tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823981553094329522024-02-07T10:41:45.477-08:00Our Awesome Kids!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-53865404351249865452009-09-01T20:32:00.000-07:002009-09-01T20:50:02.234-07:00(Lack of) Cozy Book Corner<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://lettersnumbersandbooksohmy.blogspot.com/2009/08/preschool-corner-cozy-book-corner.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Teaching My Little Bookworm</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> has started a new blog link up. Check it out!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been tyring to find some special "reading nook" in our house since my kids were born. You know, a secret little cozy corner with cute kid-sized chairs and a bakset of books. Somehow, it just never works out and my kids always end up here in this oversized chair that gets moved all over the house because it doesn't really fit anywhere. It is pretty cozy!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUzwm8whCSS34tqKO03cCLaDHHQhXjevMAPNNCQnQRJxwtUGkj2NPFUIYYFOSCBRyzPCir9Up8beckYygEcG-qgzGwG1QNpjnYnUoVZ5AVs24BJ7ASLBo-AaTW3WnHGF8lMZo6PAjRMif/s1600-h/IMG_0073.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376708725477635026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUzwm8whCSS34tqKO03cCLaDHHQhXjevMAPNNCQnQRJxwtUGkj2NPFUIYYFOSCBRyzPCir9Up8beckYygEcG-qgzGwG1QNpjnYnUoVZ5AVs24BJ7ASLBo-AaTW3WnHGF8lMZo6PAjRMif/s320/IMG_0073.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />My favorite part of reading in our house is our "nonfiction" section. All (okay, almost all) of the books are labeled and the kids are always taking (and putting back) books off of these shelves. This system has saved so much of the "Well, I know we have a book about that somewhere.....", proceeded by tearing apart all the bookshelves to find that one book!<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376708736207179778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dyvKt4uCNIf7fN_9pQhi2ZiCiQ-JRcH-NLQ0oxQYk7oaNaveafPaBrTtHPEIRsWHYM1otNqOYoaPeYSyhPN9OMgHZRUDvHeh7ne5P0Oi2J5E4OCgP9qTtSJJ8_rUn7J-subr93RWBCh5/s320/IMG_0590.JPG" border="0" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376708906870855778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISIpSVcteOzyTNgNXddTcxz3GAehUQObSRlE3FnNRFTHRh41Bo5vpucPMdk4zgA1eLE7YQHo9BRVTDQITbQZzSvpPQgzjnZJkq2Ku6a2AuoiFdjVqXztERsCw25h1b4ztpMrfmgSEnfEw/s320/IMG_0589.JPG" border="0" /></span> </div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-40691022814950008602009-08-28T20:42:00.000-07:002009-08-28T21:18:12.435-07:00Weekly Wrap-Up - Konos Style<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDVKAWXxMsf79YnXKhqYpJHKk2brbkj-H-kg2-xDTpWTZPxdEAT96CZnYv19Hq-b7iems-bURasAjlNI5Ck7aqYpSTBCcaNaJ7oE7E9k1GPxuUxZ3yeDc8ireP1zm6TU2b9YXTXkOESEQ/s1600-h/IMG_0454.JPG"></a>Check out other weekly wrap-up at <a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/2009/08/weekly-wrap-up-anniversary-edition.html">Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This was our first official week homeschooling! We are studying Attentiveness ala <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.konos.com">Konos.</a> We learned all about the ear....<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfbRDGo83uc7zfmiC3jGhAl__2AqgsJXiuWZIfYeU7Kv3Jw3bP_dZlV8oIKu8MgrL8CLqT6i97nm1WKqeyekkY87zXqswJGyb3DQNMeUyMDV6BscK9_6W4Wdb6DTKxOGLiijQ0EybnmaB/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375230131803886946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2qL7n3NRNB4ow-iPvO1ezfLH-lh3vI8-lzyLttrAb17MqHohWvCak2Mwov3w5Shcsfr-op_xCPbxJarQoTLInsUQq7YVXAS9o6zrOTt2SpkWkV0tlGi5Y3GNTwJ6zZLvIVBi6A9HjjIm/s320/IMG_0444.JPG" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Then found some parts to make our own crawl through ear.....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229168032739650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0lTaGP2QzirpHQQE2uQLue0yhqz8IVQBlQl8YXLk5PyzsG661cR6uSsR9_teCWt3fRTMI3EIrOs5N0Pe0YlvXGs4MJPeVc8e5iVqFZkk9EYX4MMk91IvT-nOoW-mAwahjqp5uOvv5RaT/s320/IMG_0412.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229206007898690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVUjcl8AAWk3v8Q66ggeDq6GGtylqtyZJM7QpFdSrQSDxK0sG3SywCIkpjtVK1IhRF85lO3Ct2PppISQDCVZ9ZIxF2Lud2ykx-P8eD8UQsuU3ZjwEv1Mkg0Q3qJztDga_TGktyLuWe10s/s320/IMG_0441.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWU7GrsLgIY42Lw6tJL4YZbYVzBt-2szgaA1ecFeUBLSga6UhBKTBlO-FXI6j0UvppZQsqKaEVUQwHub6ogPvRBkTglic3ZayBoggGS-8gn5xNcXu1fCSfnXNhVxTu7augMmxLKW0wSwv/s1600-h/IMG_0452.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375230153878023202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWU7GrsLgIY42Lw6tJL4YZbYVzBt-2szgaA1ecFeUBLSga6UhBKTBlO-FXI6j0UvppZQsqKaEVUQwHub6ogPvRBkTglic3ZayBoggGS-8gn5xNcXu1fCSfnXNhVxTu7augMmxLKW0wSwv/s320/IMG_0452.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229186083022274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhy9oj_jBSe-7lPQ6KXyiRdeMhPWweBmIoLWtfVPNOIImWTy0IE-rua6U2nO-IYmMDwnlFWp2QkpUYpE1Diph-B5Kt5xDu90x7cG_FU9G5inYEUHW13zF70F4mn8AWlRDF0ooCMOOGfZU/s320/IMG_0424.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Enjoyed some lunch in the ear.....<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu3UhxUMiQLO32m1Q9g0pFxqXiayQfsyRj_faLEUexFbUO3RYKXszkOXmUhB072umpDlMId4pxvLE3ZmsKzDFVbf2oGoWarK7yHtt60LkgDwMWR_GtwFs4KeYr5EhcxrbUdAUsOBXp9uZ/s1600-h/IMG_0450.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375230140477062642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu3UhxUMiQLO32m1Q9g0pFxqXiayQfsyRj_faLEUexFbUO3RYKXszkOXmUhB072umpDlMId4pxvLE3ZmsKzDFVbf2oGoWarK7yHtt60LkgDwMWR_GtwFs4KeYr5EhcxrbUdAUsOBXp9uZ/s320/IMG_0450.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375229196838990370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZP0dZviK7KpMdeU755499AG2tBSqjUmaHYENCOA0JwSqVbz0QQ2nrq422eVE_cITpEAGpVKVHknujqNtjV5Gu-gXYvuHPF8ekM9hKwZwcri6rIIJASfT6gK6yBKkZHfrewWYtkXkCJ2x/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" border="0" /><br />We also made some signs for our Attentiveness unit study. If it ever stops raining here (actually, I am very grateful for the rain right now) we are going to take our signs outside and make an obstacle course for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">powerwheels</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375232143371961682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VNFb0ZuqtCnWLzmYMtOW6a03DmTAerOv6CnK3iV9ClipjKfqPLHdIv9yit9SVYew5G_1VAbiGr5a7yOzUggyvs94SI0JGmSSstkgYJ1Ug6JuVPHgtKP6rlmG-1Fr0AYhMm5fx7cy-zAc/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" /></span></div></div><br /><p>It was a great week. We (okay, mostly I) learned a lot. I have a whole list of changes to make this weekend!