesome campground and actually stayed in a cabin for the first time, primitive, yes, but oh so fun!  Here’s a few highlights from the trip:</p> <p>Cabin and potluck dinner the first night</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfzIWXMBI/AAAAAAAABDU/bmWQAiRJLko/s1600-h/IMG_6525%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6525" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6525" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFfzqTsUOI/AAAAAAAABDY/mBL5Hw0X1Yw/IMG_6525_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf0W5DKYI/AAAAAAAABDc/ggPDlymCw-A/s1600-h/IMG_6531%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6531" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6531" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf1blW_SI/AAAAAAAABDg/7KTJ3DwIDNc/IMG_6531_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf19OUVzI/AAAAAAAABDk/1QleT7cqCbM/s1600-h/IMG_6535_s%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6535_s" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6535_s" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf3ajg9qI/AAAAAAAABDo/74ARjb1c4y0/IMG_6535_s_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf4H-b78I/AAAAAAAABDs/YCxNrMb7AFE/s1600-h/IMG_6544%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6544" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6544" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf5HlKYbI/AAAAAAAABD0/UMW7yAAm3dM/IMG_6544_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf54iiUfI/AAAAAAAABD4/m6tldWLDNWk/s1600-h/IMG_6548%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6548" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6548" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf6mCeGGI/AAAAAAAABD8/YD7pRx4BzfA/IMG_6548_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf7U9N6mI/AAAAAAAABEA/qTKahlZUFeI/s1600-h/IMG_6551%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6551" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6551" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf8A8770I/AAAAAAAABEE/0WV_E_pfo6o/IMG_6551_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Time for bed</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf86fHkoI/AAAAAAAABEI/B9d2tIEqcAY/s1600-h/IMG_6562%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6562" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6562" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf9ZakbiI/AAAAAAAABEM/WjEKMHJ94xs/IMG_6562_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf-fkmHdI/AAAAAAAABEQ/eSYx4YlBUwo/s1600-h/IMG_6566%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6566" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6566" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFf_UO2RiI/AAAAAAAABEU/bx3928TTyBQ/IMG_6566_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>I think someone takes his job a little too seriously!  Rest time with his girl!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgACJwRKI/AAAAAAAABEY/cwBCLeNPNHQ/s1600-h/IMG_6570%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6570" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6570" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgBNgAJxI/AAAAAAAABEc/xMiwWSVVzTk/IMG_6570_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgB6Mt1iI/AAAAAAAABEg/hiUGOowLex0/s1600-h/IMG_6573%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6573" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_6573" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgDKKPh0I/AAAAAAAABEk/4NnC5aKCLdI/IMG_6573_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>It’s lunchtime…grilling their dogs.  Our wonderful friends…great time together!  Played canasta and Catch Phrase together at night…lost miserably…although in our defense, we had only played once in close to 4 years. <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgDe9qs8I/AAAAAAAABEo/63Rf7Y5koRA/s1600-h/IMG_6579%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6579" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6579" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgEIyviSI/AAAAAAAABEs/nW0NsalRvzE/IMG_6579_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgEyxUjOI/AAAAAAAABEw/ZPhQ1TTYX0I/s1600-h/IMG_6580_s%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6580_s" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6580_s" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgFu0mAUI/AAAAAAAABE0/fJwXEu3xtfI/IMG_6580_s_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A sweaty, grimy but happy boy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgGuKJJgI/AAAAAAAABE4/c5V_5PnNbog/s1600-h/IMG_6595%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6595" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6595" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgHt98c8I/AAAAAAAABE8/nFk3MN8MkW8/IMG_6595_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Tin Foil Cooking…Yummy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgJEKZUmI/AAAAAAAABFA/61WgV5Cv-j8/s1600-h/IMG_6596%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6596" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6596" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgKav73fI/AAAAAAAABFE/1FxFHoJCQzQ/IMG_6596_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgLG389kI/AAAAAAAABFI/IhcdRc7mol4/s1600-h/IMG_6597%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6597" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6597" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgLyYVzEI/AAAAAAAABFM/RgwNas9-Ozg/IMG_6597_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>S’mores by the campfire</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgMaQ-A1I/AAAAAAAABFQ/MaSLAxGBAWg/s1600-h/IMG_6618_s%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6618_s" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6618_s" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgM_NjWLI/AAAAAAAABFU/3---aOJesz4/IMG_6618_s_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgNk24TNI/AAAAAAAABFY/gyM4ldHN6S8/s1600-h/IMG_6620%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6620" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6620" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgOIagIaI/AAAAAAAABFc/RfM236gMLHo/IMG_6620_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Jiffy pop camp popcorn…great!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgOn31rZI/AAAAAAAABFg/2Xec-KVsIAw/s1600-h/IMG_6626%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6626" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6626" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgPRc1ZSI/AAAAAAAABFk/vA353LiCmZU/IMG_6626_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgPgm-ukI/AAAAAAAABFo/fCJHpj9esYs/s1600-h/IMG_6633_s%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_6633_s" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_6633_s" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TOFgRBMBnPI/AAAAAAAABFs/jBFJUDQoz3M/IMG_6633_s_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>We had so much fun there.  Very relaxing.  The boys all (ALL the kids in camp) brought bikes and since we had the whole cabin area reserved and it was gated, they had the full run of the circle drive around the cabin area.  It was great!  Lots of time for just enjoying the wonderful weather we had and great company.  The last night, Daddy and I sat by the campfire after everyone had gone to sleep and saw a huge deer walk in front of our cabin.  He stopped and stared at us and then went on his way.</p> <p>Until next time,</p> <p>Crystal</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-71603936177158120802010-10-10T00:47:00.001-04:002010-10-10T00:47:30.959-04:00The Comfort Zone---Week 6<p><strong><u><font color="#004080">WEEKEND</font></u></strong></p> <p>We spent Saturday at Nana and Papa’s house just chillin’ out and checking out their new bathroom redo.  While there, Nana graciously offered to address and stamp all 50 postcards we need to send out for our exchange!  Wow!  That was certainly a timesaver for me!  Thanks, Mom!  Gotta love it when the grandparents get involved with homeschooling as well!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFAXeU_II/AAAAAAAAAyI/kCVMjHvuE80/s1600-h/IMG_5474%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5474" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5474" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFAqW6v1I/AAAAAAAAAyM/6qi4PnSMKVI/IMG_5474_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFA8tj34I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/URYsUMTJmJE/s1600-h/IMG_5470%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5470" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5470" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFBVxPBWI/AAAAAAAAAyU/2_-v5zKcmmY/IMG_5470_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFCKxQ1NI/AAAAAAAAAyY/QWh8deWdQ2w/s1600-h/IMG_5473%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5473" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5473" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFCrGlyDI/AAAAAAAAAyc/kAAEFHtNrGk/IMG_5473_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><u><strong>MONDAY</strong></u></p> <p>We began the week with a bit of  a surprise for the boys.  Big Bro has worked so hard for the past six weeks and one of our homeschool groups planned a trip to Adrenalina so I thought I’d take him to surf some waves.   (Adrenalina is an indoor surf shop in our local mall.)  He was super excited when I told him where we were going since he’d never been!  Little Bro has also been working hard and adjusting well to all the changes so I had a bit of a surprise for him as well.  I took him to Build A Bear.</p> <p>                        Surfer Dude!                                                                      Ride the wave, Big Bro!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFC0_X0jI/AAAAAAAAAyg/IUkZUpi5FCw/s1600-h/IMG_56382.jpg"><img title="IMG_5638" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5638" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFDOiQJEI/AAAAAAAAAyk/VcCrdeNFKWY/IMG_5638_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFDSXdwTI/AAAAAAAAAyo/BzDN6o2_xh4/s1600-h/IMG_56852.jpg"><img title="IMG_5685" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5685" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFD-Pw3NI/AAAAAAAAAys/6iYTMns0zpY/IMG_5685_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Little Bro with his new friend, Fluffy!                              True love…with a Nascar shirt and all!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFEDnniXI/AAAAAAAAAyw/DEhxzPatkus/s1600-h/DSC056372.jpg"><img title="DSC05637" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC05637" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFEUdAfzI/AAAAAAAAAy0/3ez3wvQYD0A/DSC05637_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFEzTMuNI/AAAAAAAAAy4/o8cLYemKBBg/s1600-h/DSC056422.jpg"><img title="DSC05642" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC05642" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFFGi0x8I/AAAAAAAAAy8/owi1KWHbZnw/DSC05642_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><strong><font color="#004080"><u>TUESDAY</u></font></strong></p> <p>An art lesson (stealth bomber, of course) in between core classes</p> <p>              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFFz3bYOI/AAAAAAAAAzA/_gInFv9Kz80/s1600-h/IMG_57422.jpg"><img title="IMG_5742" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5742" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFGMqOPoI/AAAAAAAAAzE/pa6FfcFFTeo/IMG_5742_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                                           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFGlc0TJI/AAAAAAAAAzI/Os1ENYQ4qU8/s1600-h/IMG_57412.jpg"><img title="IMG_5741" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5741" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFGzMDldI/AAAAAAAAAzM/6q6ZFiXhKjg/IMG_5741_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Here’s “B’s” day with us this week:</p> <p>Playing “Pet Shop” with Webkinz                                         Planes, trains and automobiles</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFHNh3JxI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/gMHkpJHTrDo/s1600-h/IMG_57522.jpg"><img title="IMG_5752" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5752" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFHo57TYI/AAAAAAAAAzU/T0CoXR0KI70/IMG_5752_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFHtWFVRI/AAAAAAAAAzY/FtCD1EVkETo/s1600-h/IMG_57462.jpg"><img title="IMG_5746" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5746" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFIVJyoJI/AAAAAAAAAzc/3Le4O-KoADs/IMG_5746_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>A nice morning bike ride (sorry camera fogged up when we went outside) down street</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFImgv-eI/AAAAAAAAAzg/-hqPnBdSebk/s1600-h/IMG_57492.jpg"><img title="IMG_5749" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5749" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFJDQsEcI/AAAAAAAAAzk/to3Rs9xylu0/IMG_5749_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFJZ_jCnI/AAAAAAAAAzo/Wa1TgkLFUPE/s1600-h/IMG_57502.jpg"><img title="IMG_5750" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5750" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFJqJKA3I/AAAAAAAAAzs/7MYCf8LeH1I/IMG_5750_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>These two are photos from last week’s co-op…forgot them on another camera</p> <p>Little Bro’s new “school uniform”…lunch is pizza on Wednesday!</p> <p>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFJxvBx8I/AAAAAAAAAzw/TwyuFGyNYFA/s1600-h/DSC056092.jpg"><img title="DSC05609" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="DSC05609" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFKNlQnwI/AAAAAAAAAz0/PVK3_XDj5Hg/DSC05609_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a>                   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFKXXAbPI/AAAAAAAAAz4/SQWlHuHQAnQ/s1600-h/DSC056062.jpg"><img title="DSC05606" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC05606" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFKskm3wI/AAAAAAAAAz8/nO4ntg5NKLQ/DSC05606_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro’s new lesson in science is on Energy…so we took advantage of a drive (after having some wholesome conversation) to Nana and Papa’s house to watch an awesome DVD about how energy places a part at Disney….very fascinating and even kept Little Bro’s attention</p> <p>                                                                                                     Just a cute photo of Ala checking us out        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFKz2n-fI/AAAAAAAAA0A/5ZInHU6sR-Y/s1600-h/DSC056272.jpg"><img title="DSC05627" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC05627" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFLrfsr3I/AAAAAAAAA0E/G3-LlA-VPVU/DSC05627_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFMTldHmI/AAAAAAAAA0I/UZteWwbcWCs/s1600-h/IMG_58102.jpg"><img title="IMG_5810" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5810" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFMl13CtI/AAAAAAAAA0M/1lkZ5R49GOg/IMG_5810_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Seriously, just cute photos of both boys!</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFM5py2QI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/1OMgUEpTnl0/s1600-h/IMG_56932.jpg"><img title="IMG_5693" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5693" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFNB1tpGI/AAAAAAAAA0U/ZsQxld_IcOY/IMG_5693_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFNH8bN4I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/H6NRHY2ykC4/s1600-h/IMG_57552.jpg"><img title="IMG_5755" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5755" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFNfnqeqI/AAAAAAAAA0c/pfWHIMYQdsI/IMG_5755_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><font color="#004080">A fun listening activity for the two younger boys, but the two older ones took part as well.   Basically, the tape plays a sound like a dolphin, a telephone, rainstorm, etc. and you check to see if it’s on your bingo card.  They really liked this game and let me say, it wasn’t as easy as you’d think!  </font></p> <p><font color="#004080">Nice break from the computer for Big Bro…on a side note, have found out this week that his laptop which was a gift from Nana and Papa (muchas gracias!!!)  for school is not only faster than mine but also has newer softer.  We secretly use it at night when he’s asleep!</font></p> <p><font color="#004080"></font></p> <p>         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFNlIfcWI/AAAAAAAAA0g/BYrYqySxgqY/s1600-h/IMG_57582.jpg"><img title="IMG_5758" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5758" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFN2uthKI/AAAAAAAAA0k/3eqpuvnlbs0/IMG_5758_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFOP9fn0I/AAAAAAAAA0o/sNB6Pg798QE/s1600-h/IMG_57592.jpg"><img title="IMG_5759" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5759" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFObruk0I/AAAAAAAAA0s/B_GGuAjqu9o/IMG_5759_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                           <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFOjNLtPI/AAAAAAAAA0w/0GvEb-UvwX4/s1600-h/IMG_57602.jpg"><img title="IMG_5760" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5760" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFO6gsmFI/AAAAAAAAA00/F3Lc_zI7e7M/IMG_5760_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFPLKbgzI/AAAAAAAAA04/SDHCs51H8iQ/s1600-h/IMG_57622.jpg"><img title="IMG_5762" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5762" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFPanw4CI/AAAAAAAAA08/JDmQXIOfbeE/IMG_5762_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><font color="#004080">One of Big Bro’s assignments was to demonstrate his knowledge of energy (potential and kinetic) in whatever form he chose.  He, thanks to Apple Camp this summer, chose to make a movie using a bow and arrow to demonstrate.  So here’s Dad helping to repair the arrow and then he and Papa filming as he shoots and then explains on film the specifics of the science.