Tuesday, November 1, 2011

If the 1970's had flatscreen t.v.'s...



 Last week-









This week-

Thanks to water damage this summer we had to 
replace the carpet in our basement.

My husband is a rockstar! 
He sought out the best price, brought home the samples,
moved all the furniture and ripped out all the carpet.

Me...I sat around and ate bon-bons watching Lifetime t.v. all day long.
really...

Thanks to all who supported us in this long process.
We are a bit behind on things....blogging included.
Hopefully we will be back on track soon.

The reasoning behind the tile pattern choice and layout is beyond us.
We are just glad it's covered up again!

Stay tuned...Halloween festivities photos to come...


someday this week....


when I can find time...


to sort through them all...


Did I mention I was HOPING to get back on track?





Saturday, October 22, 2011

Now you see them...








and now you don't!





The price you pay for entertaining your brother.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Celebrate!

Jump for joy!
Rejoice!
Throw your hands in the air!
It's the weekend...
get out and have some fun!










Monday, October 3, 2011

Homework


The girls had their first real taste of homework this past weekend.
When I dropped them off at school last friday morning
their teacher handed me a bag instructing me to
have the girls play naturalist at some point over the weekend.

The bag included a variety of data collecting materials, color pencils,
a weather calendar, outdoor nature activities and a science journal.
The plan is to have each student take home a bag once each season
to observe changes in nature.

On sunday with gorgeous weather and time to get outdoors
we took the family to the local nature center to complete the assignment.


Naturalists



Amelia explaining how butterfly wings fold up.


The girls explaining how moth wings fold down.


The butterfly that started the whole explanation.


Natalie and her changing "sap" tree leaf.
(That's what she calls a maple tree because
she knows it is tapped for making syrup.)

The almost "path-kill" snake that looked like a stick
on the walking path.


Amelia observing prairie grass


Natalie deep into her observations


Explanation of Morph the Transforming Frog
made completely out of materials pulled from the Mississippi River


Morph and the Girls


In the end the girls LOVED their homework and are looking forward to more in the future.
hmmm...I wonder how long that "love" is going to last.

Monday, September 19, 2011

An Apple a Day...

"makes a teacher happy"
(according to the girls)

The yearly trip to the orchard was so much fun.
With so may photos its hard to post just one.
(cheesy rhyme...i know...but go with it..ok?)

















Sunday, September 11, 2011

Special K Highlights

With the first week of school done (only 36 more to go)
Its time to share some highlights and comments from the girls.
The list that follows are partial or full quotes from the new students themselves.


"Hamsterella our class pet is so cute"
"we had chocolate milk for snack"
"the playground is so big"
"we got to go outside two times"
"a teacher brought a sheep to the gym today"
"boys on the bus were pulling our legs"
"I think I want to try hot lunch not home lunch"
"I had chocolate milk for lunch"
"we met Henrietta the hedgehog"
"in music class you can't touch the instruments or you can't play the games"
"for seatwork today we drew a picture"
"a boy on the bus touched the top of my head"
"animal crackers for snack are good"
"did you know they have a big red slide there?"
"I think too much chocolate milk made my tummy upset"
"I met Og the frog..his mouth is bigger than his body"
"Sorry Mom, I spilled chocolate milk on my clothes again"
"Dad was right we did make new friends"
"In music class we had to run around until the music stops"
"they have hula hoops for gym class and I did a good job"
"getting up early is hard"
"another teacher brought a tortoise today...they can grow SUPERbig"
"I had to practice my letters and sounds they make"
"we have recess, then lunch, then rest time"
"our teacher is nice, she read a book to us today"
"in technology class I used a computer with a partner"
"for kindness class we met a nice brown dog"
"maybe I should only have chocolate milk one time during the day"
"ah Mom...we don't like kindergarten...we LOVE it!"


of course there were more comments 
and I'll keep sharing the great things from school
but...
until the next time picture this classroom
with these girls
excited to be at school.






Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Bittersweet

Mike sent me an e-mail today that sums up our feelings and thoughts
on this momentous first day of kindergarten.
I promise that later in the week I will post more pictures and highlights. 
But for now...




In the words of their father,
"I am so proud of how they acted this morning. 
 I was happy that they held hands as they crossed the threshold of kindergarten together. 
There isn't any going back for them, or us, now. "