</p>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-67896664599380060812009-08-21T11:41:00.001-07:002009-08-21T11:52:16.787-07:00Chore Charts<span style="font-size:130%;">I am a HUGE fan of having kids help out around the house. Every few months, I come up with some new system and I really like this one. Around here, anything works for a season and then we need to have some new twist to make it fun again. Our Race Track is loosely based on Vicki Bently's Everyday Family Chore System and Accountable Kids. Basically, each child has three "checkpoints" and once they reach a check point, they put a sticker on a chart. After they earn 25 stickers, they get to go mini golfing with Dad.<br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The great part for me is that I don't have to remember who hasn't brushed their teeth, put on their clothes or had breakfast. I can just ask, are you at Check Point 1?</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372491089485453634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Py3tswNCl7UZivaeJv5w5_lr1eHCqrQaYgSht4ThGW86nOyrrGU4s2pZt3iRNzVei7EZmtwLCoycbSxHgiol6vR110lQgQaDezRRHXW2Q9738htHrvwLATElRS2g8CZ0H_g6opO9SDAF/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" border="0" /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-15463035556827786582009-08-20T11:52:00.000-07:002009-10-02T18:44:53.394-07:00Draw IT!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn46NFZj1BJ7JD5On_RFT6FXLAiOrOnZ8UR4xKvyfTJOT84iJDYbg_NRmaFdPP3wQXA6SF97zAgzppARNTuqXJ_DvYuReKqtXgFDXdqHmexRmj1HaCgdZJuzyOdzMObcyCFeJdUH6TrEO/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372492625216077330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn46NFZj1BJ7JD5On_RFT6FXLAiOrOnZ8UR4xKvyfTJOT84iJDYbg_NRmaFdPP3wQXA6SF97zAgzppARNTuqXJ_DvYuReKqtXgFDXdqHmexRmj1HaCgdZJuzyOdzMObcyCFeJdUH6TrEO/s320/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is a fun little reading game that both boys can play together! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I wrote several words on index cards, Dylan reads them silently and then draws the word. Nathan gets to guess what he is drawing. I am excited to try out all the variations of this game!</span></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-38724635286247474502009-08-19T11:57:00.000-07:002009-08-21T11:59:25.798-07:00New Chompers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBIZ8nymbu9BMA_9vBFmT7PeFzHsKjaobxlXm04_XqCUoGJgV6o2k1Q16nLt9f6_L3SpyEJXwguJLuQ2kvd-54hxNS8NujfJaTkeFAFHVzMBe8nHYgTO-XXZe16wekp0C2kWoB8k58_AT/s1600-h/IMG_0366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372493611721708418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBIZ8nymbu9BMA_9vBFmT7PeFzHsKjaobxlXm04_XqCUoGJgV6o2k1Q16nLt9f6_L3SpyEJXwguJLuQ2kvd-54hxNS8NujfJaTkeFAFHVzMBe8nHYgTO-XXZe16wekp0C2kWoB8k58_AT/s320/IMG_0366.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Every picture I have of Logan looks like this. I think this kid has never stopped teething.</span></div><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-49877570114078500592009-08-18T12:15:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:55:51.786-07:00Old Claypots, Meet Old Craypas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsHJaUPCMAcj2mha4WWtRzPOAVXhE4fgtf4uBW9AxF1pydHcNzLXTHKrwNGvIGQuYpLb6CJooIX-Egl4aMNjPttYMj-cWY2pRVZ89UDu7hD3R-flKQUZ0ZYBFhcTS3SthONdoEHCR5WAi/s1600-h/IMG_0333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372498930820478354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsHJaUPCMAcj2mha4WWtRzPOAVXhE4fgtf4uBW9AxF1pydHcNzLXTHKrwNGvIGQuYpLb6CJooIX-Egl4aMNjPttYMj-cWY2pRVZ89UDu7hD3R-flKQUZ0ZYBFhcTS3SthONdoEHCR5WAi/s320/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" /></a>I wanted to use up the last Craypas in order to justify opening our shiny new craypas that I bought at ICHE. <div><div><div></div><div>Decorating clay pots with craypas or oil pastels is awesome! The colors stay bright even through rain (and snow). </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372498769094618658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOPCyx14gOM6f1oByTQWmtp_uxBtJxDRdvzz6F5X99zMKUwNRdDVHMcfJ17IO3Ti9FjmQ0Mh1hbT-nTUC71QApWbRrqM8sF0tyHAdsPcFj9r4AIkpeMFxQCXbd9TxreoNUSyw7yTJ9moV/s320/IMG_0332.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-42373903464357399932009-08-18T12:01:00.000-07:002009-08-21T12:12:38.481-07:00The Reading Tree<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBUml1qm-4aP9VPVrTkRMl-YtOdIX-NVl02CEJhtX3EwrVWvuyVCrYsIYfRt5kfpxEzqsB1gDmdt-zf4f1TQBuR0dtAaQJnlDHBvUaOjRuOsmtOLBLT_1t0npZIRFcfY6eshWe8tyQvGE/s1600-h/IMG_0398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372496410461011170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBUml1qm-4aP9VPVrTkRMl-YtOdIX-NVl02CEJhtX3EwrVWvuyVCrYsIYfRt5kfpxEzqsB1gDmdt-zf4f1TQBuR0dtAaQJnlDHBvUaOjRuOsmtOLBLT_1t0npZIRFcfY6eshWe8tyQvGE/s320/IMG_0398.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Dylan is excited about The Reading Tree we made last week so I thought I would share. It really has him motivated to read <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">independently</span>! I told him when he read 30 books and put 30 apples on the tree we could go visit "the RAT," also known as Chuck E Cheese. (I'm excited about the reading....not so thrilled about the rat.)</span></div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372496425040521090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp7zd7o0Bau52uTAwJhEVl4uMMzOGRJNQpEKWNvYQqLufDWqkRp3tFgwDNuoN5UeYmcXWHK71Rxz6qKh5xUVDW4nYoyrXAQbuixZwp3-P7riJ3emqmTTTewP9WhyphenhyphentHS1eZJ1uW_H-M7Iu/s320/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div> </div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-44202057407886652382009-08-05T20:29:00.000-07:002009-08-11T20:24:31.359-07:00I Have a Plan (for now)<span style="font-size:130%;">This is going to be our first year homeschooling. We have always tried to create a "learning is fun" environment, but this is the first year I have a plan. And really, don't you find it a wee bit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">snarky</span> when someone says, "We have been homeschooling since birth." I don't know, I just call that parenting.