</font></p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFPhE-UxI/AAAAAAAAA1A/yY8E-qdBOcc/s1600-h/IMG_57702.jpg"><img title="IMG_5770" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5770" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFQCwPgbI/AAAAAAAAA1E/dLUXUj0dqGo/IMG_5770_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFQU9fK4I/AAAAAAAAA1I/s_uCbdm8p8w/s1600-h/IMG_57742.jpg"><img title="IMG_5774" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5774" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFQt_72II/AAAAAAAAA1Q/BSOzn1ySvLg/IMG_5774_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><strong><font color="#004080">WEDNESDAY  </font></strong></p> <p><font color="#004080">Now the boys are so into co-op that by Tuesday night they are asking about the next day.  They’ve made friends and really look forward to getting together with them.  And a plus is that both enjoy their classes they do while they are their, too!          </font></p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFQxoDiBI/AAAAAAAAA1U/joP52CLjQXY/s1600-h/IMG_57852.jpg"><img title="IMG_5785" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5785" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFRD84m2I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/E6jGBDdyU7M/IMG_5785_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFRWqamdI/AAAAAAAAA1c/RiuVpaBN3SI/s1600-h/IMG_57862.jpg"><img title="IMG_5786" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5786" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFRrJUkvI/AAAAAAAAA1g/eIWzRu0So7Y/IMG_5786_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Big Bro’s favorite time is when Daddy works in the school room, too.  We are blessed and so thankful Daddy is so involved (and really believes in what we are doing) in the boys’ schooling!!  Thanks, Daddy!!</p> <p>                                           Little Bro working on fine motor with a ladle and a container of rice</p> <p>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFR5mzLkI/AAAAAAAAA1k/qK8VfsYdTA4/s1600-h/IMG_57872.jpg"><img title="IMG_5787" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5787" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFSC47OpI/AAAAAAAAA1o/p3hYL5j-Hn4/IMG_5787_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFSQaCNPI/AAAAAAAAA1s/RbA5InA0QUM/s1600-h/IMG_57882.jpg"><img title="IMG_5788" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5788" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFSkhQ7JI/AAAAAAAAA1w/jv5tjcyz-Qw/IMG_5788_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                             </p> <p> </p> <p>After the rice, I switched to letting him use the ladle to scoop and pour water.  Of course, Ala thought that was her new bowl of water so Little Bro just gave her some!  Cute!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFS0WOLRI/AAAAAAAAA10/A409Fhdom8g/s1600-h/IMG_57932.jpg"><img title="IMG_5793" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5793" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFTIHR2nI/AAAAAAAAA14/2rEad7gJI2g/IMG_5793_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                      <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFTJZHP6I/AAAAAAAAA18/UlOuOWN7Prc/s1600-h/IMG_57972.jpg"><img title="IMG_5797" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5797" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFTa7cB0I/AAAAAAAAA2A/8PefkJecyQA/IMG_5797_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Okay, so after co-op we headed to the Gastrointestinal doctor for Little Bro.  To help determine the cause of some existing issues, the dr. had us do a “clean out” of his system all day Thursday and half-day Friday.  So his new 36 hour diet was…4 oz. of Gatorade (which he hates, I mean hates) with 17 g of Miralax every hour, for food he was to eat broth, jello and gummy bears (because they dissolve once eaten).  So to make it less painful Daddy and I followed along with him and what he had to do.  (NOTE:  we did sneak snack food when he was occupied in another room and Papa took Big Bro out to lunch.)  We had no other food out, no cooking, no microwave, no drinks even other than Gatorade.  By the evening, he asked “Can I have a cracker?”  He was so sweet…he knew he couldn’t have anything else.  We tried to make the stuff he could sound exciting and special, but really how many gummy bears can you eat without being truly hungry?  So following his x-ray on Friday, we took him to Chili’s for some grub! We were so proud of how well he did during his dr. imposed fast.</p> <p><strong><u>THURSDAY</u></strong></p> <p>      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFTltzKXI/AAAAAAAAA2E/F-OFGpUa7gQ/s1600-h/IMG_58182.jpg"><img title="IMG_5818" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5818" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFT1gXf3I/AAAAAAAAA2I/EXu9uVOPhaE/IMG_5818_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFUPYJI6I/AAAAAAAAA2M/dmuFy9hVow0/s1600-h/IMG_58152.jpg"><img title="IMG_5815" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5815" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFUYUVupI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/ev4PFnSRLUw/IMG_5815_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>   </p> <p>Broth, broth and more broth                      We tried to keep the activities light for the day. <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFU6HUe7I/AAAAAAAAA2U/otzMhh9Qsiw/s1600-h/IMG_58162.jpg"><img title="IMG_5816" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5816" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFVVNcRyI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/nY7NLixaaU0/IMG_5816_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFVi0xl9I/AAAAAAAAA2c/GHEnAJQ6SaU/s1600-h/IMG_58212.jpg"><img title="IMG_5821" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5821" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFVwJyG7I/AAAAAAAAA2g/tFGHUWi9YVI/IMG_5821_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Learning some very important skills on Friday morning…organization!  I had</p> <p>him take each course and divide his material up according to module and hole punch and sock it away.  The funny thing was that unbeknownst to us that afternoon one of his assignments for a class was to look for a particular print out.  The catch was that he was to do it in 30 seconds or less.  The task was to see just how organized the student was with their work.  So he asked me to time him and this is his time.  He was pretty proud of himself and I think he learned the true value of being organized!  Let’s hope it sticks!  </p> <p> </p> <p>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFWPKunJI/AAAAAAAAA2k/su87jBwiybQ/s1600-h/IMG_58255.jpg"><img title="IMG_5825" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5825" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFWqeSGEI/AAAAAAAAA2o/UYzKGWHXouQ/IMG_5825_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFW1u7QmI/AAAAAAAAA2s/2e_D3_iiKUI/s1600-h/IMG_58235.jpg"><img title="IMG_5823" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5823" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFXLIXL3I/AAAAAAAAA2w/gDWHcJzsdz0/IMG_5823_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFXPQk9YI/AAAAAAAAA20/12YH4dvF7oM/s1600-h/IMG_58192.jpg"><img title="IMG_5819" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5819" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFXZH_cJI/AAAAAAAAA24/WrrK0OFjn6o/IMG_5819_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Doctor was the word of the day on Friday as Big Bro had his yearly recheck with his eye doctor.  We go every 6 months to a year to make sure his year of Vision Therapy is holding up well.  He got a good report today but he does need a new pair of glasses and an updated prescription.  We also learned that he needs to use his lapboard for the computer while working (photos and explanation next week when school is back in).  So good visit!  </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFXqkAI4I/AAAAAAAAA28/cCFWtrovoC8/s1600-h/DSC056472.jpg"><img title="DSC05647" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC05647" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFXw8errI/AAAAAAAAA3A/i0B5q6uRZiw/DSC05647_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFYEhzg_I/AAAAAAAAA3E/Utc9znZ3mkA/s1600-h/DSC056465.jpg"><img title="DSC05646" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="DSC05646" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TLFFYX7zz9I/AAAAAAAAA3I/x8Rid_uRyOs/DSC05646_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Okay, so we are hoping next week is filled with less doctor visits.  </p> <p>Until next time,</p> <p>Crystal</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-71423228052014644472010-09-28T01:23:00.001-04:002010-09-28T01:23:22.142-04:00Test Time! Week 5<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Yep, it’s that time already!  Big Bro had topic tests in all four of his core  classes this week.  Not only does he have written exams (m/c and essay) but he also must complete an oral exam with each teacher.  So this week was spent studying for those, wrapping up Module One for most classes and talking with teachers.  The week also coincided with our required monthly call with each teacher, too.  So we both were on the phone for those calls.  </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Here’s a glimpse into the week:</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Monday started off with a bang (after a couple hours of school work, though) with the first of a series of monthly trips to Crystal Springs Preserve for a science lesson.  This month’s topic was on identifying/naming trees based on the seeds, leaves and bark.  I think we are jr. botanists now.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Monday</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">A power point presentation first. Beginning our leaf collection as we tour the grounds</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF6_vdfXvI/AAAAAAAAAqk/HAIDvwn4zug/s1600-h/IMG_5029%5B1%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5029" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5029" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7AMJyEtI/AAAAAAAAAqo/-u_gUd50L8o/IMG_5029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7A-ITMdI/AAAAAAAAAqs/VSQKsHE5mCk/s1600-h/IMG_50432.jpg"><img title="IMG_5043" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5043" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7BaZS84I/AAAAAAAAAqw/ArI77axJePY/IMG_5043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7CLpMzDI/AAAAAAAAAq0/PbosJMbIQ8E/s1600-h/IMG_5049%5B1%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5049" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5049" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Cqt3ijI/AAAAAAAAAq4/tWrkI-AuwGk/IMG_5049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" border="0" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS">An identification quiz at the end to see how well we listened, followed by a picnic lunch</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7DF_Cb1I/AAAAAAAAAq8/_l0-F_1A90M/s1600-h/IMG_5168%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5168" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5168" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7DYz3VVI/AAAAAAAAArA/mIsTUoAyvjM/IMG_5168_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Dwx9uNI/AAAAAAAAArE/wrvTsT8qq8U/s1600-h/IMG_5163%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5163" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5163" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7EGYKKfI/AAAAAAAAArI/NvvVZ51kl3c/IMG_5163_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7EdqFKMI/AAAAAAAAArM/08XKK4zaWeY/s1600-h/IMG_5175%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5175" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5175" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7E-MWP9I/AAAAAAAAArQ/UO1nWqjwcpo/IMG_5175_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Lil Bro’s new hs shirt</font>   </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7FHvx4VI/AAAAAAAAArU/SXlBAXMdpn0/s1600-h/IMG_5177%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5177" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5177" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7FaNkCmI/AAAAAAAAArY/uCgt88laKvo/IMG_5177_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Tuesday…”B” is here!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Eye/hand coordination              A little P.E.                                     Letter Cc—cars fun!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7FgD5ytI/AAAAAAAAArc/ifwATmTd5YE/s1600-h/IMG_5182%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5182" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5182" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7GFjq7yI/AAAAAAAAArg/ARty0ekRAO0/IMG_5182_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7GihieRI/AAAAAAAAArk/K2Ya13L9Q3U/s1600-h/IMG_5195%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5195" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5195" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7G5i3_DI/AAAAAAAAAro/wBY1RCc8OgA/IMG_5195_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7HfKeF0I/AAAAAAAAArs/msSKg_ZocVM/s1600-h/IMG_5201%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5201" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5201" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Hr_cgZI/AAAAAAAAArw/8dKEvtOQ5Bc/IMG_5201_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>             Oral exam #1                                                     A game of jacks to rest before the next exam</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7H4WvmVI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Lh1WO0LjWag/s1600-h/IMG_5204%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5204" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5204" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7IfUkXJI/AAAAAAAAAr4/et_GjaxMpgQ/IMG_5204_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                                                   <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7IjYMPyI/AAAAAAAAAr8/0zBpKmcrLs8/s1600-h/IMG_5206%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5206" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5206" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7I9e476I/AAAAAAAAAsA/mBmY03_igQo/IMG_5206_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                Reading our Alphabet Board                                        Cc—cotton ball collage</p> <p>      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7JOjG_GI/AAAAAAAAAsE/0MzrWbpFuBE/s1600-h/IMG_5207%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5207" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5207" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7JVIm89I/AAAAAAAAAsI/UKmtVKn6hk0/IMG_5207_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7J4D9XOI/AAAAAAAAAsM/fBYX05YCWmc/s1600-h/IMG_5211%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5211" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5211" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7KbwZVLI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/DQ6spsv7qIU/IMG_5211_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> A little dancing and movement activity…love this one with Ala looking at the boys like they are crazy</p> <p>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7KqN-eBI/AAAAAAAAAsU/z5SOkLT-8XU/s1600-h/IMG_5235%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5235" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5235" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7K7APYbI/AAAAAAAAAsY/Bkiq-e_Pc8w/IMG_5235_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7LM1jq6I/AAAAAAAAAsc/bZWc97LTqoY/s1600-h/IMG_5237%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5237" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5237" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7LR9HS1I/AAAAAAAAAsg/QtGIS0i3Ui0/IMG_5237_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> A fun game of Blokus, our new favorite!           Wednesday….another oral exam before co-op</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7L_Iz9ZI/AAAAAAAAAsk/It0aAtTgSHA/s1600-h/IMG_5249%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5249" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5249" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7MPr3NTI/AAAAAAAAAso/MZh_OuN_GIc/IMG_5249_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7MmGUOOI/AAAAAAAAAss/XlOGid2l7Ro/s1600-h/IMG_5262%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5262" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5262" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7M_7yQrI/AAAAAAAAAsw/qp05Thhifgs/IMG_5262_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Wednesday…co-op day…P.E. class for Lil Bro</p> <p>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7NExcXfI/AAAAAAAAAs0/OHwWBhT6YpQ/s1600-h/IMG_5270%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5270" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5270" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7NvH3pcI/AAAAAAAAAs4/I1XZBrl1DSw/IMG_5270_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                               <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7NxTEkwI/AAAAAAAAAs8/50XFpY1PsgE/s1600-h/IMG_5277%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5277" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5277" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7OUfJdZI/AAAAAAAAAtA/n94VtHH9SKw/IMG_5277_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> Big Bro and I working on some reading essays in between classes at co-op.  Then we top off the day with pizza…the boys’ favorite part!</p> <p>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7OjDOwzI/AAAAAAAAAtE/K_ddwhuC7e8/s1600-h/IMG_5284%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5284" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5284" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7PZWmytI/AAAAAAAAAtI/C0OCOLzrMPI/IMG_5284_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7PnRsSnI/AAAAAAAAAtM/p248OQVjTm4/s1600-h/IMG_5288%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5288" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5288" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7QFvPB8I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/cFrwgd0yAP4/IMG_5288_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Art Class—Chicka Chicka Boom Boom painted tree using arm and hand…then he mixed blue/yellow to make green, then added red to make brown!  Cool!