tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80804008690819364292023-11-16T02:43:48.381-08:00School:ReTHunkReThinking on how school CAN be done...MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-39701142428278237682013-07-10T08:14:00.001-07:002013-07-10T08:14:18.079-07:00Sometimes I need to be reminded...As I'm wading through numerous amounts of curriculum catalogs, notes from last year, and new ideas from this blog or that blog...the guilt sets in. WHY AM I DOING THIS? I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK STRAIGHT! SCHOOL HASN'T STARTED YET AND I WANT TO QUIT NOW!!!!
This blog was a gentle reminder this morning...so I keep on keeping on...
<a href="http://www.growinghomeblog.com/2013/07/5-things-to-expect-if-you-homeschool.html#.Ud15P21nBe9">Growing Home</a>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-3452211971873531042013-06-10T06:19:00.000-07:002013-06-10T06:19:01.424-07:00Spy Week - Summer Theme WeekSpying - who doesn't like it?
We became spies this week. When I was a little girl, my mom got me to write in my diary/journal by asking me to spy on people/things, etc. I think she regretted it at the time, as I did this week, but I did find that my boys were more inclined to pick up a pencil during the summer than usual.
We started off making our spy kits. I had some small drawstring bags from our <a href="http://lifesabucket.blogspot.com/2013/06/survival-week-summer-theme-weeks.html">Survival Week</a> leftover, so we gathered our supplies and put them into these bags.
In our kit:
- Spy disguises (I found these at the Dollar Store)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqA8QX6jco1laG4aTpgU_QWYrAxuHmR6DXj8MwbNXDEWlpWanEqUMSa3CqIQ71BYGQ1j6riy4x2RqWXE_Y2l08IG45dIESBac1Tnr16BEFdufYcr5FhzSlGlAsuLZTpDaMeZn5pKTaRM/s1600/DSC_1178.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqA8QX6jco1laG4aTpgU_QWYrAxuHmR6DXj8MwbNXDEWlpWanEqUMSa3CqIQ71BYGQ1j6riy4x2RqWXE_Y2l08IG45dIESBac1Tnr16BEFdufYcr5FhzSlGlAsuLZTpDaMeZn5pKTaRM/s320/DSC_1178.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0jzorXNY1hbu5o1J3wrOhPzX4jCIKXIZ9jX8L8MbOhDyCYkpQreeuUjNUCJ07idN5O6NK3EPuFxIyQBpx7-SymmMYPvLOqaai1S6Kn_IvE9CP_hf0wKAr7iORIg0aG2UmcBe5FKfu2Q/s1600/DSC_1182.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0jzorXNY1hbu5o1J3wrOhPzX4jCIKXIZ9jX8L8MbOhDyCYkpQreeuUjNUCJ07idN5O6NK3EPuFxIyQBpx7-SymmMYPvLOqaai1S6Kn_IvE9CP_hf0wKAr7iORIg0aG2UmcBe5FKfu2Q/s320/DSC_1182.JPG" /></a>
- Sunglasses (The boys had these already)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSzYwFsjfmsKdjMkwjXT784_1s9i8uSxUQaw2MhwYyzExjKWKLqjlUNwKdIVp0w5N3GMb6uE3k8k-bu5YV0u3yFTJMkHtDBQlcQ3NZi3TOsWLm0ffcntJbYH478ixhloPvQt8LFsDc2E/s1600/DSC_1187.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSzYwFsjfmsKdjMkwjXT784_1s9i8uSxUQaw2MhwYyzExjKWKLqjlUNwKdIVp0w5N3GMb6uE3k8k-bu5YV0u3yFTJMkHtDBQlcQ3NZi3TOsWLm0ffcntJbYH478ixhloPvQt8LFsDc2E/s320/DSC_1187.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQXKNfp5po_tqWo5bE3nDFnbZKXtfWPx5kaRZdsNgLqTpmIkNBP1t6H1gVkx93GWT7gcf3PxU6Ta6LH9DeiwLm_aiRiHxFarHQyHI1CDITFCyFdsj6SXpE5J_Xo75CVSdAppzide_APU/s1600/DSC_1188.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQXKNfp5po_tqWo5bE3nDFnbZKXtfWPx5kaRZdsNgLqTpmIkNBP1t6H1gVkx93GWT7gcf3PxU6Ta6LH9DeiwLm_aiRiHxFarHQyHI1CDITFCyFdsj6SXpE5J_Xo75CVSdAppzide_APU/s320/DSC_1188.JPG" /></a>
- Little spiral bound notebooks
- Handheld magnify glasses (Again, the Dollar Store)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqmaZ3fjOv5b3xo3C9iVrDq6nkI7B34BKaHygP_s64_-xnMq3cVWmqVBK1O7WKOZ9LJLPuPW3L8VvhdEv7ZLDUbA7tOtFfn5Po8iDBS4owCCDIZ4hJIqlpgzK4FmxfCju0tC-IUeu74I/s1600/DSC_1189.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqmaZ3fjOv5b3xo3C9iVrDq6nkI7B34BKaHygP_s64_-xnMq3cVWmqVBK1O7WKOZ9LJLPuPW3L8VvhdEv7ZLDUbA7tOtFfn5Po8iDBS4owCCDIZ4hJIqlpgzK4FmxfCju0tC-IUeu74I/s320/DSC_1189.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUDEizCrzKSkvuKY987eZK-naz2Xw8zMUSXVRKweGLxMs0tjFcHrwe_VQ_8ao77l4mwPVNUoCdySZBfYCjfcrcjs-Cfqvo84HbiqH4Lki1752qyPO_9VPrqljG3_pLsVS3DjhBhpN20w/s1600/DSC_1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUDEizCrzKSkvuKY987eZK-naz2Xw8zMUSXVRKweGLxMs0tjFcHrwe_VQ_8ao77l4mwPVNUoCdySZBfYCjfcrcjs-Cfqvo84HbiqH4Lki1752qyPO_9VPrqljG3_pLsVS3DjhBhpN20w/s320/DSC_1191.JPG" /></a>
- Tiny pencils
- Ink pads (I already had)
- Small flashlights (The boys already had)
- Small cameras (We already had)
Then we set to work. I gave them the mission to explore the backyard and to spy on people/things. Of course, the cameras came into play on this one. Each boy wore their silly disguise glasses and with camera armed at the ready, set out to find EVIDENCE. (For what, I'm still trying to figure out).