<br /><br />I really want to avoid placing grade labels on my children, but I just don't know how to get around it. So this is the plan for Dylan and Kindergarten. Nathan and Logan are just going to tag along, nothing more than a learning rich environment.<br /><br />We are going to use the following as tools. I refuse to be slave to curriculum or be fixated on finishing every page it the book. When we grasp a concept, we will move on and review using games and hands on activities. We are not going to be "school at home" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">homeschoolers</span>!<br /><br /><strong>Science, History, Language Arts, Practical Life, Arts and Crafts:</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">KONOS</span>....love it! The Fall semester will be studying Ears, Sound, Music, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Nutrition</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Exercise</span>, Rest, Fun, Money, Talents, Careers and Kings and Queens. I am so excited! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">KONOS</span> is a hands on, multilevel unit study approach based on character traits. You can't get much better than that! The author, Jessica <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Hulcy</span>, is an amazing teacher and the mother of 4 boys so she knows her stuff!<br /><br /><strong>Math:</strong> Math U See Primer. He is really ready for Alpha, but I am waiting for the new edition to come out. Also, our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">KONOS</span> UNIT has a section on Money/Talents/Careers so we will use that time to learn about money. I love Math U See because of it's hands on, mastery approach.<br /><br /><strong>Phonics:</strong> I think we will continue to go through The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. We have never used the book as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">intended</span>, instead we use it more like a checklist of what we have covered and what we need to work on. The Primary Phonics readers are very nice. They feel like a real book and the stories are substantial. We also have A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">BEKA</span> and BOB books that I am sure we will use at some point. For Phonics workbooks, we will finish (and I use that work loosely) ETC 3 and Primary Phonics 2. I am not sure where we will go after that, but right now I am leaning towards A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">BEKA</span> Letter and Sounds 1.<br /><br /><strong>Writing:</strong> We will write in our journals observations about the real world, compose letters to friends and <em>maybe</em> some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">KONOS</span> related <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">copy work</span> towards the end of the year.<br /><br /><strong>Music:</strong> cello<br /><br />Dylan will still take his art classes.<br /><br /><br />I think that is it. I am curious to see how much my "plan" will change over the year.</span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-69379034980231001302009-08-05T20:12:00.000-07:002009-08-05T20:29:13.771-07:00Model Railroad Garden<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Chicago Botanic Garden's Model Railroad is an incredible place AND it is free on Wednesdays which makes it even better.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Logan could not stop yelling Choo-Choo!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitcGUtOfNO6yXiH6-fKd_mCSvN8mY0I08XDCixgH0Or4ZPFhuRDXgKpfC18wZdiw4xs7mLvSNkrnwDux2UtCU3tXnmsfk2xKCG4eIf7BHMvqZMzs1s0d_1wBs8_QZ4-iGRCNkSKku2SBx/s1600-h/IMG_0317.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366686732817664658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitcGUtOfNO6yXiH6-fKd_mCSvN8mY0I08XDCixgH0Or4ZPFhuRDXgKpfC18wZdiw4xs7mLvSNkrnwDux2UtCU3tXnmsfk2xKCG4eIf7BHMvqZMzs1s0d_1wBs8_QZ4-iGRCNkSKku2SBx/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Amazing, isn't it?<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU40UgpssVbj525NoDFdC7ZOgIXsYlYNoPbCiR-VN2IfbyBc0nk7I667GhyphenhyphenySwfUp_IhEad6pZAG22MZb4uAXqgz_hy7CrWarlExZQ2-esv5F5VI4liBEoLXGktz09whZxNE2QBp81b3IK/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366686554319138290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU40UgpssVbj525NoDFdC7ZOgIXsYlYNoPbCiR-VN2IfbyBc0nk7I667GhyphenhyphenySwfUp_IhEad6pZAG22MZb4uAXqgz_hy7CrWarlExZQ2-esv5F5VI4liBEoLXGktz09whZxNE2QBp81b3IK/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZAfcLOgnoB8PDusb1dghsPEIr8Wd7cJJ1ORyuQBdODFz9lPTtpQRFx6a-Xbx5B0JleJaEnI-QoBK9m6xfWIXIDqX8cOJKfGfnwW3x67mQw7AjPjvb8vGfFmECEJ7Hly0dy5wVVRKcY2Y/s1600-h/IMG_0323.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366686544702080530" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hYCoZDvb6jeWkvWPWxWOqs6GdD-Z0V7APKrkesSA7L2BpiMPOzEHljbzyI_n5MCGt9pBAh0s9bTLfQgomtYqOaSJARWFeQzFHtsJ4UbmSZrCPwAxaqFX5j1lfhLks0G4NAxXIeBxfhKo/s320/IMG_0325.JPG" border="0" /></span></a>He was a little bit excited.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFd4Hfzkhl6Wx3PZ-FVeCuIt0agfdnKVCw3LzktQVAAK961dDPL1gQtjxChNIWf3SbokNn2o-p9ocFenH6Cy_CvZeioLy5bX1UBG4LUSnyRFr9GyL9_IK8Pmkq-3JAlUn9C7qxn-0Ir6v/s1600-h/IMG_0319.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366685942719832274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFd4Hfzkhl6Wx3PZ-FVeCuIt0agfdnKVCw3LzktQVAAK961dDPL1gQtjxChNIWf3SbokNn2o-p9ocFenH6Cy_CvZeioLy5bX1UBG4LUSnyRFr9GyL9_IK8Pmkq-3JAlUn9C7qxn-0Ir6v/s320/IMG_0319.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-58635851452249619262009-08-01T19:54:00.000-07:002009-08-05T20:11:56.804-07:00Stevens Point Suzuki Camp<span style="font-size:130%;">The whole family went to Suzuki Institute at Stevens Point this year! This was my first time attending as a parent and not a trainee so the experience was so much different for me. I very much enjoy watching great teachers teach so I feel like I missed out on something since I couldn't do that this time. However, the boys had a great time and we spent an entire week just hanging out together. Maybe next year I can find another adult to go with us so I can take classes.