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7QSWp3iI/AAAAAAAAAtU/RSLP4uP2lvQ/s1600-h/IMG_5296%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5296" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5296" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Q-hi3oI/AAAAAAAAAtY/SWaBuTGjHOc/IMG_5296_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" border="0" /></a>                           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7RMK61-I/AAAAAAAAAtc/hsE6pGeDN9Q/s1600-h/IMG_5303%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5303" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5303" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7RfBkJNI/AAAAAAAAAtg/7hvyWX47FCE/IMG_5303_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="245" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Rpk7fBI/AAAAAAAAAtk/DdDk36LaLSg/s1600-h/IMG_5315%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5315" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5315" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7R-rC--I/AAAAAAAAAto/90pCyI2vSYA/IMG_5315_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" border="0" /></a>                         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7SVuZAVI/AAAAAAAAAts/OuCth_tddmg/s1600-h/IMG_5322%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5322" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5322" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7SxfFPXI/AAAAAAAAAtw/MX3kvZ2H9ZI/IMG_5322_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Thursday—studying for another test                         Love this pic:  Lil Bro working in style!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7TVVcVJI/AAAAAAAAAt0/bqu9GJq_mbo/s1600-h/IMG_5348%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5348" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5348" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7TwHrCjI/AAAAAAAAAt4/Y333jC1rhHc/IMG_5348_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                                <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7UOVwZxI/AAAAAAAAAt8/R4Jg4TEhVHc/s1600-h/IMG_5349%20-%20Copy%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5349 - Copy" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5349 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7UhpHWpI/AAAAAAAAAuA/T--W1HdRiWE/IMG_5349%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Papa and Lil Bro and I playing Go Fish…Lil Bro decided to play from under the table</p> <p>               <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7VNdqajI/AAAAAAAAAuE/QOwydlAR-cw/s1600-h/IMG_5356%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5356" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5356" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7VZGoclI/AAAAAAAAAuI/lhatpYf8pjE/IMG_5356_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                                  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7V9TwibI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/Qzkg_vUMdCc/s1600-h/IMG_5358%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5358" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5358" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7WYRoe-I/AAAAAAAAAuU/Yh3d6Ke31Ic/IMG_5358_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>An evening science/art project to follow-up our unit on Mesopotamia.  We are making a scientific weight used by the Mesopotamians in trading and weighing loot.  Lil Bro enjoyed working with the clay as well.  I forgot to take a picture of his finished project in time. </p> <p>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7WquI4RI/AAAAAAAAAuY/wMGQhpQEzy8/s1600-h/IMG_5327%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5327" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5327" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7XW1p6UI/AAAAAAAAAuc/JajpVVHOz70/IMG_5327_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7X6v4IfI/AAAAAAAAAug/q2prButrDvo/s1600-h/IMG_5334%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5334" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5334" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7YkDpX1I/AAAAAAAAAuk/x19sLaPXXEg/IMG_5334_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7ZDCCo4I/AAAAAAAAAuo/Y4KeZHQDepI/s1600-h/IMG_5323%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5323" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5323" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7ZYgxE-I/AAAAAAAAAus/a0pA_MNT5Zg/IMG_5323_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7Z2De8EI/AAAAAAAAAuw/PHZeBDVC9B4/s1600-h/IMG_5362%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5362" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5362" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7a-44DyI/AAAAAAAAAu0/BIQPABYHTtc/IMG_5362_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Lil Bro’s weight painted with all glow-in-the-dark paint so it appears white in daylight</p> <p>                                           <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7bsq18dI/AAAAAAAAAu4/yM12LAM7--I/s1600-h/IMG_5740%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5740" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5740" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7cUVpL7I/AAAAAAAAAu8/gObSXBmFozE/IMG_5740_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>“Cc” art project…creating a caterpillar from turning a crayon sideways.  He loves doing the projects!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7c_7FaEI/AAAAAAAAAvA/9PLLvnbuitk/s1600-h/IMG_5364%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5364" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5364" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7dYSmcuI/AAAAAAAAAvE/LYPPlMO0Fhk/IMG_5364_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7d5lFkXI/AAAAAAAAAvI/bPvfMek3Ies/s1600-h/IMG_5365%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5365" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5365" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7eI9LCsI/AAAAAAAAAvM/5yd4S0uGHJg/IMG_5365_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7eiOxsuI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Vx3YOl_FA2Q/s1600-h/IMG_5366%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5366" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5366" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7fI2DzpI/AAAAAAAAAvU/DV8WMEB4Fz0/IMG_5366_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Friday—Dad helping out with some science explanations before our field trip to a fossil dig at the park.  The boys enjoyed meeting some new friends and hanging out with some they barely knew and got to know them better.  I even was able to meet a few new ladies, too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7fakCZMI/AAAAAAAAAvY/wJ-j5GAH_PA/s1600-h/IMG_5368%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5368" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5368" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7f-4U5TI/AAAAAAAAAvc/gDbF3UnRwRc/IMG_5368_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7gP1jKVI/AAAAAAAAAvg/slDSZfmqZZ4/s1600-h/IMG_5370%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5370" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5370" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7grRo4oI/AAAAAAAAAvk/7i947DqaHTc/IMG_5370_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7g8XnaSI/AAAAAAAAAvo/7LmjexgJ_Zo/s1600-h/IMG_5379%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5379" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5379" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7hjQGWaI/AAAAAAAAAvs/yNe5Wr3ZdGA/IMG_5379_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7iejtrII/AAAAAAAAAvw/PshMAELwMfQ/s1600-h/IMG_5382%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5382" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5382" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7i_I8c7I/AAAAAAAAAv0/kA3U-VVI1ao/IMG_5382_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7jYmgR_I/AAAAAAAAAv4/vaC0hQsg3vc/s1600-h/IMG_5386%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5386" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5386" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7jibABxI/AAAAAAAAAv8/wxHqN1PFwrU/IMG_5386_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Yeah!  Our next postcard came in today…this one from Arkansas.  It’s really exciting for each of us when we see one in the mailbox!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7kLiCUhI/AAAAAAAAAwA/l3CQyEPF0lQ/s1600-h/IMG_5390%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5390" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5390" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7koEmbBI/AAAAAAAAAwE/G2CPY9jnLcs/IMG_5390_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7lA8e2CI/AAAAAAAAAwI/FLHgig-5fG8/s1600-h/IMG_5391%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5391" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5391" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7lvRs7fI/AAAAAAAAAwM/_wAmBQRu-yw/IMG_5391_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7mNrh9-I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/sMveVU8ooRQ/s1600-h/IMG_5392%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5392" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5392" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7mZQjD6I/AAAAAAAAAwU/f6B0XJW2wgQ/IMG_5392_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Friday night was a big time for us.  Big Bro along with four friends competed in our church’s Dodge Brawl tournament (grand prize was a helicoptor tour of Tampa).  Our team rocked and made it to the fourth round but eventually did get ousted.  But, wow, it was exciting!</p> <p>Here’s the boys with a couple brothers                              Here are their Team Zero shirts </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7na2hQmI/AAAAAAAAAwY/xJUMg8WVVIM/s1600-h/IMG_5443%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5443" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5443" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7nhnViQI/AAAAAAAAAwc/ZI1sHRnePLI/IMG_5443_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7oHKcOQI/AAAAAAAAAwg/La1bCGsINOI/s1600-h/IMG_5393%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5393" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5393" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7oi8_V6I/AAAAAAAAAwk/-j-KYXDhQ-0/IMG_5393_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Round two                                                                             Super excited after the win</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7ozD4CJI/AAAAAAAAAwo/kvsxf6JRmzs/s1600-h/IMG_5427%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5427" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5427" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7paK1UAI/AAAAAAAAAws/kF-L7ayyao8/IMG_5427_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7puAm3hI/AAAAAAAAAww/Fk-7uGsn604/s1600-h/IMG_5428%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5428" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5428" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7p1RtPmI/AAAAAAAAAw0/I6NcnLtSPx0/IMG_5428_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Daddy was the coach and was also super excited!  Love it…group prayer before the next round!  Gotta love kids who love God, ya know??</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7qJmE8xI/AAAAAAAAAw4/mghOO6RaSik/s1600-h/IMG_5439%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5439" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5439" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7qkanJWI/AAAAAAAAAw8/8SMhHZ90wVU/IMG_5439_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7q_I0_MI/AAAAAAAAAxA/Q8pvC2EEz8Y/s1600-h/IMG_5448%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5448" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5448" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7rWSxdLI/AAAAAAAAAxE/O2W4pt2asPI/IMG_5448_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Saturday…since some projects take a while we sometimes do these on the weekend.  So Saturday afternoon we began our final art project for Mesopotamia.  The boys used a glass plate and covered it with paper mache.  After it dried we drew geometric designs on the plate and painted them to replicate ancient pottery using colors available at the time.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7r4K_rMI/AAAAAAAAAxI/geme3-O9MCg/s1600-h/IMG_5458%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5458" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5458" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7sQtYQ-I/AAAAAAAAAxM/I_Fg-JBNs0A/IMG_5458_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7smGZ6vI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/_GX97hgXuOE/s1600-h/IMG_5460%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5460" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5460" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7tKxa5DI/AAAAAAAAAxU/2aIBQwKUHvE/IMG_5460_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                                                 <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7tdFSSBI/AAAAAAAAAxY/LwYAG8KcQyE/s1600-h/IMG_5462%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5462" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5462" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7t9EStTI/AAAAAAAAAxc/zPTN44UlPJ4/IMG_5462_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>Day 2—Sunday—the pottery has now dried and is ready to be painted.</p> <p>Lil Bro busy building with our paint bottles, a bit distracted from beginning his painting, I’d say!  However, when he did begin, he was very focused and completed the entire plate!</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7uaWxQCI/AAAAAAAAAxg/c2i56bz78Vo/s1600-h/IMG_5606%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5606" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5606" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7u5McViI/AAAAAAAAAxk/nFgDposMtR4/IMG_5606_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7vFYwxuI/AAAAAAAAAxo/pbU_sOHA5eM/s1600-h/IMG_5612%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5612" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5612" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7vjDVIYI/AAAAAAAAAxs/x9YqnieNsI0/IMG_5612_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7wM2xtBI/AAAAAAAAAxw/ShrUkdOgAm4/s1600-h/IMG_5618%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5618" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5618" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7wfOLKjI/AAAAAAAAAx0/dP5_omXM5VU/IMG_5618_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="156" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Completed projects:  Lil Bro’s painted all by himself!        Big Bro with special ancient designs!</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7w3b5MpI/AAAAAAAAAx4/Rfmh9msvN5M/s1600-h/IMG_5734%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5734" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5734" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7xLmW11I/AAAAAAAAAx8/W-4C10Oad7U/IMG_5734_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7x7ieoNI/AAAAAAAAAyA/31W0NF7--_o/s1600-h/IMG_5735%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_5735" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5735" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKF7yGhywlI/AAAAAAAAAyE/1n5yO9lbETw/IMG_5735_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>So if I haven’t said in a while, I LOVE homeschooling!  Why, oh, why didn’t I do this years ago??  I am busier than ever but it’s the good kind of busy where you are productive, non-stressed and really enjoying my kiddos everyday!  Anyway, sorry there were two weeks of posts back to back but apparently that “busyness” kept me from completing my blog last week on time.  This week has already started out great so can’t wait to blog again this weekend!!</p> <p>  </p> <p>Until next time,</p> <p>Crystal</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-17297477659628342112010-09-19T01:24:00.000-04:002010-09-28T01:25:15.223-04:00In Full Swing & A Shout of Thanks…week 4<p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3">Okay, so I’m not going to beat around the bush here…this week was challenging.  Big Bro’s courses are in full swing which means mucho work and lots of hours of work.  In addition to the work load, we still have other things on our schedule collectively that needs to be done.  Big Bro  goes to swim four days throughout the week in the afternoon…I tutor from 3-6 three days a week…we have church from 6-10 on Friday nights.  So trying to get it all in each week is definitely taking some planning and balancing.  </font></p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3">And now for a round of applause:  Thank goodness for Papa who saves the day each week by tag teaming with me to get Big Bro to and from swim, giving Little Bro playtime when he’s done with “official” school time and pretty much anything else that needs to be done.   And although Nana can’t be with us during the daytime hours, she definitely supports our hs efforts.  As I type this right now, she is sitting beside me addressing and stamping postcards (and bought them, might I add!)  for a project we are doing.  She’s always offering good advice, new ideas (like putting Big Bro’s FLVS work in his workboxes) and supplies us with various items we need…buttons, hangers, nylons, you name-she has it!  Of course, Daddy helps support our homeschooling by working super hard so that I can stay home to do this.  He’s also the math/science brains behind some of the more complex explanations and the science experiments.  Thanks to each of you!!!</font></p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3"></font></p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3">Okay, so onto some fun photos from the week:</font></p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3"></font></p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3">So a little extra material for Big Bro’s unit on Mesopotamia in World Cultures…DVD and books</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFM_3PgawI/AAAAAAAAAk0/smJmrY_7r7c/s1600-h/IMG_49033.jpg"><img title="IMG_4903" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4903" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNBFwKQPI/AAAAAAAAAk4/X7DGKeahaeQ/IMG_4903_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNBbdv6MI/AAAAAAAAAk8/MgPM27AN3dY/s1600-h/IMG_49052.jpg"><img title="IMG_4905" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4905" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNB60aIvI/AAAAAAAAAlA/i2bgIbvd7Fg/IMG_4905_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNCEdpu-I/AAAAAAAAAlE/YCRxNV4FApY/s1600-h/IMG_49062.jpg"><img title="IMG_4906" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4906" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNCpCPQyI/AAAAAAAAAlI/Ttf7i5Q_kzM/IMG_4906_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>A life skill lesson in cooking french toast…yummy!