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhJFjHkzcAt-W-ViLZTdKHeCgOTRatOpqJmkdLmdi9bBU3ybN9dRP0x4Xm0SSXBwxfFs1fH81s2IZO_ZvT3iZ6152_-SM2YI6RmnqGpsJ4VQ82JJBYJUiijYqI-Qb5JdYplgOX7lhBQs/s1600/DSC_1194.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhJFjHkzcAt-W-ViLZTdKHeCgOTRatOpqJmkdLmdi9bBU3ybN9dRP0x4Xm0SSXBwxfFs1fH81s2IZO_ZvT3iZ6152_-SM2YI6RmnqGpsJ4VQ82JJBYJUiijYqI-Qb5JdYplgOX7lhBQs/s320/DSC_1194.JPG" /></a>
Another day, we used the ink pads and magnify glasses to look at our fingerprints. They were amazed at how each of our fingerprints were different from the other. And yes, I did kind of sneak in the fact that God made us all specially unique that no one has the same fingerprint.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJgWbh-Kk2D_smjfwou6Pl0mc5b2-YyuigFIJeJpGhI0q5H-btoPBsXCWtVxJsIDzTK9mlQbTvHlrxXQHZc6U6AjeHJ24L-oH1NVaBN8J43EFgf4IBE8ZRmSKXIm8L-4P3JD9JhG0Xrc/s1600/DSC_1192.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJgWbh-Kk2D_smjfwou6Pl0mc5b2-YyuigFIJeJpGhI0q5H-btoPBsXCWtVxJsIDzTK9mlQbTvHlrxXQHZc6U6AjeHJ24L-oH1NVaBN8J43EFgf4IBE8ZRmSKXIm8L-4P3JD9JhG0Xrc/s320/DSC_1192.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHI987z1BABQx2joXt39Zs5S2yZivrzdb0QE4I8RiUXxCeh8TilYRC3zQUcbdGqR0Y0-TcU9g2qzXv6G4M8LMMuzjaRa9OviyUzwf4q-hPvp99rQR5FSJp6A4KJGDotCyl8P2O3A5_3Q/s1600/DSC_1209.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHI987z1BABQx2joXt39Zs5S2yZivrzdb0QE4I8RiUXxCeh8TilYRC3zQUcbdGqR0Y0-TcU9g2qzXv6G4M8LMMuzjaRa9OviyUzwf4q-hPvp99rQR5FSJp6A4KJGDotCyl8P2O3A5_3Q/s320/DSC_1209.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD-dkjzFHpWIkZvc9TTh4SDLUgaDV10GuJwaR0-SgXmBiQmnQBtfgxgD401DzVnzeiLws92D0Nx0rmiArSxld3Rl9xLHLpLUOgAR_HwCcvWs5dZMWXIh5hQeWazyLpIt-2pGH_QAD0yc/s1600/DSC_1210.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD-dkjzFHpWIkZvc9TTh4SDLUgaDV10GuJwaR0-SgXmBiQmnQBtfgxgD401DzVnzeiLws92D0Nx0rmiArSxld3Rl9xLHLpLUOgAR_HwCcvWs5dZMWXIh5hQeWazyLpIt-2pGH_QAD0yc/s320/DSC_1210.JPG" /></a>
Finally, every spy needs to know how to use a Decoder and how to send encrypted messages to each other. We made a Decoder Ring and Aidan and I sent messages to each other.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hy3rFd0AVli48g5HPFPw0Nd63GGbJfYt2WLuBGAX9Fra15D2UU-wBPpIsd00T5Gyy3C7t3PZeccNUmTlkr3LrXARBMkIONb9WPFrqpSPIAA1QeynEc0JlVgYZztm6EtA9TdMPPB3p10/s1600/DSC_1208.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hy3rFd0AVli48g5HPFPw0Nd63GGbJfYt2WLuBGAX9Fra15D2UU-wBPpIsd00T5Gyy3C7t3PZeccNUmTlkr3LrXARBMkIONb9WPFrqpSPIAA1QeynEc0JlVgYZztm6EtA9TdMPPB3p10/s320/DSC_1208.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZOxTR2XJx0LM7JnvAz0TJpjLRcEzAUg536s1VVQF3cj6U5kaK7FxXt5qhTmhZ4kGXaZSGoK_39dF4KH0V1jPebXdtyQfG1cZ_BOU9esu1Qz0HehHR15m8o0kjxkbtmSE7YNF7SQTLEA/s1600/DSC_1202.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZOxTR2XJx0LM7JnvAz0TJpjLRcEzAUg536s1VVQF3cj6U5kaK7FxXt5qhTmhZ4kGXaZSGoK_39dF4KH0V1jPebXdtyQfG1cZ_BOU9esu1Qz0HehHR15m8o0kjxkbtmSE7YNF7SQTLEA/s320/DSC_1202.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1KUgojXtFZZjqos2PuqVdedl7avpAZfFU1pLEpE5EtUb9BiOSxNltfEnZ2u6VgJCqc4NVLeXgTyMnLdZ0059BTbag3gen-rFYEGYnnMWf08OL6LTmDAls89Bq2n05HmYyZF5vlbw0cw/s1600/DSC_1205.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1KUgojXtFZZjqos2PuqVdedl7avpAZfFU1pLEpE5EtUb9BiOSxNltfEnZ2u6VgJCqc4NVLeXgTyMnLdZ0059BTbag3gen-rFYEGYnnMWf08OL6LTmDAls89Bq2n05HmYyZF5vlbw0cw/s320/DSC_1205.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTO_xa2XD9CQme0mbzlMgMNCidptY73oqRwlzMpZU7HzOnQSR5SBOiqwS3NF2Ym2T7Zw62A4u9L7hVKlg1MY68Cn8XcgqmQYd7bEmFktvpbgm4xSDBGk-z2U2XxEW4Fqa5iRe96y6orY/s1600/DSC_1206.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTO_xa2XD9CQme0mbzlMgMNCidptY73oqRwlzMpZU7HzOnQSR5SBOiqwS3NF2Ym2T7Zw62A4u9L7hVKlg1MY68Cn8XcgqmQYd7bEmFktvpbgm4xSDBGk-z2U2XxEW4Fqa5iRe96y6orY/s320/DSC_1206.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRJ6Fzg0I9U0IPUG1DE43MlRyXodu6GNXQ43Jx0lk8tCipopzcg62Y5P83gvhrNkUIzrCadOUWCdsZbOgKQBpkUgP30vBtSBrwKG6RIBZ80CnSRn1tvdMTp30_zxAtGGmeNx1WNPQg9M/s1600/DSC_1207.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRJ6Fzg0I9U0IPUG1DE43MlRyXodu6GNXQ43Jx0lk8tCipopzcg62Y5P83gvhrNkUIzrCadOUWCdsZbOgKQBpkUgP30vBtSBrwKG6RIBZ80CnSRn1tvdMTp30_zxAtGGmeNx1WNPQg9M/s320/DSC_1207.JPG" /></a>
I had many more things planned for the week, but we just didn't seem to get to them all! With it being summer - we just couldn't deny the pull of playing in the swimming pool!
<i>
<b>This week - BLOODY PIRATES!!!</b></i>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-44437556652972204902013-06-03T10:19:00.001-07:002013-06-03T10:19:31.443-07:00Summer School: Survival WeekI couldn't decide on which to post these theme weeks - either here, where we are recording our Family's Bucket List being filled, or on our School:reThunk page where we document our homeschooling.
So I put it on both places. There. Problem solved.
This summer I decided to try something different. Each week of summer I planned a different theme for the boys to explore and experience rather than being plugged in most of the summer.
This week, as we lead up to the Boy vs Wild Season 2 party, we are experiencing Survival week.