<br /><br />Dylan and Nathan were in the same pretwinkle class even though Dylan is playing cello and Nathan is playing violin. Miss Carol with her quiet and caring style obviously embraces the Suzuki spirit and we were so lucky to get her as our teacher. Each day the boys had a private lesson, a music and movement class and a group lesson. The rest of the day is filled with recitals, concerts, play-ins, lectures and talent shows. Good stuff!<br /></span><br /><div align="center">Nathan's beautiful bow hold!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYBuUajZpnlsJe2cG56qQag-aaZTrmDRcrSnjgQjXqYS88lM1hmc685aGsj5KoZIhhy_rXagzkTL6vAf16n8L3II83HodUh6KCJTlBMJ9GFI_PN35pXEfhLXBd6wW9wIWDdtjf2THYNkp/s1600-h/IMG_0286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366679761119701698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYBuUajZpnlsJe2cG56qQag-aaZTrmDRcrSnjgQjXqYS88lM1hmc685aGsj5KoZIhhy_rXagzkTL6vAf16n8L3II83HodUh6KCJTlBMJ9GFI_PN35pXEfhLXBd6wW9wIWDdtjf2THYNkp/s320/IMG_0286.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dylan and the cello bow!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyedaBSuXxNQ_PpqqiIkmJHwmppxTlaG4uo2Pbo5njqo5rs39Ahy1kxFlA-W-d4m_gdFdeYfK58OqeJUrC_uQ98zHR5Nn66Oc2NnqnAVGLwqgaJmjRmQcWoMrMQR2qWAKSYTSmR5xoB05w/s1600-h/IMG_0285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366679752889591458" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgiMUs6Xf3T2TSBKeqoNEugkcZGeot2oF7CLHuNJ6g9T_JWneUTxPow_YnPV4RWPFKMA_XBAZQ5jmkiv1ay5ZaW-cUyo0el6hQPX-1E90uPGvhMawvioVLPaq2bg-jsTdzdINbsE00zNl/s320/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-26622361315152199292009-05-04T19:21:00.000-07:002009-05-05T21:15:29.916-07:00Worm Farms<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663333;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I hate worms! I <em><strong>really</strong></em> hate worms. I must have been about five when my brother traumatized me by throwing a worm on my leg and then laughing hysterically when the worm stuck to my leg. I stood there screaming and do you think he helped? Not a chance. YUCK!<br /><br />Guess what? The boys <em>love </em>worms. Lucky me. I am starting to come around, but I still think they are gross.<br /><br />We made a small worm farm in a plastic cup about a week ago and even I'll admit it was cool to watch them dig holes. So today, we made a BIGGER, better worm farm.<br /><br />It is super simple to make. In a see through container alternate layers of dirt and sand, put worms inside, top with dead leaves and a black cloth, then watch them go to town!</span> </span></div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663333;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332161931657312034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKOX3iMKEireyRrZLLcH08hsxzk6i4H-MDKbyJFrhwR6MHQpKbRvl9NNASccjdI1nTnR_Ayl8bqILpotEebJp-BRRDm_4C_QzCMCUFCtGFG6gyvLGx3REE3FOh_gDGUZRVrQGdW1GoF6H/s320/IMG_0440.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332161936893047506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11eDPjt5r7jnjgUMcs9SZpepITscj3Q7wetbDfprRlzsdQwRGn6JqHaJwLH34Ln48jyzGUdE_rgfT7WEoOZlDW8TVcmJa5bq_kanq51r9WRbgVzxW3k6hWxQSVFte-bRpTur7kyQeTojS/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332162398550978450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3qVVAn6byFhq5dkwAxyDEBKLLQBOLxM6BfbIIOKfk2ZIRltupc_JOClDT1KkQorXJUORBNXb0n_ewD5WHPaxhF4SKvYiMJFkIPhblSSgla6x9z7PEeTe13GcYqbN0Ha4rkKhdxfeVBfQ/s320/DSC01976.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332162403879396738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkQqay0ILRbJ77V17SFTQfrSd1LhPTriw_jsBAFjpegGRE9eH0BoFxA4FyxxYc_B87dh3zfOpFxmTB7MR6a-OAen5BkO52piElvJtnZmp6dZq1l8XPIp7G4H6Rg4P5mm0QSXX76jfZYq_/s320/DSC01981.JPG" border="0" /></span> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">If you feel a burning desire to learn more about worms, we (and by we, I mean the boys) like this book!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663333;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332163584469567858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT9gc3ZwrfadDAVy3s7Q_DPtBY5PfTdp2LXMsm9FAa0IEaQpyIlAJApC5fPGONNtpY2uyTUgG7oz9Rm66ICzvE-Rflfvi9GaLmIfQnn4N_HNguGMn_0PMO_-dT81NGeFbqip1LcXxaDCC/s320/worms.jpg" border="0" /></span></p>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-85310055841530865542009-05-02T20:09:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:16:12.421-07:00READING!!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQSVtLvmO7fOEW0Lqe5NB43yRxtZ1rCg-cv9mjkpjLbB3Cgn09sLI10wu7vXJJNZqhPOUng9zo0r96ceGe-ElF9DqmNj05HWZ7LW0PYZB-fu6f2PIJqCVmPEaIW1rUsQdIusMHKT_fj8r/s1600-h/IMG_0433.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331433687902951378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQSVtLvmO7fOEW0Lqe5NB43yRxtZ1rCg-cv9mjkpjLbB3Cgn09sLI10wu7vXJJNZqhPOUng9zo0r96ceGe-ElF9DqmNj05HWZ7LW0PYZB-fu6f2PIJqCVmPEaIW1rUsQdIusMHKT_fj8r/s320/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><br /></strong><strong>We had an EXPLOSION of reading in our house this week! Dylan has been pretty good at reading <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CVC</span></span> and spelling things phonetically since just before his 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span></span> birthday; but we have had some bumps, namely his frustration that not all words follow the "rules." Also, I have been holding him back a bit with my Suzuki mentality, you know that "mastering of small steps" thing. I hid of his all of our ETC materials because he was having a hard time hearing blends and I wanted to master that before we moved on. He could read them just fine, but if you asked him to spell FLAT he would spell FAT. We have made more "blend" games than I can count.</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>HE GOT IT THIS WEEK!!!! </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Not only did he get it, he gets all of the other rules that I have been pointing out to him along the way. It just clicked. The child can READ!!!</strong><br />Of course, we still have a lot more things to learn, but it is nice to be off the plateau.