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNDjz1MjI/AAAAAAAAAlM/ZeHAqLaHGmY/s1600-h/IMG_48946.jpg"><img title="IMG_4894" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4894" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNDzmhXSI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/w6we4E3EFr4/IMG_4894_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNEG0X-yI/AAAAAAAAAlU/ZB_j5I2nMEg/s1600-h/IMG_48973.jpg"><img title="IMG_4897" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4897" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNEaW_7LI/AAAAAAAAAlY/Q4mQBZ8yT5A/IMG_4897_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNEm8xd9I/AAAAAAAAAlc/bYo0MEnuYsY/s1600-h/IMG_49012.jpg"><img title="IMG_4901" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4901" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNFOL14zI/AAAAAAAAAlg/pK0TDtMvzNg/IMG_4901_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Our new thing is that we are participating in is a nationwide postcard swap…each week we receive one or two postcards from a different state complete with cool facts about each.  This was our first week…we received it from Iowa.  It’s a great way to memorize state capitals, locations and just some interesting things about our states.  We learned about Snake Alley in Iowa which is the world’s crookedest street.  (It’s a group of 51 families, each assigned a week to send out a postcard to the other families.   Ours will be mailed out the week of October 8…thanks Nana for buying all the postcards, stamping and addressing all 51!)  It’s exciting checking the mail now for the kids!</p> <p>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNFZFDw9I/AAAAAAAAAlk/6J3aF8KNJsQ/s1600-h/IMG_49082.jpg"><img title="IMG_4908" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4908" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNFmjuYeI/AAAAAAAAAlo/DJznvTGpwDQ/IMG_4908_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                                 <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNGA7Y4eI/AAAAAAAAAls/6hC2U1jJsDQ/s1600-h/IMG_49072.jpg"><img title="IMG_4907" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4907" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNGfpMRbI/AAAAAAAAAlw/YXVXAaYDxX8/IMG_4907_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Funny little emails from a couple FLVS teachers…he gets these often from them…fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNHOnUjxI/AAAAAAAAAl0/g2PyTe3pSKs/s1600-h/IMG_49102.jpg"><img title="IMG_4910" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4910" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNHeD6bzI/AAAAAAAAAl4/vdPXLFzzo0Y/IMG_4910_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNHvuLhBI/AAAAAAAAAl8/gbHeL82cy5E/s1600-h/IMG_49112.jpg"><img title="IMG_4911" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4911" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNH2qG1KI/AAAAAAAAAmA/qTSt8JolbSc/IMG_4911_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Still working on letter “B”…</p> <p>Counting with butterflies and doing a button collage</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNILiMq4I/AAAAAAAAAmE/p2KmT1xJP5w/s1600-h/IMG_49134.jpg"><img title="IMG_4913" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4913" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNIlT_N9I/AAAAAAAAAmI/AfsjBzk-U6c/IMG_4913_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="187" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNI_BQkxI/AAAAAAAAAmM/hQu09XaR6nI/s1600-h/IMG_49143.jpg"><img title="IMG_4914" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4914" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNJNTcEnI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/VoUIX4RaXq8/IMG_4914_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNJWfzGYI/AAAAAAAAAmU/eag7OC2vzwQ/s1600-h/IMG_49212.jpg"><img title="IMG_4921" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4921" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNJlpAv5I/AAAAAAAAAmY/NneSaceaG8w/IMG_4921_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Some morning math work</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNJ-S-HdI/AAAAAAAAAmc/gMnLmFHKFhw/s1600-h/IMG_49192.jpg"><img title="IMG_4919" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4919" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNKogQWHI/AAAAAAAAAmk/XD3mYqzkMnI/IMG_4919_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Reading<u> Goldilocks and The Three </u><font color="#ff0000"><u>Bears</u> </font><font color="#000000">and a cutting/sorting exercise</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNK0gE2aI/AAAAAAAAAmo/L2OSR4sqB04/s1600-h/IMG_49223.jpg"><img title="IMG_4922" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4922" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNLYil28I/AAAAAAAAAms/4BNjk9AZosE/IMG_4922_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNL56OM5I/AAAAAAAAAmw/Jlptti6BpDU/s1600-h/IMG_49232.jpg"><img title="IMG_4923" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4923" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNMIk_yJI/AAAAAAAAAm0/VgP490rs3Vg/IMG_4923_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNMoz7zlI/AAAAAAAAAm4/iVwqkHxfLSU/s1600-h/IMG_49252.jpg"><img title="IMG_4925" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4925" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNM6s6VEI/AAAAAAAAAm8/vlW1Bi6UuRk/IMG_4925_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>“B” puzzle                                                 Building with blocks                      <u>Franklin’s <font color="#ff0000">Blanket</font></u> on tape</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNNMf1fyI/AAAAAAAAAnA/wLPl1cCvsag/s1600-h/IMG_49282.jpg"><img title="IMG_4928" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4928" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNOAciMXI/AAAAAAAAAnE/SQo_d3tiPyw/IMG_4928_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNOT-1ywI/AAAAAAAAAnI/KFgNDr3xzgQ/s1600-h/IMG_49292.jpg"><img title="IMG_4929" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4929" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNOvVQGxI/AAAAAAAAAnM/B3ISV9XDlMg/IMG_4929_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNO4dHYmI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/oJNF34DjuzU/s1600-h/IMG_49312.jpg"><img title="IMG_4931" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4931" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNPYStNUI/AAAAAAAAAnU/UpN9ni6zKKA/IMG_4931_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Working on some map work and creating a Sumerian alphabet for an assignment</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNPvxMeaI/AAAAAAAAAnY/Q4Q0qDOtKTg/s1600-h/IMG_49333.jpg"><img title="IMG_4933" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4933" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNQpaaH-I/AAAAAAAAAnc/Ge8n3cGSZOI/IMG_4933_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="156" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNQ-Fk95I/AAAAAAAAAng/T3iE3uePj8M/s1600-h/IMG_49362.jpg"><img title="IMG_4936" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4936" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNRIbb2bI/AAAAAAAAAnk/4CvUz8GIsRY/IMG_4936_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNRQNjaKI/AAAAAAAAAno/eLc7c2ATKWc/s1600-h/IMG_49372.jpg"><img title="IMG_4937" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4937" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNR4ZMfTI/AAAAAAAAAns/9aotCuDzxm8/IMG_4937_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Sorting A and B items            Our friend, “B”, playing a butterfly counting game with dice</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNSH7CMGI/AAAAAAAAAnw/2omk96tSdcE/s1600-h/IMG_49423.jpg"><img title="IMG_4942" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4942" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNSS7r72I/AAAAAAAAAn0/VOILZO3QPcQ/IMG_4942_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNSqrlTII/AAAAAAAAAn4/eSKydC0HD1A/s1600-h/IMG_49434.jpg"><img title="IMG_4943" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4943" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNS_xjuKI/AAAAAAAAAn8/GDqnvnh629Q/IMG_4943_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNTOQnq7I/AAAAAAAAAoA/b_-2Yz8BDl4/s1600-h/IMG_49475.jpg"><img title="IMG_4947" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4947" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNTgom-5I/AAAAAAAAAoE/fQfO0LHZYEs/IMG_4947_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The boys working on finding pictures that begin B and cutting them out…fine motor skills.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNT4063SI/AAAAAAAAAoI/vF24YhVG5lY/s1600-h/IMG_49552.jpg"><img title="IMG_4955" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4955" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNUHu0AtI/AAAAAAAAAoM/HPo9C9p5UzQ/IMG_4955_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNUUSTTaI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/N-KHlqXZUGc/s1600-h/IMG_49633.jpg"><img title="IMG_4963" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4963" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNUjuJbxI/AAAAAAAAAoU/YvYOp7tM75Y/IMG_4963_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNU1mt7BI/AAAAAAAAAoY/6wy8q_jr7yA/s1600-h/IMG_49562.jpg"><img title="IMG_4956" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4956" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNVLQwGwI/AAAAAAAAAoc/9NyKPkpIZmU/IMG_4956_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro’s math class has a portion called “Math Virtually Everywhere”…this assignment (on decimals) required that he estimate the cost of 10 items, round the total cost and then compare that to the actual cost at the grocery store.  I was surprised to learn that he was rather fantastic at estimating the cost of each item.  He guessed the Gusher’s to be $2.20 when the actual price was $2.29!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNVXspYHI/AAAAAAAAAog/2-zSyL6Vk_k/s1600-h/IMG_49692.jpg"><img title="IMG_4969" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4969" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNVtQBFFI/AAAAAAAAAok/bLnzYLA_N4g/IMG_4969_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNVx29c8I/AAAAAAAAAoo/GpIhYeTjJ30/s1600-h/IMG_49762.jpg"><img title="IMG_4976" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4976" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNWEv4UCI/AAAAAAAAAos/478pZu3Sy0s/IMG_4976_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNWTL9HsI/AAAAAAAAAow/RTt6h4HRjGo/s1600-h/IMG_49793.jpg"><img title="IMG_4979" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4979" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNWsNknuI/AAAAAAAAAo0/1fENyfoK_hI/IMG_4979_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="237" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Bad guy fighting time!                   One of Big Bro’s homeschool shirts and now Little Bro’s shirt</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNXLlijUI/AAAAAAAAAo4/u_aEgyM2xsM/s1600-h/IMG_49882.jpg"><img title="IMG_4988" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4988" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNXbVPTvI/AAAAAAAAAo8/HEtwybVsFeM/IMG_4988_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>          <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNXvG0UhI/AAAAAAAAApA/tnPmNh6-hz4/s1600-h/IMG_49732.jpg"><img title="IMG_4973" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4973" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNXzpYK2I/AAAAAAAAApE/0vSILcukKvA/IMG_4973_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNYHzhqhI/AAAAAAAAApI/STNRA2PbkEw/s1600-h/IMG_49922.jpg"><img title="IMG_4992" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4992" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNYRgOBrI/AAAAAAAAApM/JlJTqqNMPDY/IMG_4992_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>  Yeah!  Our 2d postcard came in from MN this week.  We also received our Book It! program info in the mail.  So the boys were super excited to learn they would earn a free pizza coupon each month for reading.  That should be NO problem in our house!</p> <p>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNY606nWI/AAAAAAAAApQ/mWi_M5OCtQM/s1600-h/IMG_50022.jpg"><img title="IMG_5002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNZMRceII/AAAAAAAAApU/b0VBO_ey-Bo/IMG_5002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>                                                   <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNZdxp3LI/AAAAAAAAApY/nVL7si80tIQ/s1600-h/IMG_50042.jpg"><img title="IMG_5004" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5004" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNZt9I2rI/AAAAAAAAApc/44uO_rIjSFY/IMG_5004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Our first “Talkin’ Tater Night”…this idea came from a teen parenting class we have been taking for the past 6 weeks…Lil Bro was asleep and so it was just the three of us talking about “teen” issues and “stuff.”  The Five Guys Fries helped to offset some of the uncomfortable topics we touched on…lol!</p> <p>                                                       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNZ6WJx3I/AAAAAAAAApg/6q0ZGN3xBoo/s1600-h/IMG_50062.jpg"><img title="IMG_5006" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNaMmh2eI/AAAAAAAAApk/qVrrxe3Jys8/IMG_5006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Celebrating Grandparents Day… a couple weeks late due to time conflicts…Nana got a new Bible and a pedicure given to her personally (meaning we did it) from Lil Bro and I.  Papa got a cool homeschool grandparents funny t-shirt and a trip to the golf range with Big Bro.  Meanwhile, Daddy made a great meal for them, too! </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNaeDFjUI/AAAAAAAAApo/8emq1GQK5Sk/s1600-h/IMG_50102.jpg"><img title="IMG_5010" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_5010" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNahVypAI/AAAAAAAAAps/hldQYHrkcBQ/IMG_5010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNa8N-4jI/AAAAAAAAApw/pV5hSoVRhnM/s1600-h/IMG_50112.jpg"><img title="IMG_5011" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5011" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNbDBDwZI/AAAAAAAAAp0/W-XUulZvD4c/IMG_5011_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNbRxO3gI/AAAAAAAAAp4/wCPFPkM1gb4/s1600-h/IMG_50125.jpg"><img title="IMG_5012" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5012" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNbz7odSI/AAAAAAAAAp8/23KgvYJttyU/IMG_5012_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="181" border="0" /></a> <img title="IMG_5013" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5013" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNcIdhj8I/AAAAAAAAAqA/FvNPcc11UU0/IMG_5013_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" border="0" />   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNcXNLJII/AAAAAAAAAqE/CfBQes7bVkQ/s1600-h/IMG_501612.jpg"><img title="IMG_5016" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_5016" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNcg_oRHI/AAAAAAAAAqI/PB6WhjZLjM4/IMG_5016_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Lil Bro’s first team sport…Pee Wee Baseball…how cute is he???  </p> <p>Check him out!                              Yes, he connected!!              Umm, is the ball ever gonna get here?</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNdCxU4oI/AAAAAAAAAqM/eWvQSZCpFPo/s1600-h/IMG_46622.jpg"><img title="IMG_4662" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4662" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNdR9y9FI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/H6OQFcsWHlk/IMG_4662_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNdtc5SPI/AAAAAAAAAqU/CQ4W1PEDlTQ/s1600-h/IMG_46772.jpg"><img title="IMG_4677" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4677" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNd6JXj2I/AAAAAAAAAqY/KHTUsXpfbg4/IMG_4677_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNeL2VkaI/AAAAAAAAAqc/FpYx5d7YE5M/s1600-h/IMG_46913.jpg"><img title="IMG_4691" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4691" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TKFNecX4e1I/AAAAAAAAAqg/TRPt1gLUnds/IMG_4691_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" border="0" /></a></p> <p>What a wonderful blessing it has been this past month to connect with the boys in a way I never have!  I can’t imagine not homeschooling now even though getting it to “work” takes plenty of time.  I look forward to what the future holds for us.  I know it won’t all be rainbows and sunshine but hopefully the memories from those times will carry us through the dark and stormy daysl…</p> <p>Until next time,</p> <p>Crystal</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font face="Danto Lite" size="3"> </font></p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-81990322130612599782010-09-13T01:44:00.001-04:002010-09-13T01:44:42.029-04:003 weeks down!<p>Okay, this week was definitely a test of our schedule.  Combined with some difficult school topics, Little Bro’s birthday and party and then me leaving town Thursday and Friday…I’d say it was a miracle we got most of it done!  We will be working hard, very hard this coming week to make up for some missed work from this week, though.  </p> <p>Here’s a glance into our wild and crazy week:</p> <p>Big Bro worked extremely hard for two full days on his math and science this week.  He was truly wiped out by the end of the afternoon.  </p> <p>Smiling at the start of the day                               Needing a change mid-morning</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25vRE3poI/AAAAAAAAAfU/qeYErcD6Alw/s1600-h/IMG_4299%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4299" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4299" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25v6bQcCI/AAAAAAAAAfY/rRbuN3iIIDE/IMG_4299_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>        <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25wASR27I/AAAAAAAAAfc/ySRL6T1RMsk/s1600-h/IMG_4344%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4344" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4344" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25wfoxrXI/AAAAAAAAAfg/ozh4xEDzmrc/IMG_4344_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Ala is always there for moral support!             