Sunday evening, Aidan had his first camp-out sleepover in the backyard with a neighbor friend. It was cold. Brr. But they survived!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Auc1ryGMqdZII36jvhfVETyIuaobI3WrWfbjm6QL-Hze96hVQyYuoCiPSKcNr8uWnSNTbklEiLW2wZFmFzFSoDkvG6mJkyjpX5hqO8_ZiJORjH6TtC9UJ_2lK-mH-oAUGP3EdgNhTIs/s1600/campout+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Auc1ryGMqdZII36jvhfVETyIuaobI3WrWfbjm6QL-Hze96hVQyYuoCiPSKcNr8uWnSNTbklEiLW2wZFmFzFSoDkvG6mJkyjpX5hqO8_ZiJORjH6TtC9UJ_2lK-mH-oAUGP3EdgNhTIs/s320/campout+1.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1ds2RjWgmmlSWLYaVhFIwrtxSVln_WGROxpQ6ELykiwq8Q2DlqYoMRth1ykZS7aZs-USLJgpQzlkIDSbDemNOxwsAYIfkqQQuWvvaJ1DGIu_KEqVs6HKCWMKzHysSzq3VYFPtWxqodE/s1600/campout.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1ds2RjWgmmlSWLYaVhFIwrtxSVln_WGROxpQ6ELykiwq8Q2DlqYoMRth1ykZS7aZs-USLJgpQzlkIDSbDemNOxwsAYIfkqQQuWvvaJ1DGIu_KEqVs6HKCWMKzHysSzq3VYFPtWxqodE/s320/campout.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jpvEnrV6OaB6Ha2gbbaBaaLDlvbXGo48bY-RhKWukA34IZnc6WRvmBqpm4q3gxQk33N30wj1DfH6l0BaNArQQ1oROuyxz58Q__GReHFIqT5LBFfsuyiLv9OxfNCXJ_IeT2XJt0nlNrc/s1600/campout3.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jpvEnrV6OaB6Ha2gbbaBaaLDlvbXGo48bY-RhKWukA34IZnc6WRvmBqpm4q3gxQk33N30wj1DfH6l0BaNArQQ1oROuyxz58Q__GReHFIqT5LBFfsuyiLv9OxfNCXJ_IeT2XJt0nlNrc/s320/campout3.JPG" /></a>
We visited the Army Surplus Store with Daddy on Memorial Day as well as the Sportsmans Warehouse were they were introduced to more than BB guns! ;-)
The next day, we went out to hunt for frogs. By listening and looking for places where frogs might live, we concluded that we don't know that much about frogs and were out of luck. Too bad, Aidan was interested in eating Frog Legs to survive. I told him that if he would eat a piece of lettuce, he'd be on the right track to survival in the outdoors.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGgi-vKna1ipT5fQeuLlG36fCvzToOwn9c4xMo6R6k21IG1qkqPuOMe7dErqhSxRpBvOApy86mwCWS7BdgEDb_TOFjzxuvmhunPhvwPDgaY6XSctxWLzhFIdkSaXQ4NfzPkFIEMjv3wE/s1600/DSC_0281.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGgi-vKna1ipT5fQeuLlG36fCvzToOwn9c4xMo6R6k21IG1qkqPuOMe7dErqhSxRpBvOApy86mwCWS7BdgEDb_TOFjzxuvmhunPhvwPDgaY6XSctxWLzhFIdkSaXQ4NfzPkFIEMjv3wE/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVxhbcMq1IOZu6M6HaGkOgx02hFlqaWy0tGd6WiIeCdMwv5bSP5JTwG3kQjKftw9JDeVJ7NNqkw4Vd-fCO-Wxh2Wx0eRt15pnge-XvLs9Z2B3Lsi5HtM9lgkoktJKMQGCpVMyYckLkHo/s1600/DSC_0285.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVxhbcMq1IOZu6M6HaGkOgx02hFlqaWy0tGd6WiIeCdMwv5bSP5JTwG3kQjKftw9JDeVJ7NNqkw4Vd-fCO-Wxh2Wx0eRt15pnge-XvLs9Z2B3Lsi5HtM9lgkoktJKMQGCpVMyYckLkHo/s320/DSC_0285.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRsYnd2MUTlqY-_diPwM3fNrfXXXd15cyIhTcYj-VzhZBfJFdTKbqqiOo391DxAKVGn4o5ORllyRCIvRAt9k1O8dMWHTD-GAIfg_9Ek2qPupL36YdPsXYEPOJy3rRrCTJ9m7u1YmrCRQ/s1600/DSC_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRsYnd2MUTlqY-_diPwM3fNrfXXXd15cyIhTcYj-VzhZBfJFdTKbqqiOo391DxAKVGn4o5ORllyRCIvRAt9k1O8dMWHTD-GAIfg_9Ek2qPupL36YdPsXYEPOJy3rRrCTJ9m7u1YmrCRQ/s320/DSC_0287.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAnAj9CNRgNUsrI7hCdV1aIJg4CVKK200TZqZGm4Dy8TI7Adn5Y262EhW3qtg4nKWNR1j-XIV5vMteT1utIVIL65LumvrZ5eM-sph3YFoBQuYg4v1Sui4oeJ2h-509hVbR44XruelsFo/s1600/DSC_0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAnAj9CNRgNUsrI7hCdV1aIJg4CVKK200TZqZGm4Dy8TI7Adn5Y262EhW3qtg4nKWNR1j-XIV5vMteT1utIVIL65LumvrZ5eM-sph3YFoBQuYg4v1Sui4oeJ2h-509hVbR44XruelsFo/s320/DSC_0291.JPG" /></a>
After deciding that frogs weren't going to be put into our jar, bugs and leaves were the next best thing.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpvQtVXgwhNb5ZXSRA9RZyHhxeVMvZgMfMc-zF4OT5QD9GWYAOc23JgLT_fHR_rRZuJ4zEnv8JHmiutso5j7N5HQo3JN9DJUYUb6gVnn_lmuTHyailoZnKrBy5MgQkkyE9lfnoMEB0qw/s1600/DSC_0294.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpvQtVXgwhNb5ZXSRA9RZyHhxeVMvZgMfMc-zF4OT5QD9GWYAOc23JgLT_fHR_rRZuJ4zEnv8JHmiutso5j7N5HQo3JN9DJUYUb6gVnn_lmuTHyailoZnKrBy5MgQkkyE9lfnoMEB0qw/s320/DSC_0294.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJmvy_r-_KqsxQO42sYEGDfwKoBuFh4ygD_9My-IWC5fwwSe1XlMvbF9gMPyxwR5NAQQ96Cp3K9amplzMpsar69qxURaTDcDM-EAlQg4nqa6hnN3a6itxiH5A44gSzbN-ZkxHmmtgXbI/s1600/DSC_0300.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJmvy_r-_KqsxQO42sYEGDfwKoBuFh4ygD_9My-IWC5fwwSe1XlMvbF9gMPyxwR5NAQQ96Cp3K9amplzMpsar69qxURaTDcDM-EAlQg4nqa6hnN3a6itxiH5A44gSzbN-ZkxHmmtgXbI/s320/DSC_0300.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YfDYsafXacotZBf4uBiuUi1N8TajVVv3HCQ0wofsr1N_CdOTqXx0p4Q7qFO3RaK2bgnAffOtAwlS7sWcqSDMd2WLSj7duom-3wsVpw5L1HdrATAhoTz28t1pKU5ZJgoJzwBsHniLWwY/s1600/DSC_0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YfDYsafXacotZBf4uBiuUi1N8TajVVv3HCQ0wofsr1N_CdOTqXx0p4Q7qFO3RaK2bgnAffOtAwlS7sWcqSDMd2WLSj7duom-3wsVpw5L1HdrATAhoTz28t1pKU5ZJgoJzwBsHniLWwY/s320/DSC_0302.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxXx0FNrln8DBdh8MhsQE8NMRUK19AaVzWTsEbq5rhzWJ6_nNGUxQnsChY1X7iDN8uPvZLkC5T1q6FV6fy28bDN2A_jAJszMTdiRRnCQ5bFy6PtbURHIaRH-qXkbKuidbZt-HSgZKq2Y/s1600/DSC_0304.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxXx0FNrln8DBdh8MhsQE8NMRUK19AaVzWTsEbq5rhzWJ6_nNGUxQnsChY1X7iDN8uPvZLkC5T1q6FV6fy28bDN2A_jAJszMTdiRRnCQ5bFy6PtbURHIaRH-qXkbKuidbZt-HSgZKq2Y/s320/DSC_0304.JPG" /></a>