</span><br /><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331433691640359938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoafiD9QFGKv7tnfs541EHcOfBquDmSQGYk7dbSPsy-BDwNnauGXbyqUQXPyRG_71SxHmlQ_0aMsWIXAaOblJd4Tg7PXtUBPPohlPpwCHBWdRlU5BiLlOpnR_RBnUAO81rseigZN04nihF/s320/IMG_0434.JPG" border="0" />He has been reading <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">everything</span> he can get his hands on! Awesome.<br /></strong></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-7821701849016533882009-05-02T19:37:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:16:48.852-07:00More T Ball<span style="font-size:130%;">Dylan had his first "game" today. Unfortunately, I had a rehearsal and was unable to make it, but everyone game me all of the details. Dylan was excited to have caught the ball and throw it to 1st base TWO times; he also hit the ball off the tee both times he was up to bat. He is thrilled that he gets to keep his cap and shirt! He refused to take them off all day, "not even to wash it."<br /></span><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422607100442642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzeKPKGyQL85sui3aw6zwNwL8JZKl5Q73dHp1s-cDya7SbByCEFthwnv7cRND9YiPuJJvrVMuwloR9gN4jt1G0rQ5DWKIoFv5Nkktw8Qe8RMOknNkGENDS26fQQRBBFSXCWAxPkG3uAGw/s320/DSC01967.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-36795293266977956642009-05-01T19:55:00.000-07:002009-05-02T19:59:26.931-07:00Flowers for me?<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Makes me smile everytime!</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331426641055743650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPY67QoVoC08e7cs822S4GgabvjoAHm3_W47AlakvgyXVpI2sKntIA_qb3seDEX9uXAVaZqxaOd7Cf9mvIeLyBdeiNc2DnS3doiYbZnXJ33AwxKKswq0m6BSdrpRjdqYUiOLQzZjo1ygE/s320/IMG_0429.JPG" border="0" />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-73058022504939300502009-04-29T20:00:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:46:07.301-07:00Thanks Aunt Teri!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">We love Aunt Teri, she always gets the greatest presents. (Of course, we love her for other reasons too!) She gave Nathan sock puppets for his birthday. We were supposed to make sock puppets when we were doing our unit study on, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin", but we never got around to it. So THANKS Aunt Teri for hooking us up.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331428407224010866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQFJNbMec4_zY_yqNpZJzskN1JhmUkKMaViepKJlp3z4QllP8gDnTPzSZpsATmDfZc2DNxw9EUN7liLeYmNwAJ95VSZltFCF42q2oXsJmfz8YtXMAj7UaoPnp2WvcnSaEjW7Fu3sg-M0u/s320/IMG_0424.JPG" border="0" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">The boys took their sock puppets EVERYWHERE (even digging in the dirt) this week. I think next week we are going to do, "A day in the life of" with our sock puppets.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-42212278145007166602009-04-25T21:23:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:28:58.371-07:00T-Ball<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoVvI7H-LG7XcP1CnrmH7dwlZ9FG8CJcT96bGEzgyj0tnEbbfeS5KwkZsGL0lzDLUDqy1Kv2vd_oiyB-7nxw8Qn_yNozKoz0EWI5lLtUXX57DP5WzCbF2bxfuLJYZKB_6DcsIFQ-zFU-T/s1600-h/IMG_0423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328852259427651458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoVvI7H-LG7XcP1CnrmH7dwlZ9FG8CJcT96bGEzgyj0tnEbbfeS5KwkZsGL0lzDLUDqy1Kv2vd_oiyB-7nxw8Qn_yNozKoz0EWI5lLtUXX57DP5WzCbF2bxfuLJYZKB_6DcsIFQ-zFU-T/s320/IMG_0423.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Wow, I never thought I would like t-ball, but we had a blast at practice. Just the thought of long games and parents that get their ego gratification through their children, makes me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nauseous</span>. So imagine my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">surprise</span> when I liked it! Dylan says his favorite part was playing tag at the end. He does not at all understand the concept of tag. He just decided to start tagging everyone. Pretty funny! He has asked me everyday if he is going to go to t-ball so that is a good thing in my book.</span></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-28682106728061129552009-04-25T20:55:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:32:17.274-07:00Dirt<div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Little Tykes and Step 2 have thrown up on our yard. I think it is pretty cool; I would have loved to have this as a child. But.....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328844090374294498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ29Pw_JKFfQLmiXGYvE4Nh-8fGsCdlZJ6FZSnckGsQ7__C-IoV6jU8raNvAbceWjozVwzb8xlfW5-ugTYJjAisnxAHp3p-DMI54pLH0ygDEOlwB_quvlWjpHcWXaA7fCH3a1sglGzfuas/s320/DSC01964.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">This is what our boys play with.......</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnoQYUTWwkIqIyvgECqPdhCvV8sggb9FwsGY5CGGJ6Og6Q7hcTjoTjY9iBJWfjWPtjLpu0NSAFcVNeRf7h51hXpwHtHc-jcD_1JScoiFg1vBjlX712xb5Ky8ClB_FMUrHNIdYPEgE0E-U/s1600-h/DSC01966.JPG"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328844093957714098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnoQYUTWwkIqIyvgECqPdhCvV8sggb9FwsGY5CGGJ6Og6Q7hcTjoTjY9iBJWfjWPtjLpu0NSAFcVNeRf7h51hXpwHtHc-jcD_1JScoiFg1vBjlX712xb5Ky8ClB_FMUrHNIdYPEgE0E-U/s320/DSC01966.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328853090156907810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t9VsjQlmCGOXU6uQ38omw7xXua-_vtRWC4U7ACXd-HwqI3SGrx1XCaaG1tmdpZKyZaszvhgCOQjjZhxxd8yiehSgQoyhcGgOxEs-4KdNmylkhiAYviMN7XD_TdHf8kNcJWqM_Wur_zAS/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328853094778460354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcYLgF96UYRgpz0ZAZ6w6tMTaahhkUG9HcimilkS3xVJeZ9RgJikKUwYB2SI9GLlvT5NAd0YPLHF1u7GzjXtKJDTPG2opc7uxRkxcrQQVq_DwJtBHjjgM1xC9cOuyBYbpEc_jpk01iwU9/s320/IMG_0421.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-77916158295437270582009-04-21T20:47:00.000-07:002009-04-25T20:55:04.796-07:00May Day<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">We planted sunflowers to give to our friends for May Day. What a really cool holiday! The boys are excited to "trick" their friends and I hope it teaches them about thoughtfulness and generosity...I hope. I am also praying they spout in time or we are going to have to go to plan "B" which I don't have yet.