His new headphones to drown out our voices</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25wpv0BUI/AAAAAAAAAfk/e28dFinjg20/s1600-h/IMG_4374%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4374" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4374" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25xHySUqI/AAAAAAAAAfo/t-BHH-RJCf0/IMG_4374_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25xQvJ5aI/AAAAAAAAAfs/bEJoAALKw70/s1600-h/IMG_4385%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4385" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4385" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25xhZFjNI/AAAAAAAAAfw/mbfQxBAXBt4/IMG_4385_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Monday was the beginning of letter “Bb” for Little Bro…loves to read his new board and practice some pre-writing skills, too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25xznCycI/AAAAAAAAAf0/wG2_CsDmZfU/s1600-h/IMG_4303%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4303" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4303" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25yXC6DgI/AAAAAAAAAf4/gA056Qrpz2I/IMG_4303_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25y0z0WwI/AAAAAAAAAf8/MJd8zWe5HsQ/s1600-h/IMG_4302%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4302" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25zXNmV_I/AAAAAAAAAgA/EMhO6Iykj_s/IMG_4302_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI250FzQd-I/AAAAAAAAAgE/9RLjEqqVhJg/s1600-h/IMG_4332%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4332" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4332" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI250ZEAjxI/AAAAAAAAAgI/WpTOO39wO2w/IMG_4332_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Starting off with the official “B” Book        We  began calendar and weather today, too</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI250mEBCXI/AAAAAAAAAgM/boyOzIoEAB4/s1600-h/IMG_4307%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4307" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4307" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI251D8A8DI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/j-w-ntg_Ngg/IMG_4307_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI251Y9_mOI/AAAAAAAAAgU/loz8gUMpKFA/s1600-h/IMG_4341%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4341" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4341" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25139OPKI/AAAAAAAAAgY/LiUmo-BGfnk/IMG_4341_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Puzzle time with Mrs. Spider               Looking for items that begin with B for our Bag book</p> <p>Good fine motor skill practice</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI252EYoRfI/AAAAAAAAAgc/TgAKzyoo3J4/s1600-h/IMG_4346%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4346" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4346" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI252gSQODI/AAAAAAAAAgg/XKqzxAY60KM/IMG_4346_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25273upeI/AAAAAAAAAgk/Zwhq0UteoZk/s1600-h/IMG_4367%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4367" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4367" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI253UOzfHI/AAAAAAAAAgo/Am-0S8vYwwY/IMG_4367_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="142" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI253pqNRWI/AAAAAAAAAgs/1zWHUTNWQBk/s1600-h/IMG_4351%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4351" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4351" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI258BkVw3I/AAAAAAAAAgw/NsUpk_BJlKw/IMG_4351_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" border="0" /></a></p> <p>A fun new game about things that go together…love the thinking that goes into the pairs!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI258X4DAYI/AAAAAAAAAg0/q_noQhNFIMQ/s1600-h/IMG_4354%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4354" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4354" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI258ijxN_I/AAAAAAAAAg4/kYo8LrdzM4Y/IMG_4354_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI259PkGHJI/AAAAAAAAAg8/_MTQMaxK9BM/s1600-h/IMG_4355%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4355" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4355" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI259YYwB-I/AAAAAAAAAhA/AO3yhUNnEoo/IMG_4355_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro was working on dividing decimals and the online lesson showed the use of Base 10 units and I was thrilled to have found some at a curriculum sale in the spring so pulled them out for him to  get some hands-on learning, too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI259gLeVPI/AAAAAAAAAhE/MgTmNIn2e7U/s1600-h/IMG_4369%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4369" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4369" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI2595WlMhI/AAAAAAAAAhI/lp4z_ihlrig/IMG_4369_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25-HLnJcI/AAAAAAAAAhM/n1J4TBjDTx8/s1600-h/IMG_4338%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4338" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4338" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25-ohezMI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/udwQiVDu7AM/IMG_4338_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25-w73YeI/AAAAAAAAAhU/SJqVDPRfKS0/s1600-h/IMG_4371%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4371" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4371" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25_KyUxwI/AAAAAAAAAhY/JMB8ZKRIfkg/IMG_4371_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="233" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Little Bro’s art lesson for “Bb”…making birds using circles and triangles…oh, and following directions as I stated the steps in order.  He did awesome and really loved the challenge!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25_XV1KWI/AAAAAAAAAhc/e7o1mOeeG8A/s1600-h/IMG_4359%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4359" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4359" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI25_6RHDOI/AAAAAAAAAhg/HB7STHrXj0Y/IMG_4359_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Ae_SEiI/AAAAAAAAAhk/wo7VfV1ZB7Q/s1600-h/IMG_4366%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4366" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4366" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26AuOSoYI/AAAAAAAAAho/jtn2jplIFNE/IMG_4366_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Tuesday “B” was with us so Little Bro and he had a blast getting extra play time together as I was very busy with Big Bro working on science and math.  Here they are with a make shift fort in the breakfast room.  They had flashlights and books (oh, and of course, cars) underneath! Later in the day, Papa took the twins swimming while Big Bro did his swim practice.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26BNhApZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/_t2q4vQv14c/s1600-h/IMG_4387%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4387" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4387" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26BcRE7hI/AAAAAAAAAhw/lk809f4FjWA/IMG_4387_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26BgP3D3I/AAAAAAAAAh0/MhphNGOUjto/s1600-h/IMG_4388%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4388" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4388" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26B-OTziI/AAAAAAAAAh4/EwQneZAsMs4/IMG_4388_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26CH37XZI/AAAAAAAAAh8/WiBGMt66O6o/s1600-h/IMG_4389%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4389" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4389" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26CvQxuzI/AAAAAAAAAiA/nLWwPAeHk58/IMG_4389_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Here’s Big Bro conferring with his science teacher about some questions he had and she patiently walked him through it step by step.  She worked with him on the phone for about a half-hour.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26DMatzLI/AAAAAAAAAiE/1p0DwdzA3W8/s1600-h/IMG_4397%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4397" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4397" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26DQiwK3I/AAAAAAAAAiI/r4Fs3qDdsh0/IMG_4397_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Wednesday is co-op day and the boys were super excited to go.  In addition, it was Little Bro’s 4th birthday!!!  So we planned to have a mini-celebration there with cake and singing.  Even Daddy and Papa were able to join us!  The morning began with a gift…see the happy smile?</p> <p>                                                         Daddy helping him in P.E. at co-op </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26DuSTdfI/AAAAAAAAAiM/d2tOOxrhykM/s1600-h/IMG_4419%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4419" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4419" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26EBsIgFI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/sGdEciqYVVI/IMG_4419_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Ek1xfSI/AAAAAAAAAiU/REHxt3v9JQ4/s1600-h/IMG_4451%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4451" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4451" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26E7eOuKI/AAAAAAAAAiY/odOkIK0Y5UA/IMG_4451_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" border="0" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26FO-endI/AAAAAAAAAic/hm8x32bV1VU/s1600-h/IMG_4454%5B12%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4454" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26GKp8E2I/AAAAAAAAAig/JVgTSTUbBx0/IMG_4454_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro and his friend “R” playing with Little Bro’s new present unbeknownst to him.  Cake #1…shortly after everyone began to sing, he squeezed behind me in tears.  We felt awful!  He was fine when they stopped, though. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26GVYD7WI/AAAAAAAAAik/LoRXrJSKXgc/s1600-h/IMG_4428%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4428" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4428" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26G5llb6I/AAAAAAAAAio/qTphZ2Z8m70/IMG_4428_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26HKcDvpI/AAAAAAAAAis/cBkizIwU-4E/s1600-h/IMG_4459%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4459" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4459" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26HlQypHI/AAAAAAAAAiw/dlhoh5JIYtk/IMG_4459_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26H3ehpgI/AAAAAAAAAi0/OQe16xeRdB0/s1600-h/IMG_4472%5B14%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4472" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4472" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Is3sOXI/AAAAAAAAAi4/HBG3tCgvuTo/IMG_4472_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro’s video game design class                               </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26JN0dhtI/AAAAAAAAAi8/sF_gE7y1XTA/s1600-h/IMG_4475%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4475" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4475" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26JUn74bI/AAAAAAAAAjA/dR1rzFDnmH8/IMG_4475_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26JinILEI/AAAAAAAAAjE/UVafR1Oz74g/s1600-h/IMG_4503%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4503" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4503" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26J2weTlI/AAAAAAAAAjI/EdV0UufxE3s/IMG_4503_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>     Little Bro color mixing after hearing Mouse Paint with his class</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26KQGWG0I/AAAAAAAAAjM/_9R1QqlGu6U/s1600-h/IMG_4493%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4493" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4493" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Ki7ZFsI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Ix06tMWLfw0/IMG_4493_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26LBANDKI/AAAAAAAAAjU/-oJMNd7cusE/s1600-h/IMG_4496%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4496" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4496" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26LusZsGI/AAAAAAAAAjY/w7xOKAJtskA/IMG_4496_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Sitting with his new present in between classes</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26LplzaHI/AAAAAAAAAjc/o1_gdJceZGc/s1600-h/IMG_4506%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4506" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4506" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26MCI8z_I/AAAAAAAAAjg/Sbpcm64KZH0/IMG_4506_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Thursday…the day of his birthday party at Jump Zone…early morning festivities.  </p> <p>Hot Wheels Battleforce 5…he’s been car-crazy since his first birthday!  Seriously!  If you need a particular Hot Wheel, we probably own it.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26MaQD7-I/AAAAAAAAAjk/RelR2iYCITo/s1600-h/IMG_4543%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4543" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4543" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26MqSbnfI/AAAAAAAAAjo/s7wV-Gc-ncM/IMG_4543_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                    <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26M_jAsEI/AAAAAAAAAjs/OPjAtrPdbFs/s1600-h/IMG_4573%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4573" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4573" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26NZYcfuI/AAAAAAAAAjw/YTg17UtVIyU/IMG_4573_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Some party goers :)                                                             Nana and Big Bro</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Np4k9iI/AAAAAAAAAj0/y7Tq1FwbJ8I/s1600-h/IMG_4601%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4601" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4601" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26NyxCYMI/AAAAAAAAAj4/_MepD-0YiRM/IMG_4601_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26OLmefnI/AAAAAAAAAj8/U0bc5Mu9LVM/s1600-h/IMG_4559%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4559" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4559" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26ObJEs3I/AAAAAAAAAkA/7IEcLYAE9YI/IMG_4559_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Little Bro and best pal, “B”          Yummy cake!                                        My party!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26OhKIAeI/AAAAAAAAAkE/Xd84Oibsnuk/s1600-h/IMG_4536%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4536" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4536" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26O5nrWjI/AAAAAAAAAkI/UgCyHX-a5ic/IMG_4536_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26PI7bsmI/AAAAAAAAAkM/zeSJ7b2Oi6Y/s1600-h/IMG_4621%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4621" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4621" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Pgnx5tI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/-jHPhfJjqnw/IMG_4621_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a>         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26P7dhzNI/AAAAAAAAAkU/fB3gxmbYqhc/s1600-h/IMG_4558%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4558" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4558" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26QN3KG3I/AAAAAAAAAkY/s1v1i2LVKCQ/IMG_4558_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>After the fun and festivities, it was time to head home to get Nana and Papa’s gifts and boy did they get them!  Little Bro got an amazing gift from his N & P…but coming from a very techy household, I guess it makes perfect sense!  I must say that since he received the iTouch, Little Bro has played with it the least…it keeps getting picked up by Big Bro but mostly by Daddy. </p> <p>His new iTouch                                Showing Nana how to work it                Ala joining in the fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26QV9MtOI/AAAAAAAAAkc/x9F_nRz6iEk/s1600-h/IMG_4518%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4518" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4518" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26Q-7R-kI/AAAAAAAAAkg/VLlWEOkNsqI/IMG_4518_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26RDGv2dI/AAAAAAAAAkk/ZamKNbl29mk/s1600-h/IMG_4524%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4524" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4524" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26RtuKWnI/AAAAAAAAAko/zMoJbe4ylHI/IMG_4524_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26R9auqmI/AAAAAAAAAks/NOMZVUCP8kY/s1600-h/IMG_4527%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4527" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4527" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TI26SHC6_NI/AAAAAAAAAkw/6be9rjL_Ox8/IMG_4527_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="157" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Then that afternoon, Nana and I headed out for a church retreat in Clearwater and Daddy and Papa stayed with the boys.  So since Daddy was on vacation Friday, there was no school for the boys.   Love the flexibility of homeschooling so that we could do these things and just catch up on other days.  We even did some work this weekend, Big Bro and I, to catch up.  More on that next week.</p> <p>Until then,</p> <p>Crystal</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-79465901087966750682010-09-06T00:47:00.001-04:002010-09-06T00:47:34.798-04:00Week 2…Check!<p>Well, we have week number two under our belts now and I must say I love homeschooling more today than even last week!  