On Wednesday, we worked on tying knots. For a kid who refuses to learn how to tie his shoes, he picked up knot tying quickly.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzk6dp0t97_7XB05jR7JeAutheBgDFH8iQZ82r6PCvLpBRRwdbG1IT6xRUe5FcXOXw4LY3CN3veOvymZ5KmbRVVpZmsEwOE3mbnBCl6cZJ5So-DfiPGl8K7mYB6_zjVIIRAuAY0KaF9s/s1600/DSC_0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzk6dp0t97_7XB05jR7JeAutheBgDFH8iQZ82r6PCvLpBRRwdbG1IT6xRUe5FcXOXw4LY3CN3veOvymZ5KmbRVVpZmsEwOE3mbnBCl6cZJ5So-DfiPGl8K7mYB6_zjVIIRAuAY0KaF9s/s320/DSC_0308.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenYDmtz4HZ_1rDHJN91sZ_FgdMRs0Yx5hKVJt7LzUw0fRT-_raYjQ-ij6TmH-ZSwkiAzcGPYNDeVZD38OekLUDUiYT3BAPRNIapXKZLWza5L77aVDqO-CNe0CLRCHtsjzdAMF7nnuHHc/s1600/DSC_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenYDmtz4HZ_1rDHJN91sZ_FgdMRs0Yx5hKVJt7LzUw0fRT-_raYjQ-ij6TmH-ZSwkiAzcGPYNDeVZD38OekLUDUiYT3BAPRNIapXKZLWza5L77aVDqO-CNe0CLRCHtsjzdAMF7nnuHHc/s320/DSC_0309.JPG" /></a>
Afterwards, Aidan spent time reading his new Survival Book that we bought him in his hanging chair. (Yes, the chair is back. Oi Vey.)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3rY3ggRkJSGJNIFSmDiM4G4quhRjY1icrZhbsDu6690Ha_4LuCFt-GVFctN0i4P7cWySRLr4B4MbiB-FVhiq_A5gUDkPwJqnFDKs9jF4Us9rWSw91lGVsTlnNbdDObNDl7TqBrqdTZs/s1600/DSC_0318.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3rY3ggRkJSGJNIFSmDiM4G4quhRjY1icrZhbsDu6690Ha_4LuCFt-GVFctN0i4P7cWySRLr4B4MbiB-FVhiq_A5gUDkPwJqnFDKs9jF4Us9rWSw91lGVsTlnNbdDObNDl7TqBrqdTZs/s320/DSC_0318.JPG" /></a>
On Thursday, we had some friends over to help us explore how to make shelters and start fires. However, we aren't experienced survivalists, and quickly realized that teaching kiddos how to put up lean-to shelters and start a fire in wind of 23 mph and wind gusts up to 35 mph just wasn't the smartest thing to do. So we set them lose in the backyard (quite literally - as I'm sure the blew around the yard a time or two), and poured ourselves another cup of coffee. We can survive another time.
Friday, we set about making Bow and Arrows from PVC pipes, nylon string and wooden dowels. The kids had a ball and while we were at it, I painted a lion for them to shoot for lion meat (aka chicken nuggets for lunch).
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K7YSmekFricyR9D0-cm31F60lYoVY3rPBalhXoxAUsdbTkfK2yy8BaoZr6iRwYX7JIQiZisgDBsKXrP5PhuO5-zKPua5-ilGzwUMaNpJaCxEHR2_AbDq0NHOHxk5EpRcz1pQBgVbWx0/s1600/DSC_0307.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K7YSmekFricyR9D0-cm31F60lYoVY3rPBalhXoxAUsdbTkfK2yy8BaoZr6iRwYX7JIQiZisgDBsKXrP5PhuO5-zKPua5-ilGzwUMaNpJaCxEHR2_AbDq0NHOHxk5EpRcz1pQBgVbWx0/s320/DSC_0307.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM6RPridIpY6pXxS1f4aa5cmj7Jkmq-SrfLbZ1VrGEnDakVdySoyI-CcG2hiuhInRcZUqKm7K-kPe0ucDyiDHwZk7mnlQhwn2iqfyWWf-TGr1PG7tSlYrtyPUkAna8v0hZiEgM1eGJXI/s1600/bow.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM6RPridIpY6pXxS1f4aa5cmj7Jkmq-SrfLbZ1VrGEnDakVdySoyI-CcG2hiuhInRcZUqKm7K-kPe0ucDyiDHwZk7mnlQhwn2iqfyWWf-TGr1PG7tSlYrtyPUkAna8v0hZiEgM1eGJXI/s320/bow.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVQ6ATI71kFDJbYBie_5MUs5WQf-kWNnFu8m24ot-IuRF25dZGhrpCEFMuOC7s03uGLSLkNMO0HoxduYuXkBuFrTgmfrmpqgmNz3fJicR4FhpgAGx4VqBMrmXCt3nZoRauv7aVJUKO2s/s1600/bow2.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVQ6ATI71kFDJbYBie_5MUs5WQf-kWNnFu8m24ot-IuRF25dZGhrpCEFMuOC7s03uGLSLkNMO0HoxduYuXkBuFrTgmfrmpqgmNz3fJicR4FhpgAGx4VqBMrmXCt3nZoRauv7aVJUKO2s/s320/bow2.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaIjp6An-VpYeU1bfJd5tmRTntUTXPEHOBCxwvIUPHAlSjxveC3rIfvye4Fpu-736DeKtq-Mh4aLRBjfdph4BRsi2AQWGCg28fE5LhZGf_JPShOZvceqVPYvBbOpJlgh6j5f5vcA433M/s1600/lion.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaIjp6An-VpYeU1bfJd5tmRTntUTXPEHOBCxwvIUPHAlSjxveC3rIfvye4Fpu-736DeKtq-Mh4aLRBjfdph4BRsi2AQWGCg28fE5LhZGf_JPShOZvceqVPYvBbOpJlgh6j5f5vcA433M/s320/lion.JPG" /></a>
All this led up to our big mud party. A party we like to call, Boy vs Wild. This was our second season, and talk is already happening for Season 3.