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01LW2gMyfAku1ng-Uy5ryK4owilYJaRG9y6OHFaLz_yt0HUnzR3tActE8s3wItTW1bPO0X6y9YDnqDK41sJD_RGBQp7uRYNcGrCJCIc7bTg7yCG4p4XuQgVyAzfOkcokQqw0d6qrPLowj/s1600-h/DSC01954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328842092884418690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01LW2gMyfAku1ng-Uy5ryK4owilYJaRG9y6OHFaLz_yt0HUnzR3tActE8s3wItTW1bPO0X6y9YDnqDK41sJD_RGBQp7uRYNcGrCJCIc7bTg7yCG4p4XuQgVyAzfOkcokQqw0d6qrPLowj/s320/DSC01954.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy89lXwGPSHDRbvr1tXDz3k2ERvoWb9Bb2Cu1CPmP5Jpjtx-eQHn5g5ucJ87bk_aROaW98w-wqo5rPM7NGwG5o8Pjxh1BRXcZEUDejyqAG-zRoH6_S3L2ZOwhf1LjHTH-DLVlfNGDgMQGT/s1600-h/DSC01953.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328842088220965938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy89lXwGPSHDRbvr1tXDz3k2ERvoWb9Bb2Cu1CPmP5Jpjtx-eQHn5g5ucJ87bk_aROaW98w-wqo5rPM7NGwG5o8Pjxh1BRXcZEUDejyqAG-zRoH6_S3L2ZOwhf1LjHTH-DLVlfNGDgMQGT/s320/DSC01953.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8YoGrnYgiriXgIgJw8ad4NxLF4UzskYotT8sXkp360MHHKYR0sgrgmv_oy-0sqKaiC60axNxB3FGj7TSSW3m1ytX1RQo8Kbk9E0B84FPW7ZWcV4eumwSXi42mLQE0FmO6GTFUTL92o4t/s1600-h/DSC01952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328842082932964658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8YoGrnYgiriXgIgJw8ad4NxLF4UzskYotT8sXkp360MHHKYR0sgrgmv_oy-0sqKaiC60axNxB3FGj7TSSW3m1ytX1RQo8Kbk9E0B84FPW7ZWcV4eumwSXi42mLQE0FmO6GTFUTL92o4t/s320/DSC01952.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-83400585583750212432009-04-19T21:01:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:04:44.689-07:00Let's Go Fly a Kite<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TcjxQDY3bRNs-Y0-EmoME1CAtcNXh17rJBbmgR-GvBxlb8t94ijRtjKvOKdEdYswHJVgNEc4Q-OjPZXoyTgIZWD5hSn9IWmIfv7dy7qS6udj4vrMLRfPQzpTPgQIYWuUJEvhIfomqSkj/s1600-h/DSC01963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328845690840447810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TcjxQDY3bRNs-Y0-EmoME1CAtcNXh17rJBbmgR-GvBxlb8t94ijRtjKvOKdEdYswHJVgNEc4Q-OjPZXoyTgIZWD5hSn9IWmIfv7dy7qS6udj4vrMLRfPQzpTPgQIYWuUJEvhIfomqSkj/s320/DSC01963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Nathan took advantage of the windy day to try out his new kite!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfCUi1VcNs3ZY8ionskjcIjVcU__Zuyp-FgwfSg1_RVtRt88j0pAUWYQkI8bS2KlfUxi-3wVDDM8ttXJwJHlhyphenhyphenmxEBpAREBDTJ6n7kz9KQ0gIRGb7y9rx96eqAggfoku8TO7UOjkrQMI-/s1600-h/DSC01962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328845688678694434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfCUi1VcNs3ZY8ionskjcIjVcU__Zuyp-FgwfSg1_RVtRt88j0pAUWYQkI8bS2KlfUxi-3wVDDM8ttXJwJHlhyphenhyphenmxEBpAREBDTJ6n7kz9KQ0gIRGb7y9rx96eqAggfoku8TO7UOjkrQMI-/s320/DSC01962.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-34342984781067088602009-04-12T19:45:00.001-07:002009-04-12T20:06:41.257-07:00Easter!<span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"> We had a great day today! We had a very laid back and relaxing Easter after years of stressful holidays....it was great!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"> Everyone was excited to see all of the goodies that inside their baskets. Nathan's favorite was a Lightening McQueen car that he will not let us take out of the package. Dylan loved his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Croc</span> Escape <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hotwheels</span> set and Logan enjoyed his sparkle ball.</span><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324003561609993330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrLzfZF4jSBuA5jd88DELRMz6ylMVzsBCJzMjRDFmEyH8vizbY1DKbM8Ts77jIfNeX2I4LuY18F9xt56X6civyxZqOJBzKUD0lHckO0YYsxKfS-xHUcxFZgFGS8kHnvgdi05RNgVyDlD7/s320/DSC01913.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324003572985609090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcleluKaIcPxGEDjhN2AaqL6vpkr6Gff5H5FfdupFZ4_LdCiZARQveqZ1gvHLq7xoJZnB9PO0r8kmV9BmrNbQoBWh6TqYryx1uVk9IpGRIUiHd1aVnv99c-fnBg6MQKjIm9NxhnBwZokTv/s320/DSC01917.JPG" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324003567678815634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_-fSr2zAkQapI5oRyCxBlx1n0eipr4WpeEztosoYDvVwZCMQOLkfFqs_ABqGamPcbRgnOfKc2j5XGKnbYr86_FA5royk7TCbCBVrZ1C45xaCODE1b0a3Ou-HJVaHTiKt_OK_AjJezjnn/s320/DSC01915.JPG" border="0" />Nathan is our boy with a sweet tooth, so he was very excited to find CANDY in his basket. He however refused to eat his chocolate bunny because it "is a bear and not chocolate." Go figure.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324003573974044194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pKshyphenhyphenKX-aAVsPN3sHf3T0PhZX50C_MJofujYw9altF3vO9dleJJOS_M4HR8Bi79usiDHBUaDd_8f90LASiaGibE049bucyffoow5Kfn8R1-j_1aBhD6-5YI9uHNMXAsLAyhmNb-TOpvo/s320/DSC01916.JPG" border="0" />Logan got Peeps....allergen free! Of course they are gross, so its a pretty safe food anyway.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324003575546326802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYTx8dXK1wbHCVuQDgNEGwrOO2Du10kjXMbyoZ0c8F4u8FeBFkq043QUcrN1LtNe2H2nfousKu1myByR7p1x__DdDgJw_szsT_4JdZhShNUZcq0mboMzfIv_JYlSAelWjN9NLHfkBR80W/s320/DSC01918.JPG" border="0" /><br />Coloring Eggs. I know you are supposed to do this <em>before</em> Easter, but we had a crazy busy week!<br /></span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiXHkwI3CR6KhR2u_d1AVbpuePzISD6GmTs45rof_MIFnt2nI4Rfhc0HejlE8ILdPmJ2z9AZSZOO5Osy950h5Xgqx8pkLliUxvpJ4cAfKbfYckb-BHYCfAMYHqXxlh4TDucE9iRp7EU3C/s1600-h/DSC01924.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004128014509234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiXHkwI3CR6KhR2u_d1AVbpuePzISD6GmTs45rof_MIFnt2nI4Rfhc0HejlE8ILdPmJ2z9AZSZOO5Osy950h5Xgqx8pkLliUxvpJ4cAfKbfYckb-BHYCfAMYHqXxlh4TDucE9iRp7EU3C/s320/DSC01924.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004130381182386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3nXy4t2E0IbvlZO12rMAex7DDNiKGqMOap7FTgY-IgSanIlGQoQYb2R29B3eNyAFJlso6iDZ7DQ612ElGYJrfsT_eRiRl6xBehPjWQ1ZLu7wha93UY67cDn9RSAl6V7frHU2PLW9yyPE/s320/DSC01923.JPG" border="0" /><br />The boys realized sometime during the morning that the Easter bunny had hidden eggs outside and in the fish tank while they were sleeping.