So I would say that’s a success!  Big Bro has been responding very well to my instruction and guidance which was a special blessing for me.  And Little Bro …well, he is soaks up everything that  comes his way!  </p> <p>So here’s another peek at our week:</p> <p> </p> <p>Little Bro learning about “me” by having his body traced…a little help from Ala, too</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyEZCiW5I/AAAAAAAAAaI/YNzybWYyLz4/s1600-h/IMG_4161%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4161" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4161" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyEyyL4UI/AAAAAAAAAaM/rquuSXXRIKU/IMG_4161_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" border="0" /></a>                                 <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyFG6pzgI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ptAQQR37oWE/s1600-h/IMG_4159%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4159" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4159" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyFVFcUpI/AAAAAAAAAaU/sd1N-XG8he4/IMG_4159_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Finished product on door frame                         Taking a bit of a break with Papa mid-day</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyFn2-dYI/AAAAAAAAAaY/ZiKow2ELaiU/s1600-h/IMG_4168%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4168" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4168" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyF-POaNI/AAAAAAAAAac/JxrbVCThS74/IMG_4168_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a>                                     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyGJMWAfI/AAAAAAAAAag/PfuFEBPJhyE/s1600-h/IMG_4156%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4156" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4156" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyGq2x2DI/AAAAAAAAAak/Io8ldtGk2x4/IMG_4156_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Using pattern blocks…Little Bro looks mighty proud…and on the other side of the work area is Big Bro busy as work in his school clothes (night clothes :) with a comfy blanket.  I haven’t been taking photos of Big Bro and I working together since he would prefer me not to right now (you know that age) but this week we have worked on vocabulary through a novel study and focused on both penmanship and keyboarding.  Of course, he still has his main core subjects that he’s doing online.  This coming week he will begin the meat of his World Cultures class and I’m excited to be able to do some hands-on projects related to Mesopotamia with him.  I’ve been researching the topic and look forward to giving him something new :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyGxivFnI/AAAAAAAAAao/B1izji35s80/s1600-h/IMG_4162%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4162" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4162" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyHP48MnI/AAAAAAAAAas/7iWs6LhgwpI/IMG_4162_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyHVH6nLI/AAAAAAAAAaw/2TT8M7eiXZM/s1600-h/IMG_4167%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4167" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4167" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyHnjpOdI/AAAAAAAAAa0/tRRnc3MotE8/IMG_4167_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyH-3PL0I/AAAAAAAAAa4/RFB0H0VQIik/s1600-h/IMG_4165%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4165" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4165" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyIIRcVFI/AAAAAAAAAa8/LcgXTflABIQ/IMG_4165_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Sorting ants by size              Pairing ants by shapes            Ala still in her PJ’s hanging out with us</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyIfe9ezI/AAAAAAAAAbA/E2k9LXYU350/s1600-h/IMG_4173%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4173" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4173" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyIsPHpII/AAAAAAAAAbE/CrDYNYUfJT0/IMG_4173_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyI8Fl2YI/AAAAAAAAAbI/3MjI5PO-lSQ/s1600-h/IMG_4177%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4177" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="IMG_4177" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyJOoFf7I/AAAAAAAAAbM/TCyDEtRla9Y/IMG_4177_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyJTr9SaI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/e5rt5m4zPHA/s1600-h/IMG_4179%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4179" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4179" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyJpTeArI/AAAAAAAAAbU/yy8hPE3pXok/IMG_4179_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Day two:  Big Bro taking a break to read to Little Bro and best friend “B” a book about A</p> <p>What a great big brother he is!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyJ7k0X_I/AAAAAAAAAbY/ui37ow9QDo0/s1600-h/IMG_4186%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4186" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4186" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyKGJ8Y1I/AAAAAAAAAbc/mY69amWxYPQ/IMG_4186_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyKX91mJI/AAAAAAAAAbg/rXcc-CKEOBw/s1600-h/IMG_4190%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4190" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4190" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyKsG2UGI/AAAAAAAAAbk/9bykQMJamPQ/IMG_4190_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> E</p> <p>Everyone loves when Papa comes over…working on motor skills with a little game of catch.</p> <p>Even Papa gets into the action reading books to the boys while they have a snack…gotta love it!</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyKmDIT7I/AAAAAAAAAbo/VWn5FuDKtNw/s1600-h/IMG_4191%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4191" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="161" alt="IMG_4191" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyLAPeGNI/AAAAAAAAAbs/6gwxmxW7e9g/IMG_4191_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyLbFSmzI/AAAAAAAAAbw/3JFLQHGBn7c/s1600-h/IMG_4196%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4196" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4196" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyLt_P20I/AAAAAAAAAb0/PYej_zxfomQ/IMG_4196_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Sink or float experiment                                   Apparently, Ala thought it was a big water bowl!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyLz4Di5I/AAAAAAAAAb4/8OOgkNnCMaE/s1600-h/IMG_4199%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4199" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4199" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyMJVzXKI/AAAAAAAAAb8/bQA05mJXs3c/IMG_4199_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a>                <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyMRFLFTI/AAAAAAAAAcA/-lLuzjxGap4/s1600-h/IMG_4200%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4200" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4200" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyMm1pBVI/AAAAAAAAAcE/Sc7hNVWtUV4/IMG_4200_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>An assortment of things they tested…including a bike and a bowling ball…bigger is better for boys, you know!  Yep, they both sank…just in case there was ANY doubt.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyMwt7bzI/AAAAAAAAAcI/EILogvq7WeE/s1600-h/IMG_4216%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4216" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4216" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyNOH2KWI/AAAAAAAAAcM/bmRPQd1h8W0/IMG_4216_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyN6YzbHI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/E2l1hXy3kVo/s1600-h/IMG_4221%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4221" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4221" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyOFIk9ZI/AAAAAAAAAcU/m3jJnAHEWN4/IMG_4221_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyOYKMazI/AAAAAAAAAcY/GaF3eUKIjwc/s1600-h/IMG_4224%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4224" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4224" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyOvvWiYI/AAAAAAAAAcc/e09MaeU2iSY/IMG_4224_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="163" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyOmPEKFI/AAAAAAAAAcg/y3qB29Xl5ZU/s1600-h/IMG_4225%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4225" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4225" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyOwGIR3I/AAAAAAAAAck/ZoL6TpzgS0k/IMG_4225_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyPF2eQGI/AAAAAAAAAco/DvtBS1XhlEk/s1600-h/IMG_4226%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4226" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4226" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyPXWl9UI/AAAAAAAAAcs/O34lbpyvDWY/IMG_4226_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyPsoFsmI/AAAAAAAAAcw/KuWqXSPJp_A/s1600-h/IMG_4228%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4228" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4228" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyP2GL9MI/AAAAAAAAAc0/gQ2B75pNv4g/IMG_4228_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="185" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A little game play…                                                               Ala is working just a bit too hard, I think</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyQDm4c1I/AAAAAAAAAc4/qlaGeQjsqes/s1600-h/IMG_4230%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4230" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4230" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyQZx37yI/AAAAAAAAAc8/KMwwL2G_efM/IMG_4230_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                      <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyQuSczbI/AAAAAAAAAdA/UXQvuWRmffE/s1600-h/IMG_4063%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4063" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4063" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyQ3CtHjI/AAAAAAAAAdE/uGAjSKX4RZ4/IMG_4063_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Day 3…our first day at our new homeschool co-op (a group of fellow homeschoolers who take various classes offered, socialize with other kids and give moms a chance to meet, too).</p> <p>Little Bro and his music teacher/Big Bro in his P.E. class/Group of moms hanging out</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyRNvNtmI/AAAAAAAAAdI/4nbVHCzVy2k/s1600-h/IMG_4239%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4239" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4239" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyRY_pSSI/AAAAAAAAAdM/U4bkfusEf4U/IMG_4239_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyRoGl_hI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/Rmi7mVFcS60/s1600-h/IMG_4238%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4238" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4238" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyR6i4PYI/AAAAAAAAAdU/sY0gbQi7yAw/IMG_4238_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRySFl7G4I/AAAAAAAAAdY/UxBjD0FFft0/s1600-h/IMG_4241%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4241" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4241" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRySZ-T2AI/AAAAAAAAAdc/HiMEKrufy_o/IMG_4241_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Little Bro’s storytime/activity class which ironically is about sinking and floating, too!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRySigBklI/AAAAAAAAAdg/xlcUtZDKgPM/s1600-h/IMG_4244%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4244" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyS-2ZgVI/AAAAAAAAAdk/Fz1j9cizkx8/IMG_4244_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyTMz6r6I/AAAAAAAAAdo/aF3nyZQVEBg/s1600-h/IMG_4259%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4259" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4259" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyTThfkVI/AAAAAAAAAds/zeOw8mSktCE/IMG_4259_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Silliness with a pal in his Video Game Design class/Getting instruction from the teacher</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyTiX-zkI/AAAAAAAAAdw/3Sa9eVfsepI/s1600-h/IMG_4247%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4247" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4247" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyT9kCZpI/AAAAAAAAAd0/zZimKQhedHA/IMG_4247_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyUDVR5cI/AAAAAAAAAd4/b5D1RFubO3U/s1600-h/IMG_4251%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4251" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4251" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyUey-v0I/AAAAAAAAAd8/7mmJUMBbohI/IMG_4251_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> <p>After co-op, we met another hs friend at Airheads, a great new indoor jumping place</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyUuWIALI/AAAAAAAAAeA/7I20Q--0Gtw/s1600-h/IMG_4270%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4270" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4270" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyUw7uPPI/AAAAAAAAAeE/yNmpXSN_F30/IMG_4270_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyVJ1ffcI/AAAAAAAAAeI/3ezqSdxziT4/s1600-h/IMG_4277%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4277" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4277" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyVYehH6I/AAAAAAAAAeM/rxsY7O3lJ50/IMG_4277_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Friday we try to do a fun field trip…this week we went with hs friends to the Florida Aquarium…but this time I decided we would do a scavenger hunt while we enjoyed the animals and exhibit.  Little did I know it would be a big hit with the kids AND Papa who made sure he answered every question!!  Even Little Bro worked studiously on his scavenger hunt during our visit!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyVjZ0FYI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/zQIr6kRoygU/s1600-h/DSC05523%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05523" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05523" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyVrJkgBI/AAAAAAAAAeU/v4wFvqk3Vdw/DSC05523_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyV27Ae0I/AAAAAAAAAeY/CPYFatqdkQw/s1600-h/DSC05525%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05525" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05525" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyWPyhjFI/AAAAAAAAAec/CxXjijoUzxs/DSC05525_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyWkmoE-I/AAAAAAAAAeg/GPGLsrZxJJs/s1600-h/DSC05537%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05537" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05537" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyW__7KJI/AAAAAAAAAek/m_Om3Dco-U4/DSC05537_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyXGNtaEI/AAAAAAAAAeo/tjalJaEHzNo/s1600-h/DSC05538%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05538" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05538" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyXSpcVDI/AAAAAAAAAew/VW-N6vxFcY4/DSC05538_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyXnIRy6I/AAAAAAAAAe0/qbOouHGn0pQ/s1600-h/DSC05557%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05557" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05557" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyX4VmuCI/AAAAAAAAAe4/RAhF2U1CCyM/DSC05557_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyYF9gWEI/AAAAAAAAAe8/J7b7INK0KQs/s1600-h/DSC05570%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05570" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05570" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyYdBHtDI/AAAAAAAAAfA/O-bLMJs5GM8/DSC05570_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Here’s a sneak peek of Big Bro’s new shirt (aka…school uniform) Interesting fact:  all represented on Mt. Rushmore were homeschooled!  Cool, huh?  Daddy and Little Bro have new shirts, too, photos next week maybe.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyYgqtfnI/AAAAAAAAAfE/dAPnhUVX5pk/s1600-h/DSC05571%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05571" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05571" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyY8Z9pxI/AAAAAAAAAfI/6UwLg9wEzjE/DSC05571_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a>                           <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyZJsRcRI/AAAAAAAAAfM/Dgz-X2WFH1s/s1600-h/DSC05572%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05572" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05572" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TIRyZUwpNZI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Ze-0V6R2RPs/DSC05572_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Okay, thanks for checking in.  Our schedule will be a bit off this coming week as it will be Little Bro’s 4th birthday and Nana and I are leaving for two days to a church retreat!!  So we are doing double schooling on Labor Day, Tuesday, Wednesday and will be off for Thursday and Friday.   Ahh, the freedom that homeschooling gives us is starting to reveal itself!  Until next week…</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-28899081344538372222010-08-31T02:15:00.001-04:002010-08-31T02:15:51.674-04:00School’s In!!<p>Well, the time has finally come for us to start our school year…Little Bro’s preschool and Big Bro’s 6th grade.  Woohoo!!  I’ve been waiting for this time for so long and now it’s finally here!  </p> <p>I can’t say that the boys necessarily felt the same but deep down I think they were pretty ready to begin as well.   After months of planning lessons, organizing workboxes (more on that later) and the tweaking of our schoolroom many times over, we are prepared for anything that comes our way.  (By the way, FLVS stands for Florida Virtual School which is what Big Bro is doing.)  </p> <p>Here’s a glimpse of what we did this past week (Aug. 23-27):</p> <p>1st day of FLVS                                Working…                                         Still working…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydqYZplhI/AAAAAAAAATs/W82K9u1q9RY/s1600-h/IMG_3946%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3946" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3946" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydqlw8OyI/AAAAAAAAATw/kRl_oTaHzbE/IMG_3946_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydqzqlTaI/AAAAAAAAAT0/-AgZOw0OR4k/s1600-h/IMG_3948%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3948" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3948" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydrTN998I/AAAAAAAAAT4/e9L4XugcdBQ/IMG_3948_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydrkrVt4I/AAAAAAAAAT8/CzSzgAIh5CQ/s1600-h/IMG_3969%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3969" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3969" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydr4q3ZfI/AAAAAAAAAUA/QWWgZU9n6ZI/IMG_3969_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Not so many photos of Big Bro this week as he does his core classes on computer so the photos  would be pretty boring after the first handful!  Since this was his first week, most of the days were spent figuring out the FLVS system for emailing teachers, learning the pacing charts, turning in assignments, navigating the site and having welcome calls with each of his teachers.  I anticipate as he gets more comfortable with the way it works, we will be able to add some more fun things into the day…science experiments to go along with his topic, DVD’s that correlate with his World Culture class and hands-on math application activities as well.   </p> <p> </p> <p>Big Bro with his first workbox…as I researched homeschooling last year, I found a popular HS system of having a child’s lessons prepped and ready with all materials in the box, all are numbered with velcro so they move the disc over to a tag when box is completed.  All kinds of assignments are included, writing journal, games, vocabulary practice, penmanship activities and so on.  Boxes are numbered and planned so that one can work independently on their project while Mom is helping the other and then vice versa.  Great, great system!!!  Both kiddos know that their turn with Mom is coming so I’m not torn and they both have learned how to get their next box and keep working without disturbing my work with the other child.  Here’s some photos of our boxes:  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydsLzr34I/AAAAAAAAAUE/i79V0HVLB0E/s1600-h/IMG_4094%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4094" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4094" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydsbiS8oI/AAAAAAAAAUI/goWYyi3jUBI/IMG_4094_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydsu5SqaI/AAAAAAAAAUM/4CXMZcQdnuA/s1600-h/IMG_4088%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4088" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4088" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyds-BlELI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/DY8Of423oIs/IMG_4088_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydtKilzFI/AAAAAAAAAUU/4_HCvXeVb2c/s1600-h/IMG_4091%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4091" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4091" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydtg2SMlI/AAAAAAAAAUY/fn2w4HaZIXU/IMG_4091_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> Placing #2 on his schedule tag…removing it from box…with one of his boxes…his are car themed, of course.  I was surprised that he picked up on the system immediately and can now smoothly go from box to box, placing the boxes in their “done pile” and retrieving his new box, removing the tag and beginning work on the new activity.  Love this system!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydt0wunZI/AAAAAAAAAUc/A1kPZA3jTMo/s1600-h/IMG_4106%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4106" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4106" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyduBgc8qI/AAAAAAAAAUg/8bFvunBBpoM/IMG_4106_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyduQTLDkI/AAAAAAAAAUk/EmqrKIT-_40/s1600-h/IMG_4116%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4116" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4116" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyduspYGtI/AAAAAAAAAUo/albR1KHEXzs/IMG_4116_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyduzqe6NI/AAAAAAAAAUs/JzptzKFfzAo/s1600-h/IMG_4029%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4029" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4029" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydvAM9KnI/AAAAAAAAAUw/re3RKr-T1tM/IMG_4029_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro’s box with various aviation theme photos (no significance to the themes but just something to entice each child since they represent their interests).  The photo of the stack shows the boxes out of order…not sure why but we weren’t using them yet at time of photo…now they are stacked in order from 1-9.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydvVIEM1I/AAAAAAAAAU0/pZG51z88uC8/s1600-h/IMG_4093%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4093" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="159" alt="IMG_4093" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydvte7TJI/AAAAAAAAAU4/Kdh5w7rmxr0/IMG_4093_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydv9cBQuI/AAAAAAAAAU8/Ju0uXM24rfM/s1600-h/IMG_3206%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3206" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3206" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydwGWzByI/AAAAAAAAAVA/06a9LQZRUFA/IMG_3206_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydwbuWQJI/AAAAAAAAAVE/w2CWQvdLID4/s1600-h/IMG_3208%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3208" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3208" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydwija6_I/AAAAAAAAAVI/YcfeX_JwJWE/IMG_3208_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Big Bro is taking Science, Math, Language Arts and World Culture with FLVS.  I am filling in with reading (that’s my field!!), art, writing (is partially included in lang. arts with FLVS but want to do more), character education, keyboarding, practical life skills and whatever else I can think as we go along.  We also joined a homeschool co-op so on Wednesdays (starting on Sept. 1) Big Bro will be doing a video game design class along with P.E. while Little Bro will be doing his own Pee Wee P.E. class, a story time with projects and one more that I can’t remember right now.  So pictures from that to come next week…</p> <p> </p> <p>I began an “Aa” unit with Little Bro this week….here’s some of what we did…</p> <blockquote> <p>Reading the “A” board                               Matching capital and lower case</p> </blockquote> <p>(Saved board from my K teaching days!)                               A’s on an apple tree</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydw5MLliI/AAAAAAAAAVM/COccIjSKiLk/s1600-h/IMG_3958%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3958" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3958" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydxKd1cqI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/1uXhUQQ_dSU/IMG_3958_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                              <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydxUZ4RoI/AAAAAAAAAVU/z4_cVXtwsc8/s1600-h/IMG_3949%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3949" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3949" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydxlx9mPI/AAAAAAAAAVY/PVkg8q2pQgQ/IMG_3949_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Making an alligator using his fist for the body and fingers for legs and mouth…messy fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydxyAJR9I/AAAAAAAAAVc/_lr8uo6kVR0/s1600-h/IMG_3965%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3965" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3965" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydyM4Le0I/AAAAAAAAAVg/Llgt2VstNWw/IMG_3965_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> Cute, cute, cute!!     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydynG5QlI/AAAAAAAAAVk/Jl7yQ3oUsGY/s1600-h/IMG_3971%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3971" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3971" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydyxKLJzI/AAAAAAAAAVo/d5-aOgjKVFg/IMG_3971_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Rainy Day Investigation (borrowed the concept from “Sid, The Science Kid”) with best buddy “B”, spent the morning in drizzling rain looking for worms, digging under pavers and then eventually ended up in the fort playing fisherman on a ship.  How fun for two boys!!</p> <p>Our friend, B, comes over every Tuesday and boy, do we love having him visit.  Now that school’s in, he even gets to participate in our school day.  He and Little Bro are very close in age, two days apart!  So you’ll see him in our photos every Tuesday, too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydzDYxliI/AAAAAAAAAVs/i7vSSYJ5u5w/s1600-h/IMG_3976%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3976" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_3976" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydzlrCCyI/AAAAAAAAAVw/p_UmTO_bddc/IMG_3976_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THydz9dVC4I/AAAAAAAAAV0/tstWcOb9ASw/s1600-h/IMG_3988%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3988" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3988" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd0FwB81I/AAAAAAAAAV4/8qXi1tPNJck/IMG_3988_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="204" border="0" /></a> There’s a worm if you can see it<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd0X5d9KI/AAAAAAAAAV8/dkulwvyNjTY/s1600-h/IMG_4008%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4008" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="164" alt="IMG_4008" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd0sr_XUI/AAAAAAAAAWA/a8bIdGhRhPI/IMG_4008_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd1K-9lqI/AAAAAAAAAWE/Tjw1PU7qSO8/s1600-h/IMG_3999%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3999" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_3999" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd1GOp-jI/AAAAAAAAAWI/nuIu0kargjQ/IMG_3999_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Here the boys are using a toothpick and poking holes in the letter A…good tactile letter activity…they loved it!</p> <p>         Little Bro                                          “B”                     Little Bro looking at the holes in the light</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd1b0D4EI/AAAAAAAAAWM/pfu_YjOJUJo/s1600-h/IMG_4012%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4012" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4012" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd1nRYKwI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/GJ4TYtox070/IMG_4012_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd195aVBI/AAAAAAAAAWU/h9cvKwcqQzA/s1600-h/IMG_4014%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4014" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4014" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd2BTjnnI/AAAAAAAAAWc/h0g1pyNbjHQ/IMG_4014_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd2Q3cvTI/AAAAAAAAAWg/0h_bP0Ro_p4/s1600-h/IMG_4021%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4021" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4021" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd2qA3XtI/AAAAAAAAAWk/I-ak3FDkkXk/IMG_4021_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This week we also learned about rainbows and even painted one with a pencil eraser which he loved and is a good fine motor activity, too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd28Hi5RI/AAAAAAAAAWo/cR4NDs3SdlM/s1600-h/IMG_4031%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4031" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4031" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd3DCDggI/AAAAAAAAAWs/tYYYThl7k3o/IMG_4031_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd3XiJ2mI/AAAAAAAAAWw/hWw3l7XBvLc/s1600-h/IMG_4034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4034" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4034" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd3pZJ3mI/AAAAAAAAAW0/-4iQ9IRFnaE/IMG_4034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Finished product                                                         Building a letter A with foam blocks</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd37Drz7I/AAAAAAAAAW4/g_nqHg_yGQc/s1600-h/IMG_4037%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4037" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4037" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd4H7pUaI/AAAAAAAAAW8/A9EC0JpUMTU/IMG_4037_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a>                                 <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd4pSRWgI/AAAAAAAAAXA/2l5iSQj1u_w/s1600-h/IMG_4040%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4040" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4040" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd4yr0riI/AAAAAAAAAXE/pAJ4ejlGHmk/IMG_4040_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Alphabet recognition wheel practice                     Making an “A” collage with Apple Jacks</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd5MUtjbI/AAAAAAAAAXI/nPyLP_0JFM8/s1600-h/IMG_4098%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4098" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4098" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd5Sd2ayI/AAAAAAAAAXM/GSMivFCKE4w/IMG_4098_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>             <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd5r3EliI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/sVshTN87hLA/s1600-h/IMG_4100%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4100" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4100" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd5wqJnkI/AAAAAAAAAXU/_Zq6D2yXa0Q/IMG_4100_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Some pre-writing practice…he loved this activity the most</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd6KSlwxI/AAAAAAAAAXY/PWhRfNhgfvI/s1600-h/IMG_4112%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4112" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4112" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd6dLokaI/AAAAAAAAAXc/1RNzyL2SARo/IMG_4112_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd6jaylQI/AAAAAAAAAXg/u8pd3hWAgWE/s1600-h/IMG_4112%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4112" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4112" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd6ieG4wI/AAAAAAAAAXk/L7PX_m-_Z_k/IMG_4112_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A little reader book                           Learning to make a sandwich…it’s never too early to train!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd64xpHbI/AAAAAAAAAXo/5nSXSI0VQNQ/s1600-h/IMG_4118%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4118" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4118" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd7F_iMJI/AAAAAAAAAXs/v3vW44eErP0/IMG_4118_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a>                                              <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd7Qcqr-I/AAAAAAAAAXw/Gd2QLlSOUBE/s1600-h/IMG_4082%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4082" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4082" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd8IbtToI/AAAAAAAAAX0/VcpFSZ0NuF4/IMG_4082_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The highlight of the week was an apple taste test involving most of the family (Nana was working so we ate some extra for her)…planned for lunch so Big Bro and Dad were able to join in, too…all enjoyed trying the four types of apples and picking their favorites.  Papa had lots to teach and tell us, too, since his family owned apple orchards and he was raised on one!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd8bdRGKI/AAAAAAAAAX4/WpwGNKxlWKs/s1600-h/IMG_4124%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4124" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4124" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd8qMe9iI/AAAAAAAAAX8/fXYrGJun6Ds/IMG_4124_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>               <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd830GoQI/AAAAAAAAAYA/uEaBi90wVGs/s1600-h/IMG_4126%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4126" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4126" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd9GdAnzI/AAAAAAAAAYE/q6Ru1u7h5Ek/IMG_4126_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd9U4Q-UI/AAAAAAAAAYI/5_IVZWkTYgU/s1600-h/IMG_4127%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4127" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4127" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd9qU9esI/AAAAAAAAAYM/2iZMyTRyJTM/IMG_4127_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>              <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd99pjQjI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/xhFa4GoOgj4/s1600-h/IMG_4125%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4125" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4125" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd-AG9P9I/AAAAAAAAAYU/prFHldqCh6A/IMG_4125_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Digging into the first one                                                                   Taste testers at work!