This week: SPY WEEK
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-53442944306383741492013-05-18T10:26:00.000-07:002013-05-18T10:26:04.281-07:00Tank's Last Day of PreschoolTank's last day of Preschool was Thursday. He has grown leaps and bounds over the past year; not only in his socialization (aka - him sticking like glue to my leg), but also in his speech. We now can understand 5 words rather than 0! ;-)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJr_WqqLL1bm9pqm_-KEZJUJ8VIVDGrhUrP5_m_yZlppBb9R2pnODIP00A3YYznrPfy4NYlKtbpV-716AvoMkxYorQYr_R21Q0Jtb0s-sj7r0yor5mc2Wtt_h-ftYaBwCzL0sMJf0bdiLC/s1600/4+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJr_WqqLL1bm9pqm_-KEZJUJ8VIVDGrhUrP5_m_yZlppBb9R2pnODIP00A3YYznrPfy4NYlKtbpV-716AvoMkxYorQYr_R21Q0Jtb0s-sj7r0yor5mc2Wtt_h-ftYaBwCzL0sMJf0bdiLC/s320/4+-+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrW7Wa7Bz2m3_Ia8aM96xEcu2D3JM5g3B0iB87oh7MBuP1jYEBu6_pJFy9mDvfvA89Pf52e6bEZvdaBsWI6cfxq9L3x_RG53vbtEduLhLpLEVgNEgJwJ0HRPb9XwnDdV9IH6dcUCMNxs5/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrW7Wa7Bz2m3_Ia8aM96xEcu2D3JM5g3B0iB87oh7MBuP1jYEBu6_pJFy9mDvfvA89Pf52e6bEZvdaBsWI6cfxq9L3x_RG53vbtEduLhLpLEVgNEgJwJ0HRPb9XwnDdV9IH6dcUCMNxs5/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDB3BMgH0PkUiWgALUXlmCH0igSSILG1Ix6BwnxazXInRM2ss7UKm1NxDNgmX5JHzywLVvKKpXWCJuxJjlJTutqYtVAxa6PHFMvOEkAYzLGallPHW6eZMsqtC_6CjnDUSVkA67bjx42zGv/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDB3BMgH0PkUiWgALUXlmCH0igSSILG1Ix6BwnxazXInRM2ss7UKm1NxDNgmX5JHzywLVvKKpXWCJuxJjlJTutqYtVAxa6PHFMvOEkAYzLGallPHW6eZMsqtC_6CjnDUSVkA67bjx42zGv/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZcbfR75s2UlblK5CwEcOW5pnLRV9ZWi83wnpxqudyZ6_x2-WQdoAQybSmNCssLetA7OtbdkiZKJAtrMnmoAgrbf7eH6LEDnHIxOMrG2tuuE6IqhyphenhyphenLc1DHvBnSYn5r_Ssesga69G3hFGy/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZcbfR75s2UlblK5CwEcOW5pnLRV9ZWi83wnpxqudyZ6_x2-WQdoAQybSmNCssLetA7OtbdkiZKJAtrMnmoAgrbf7eH6LEDnHIxOMrG2tuuE6IqhyphenhyphenLc1DHvBnSYn5r_Ssesga69G3hFGy/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKABLscxxyoxUTUyC7g2cS6CxYEAnEUIxFhv9_LwWslpvNnHyB3yonG6MHbWDqKY9GaWe0S2DiYvq6voY25oPt0d9JbN67295IDXJB5Uyg8oYz3UAdoSxkCxsBWY7Vx4Cu3H68hZEIfpC/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKABLscxxyoxUTUyC7g2cS6CxYEAnEUIxFhv9_LwWslpvNnHyB3yonG6MHbWDqKY9GaWe0S2DiYvq6voY25oPt0d9JbN67295IDXJB5Uyg8oYz3UAdoSxkCxsBWY7Vx4Cu3H68hZEIfpC/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4cP6TMEzt3SwaYU5eNRSbVKNdGpl2MQtBQ11vXoQriKLgtF-8ukmUkDPGCjlzs44-dEaO0WCeiOMbrrgr5LORsd-WrN3xwmtRzQJIWSyOg-YZ30Ksz3IvwHtoKRFNvnZZRE7y84Oee5u/s1600/43+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4cP6TMEzt3SwaYU5eNRSbVKNdGpl2MQtBQ11vXoQriKLgtF-8ukmUkDPGCjlzs44-dEaO0WCeiOMbrrgr5LORsd-WrN3xwmtRzQJIWSyOg-YZ30Ksz3IvwHtoKRFNvnZZRE7y84Oee5u/s320/43+-+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-lDsRByYtfnURR9nYpns_-UGnD_2sgiDVbGxYWYz8_ZltEQgp1x849EmGRNaXLlilrq42G47u3n_D_CzJ2Iu31pPfiLuTNTdN0Q7IQQghESGDSKshBT7-rUc6dnCDI56IubauXhQP43k/s1600/47+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-lDsRByYtfnURR9nYpns_-UGnD_2sgiDVbGxYWYz8_ZltEQgp1x849EmGRNaXLlilrq42G47u3n_D_CzJ2Iu31pPfiLuTNTdN0Q7IQQghESGDSKshBT7-rUc6dnCDI56IubauXhQP43k/s320/47+-+1.jpg" /></a>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-63628747764913486602013-01-23T14:24:00.000-08:002013-01-23T14:24:51.972-08:00Johnny AppleseedAfter finishing our unit on Johnny Appleseed, it seemed only fitting to end the unit by learning how to make an apple pie on "National Pie Day".
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBQAMSPlez9tdNovN-fGbBR_-b1YG_J5N_pRNJTJiYSKNluC9oKOvDRXblROvnJPmI-VH9gndFxmNNZv2CJKQ_54Cr7wcOR_fIG320L2bT6sYArfy-7v5JcveooDyggamoHdL-1iuQHYz/s1600/DSC_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBQAMSPlez9tdNovN-fGbBR_-b1YG_J5N_pRNJTJiYSKNluC9oKOvDRXblROvnJPmI-VH9gndFxmNNZv2CJKQ_54Cr7wcOR_fIG320L2bT6sYArfy-7v5JcveooDyggamoHdL-1iuQHYz/s400/DSC_0425.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZOZXTsjGRrCo6AEI_ffVjm-cdWyI7jz_OP7XmYKWwZyQ54wO1oE34IbawoUAFkDPu2oroCV0mLLMNzBrT-Vu_jIkHC8Vz28BA_E2RWbStMEq6YSx1S0ip6CIeGWyIsJTgFS6jvFk6fjk/s1600/DSC_0422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZOZXTsjGRrCo6AEI_ffVjm-cdWyI7jz_OP7XmYKWwZyQ54wO1oE34IbawoUAFkDPu2oroCV0mLLMNzBrT-Vu_jIkHC8Vz28BA_E2RWbStMEq6YSx1S0ip6CIeGWyIsJTgFS6jvFk6fjk/s400/DSC_0422.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TY4stNIXobum5uZ7mablI3RdQPN_F19Bl_eLJALWRBBgtTAEEeu5XLWGrlfvG7LUMLXcCwIfO1kBLGrzalr6nzDUdnAB_Q0s945YIadHVw4dTktDbRRvEYONtP2g9V6cCBWluZN9zb9G/s1600/DSC_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TY4stNIXobum5uZ7mablI3RdQPN_F19Bl_eLJALWRBBgtTAEEeu5XLWGrlfvG7LUMLXcCwIfO1kBLGrzalr6nzDUdnAB_Q0s945YIadHVw4dTktDbRRvEYONtP2g9V6cCBWluZN9zb9G/s400/DSC_0423.JPG" /></a></div>