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5HvsI7YjQmTxwr4vk6iIW8_TXw5PqRndsQWhG24hje8lFAbUf9MwTT9BKUopsQekxN0OhtSW5FU167jRmViKP-7ZVSPtysMg7JhVmx1rPFIO83e7mwAn3wn1lI9YlJwVO8xjUvgjxhsu/s1600-h/DSC01922.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004123173333346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5HvsI7YjQmTxwr4vk6iIW8_TXw5PqRndsQWhG24hje8lFAbUf9MwTT9BKUopsQekxN0OhtSW5FU167jRmViKP-7ZVSPtysMg7JhVmx1rPFIO83e7mwAn3wn1lI9YlJwVO8xjUvgjxhsu/s320/DSC01922.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5obZOdM1K6bcxWW0M7FTsd19ndIUg52Cn-T3qdHg01GxH0wv-Ts_G0Dfn7MQAzbEVaS_3IstHibRcmDmPMrTANaOimwTNEhWPfTxEfE1Tjg-vNubwAjZmPDMqa6LVB6krwavVcNTpyUBS/s1600-h/DSC01921.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004116252701810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5obZOdM1K6bcxWW0M7FTsd19ndIUg52Cn-T3qdHg01GxH0wv-Ts_G0Dfn7MQAzbEVaS_3IstHibRcmDmPMrTANaOimwTNEhWPfTxEfE1Tjg-vNubwAjZmPDMqa6LVB6krwavVcNTpyUBS/s320/DSC01921.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgA68coHu8SM8I_6pXl7yQo0nk8EcA1m3iqiM_ni81Pjn7TqO9wbrm7spmApolLCL_QGaMI60h1uv5iAaQ1-kfa14xkU5EjEDex-eSKcJGuUzCyXB6ubXpymb1GIfAVBsBpMsYJ_wJwEl/s1600-h/DSC01920.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004108979471906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgA68coHu8SM8I_6pXl7yQo0nk8EcA1m3iqiM_ni81Pjn7TqO9wbrm7spmApolLCL_QGaMI60h1uv5iAaQ1-kfa14xkU5EjEDex-eSKcJGuUzCyXB6ubXpymb1GIfAVBsBpMsYJ_wJwEl/s320/DSC01920.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324004264472392994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoya6O1fN_9C1awcJgIt9KCHoiw8_Gqa9cFyfWR6tCTRultRccxca7jn_jpYJizhcsS5v25FpCLnduQnVMbijKLZoUfis2mzbhABCrNrS9uZlv_IpyLZeDPH8_uXK0Jrg7Jg9rxpnLcEkq/s320/DSC01905.JPG" border="0" />(Okay, this is not a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">picture</span> from today, but from our Easter Egg Brunch that we hosted on Friday. I just didn't want to leave Nathan out.)</span><br /><div> </div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-32526966176576936162009-04-12T08:08:00.000-07:002009-04-12T20:19:03.328-07:00Well, it is Ressurrection Sunday and all.This Friday I was doing too much at once and I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">accidentally</span> washed one of Dylan's fish down the garbage <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">disposal</span>. It was very traumatic for me. The little helpless guy snuck out of the water that I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">emptying</span>. I ran as fast as I could to get the net, but by the time I got back he had squirmed all the way to the little rubber flaps....I almost got him out with the net to get him, but he just slid down the side. I felt <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">awful</span>. Fish creep me out to begin with, but to think that I just put him in the garbage <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">disposal</span>...yuck.<br /><br />Anyway, Dylan realized late Saturday night that the other fish was not in the tank. I just shrugged it off and said that he was hiding. Dylan searched and searched for that little fish for a good while. After the boys went to bed, I made a quick run to the fish store, to replace that 95 cent fish. <br /><br />Today, all of Dylan's fish are in the tank along with some eggs from the Easter bunny. He thinks it is a miracle....so cute.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-14493503658774640362009-04-11T21:45:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:49:06.660-07:00Easter Brunch and Hunt<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"> How many kids can you fit at our table? There were 18!</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328857030536079362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSEhWPMxBAWw-VPCC6mU76Fg3hqYClcNm2Wk_6M4w4XcUI_gSMu8N91MyM_YFZ-IhuDoPYwZfMN2FLBqmTAxNSs2mRSDJYVBn9FI1nZ5-vCPDD-rf42dXsao4vtJpeZEtLdivjPTFUcyc/s320/600_8122437.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxLnmpqjwfhv0ZBMKNR55QORBkv1Y9sE_ct1a0JXVs9zsRLDHVxbN20DShapn2QsmeDmPkP3pXi6isLMze0hJUzLVhKPe2oe4cKmNzzVr_Dji3Onzu_1aWtlMn9L2FPFk3G2jrndjGS28/s1600-h/600_8122438.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328857030591802370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxLnmpqjwfhv0ZBMKNR55QORBkv1Y9sE_ct1a0JXVs9zsRLDHVxbN20DShapn2QsmeDmPkP3pXi6isLMze0hJUzLVhKPe2oe4cKmNzzVr_Dji3Onzu_1aWtlMn9L2FPFk3G2jrndjGS28/s320/600_8122438.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328857032896441858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MTca8LSLRT7WOm4O_4co13o6jEaLTVJiEkTWRg6zHHsimFIkEOf183a5Gy4GfSTz2q2aDo4b6iGJRKp7D_yHL_wPZ81fmeVn72PKGIsxT6u88XPorMkaaPalZCR7voK95s-CjHzSm4wu/s320/600_8122441.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328857037578834658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWzmwHkqvSbL1NteCOyrbRDouskh___-zXG_ZSqC74OR63PaM_IPr7Hs9rjZLFM8yUIj0nfgPTMNu9zSjHYtSzG9ztxZhUndYppxO16NeHk24KK1VD32bODCY0I3LcbE8JVr-BaboRHkF/s320/600_8122443.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-36470865678959313852009-04-11T21:00:00.001-07:002009-04-11T21:05:23.068-07:00Because He is the Third Child<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2StKE122p4vIpjB1b8F8h-kF1AQWFTpG9ebNFahs2VtsVlxy7ohz6yiS3vFmW9MKUaAdmx4NheqQ___4Fv9tvkiPSwxItZnb-uodw86l1yCVTNHZrha2lZztsWAMM-JdrTKgBOVgTrpEn/s1600-h/DSC01911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323650533950701746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2StKE122p4vIpjB1b8F8h-kF1AQWFTpG9ebNFahs2VtsVlxy7ohz6yiS3vFmW9MKUaAdmx4NheqQ___4Fv9tvkiPSwxItZnb-uodw86l1yCVTNHZrha2lZztsWAMM-JdrTKgBOVgTrpEn/s320/DSC01911.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5mSmq_hlKGBnnSu5l7XqMnQGn1BOt-GGlIKbOTTBXP_U-93YTSkI8ZMBK2GAdaoHFlWo0HTa0CUj0vGGDvGfnsJklXuJ_Ql5hf-nPUaboEuw_dfDkgDulOgB3439QdGntE0L2uwa7R-X/s1600-h/DSC01910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323650530413971266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5mSmq_hlKGBnnSu5l7XqMnQGn1BOt-GGlIKbOTTBXP_U-93YTSkI8ZMBK2GAdaoHFlWo0HTa0CUj0vGGDvGfnsJklXuJ_Ql5hf-nPUaboEuw_dfDkgDulOgB3439QdGntE0L2uwa7R-X/s320/DSC01910.