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd-e3-KWI/AAAAAAAAAYY/yz3mM63iqy0/s1600-h/IMG_4134%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4134" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_4134" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd-iQtR7I/AAAAAAAAAYc/8bLqrvy4fpM/IMG_4134_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd_FRIYbI/AAAAAAAAAYg/ws_YmU15VaY/s1600-h/IMG_4136%5B3%5D.jpg">                                      <img title="IMG_4136" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="160" alt="IMG_4136" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd_ZTmk_I/AAAAAAAAAYk/fztNyefP6AY/IMG_4136_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Papa’s favorite             Little Bro’s favorite       Big Bro’s favorite          Daddy’s favorite</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd_Q69aRI/AAAAAAAAAYo/g88BA5q364E/s1600-h/IMG_4139%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4139" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="IMG_4139" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd_vStb2I/AAAAAAAAAYs/WoVyuPc7Z_w/IMG_4139_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="120" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyd_xHb7kI/AAAAAAAAAYw/LWpIKj-qeSs/s1600-h/IMG_4140%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4140" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="110" alt="IMG_4140" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeAPz6yhI/AAAAAAAAAY0/bmhDR6KLyCA/IMG_4140_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="141" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeAXy9qAI/AAAAAAAAAY4/7sdll8bBgYs/s1600-h/IMG_4141%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4141" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="103" alt="IMG_4141" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeAuBP6yI/AAAAAAAAAY8/cSn0ygOgZMM/IMG_4141_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="135" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeA7Cs9SI/AAAAAAAAAZA/vStm6Kr7XiI/s1600-h/IMG_4142%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4142" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="100" alt="IMG_4142" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeBciwp_I/AAAAAAAAAZE/QITedKuKkfY/IMG_4142_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Wednesday we took a couple hours out of the day to head over to a Homeschool Ice Skating Bash.  It was Little Bro’s first time on ice and though reluctant at first, ended up loving it and didn’t come off the ice for 1 1/2 hours!  That’s pretty amazing considering my ankles were killing me within five minutes!  This was a good opportunity for the boys to interact (yes, homeschoolers do socialize!) with other kids.   Of course, Papa joined in on the fun, too!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeBfuzDrI/AAAAAAAAAZI/u2HDVBrjGdU/s1600-h/DSC05488%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05488" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05488" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeBh5A1tI/AAAAAAAAAZM/MaltS8LCkos/DSC05488_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a>      <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeB6nyoQI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/k2g_pVhxvQc/s1600-h/DSC05491%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05491" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05491" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeCHXYU8I/AAAAAAAAAZU/Ic4KMjyVd6Q/DSC05491_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeCt22R0I/AAAAAAAAAZY/-1d7KSLo_eY/s1600-h/DSC05498%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05498" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="DSC05498" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeC_b6M8I/AAAAAAAAAZc/tyfTAJPu2WM/DSC05498_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeDP9eYJI/AAAAAAAAAZg/JT9ZQBX1cQs/s1600-h/DSC05495%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05495" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05495" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeDUmNVDI/AAAAAAAAAZk/FO7IuK4bkJw/DSC05495_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>    Go Papa!     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeD_2LvHI/AAAAAAAAAZo/QmJk9wz75pQ/s1600-h/DSC05505%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05505" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05505" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeEJCJwwI/AAAAAAAAAZs/XUDUsJ4f40o/DSC05505_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Friday we took a little break mid-day and went to a presentation about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, it’s history, construction and up-keep.   </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeEuKjBhI/AAAAAAAAAZw/NVsiN3EkPdU/s1600-h/DSC05514%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05514" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05514" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeE5je6gI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/zj1ntqR_5XA/DSC05514_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>                         <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeE7g9AMI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/RSpv-6bQHxs/s1600-h/DSC05519%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05519" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05519" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeFI29fpI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/k3o8KAfY3xA/DSC05519_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>And as a special treat to top off the week, I surprised them with a trip to Cici’s Pizza!  It was odd to go in on a weekday with Big Bro but the best part was that we had the whole place to ourselves.  The staff joked that each time we went to the buffet we could pick a different table!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeFd4qkKI/AAAAAAAAAaA/xqJJTgJsyME/s1600-h/DSC05520%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC05520" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="DSC05520" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/THyeFkp5oFI/AAAAAAAAAaE/em6seW2dIyc/DSC05520_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>So the moral of the story is:  so far, so good!  We’ve had a great first week and am looking forward to week number two!  I love being home with them and since I love, love teaching that part is super fun, too!</p> <p> </p> <p>My “plan” is to post at the end of each week the events and activities from the previous week.  I’m hoping I can stick to that!</p> <p>Thanks for checking in with us and we’ll see you in about a week!</p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618333705906256515.post-13247645712679835242010-08-12T21:32:00.001-04:002010-08-12T21:32:01.722-04:00Florida Fun!<p>We’ve been trying to soak up the sun here in Florida…well, artificially that is.  Mama doesn’t like the heat (for goodness sake, it feels like it’s 100+ some days) so we like indoor activities for now.  Although, in my defense both boys have swim three days a week at different times of the day.  So we are outside every morning and every afternoon for an hour each trip.  But for our in between times, we’ve been attempting to throw in some Florida history this summer.  Can’t wait to hit more old historic sites in our Sunshine State but will wait for the cooler months!  Here’s a sneak peek into a little we’ve done so far:  </p> <p>Kendan’s play-doh boy                                               DeSoto National Park                                      </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgQqymcCI/AAAAAAAAAPc/kAkHZoy_pKc/s1600-h/IMG_3343%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3343" border="0" alt="IMG_3343" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgRIJIVLI/AAAAAAAAAPg/lc46tkhWVWU/IMG_3343_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>                                      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgRv9tbdI/AAAAAAAAAPk/pLnJMZkAvNg/s1600-h/DSC05053%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05053" border="0" alt="DSC05053" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgRx3cnPI/AAAAAAAAAPo/o8Cto4wooHI/DSC05053_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Even Ala went kayaking</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgSIZAhPI/AAAAAAAAAPs/z-o5zimWdVQ/s1600-h/DSC05078%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05078" border="0" alt="DSC05078" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgScOHX2I/AAAAAAAAAPw/UL8qqIepSXY/DSC05078_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgSkHUPyI/AAAAAAAAAP0/VtM5MkDvEJs/s1600-h/DSC05087%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05087" border="0" alt="DSC05087" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgS8_4gwI/AAAAAAAAAP4/AekMyIK8BDo/DSC05087_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Spanish Explorers (not!)                                                Great historic film there, too!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgTDBVYFI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2wJEsFRAfGs/s1600-h/DSC05109%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05109" border="0" alt="DSC05109" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgTgdzWlI/AAAAAAAAAQA/vqGwepYRfe4/DSC05109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>                 <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgT1RC4SI/AAAAAAAAAQE/vCoO9hj98H4/s1600-h/DSC05115%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05115" border="0" alt="DSC05115" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgUFW8HnI/AAAAAAAAAQI/vRvuz-vLIFs/DSC05115_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Diving board fun—Garre n               And now Dad!                                  4th of July</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgUUuwDmI/AAAAAAAAAQM/K8kJ5DA5aZM/s1600-h/DSC05126%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05126" border="0" alt="DSC05126" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgUkOC0uI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/5LhaNIvsBko/DSC05126_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgU_4y2qI/AAAAAAAAAQU/yzK4-uBhF3w/s1600-h/DSC05128%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05128" border="0" alt="DSC05128" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgVNlbzuI/AAAAAAAAAQY/euYDocOpiAA/DSC05128_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgVrr6xeI/AAAAAAAAAQc/OM5ffln_fLU/s1600-h/DSC05134%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05134" border="0" alt="DSC05134" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgVgvFjjI/AAAAAAAAAQg/VeDQJZJp50A/DSC05134_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Boys love fire!                                                                Escaping the heat in the mall</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgVy3R4II/AAAAAAAAAQk/ddRSjBvWJ_U/s1600-h/DSC05151%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05151" border="0" alt="DSC05151" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgWXpVqsI/AAAAAAAAAQo/GFmMnWXWAxA/DSC05151_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgWkINIBI/AAAAAAAAAQs/xu42T_pSLg8/s1600-h/DSC05170%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05170" border="0" alt="DSC05170" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgXLi6i5I/AAAAAAAAAQw/k6Z_3tW_SnQ/DSC05170_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Throwing a little Florida study in there as well!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgXU_ZHvI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/nuCC-eTM4zk/s1600-h/DSC05178%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05178" border="0" alt="DSC05178" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgXoI3bFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/8zMsvlZgai8/DSC05178_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgX0CjceI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/t-sMMyez4Xc/s1600-h/DSC05180%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05180" border="0" alt="DSC05180" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgYJ2LtjI/AAAAAAAAARA/761VQ2YFoas/DSC05180_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgZKDfLxI/AAAAAAAAARE/cOh-ivfvrTQ/s1600-h/DSC05189%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05189" border="0" alt="DSC05189" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgZS4cLqI/AAAAAAAAARI/zivlKhgpv4U/DSC05189_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgZk4QIfI/AAAAAAAAARM/9-turpMKLZQ/s1600-h/DSC05191%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05191" border="0" alt="DSC05191" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgZ-iaMTI/AAAAAAAAARQ/0AIZDwKshKg/DSC05191_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>T-Rex Restaurant in Orlando!  We had the best seat in the house—no joke!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgZ0Ss1jI/AAAAAAAAARU/cZ-2tTVR82w/s1600-h/DSC05200%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05200" border="0" alt="DSC05200" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgaBj42SI/AAAAAAAAARY/FAS-rFlpdYg/DSC05200_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgaRy0vOI/AAAAAAAAARc/9e4A1ouYYws/s1600-h/DSC05202%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05202" border="0" alt="DSC05202" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgamhYpUI/AAAAAAAAARg/dZsa5toC_Ik/DSC05202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Nana and Papa treated us all to lunch and this very awesome dessert!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSga4X6H9I/AAAAAAAAARk/rTFq7u8H8Mo/s1600-h/DSC05205%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05205" border="0" alt="DSC05205" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgbNS_QhI/AAAAAAAAARo/_rDKd7xZG6g/DSC05205_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>           <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgbpk2FnI/AAAAAAAAARs/dzgy0ZNaaCg/s1600-h/DSC05206%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05206" border="0" alt="DSC05206" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgbyPBM-I/AAAAAAAAARw/rnN0sFVS0NE/DSC05206_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>We don’t go far without Ala!    It ’s hard to see but the van’s sticker says “Got Poop”<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgcOMVZbI/AAAAAAAAAR0/R9T3BdkL1-U/s1600-h/DSC05214%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05214" border="0" alt="DSC05214" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgcif4FpI/AAAAAAAAAR4/eexhqwil-D8/DSC05214_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>        Garren loved this fact and took photo</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgc_YRb8I/AAAAAAAAAR8/9CcRpfVWc2Q/s1600-h/DSC05211%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05211" border="0" alt="DSC05211" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgdZHyLAI/AAAAAAAAASA/J5QMcH1MDkQ/DSC05211_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>        <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgdhTPzhI/AAAAAAAAASE/ewwAyog1GvA/s1600-h/DSC05222%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC05222" border="0" alt="DSC05222" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgd5Jmz4I/AAAAAAAAASI/1CIiwJQPaUw/DSC05222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Tea Party with Mommy!                                 Hot Wheel Fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgeJhwtkI/AAAAAAAAASM/Gz63Mw7ivxs/s1600-h/IMG_2878%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_2878" border="0" alt="IMG_2878" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgelID6-I/AAAAAAAAASQ/VSLoq_h-kfY/IMG_2878_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>                        <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgezpp_JI/AAAAAAAAASU/2NSbWjW5Xow/s1600-h/IMG_3212%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3212" border="0" alt="IMG_3212" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgfNeuN9I/AAAAAAAAASY/ARaBm8CIJRw/IMG_3212_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Game time with Dad                Learning Florida geography (little slips of paper with facts)</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgfQyODjI/AAAAAAAAASc/yBBocw9jwes/s1600-h/IMG_3242%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3242" border="0" alt="IMG_3242" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgfjmZh9I/AAAAAAAAASg/vWxDqkGWyj0/IMG_3242_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgf2qkxfI/AAAAAAAAASk/nLQRu-eUVRQ/s1600-h/IMG_3252%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3252" border="0" alt="IMG_3252" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSggbvps3I/AAAAAAAAASo/u9aG2DQfSaQ/IMG_3252_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSggrzbyaI/AAAAAAAAASs/VJEfuklk5Vk/s1600-h/IMG_3254%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3254" border="0" alt="IMG_3254" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSghK1i7UI/AAAAAAAAASw/VXQNYUa8kp4/IMG_3254_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSghZ1IBqI/AAAAAAAAAS0/tAlr8g8fkmM/s1600-h/IMG_3269%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3269" border="0" alt="IMG_3269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSghsJU_eI/AAAAAAAAAS4/ZQmcD3f2rA4/IMG_3269_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgh2MfQdI/AAAAAAAAAS8/cMMzvHFDCls/s1600-h/IMG_3274%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3274" border="0" alt="IMG_3274" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgiMpkeXI/AAAAAAAAATA/npjCz1OEvUU/IMG_3274_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Swim lessons for Kendan…love Ms. Slowey                          Florida studies!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgiWWEhTI/AAAAAAAAATE/hldeB7QSK_s/s1600-h/IMG_3276%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3276" border="0" alt="IMG_3276" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgir9h57I/AAAAAAAAATI/zehr8Bm6f3c/IMG_3276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgizp0LGI/AAAAAAAAATM/ZfrvSRFzdYI/s1600-h/IMG_3316%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3316" border="0" alt="IMG_3316" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgjNtzpqI/AAAAAAAAATQ/c7dfTTxDK8s/IMG_3316_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Love Tea Time with Mommy and Ala…yes, she has her own plate and cup!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgjn_lzjI/AAAAAAAAATU/8Kg_WL534gE/s1600-h/IMG_3330%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3330" border="0" alt="IMG_3330" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgj4UI80I/AAAAAAAAATY/apZofIvTD-U/IMG_3330_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgkADEGBI/AAAAAAAAATc/aw7O66SNqo8/s1600-h/IMG_3340%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3340" border="0" alt="IMG_3340" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HpS9GH4Aqs/TGSgkFE_MEI/AAAAAAAAATg/uPKK9esTQ_I/IMG_3340_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p>So just a little snipet of our summer and what we’ve been up to!  We’ve had a great</p> <p>summer!   Looking forward to our official school year to begin! </p> Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255863213993612noreply@blogger.com1