Below are the pictures of Turbo's apple pie.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ds4uZq-RJ3Os4Uw2v4KdyiaNG_OibMhbpCwSQ6mtMq4avi8caI18Be4uKbpoepKKNarTStNQd7EtWMozAWJxtbt1bkD6Ytd3O6SRJ4-Fy_m3_JP9xc5D5U3Ty49lvwBluMuuqrXMXAxk/s1600/DSC_0370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ds4uZq-RJ3Os4Uw2v4KdyiaNG_OibMhbpCwSQ6mtMq4avi8caI18Be4uKbpoepKKNarTStNQd7EtWMozAWJxtbt1bkD6Ytd3O6SRJ4-Fy_m3_JP9xc5D5U3Ty49lvwBluMuuqrXMXAxk/s320/DSC_0370.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9dLEUDIvkgGod3HpH5YeenO2s_PPv7qNeHGYaMPuH4lCLW1A8-cBTwWWJli6omi7S_04AUq3JQSD89_eyeLZozeBFiaTIZJtZBoAnVLf7L05GO3VFH6BJtxxFOxn-H5wc5zwlocbU92J/s1600/DSC_0352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9dLEUDIvkgGod3HpH5YeenO2s_PPv7qNeHGYaMPuH4lCLW1A8-cBTwWWJli6omi7S_04AUq3JQSD89_eyeLZozeBFiaTIZJtZBoAnVLf7L05GO3VFH6BJtxxFOxn-H5wc5zwlocbU92J/s320/DSC_0352.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PcW9x_6zTgxhM__CvW_oFkT7sCf0tbllU_mak5APAMwTVImiSJ1vTRTrm0_nm8A2wVrd3Iv_oqCCT0nSsy3sQqyjB-8bxhGfVz3x-PWkKJ6G9GD46rRhjxXxKjbJw7iAODV31wYwGDmi/s1600/DSC_0357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PcW9x_6zTgxhM__CvW_oFkT7sCf0tbllU_mak5APAMwTVImiSJ1vTRTrm0_nm8A2wVrd3Iv_oqCCT0nSsy3sQqyjB-8bxhGfVz3x-PWkKJ6G9GD46rRhjxXxKjbJw7iAODV31wYwGDmi/s320/DSC_0357.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdeoTktJ0WOj5ANzYP7umWEn-V-C9xqc9MQOuvi0yG90sw-i_a0nnXuHM1vSXBLS-eztih8z8WpKc6Ac5_3mfc6cjxwndG8PwRDsxys6UkuFbMylzLlZ-d99qqhGaYmfEYL1ZL32RVDzl/s1600/DSC_0358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdeoTktJ0WOj5ANzYP7umWEn-V-C9xqc9MQOuvi0yG90sw-i_a0nnXuHM1vSXBLS-eztih8z8WpKc6Ac5_3mfc6cjxwndG8PwRDsxys6UkuFbMylzLlZ-d99qqhGaYmfEYL1ZL32RVDzl/s320/DSC_0358.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsZvWutft3mOmb7AOrg2tRx7tYP4vIoeIe-2FS7Od29YalN_KyuXRDRV_0SJ-2Tc8f99QdNeNc38bIUcnHkVoK4gZ-w_d0wAfUOdGcdZO-Ac3pn2dIvL5CXMz8r_E5a8Bl4Z7k-s3JNlQ/s1600/DSC_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsZvWutft3mOmb7AOrg2tRx7tYP4vIoeIe-2FS7Od29YalN_KyuXRDRV_0SJ-2Tc8f99QdNeNc38bIUcnHkVoK4gZ-w_d0wAfUOdGcdZO-Ac3pn2dIvL5CXMz8r_E5a8Bl4Z7k-s3JNlQ/s320/DSC_0363.JPG" /></a></div>
I was super pumped on how Turbo managed butter and pie dough on his hands with his Sensory issues! Such a champ!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMFbBJcL2nXWPhxK6X4sRXjZbyi0ZQIMbbZptRbu6PyNMpT7Fnfi5DzMrPqqd5ef9i6knvqAAdhITC-rcNOlGNyihFbSjUItfEBRrHJNlxyzSUnakq38WlzJM9siFaLuRDnQQGb71aam/s1600/DSC_0389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMFbBJcL2nXWPhxK6X4sRXjZbyi0ZQIMbbZptRbu6PyNMpT7Fnfi5DzMrPqqd5ef9i6knvqAAdhITC-rcNOlGNyihFbSjUItfEBRrHJNlxyzSUnakq38WlzJM9siFaLuRDnQQGb71aam/s320/DSC_0389.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxeFMvVX02uYlq-sAtoX0ZFmM9CHvrq5yFYXfgnV3IdJuIFiyPgKFEczKcuG0nRNBZvYKlcJrPKMnKI-xe3UL7yVvHcR2PJUzC7KrcFST3b1pbP3oQXhWao2qe9pZ-LZKyXkHXAguK-Zv/s1600/DSC_0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxeFMvVX02uYlq-sAtoX0ZFmM9CHvrq5yFYXfgnV3IdJuIFiyPgKFEczKcuG0nRNBZvYKlcJrPKMnKI-xe3UL7yVvHcR2PJUzC7KrcFST3b1pbP3oQXhWao2qe9pZ-LZKyXkHXAguK-Zv/s320/DSC_0371.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZw2PiDSBUFcfZIwlHcm5aS2qhmax6SskR5b2vAMwRflpb8MLRi6_lKOdXNlAFrhMNqwSGdXA9Bla4QdhZxWJn6-n-yqvFNB1JAE4pRujYAVscl9Kfa0Mi41t6hcWyYMGUnsE12pZBt7D/s1600/DSC_0374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZw2PiDSBUFcfZIwlHcm5aS2qhmax6SskR5b2vAMwRflpb8MLRi6_lKOdXNlAFrhMNqwSGdXA9Bla4QdhZxWJn6-n-yqvFNB1JAE4pRujYAVscl9Kfa0Mi41t6hcWyYMGUnsE12pZBt7D/s320/DSC_0374.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GL2cLzAPwdpsmoPrBVMULZNkenlCBtkx_yNLjfzHn82hjq1CHWpVWPcizDvkLbcd9LwAVLtbXHsKxt-yvmvtM_r-Bv-9qtoBz_YUvvuJ0I0b3wGcVOx_HpqlRx8yPyvn68C6rwuzLq8s/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GL2cLzAPwdpsmoPrBVMULZNkenlCBtkx_yNLjfzHn82hjq1CHWpVWPcizDvkLbcd9LwAVLtbXHsKxt-yvmvtM_r-Bv-9qtoBz_YUvvuJ0I0b3wGcVOx_HpqlRx8yPyvn68C6rwuzLq8s/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqmQU6dyLg7T1bq6o8k9-E33tYsPtkNgLQFaNfqmiPyE1uPCDJ_g5pQ68ZaaGShGmv-G_2HW3x0ExzHMSnessYOc_YlMCcgQmmjBa8nWsH3Aqm-Mv5wXspC3ntEySnOYSLcpNxwmY2MeD/s1600/DSC_0382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqmQU6dyLg7T1bq6o8k9-E33tYsPtkNgLQFaNfqmiPyE1uPCDJ_g5pQ68ZaaGShGmv-G_2HW3x0ExzHMSnessYOc_YlMCcgQmmjBa8nWsH3Aqm-Mv5wXspC3ntEySnOYSLcpNxwmY2MeD/s320/DSC_0382.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNTeiVberk_A7MvncH1A7yVbyQ8XnMTzsR-cplGsjGzJk9zQrVB_MiXLLY34eINCGHwN1wpfKX9LeN_XiWrN6XDW8XnCMsLf7Nln91OZgm2u7hv8ezxLRIiO_1xZ_GNBK-33ugR6UaF0v/s1600/DSC_0395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNTeiVberk_A7MvncH1A7yVbyQ8XnMTzsR-cplGsjGzJk9zQrVB_MiXLLY34eINCGHwN1wpfKX9LeN_XiWrN6XDW8XnCMsLf7Nln91OZgm2u7hv8ezxLRIiO_1xZ_GNBK-33ugR6UaF0v/s320/DSC_0395.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZkP-4HjXxtpj1KuocvrD-l-iWKBWc-sZJYcGHI-26XTYFKH5VuX-VLZSc8W7ZigM5iNGFh3A5tQK2rgDJGLajlJgMRVGTWMAJkL8NG6MTZRMeIs7QNbwKTIj_ITXvJG1dxyCvp1XZzzh/s1600/DSC_0390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZkP-4HjXxtpj1KuocvrD-l-iWKBWc-sZJYcGHI-26XTYFKH5VuX-VLZSc8W7ZigM5iNGFh3A5tQK2rgDJGLajlJgMRVGTWMAJkL8NG6MTZRMeIs7QNbwKTIj_ITXvJG1dxyCvp1XZzzh/s320/DSC_0390.JPG" /></a></div>
