March 2011 BOYS PHOTO SHOOT

I couldn't resist and plain and simple just couldn't stop taking the pictures.

There is this amazing hill by our house that was screaming for a photo shoot,

so the kids and I had a blast among the mustard plants.

It was such a beautiful day and the boys were about due

for a good close up.

ENJOY!!!

SWAGGER WAGON

WE DID IT MS. STACY

Long before I was Mom I was a pre-school teacher here in town and

I made some really GREAT friends that I still keep in touch with.

One is Ms. Stacy and she called me the other night to leave me a message...

ROCKET SHIPS

(we added a little)

We did it Ms. Stacy and the kids had a blast!

Take an empty film case

Decorate

Then we improvised and added poor little army men that would give

their tiny plastic lives to science (thanks soldiers)

1 or 2 alka seltzers water

Cap on tight

flip over

10 seconds or so

TAKE COVER

and they

BLAST

NICE

Thanks Ms. Stacy

right after

Let's Duel

YAY, Grammy Carol was able to come today and see Parker

at practice. Parker is getting to that age where he pretends he

doesn't care, but kept looking up to make sure she was watching him every time he did something to impress .

Both my boys have such a great LOVE for their Great Grandma and she is

such a supportive G G'ma.

She is the kind of G G'ma that cuts out the comics every Sunday

and saves it in an envelope to hand out

the next visit. The boys LOVE it!!!!

We are SO lucky!!!!

Parker is getting SO good at fencing.

He LOVES it and has spent so much time reading about it and learning the history. I know it sounds silly, but I think it has made him a better player.

Enjoy the pics

FYI Parker is the fencer on the LEFT (red shoe laces)

Coach George

Advance and then attack

Advance ... attack ... lunge ... TOUCH!!! Great job Parker

Parry ... Excellent P

Thank you kind sir

Nice bout

Co-op Day BIRDS

Another awesome home school day!

We do a Co-op on Tuesdays, where a group of home schooled kids Mom's teach. Instead of a lesson done by a "teacher" it's done by "Mom Teacher". This gives the kids an opportunity to be taught and learn from another source and also some needed social time with friends.

I am new to the group and all the lessons were filled, so I was not called on to do a unit. Eventually, each Mom will get a chance to teach a month of

whatever the group planned on studying.

Last month Japan

This month Birds

It was great and the kids and Moms had a blast socializing and

working together as a team, so all who are involved have a good time.

Enjoy the pictures

Bird feeders

The kids were taught about Geese and Migration

(I never knew Geese don't leave a wounded one behind. They have two or so stay behind to see if he/she can be healed and the rest of the flock slows down, so when the injured one is ready they can catch up...Parker was the injured Goose)

They learned about different shapes and sizes and names of birds that live in our area.

This is the "Mom Teacher"(Anna) and with a sick baby attached to her back

she shared this awesome lesson with the kids

GREAT!

Duck Duck ... Goose

This part was pretty cool

As we were listening to the lesson a heard of cows roamed right on the other side of the fence from all the kids.

MOOOOOOO....

Fun Day

ARTastic

Parker had his first art show with our home study program.

He displayed some awesome stuff!

Acrylics, sketches, pastels and he won a literary award for a book about Salmon he created.

It was a VERY proud night and here are some of the photos.

ENJOY!

PS Thanks to Grandpa for hanging with Parker on his special night and Nana for letting Parker have his night and watching Cohen.

We love you and you are the BEST!