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeV7sfW6EDqAIfS8y0CUIUuOf1lH8FD0Nfz3HoReOcPgnvdo2qcdtRVvFHpHga4YncZFheadTKb04hFcTFLYvRRwNA72eQMN-_Hxrc5bk03RCMuAaqxpqtUL0pkW6W9tBjEJX_cvzbhBd/s1600-h/DSC01902.JPG"></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Isn't he cute? I have a hard time remembering to take pictures of Logan. Not because he doesn't do cute, funny or momentous things, just because I forget and life gets hectic. It is so funny to look at pictures from when Dylan was a baby. I had pictures every day or every outfit and every silly face.....poor Logan gets nothing.</span> </div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-40656228668671848782009-04-10T21:35:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:46:43.952-07:00Meet Our Newest Family Members<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328854274362724338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaQg_UmTxP3gSayEr4-N3s08v6V-JTBoCt3VJs6_JL15oB6tG9Q4Wx_uUqU33sJ-OklpaGO2EY2KoAdNrpnyI-tKFPX_5ms8SF4LR3rhBdn73Y9zmRZE_VKSlUbjU-np-PX7ws712e9Y9/s320/IMG_0357.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA8RtSvIv82y85VQ9UTFvpxpiEwSvHPs_zJbn-1In_eQ7nodU_-65JHC2MDl90k-jefn435M7e9zEsENRxTGJBj-awsLOXloZ_DgrOmtjUPPKtSl862ZHLfx2LHA8WT9xgsBlRV2eA_61/s1600-h/IMG_0359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328854273699373202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA8RtSvIv82y85VQ9UTFvpxpiEwSvHPs_zJbn-1In_eQ7nodU_-65JHC2MDl90k-jefn435M7e9zEsENRxTGJBj-awsLOXloZ_DgrOmtjUPPKtSl862ZHLfx2LHA8WT9xgsBlRV2eA_61/s320/IMG_0359.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328854698613752066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpas2UsIuBLpPTlkq3uq8olqUHJMyyFkJzLagVP66zu-vNdwaUYTaLJhOK52tJUmBWQZZn-LxbS0EluvskkM9Cnoaklj8vM7N0l-DnT9P6fTnrmAtt2np_ZpoXJR7HeDUb-KvB1cezT5a/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmng6w0u9CUnyXCSx4MpRjtTOWY3T7dKsE324LlQFWTaRpRIjbiAghewFGu9nIxtL6DdIiv6KiDZ-de_PUAkiqKFG2-Uub8UzyaLqngm6BXzNiWe-h9Xg0D3nAB_lTYBqPayDlYukiR4N/s1600-h/IMG_0409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328854271081660818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmng6w0u9CUnyXCSx4MpRjtTOWY3T7dKsE324LlQFWTaRpRIjbiAghewFGu9nIxtL6DdIiv6KiDZ-de_PUAkiqKFG2-Uub8UzyaLqngm6BXzNiWe-h9Xg0D3nAB_lTYBqPayDlYukiR4N/s320/IMG_0409.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982398155309432952.post-12094727903265761622009-04-09T21:05:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:43:32.108-07:00ABCs of Trees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzoBQPzl5FD-qmNj9hmHOkhW6SnPas6zwsM6qXXU_gZn8qZ84evi2zU6SZaz0CF169G8TSctoat_D0TPgDzvUPfip1vMOSn35mR0IXvhMsExRYOd8WO5iy59jo8LvVhT5Ji-Bvmf1Qegn/s1600-h/DSC01933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328848952894180594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzoBQPzl5FD-qmNj9hmHOkhW6SnPas6zwsM6qXXU_gZn8qZ84evi2zU6SZaz0CF169G8TSctoat_D0TPgDzvUPfip1vMOSn35mR0IXvhMsExRYOd8WO5iy59jo8LvVhT5Ji-Bvmf1Qegn/s320/DSC01933.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOd0zN5a9g3dqOez1QJpEZkId8FrURs-wdd4fLLRD-TcCJTZf8yOU0njDIDq4P1gz2yH8waicAFMCM_t_Pa7gX1YrlUArzXLprdmTdYIPIj4b6LRe7LcrSyL1NXJkdgrLbf1s2l4bXigd/s1600-h/DSC01953.JPG"></a>We went to another program, The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ABC's</span> of Trees, at Spring Valley. It was very miserable, rainy day to be outside and take long walks with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kindergarten</span> age kids and their tag along siblings. The children were real troopers though and got to see some really great first signs of Spring. (Which, by the way, can't come fast enough for me!) After our walk the kids got to come inside the toasty nature center for some activities. They created leaf rubbings, learned about the water cycle, listened to a puppet show and discovered the things trees need to grow and why they are important. And most importantly, they got to see their box turtle friend! The box turtle is their favorite because, unlike the other turtles at the Nature Center, the box turtle is very well <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">camouflaged</span> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">prairie</span> grasses. The boys love the challenge of finding him.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuNgDWgF4JK4zZ8KzNMABzteY7iWoInZuikEa5najtDdi3471lAHr5S-RRkMVB1ysylo45rSg1zFE17fBCnNZC7S149EDlPF6ibETndNsJ5gUFBIp_6JWRPUDkYH6S0pwn_ZsEG7DD0HZ/s1600-h/DSC01944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328848556014430866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuNgDWgF4JK4zZ8KzNMABzteY7iWoInZuikEa5najtDdi3471lAHr5S-RRkMVB1ysylo45rSg1zFE17fBCnNZC7S149EDlPF6ibETndNsJ5gUFBIp_6JWRPUDkYH6S0pwn_ZsEG7DD0HZ/s320/DSC01944.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328848571855236466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe2ObDgQ5rksGr2-UC7vHsgU5ncBfYjqJIzrYSnzt2tw1l9UYinvcgkKvGcEP_b-SUsyTsRInwc5mzYQH52Um0JYiiRgQO5cZckxPWzmr0QqntiaW2vqJuvwfMOsRrXBHqK3WNO81wUYl/s320/DSC01950.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o79SZ5o5aFwujK8boK5LhKPp8KC2wcsH1IiQdUPgyDj0ELxZ6M1EcXzrpLomxkdxT3kgDXY9UELb41eKKkhP-NPTEKltRDu9kVXl-UCMJXWMhTPduCDzKLlPQPBcHkgCrpKyPjJjG2oQ/s1600-h/DSC01938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328848554928936162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o79SZ5o5aFwujK8boK5LhKPp8KC2wcsH1IiQdUPgyDj0ELxZ6M1EcXzrpLomxkdxT3kgDXY9UELb41eKKkhP-NPTEKltRDu9kVXl-UCMJXWMhTPduCDzKLlPQPBcHkgCrpKyPjJjG2oQ/s320/DSC01938.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328853539851802626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHL7C5lJb2NzaVvcRcfGL6wunlj9rEwWe6jGCgZUo-ChOVFcEcvWUm5oEYpUI9STBcN6KJo8Trhe4W86bQsndaFbBsr_JO-A_UnYDrXdgH-4Su7Y5oqIW7-r2Y7pj0xNelOMt5_F0Y5SU/s320/IMG_0413.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328853541231361442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-VU7A6FKJ-F-gRT_FOHh36iZrbt1YMRaXHSzfzHV9KOocV2FDJrJt3FKy0keFSB7phsvqzSU9a7C6ADcmwLjUmnbBF3y4ou0br_FHtkNmLPgHkYgxg54xtsek0-dult2Wvyg90MIFnEh/s320/IMG_0412.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328848564643872082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGkWk4QNoIN2rYpsffG-lpfWZnGTzwgCOnjUjS97EBMTlz1FaWTC-09MjxmL5P7qxaLDo2MnjKZxnsyoaVjNj-U1hiOIBcI1aR0M0HTtNoeMb7uHKiIogXdF3QMmkKhjQD6cIA_hPdA06/s320/DSC01946.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504533123118070877noreply@blogger.com0