And of course, no day would be complete without silly pictures!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZiPLlFYdD9quxYnpgOUDtcd684jtRDv6OJGwXddXZj4PRV-UuQJUJ_cfqVhD0danEAsZBkpYLaytzbJYilcIq9Y5Ne3dbd4O_scGS_9CVNJa8MYUxlwbBjb9mDycCWqPBuWzuE67Xxdw/s1600/DSC_0415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZiPLlFYdD9quxYnpgOUDtcd684jtRDv6OJGwXddXZj4PRV-UuQJUJ_cfqVhD0danEAsZBkpYLaytzbJYilcIq9Y5Ne3dbd4O_scGS_9CVNJa8MYUxlwbBjb9mDycCWqPBuWzuE67Xxdw/s320/DSC_0415.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIR4zYXg2CB5A8LNcQDxeuQmMbav8AFbfHhZA0WAnxvpiqTmJR_qtXqOvMtqfmF8Bl8UoBnqqVOyMGeAl_8SqQWRD2uTQ2aSIBMPkHm7SNBv27141t0tEw1NWKDqinDPeF1yp3IdlWWks/s1600/DSC_0404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIR4zYXg2CB5A8LNcQDxeuQmMbav8AFbfHhZA0WAnxvpiqTmJR_qtXqOvMtqfmF8Bl8UoBnqqVOyMGeAl_8SqQWRD2uTQ2aSIBMPkHm7SNBv27141t0tEw1NWKDqinDPeF1yp3IdlWWks/s320/DSC_0404.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP-k0ozXAm6boBYxo7-wllqrmw-DYv5bDzLRw79kQyJ_xwU0o_iYOKDqjOr5hQW8QBlLu8sHYknIkDvp0GgEjTxJoii3LTv62cAbEwr4yVyw7_esEp68nDkphRsUtoe_QdOsPr3_7wk7a/s1600/DSC_0406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP-k0ozXAm6boBYxo7-wllqrmw-DYv5bDzLRw79kQyJ_xwU0o_iYOKDqjOr5hQW8QBlLu8sHYknIkDvp0GgEjTxJoii3LTv62cAbEwr4yVyw7_esEp68nDkphRsUtoe_QdOsPr3_7wk7a/s320/DSC_0406.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bYW378zSwBmCnVT5orhGnQ3bNjSMerNUeZPxYSlivszLzHve8APbUV3hpMF-bfJGMV7_NUI0QXssEKkS9ml1dTnUGQx_FbUC3u5GThtGg8LZLpVAeEDJXk2aI4givCLLceLLsP0Lwh7L/s1600/DSC_0408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bYW378zSwBmCnVT5orhGnQ3bNjSMerNUeZPxYSlivszLzHve8APbUV3hpMF-bfJGMV7_NUI0QXssEKkS9ml1dTnUGQx_FbUC3u5GThtGg8LZLpVAeEDJXk2aI4givCLLceLLsP0Lwh7L/s320/DSC_0408.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWH3B9rBXuRiuz90uHXzmq20qRsFdHJQ5s8L0_YQe-_TNxfsWwVJAxzWe_Xm7iMX3qqKyqBSv0_1PXMg6Nsf-s8eJmjeF4FcBedfY5oHw2FcnY1O3JbeVcSh9nBmYmIZl68BjUrtKPhZL/s1600/DSC_0410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWH3B9rBXuRiuz90uHXzmq20qRsFdHJQ5s8L0_YQe-_TNxfsWwVJAxzWe_Xm7iMX3qqKyqBSv0_1PXMg6Nsf-s8eJmjeF4FcBedfY5oHw2FcnY1O3JbeVcSh9nBmYmIZl68BjUrtKPhZL/s320/DSC_0410.JPG" /></a></div>
Finished Pie! Now to wait for Daddy to get home, eat some yummy dinner, have some pie for dessert and commence with Family Night games!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLlQtrzPKp-3b1Lld5J3V2YryNN5_hQSIHBo55PGmys-lM_fq3QnATY2FvpnzKMuX4M2TCiNYTFB62DWgLnEPXS7QyWRvJCJMHjDKs8TGM37F6Ajnm8c6sw7LW2HNDdgBxldqOfqFY1-4/s1600/DSC_0430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLlQtrzPKp-3b1Lld5J3V2YryNN5_hQSIHBo55PGmys-lM_fq3QnATY2FvpnzKMuX4M2TCiNYTFB62DWgLnEPXS7QyWRvJCJMHjDKs8TGM37F6Ajnm8c6sw7LW2HNDdgBxldqOfqFY1-4/s320/DSC_0430.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-88287918680775690442013-01-21T10:46:00.000-08:002013-01-21T10:46:39.815-08:00Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Today with Tank being off of school, we had a MLK Holiday.
To start out, we watched a video on MLK Jr. <a href="http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/biographies/martinlutherkingjr/zoom.weml">on Brain Pop Jr.</a>!
After watching it, we watched a YouTube video of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. To my surprise, Turbo watched it with interest.
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/139119075961268660/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/139119075961268660_NYqUbg8h_c.jpg' border='0' width='600' height ='360'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=smEqnnklfYs'>youtube.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/carriekerbs/' target='_blank'>Carrie</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div>
After discussing what segregation was, we labeled different things in the house for "Blacks Only" and "Whites Only".
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gVsv9kgMJlMulwziG5oM4idfk6FjGJevKtnZlSAzxBkkiDEYtNvdGFmXAFHTgVjtaoX5eIhLyVAecMAsHLcaT6dps5Co1shf4kLwhjtGr5501hvDGLRsBPdMXO4ovEqAVj416tmWNDl3/s1600/DSC_1028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gVsv9kgMJlMulwziG5oM4idfk6FjGJevKtnZlSAzxBkkiDEYtNvdGFmXAFHTgVjtaoX5eIhLyVAecMAsHLcaT6dps5Co1shf4kLwhjtGr5501hvDGLRsBPdMXO4ovEqAVj416tmWNDl3/s320/DSC_1028.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9jTNPXU_BN1O5cAH01Sd2N76WiTxKlG8WctV-F1kj1b2_u0chqPEAzQXEA2PalrlV9cpFYAUmD1As0k4B9gDoW_0q_oFfjUazXQt8pg4jELbfefDYuO3ItHMYQIX0WVwY9aruAIzBfOk/s1600/DSC_1027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9jTNPXU_BN1O5cAH01Sd2N76WiTxKlG8WctV-F1kj1b2_u0chqPEAzQXEA2PalrlV9cpFYAUmD1As0k4B9gDoW_0q_oFfjUazXQt8pg4jELbfefDYuO3ItHMYQIX0WVwY9aruAIzBfOk/s320/DSC_1027.JPG" /></a></div>
Once they understood the different colors of race, we made a craft showing that all colors can be friends, and that we are to always love our enemies.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw-Vhcn0EFl_dCUgDKcJqblDXbUUFMHZfKKNf2l8UzYIrXRL9_VbxC7e6lNmKhkl0-FtIDtz47JFeHkOuHDzpEmlpQ1UVqM_lDLf4rcTYYIhh8m4pA1iPCVh5Kpr0ZjX7QkT2TBtj556W/s1600/DSC_1015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw-Vhcn0EFl_dCUgDKcJqblDXbUUFMHZfKKNf2l8UzYIrXRL9_VbxC7e6lNmKhkl0-FtIDtz47JFeHkOuHDzpEmlpQ1UVqM_lDLf4rcTYYIhh8m4pA1iPCVh5Kpr0ZjX7QkT2TBtj556W/s320/DSC_1015.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1QaxJGljRoBVrpZxgYI9Up41H5JM2CMzt0IzpmVpHLo7WMaGzmr4N0pHfvNraEpRX6Jp5ceyxpuNCNJvveN4IpAx5mIcFmNAHBLpKoMn8iv5EP0RLZp_3QmHFBlSw63RLJMM0D3cPlVG/s1600/DSC_1012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1QaxJGljRoBVrpZxgYI9Up41H5JM2CMzt0IzpmVpHLo7WMaGzmr4N0pHfvNraEpRX6Jp5ceyxpuNCNJvveN4IpAx5mIcFmNAHBLpKoMn8iv5EP0RLZp_3QmHFBlSw63RLJMM0D3cPlVG/s320/DSC_1012.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdNKab95LzP1d1J4GHY3eR1FER7O5KP181TGxRn-cdiCgT_wu3SqMIohWCkGL84rrhwIO-6GzZkx785x5-ZBEsE7oudnGfJadA509tO_HR_dI42XtMceRnXl-X_tjSkLCD0udRFAXyKXx/s1600/DSC_1014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdNKab95LzP1d1J4GHY3eR1FER7O5KP181TGxRn-cdiCgT_wu3SqMIohWCkGL84rrhwIO-6GzZkx785x5-ZBEsE7oudnGfJadA509tO_HR_dI42XtMceRnXl-X_tjSkLCD0udRFAXyKXx/s320/DSC_1014.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w2G2tjKawEl5UL36eEu-8duoLtKdfymz6hubGr3xf86_sbrk_iodA7AGwSZgKvuZ6LC0z1p3Ia7dAoKfMPVi4fLcLp9xwiLS_kAw-8RH4PxX8ifhxOUGk-D3FMv_YCY26nuDveNqqKKq/s1600/DSC_1024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w2G2tjKawEl5UL36eEu-8duoLtKdfymz6hubGr3xf86_sbrk_iodA7AGwSZgKvuZ6LC0z1p3Ia7dAoKfMPVi4fLcLp9xwiLS_kAw-8RH4PxX8ifhxOUGk-D3FMv_YCY26nuDveNqqKKq/s320/DSC_1024.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs8nHeNES1TVuwku6EPRJZpd-LEevER19QRewUHXD8TuEi9XnXZOGenScLdhf4B_sNb5pp-qE5JceQfRcmU7c0ud5U-5771fdFcAnSNArq32IE4-p65hs8YT3KMiG3WvrD0lNm8aOsciQ/s1600/DSC_1016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs8nHeNES1TVuwku6EPRJZpd-LEevER19QRewUHXD8TuEi9XnXZOGenScLdhf4B_sNb5pp-qE5JceQfRcmU7c0ud5U-5771fdFcAnSNArq32IE4-p65hs8YT3KMiG3WvrD0lNm8aOsciQ/s320/DSC_1016.JPG" /></a></div>
Then I asked Aidan to summarize Dr. King's Dream, and then to write his own dream.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAT6SrjNkpskykZkIXFQms5MABSEWfhstFaNJIsBGTsWsYoyvcgdHK9tQ2nY92j__h_UqV94nWRHzcbmOwwlhrub8_BA7vZMLyEPknuHWzbAgqI3o-8x2Dbkd39XUsBPKGBID2ojW9S06/s1600/DSC_1030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAT6SrjNkpskykZkIXFQms5MABSEWfhstFaNJIsBGTsWsYoyvcgdHK9tQ2nY92j__h_UqV94nWRHzcbmOwwlhrub8_BA7vZMLyEPknuHWzbAgqI3o-8x2Dbkd39XUsBPKGBID2ojW9S06/s320/DSC_1030.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xj2Ea7W1pQK58q2CnCq0Hzk_1Ra2bEcAwWqWrC3kcI3-YHnBoznKWfUzweS5tma4IUYdDzH5_ZwDuZNnhyphenhyphen17O_2howAnJszYcZ61e1I-ifOJFdHRDh9qC8RhmgoBqR8YxFcLQ0t05_YK/s1600/DSC_1029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xj2Ea7W1pQK58q2CnCq0Hzk_1Ra2bEcAwWqWrC3kcI3-YHnBoznKWfUzweS5tma4IUYdDzH5_ZwDuZNnhyphenhyphen17O_2howAnJszYcZ61e1I-ifOJFdHRDh9qC8RhmgoBqR8YxFcLQ0t05_YK/s320/DSC_1029.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-60821309179445808282012-11-23T09:53:00.000-08:002012-11-23T09:53:31.227-08:00Do You Like Pumkin Pie?Happy Thanksgiving! Who likes pie? I figured I would bring reading, writing, math, and science into the kitchen and teach the boys how to make pumpkin pie. I gave each of them $5 with clear instructions to find pumpkin pie makings that were on their lists, and took them to the store to gather our ingredients.
When we got back, I asked Turbo to conduct a survey of who likes Pumpkin Pie. After he created his presentation, we set to work on making a pumpkin pie. While reading the recipe, both boys made a pumpkin pie and put it into the oven to bake: it smelled heavenly.
Then I asked Turbo to write down how to make a pumpkin pie; basically write a recipe on how to make it. He did very well...surprisingly for a boy who doesn't like to write!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsJv8aQGMnWdluw5hmdFtF9UPHB56Ift2Z7ntnzLzRx3_2Z9gw9RkQqcgdOfW4HkMwAItrLPSk5cSOINIQ9d_zzj97QrLrcsi4DA7enRQ_-Fg_iwDxMB1lgP2-AVELHU-0XCKzFWrt3ft/s1600/pumpkin+pie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsJv8aQGMnWdluw5hmdFtF9UPHB56Ift2Z7ntnzLzRx3_2Z9gw9RkQqcgdOfW4HkMwAItrLPSk5cSOINIQ9d_zzj97QrLrcsi4DA7enRQ_-Fg_iwDxMB1lgP2-AVELHU-0XCKzFWrt3ft/s400/pumpkin+pie.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-77943182801951204032012-11-23T09:22:00.000-08:002012-11-23T09:22:21.333-08:00Time To ReTHunk some things...This past year has really been a struggle for Turbo. This kid is a challenge every second of every day. I sometimes wonder why God bestowed upon us this boy the way He did. I keep telling myself that I'm the best mom for him, I'm the best mom for him...that he is a BLESSING!!!! Like Dory...Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
As we neared the end of 1st grade a half of a semester early, we realized that Aidan and I were struggling... A LOT...with Connections Academy. It is a great program and curriculum but definitely not for an ACTIVE young boy.
We will finish out the rest of the year (2012) and without getting too much into our decision, we will begin schooling him a different way in 2013. With friends who have been in the Homeschooling "Business" a long time at my side, we will tackle this year with a new definition of school for this guy.
On the same note, Tank is still in Preschool and loves it. His vocabulary has improved dramatically and his ability to communicate without grunts is a dream come true. I can honestly say for the first time, this kid can look at me and say, "I Love You" and I understand it...more importantly, so do other people! That is pretty much the best present I could ever get!
He will be re-evaluated in June to see if he qualifies for another year of preschool, I pray that he does, really...Preschool and therapy have proven to be the best thing for Tank.
So as we enter into the Holiday season, we have returned to our original goals of homeschooling and will pursue this for the rest of the school year...only to ReTHunk again in the summer. Gotta love change...MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-80702971464528251712012-09-18T12:52:00.000-07:002012-09-18T12:53:51.771-07:00Four Mile Historic Park - Field TripEvery Friday, Turbo goes to what we call, Friday School. It is really an Options Program for Homeschoolers, called Homeschool Etc.
They have a 3 1/2 hour day that includes, reading, writing, art, music, chemistry, P.E. etc. (ha!). They also venture out on field trips.
Monday morning was one of those field trips. After dropping Tank off at Preschool, Turbo and I drove to Denver to meet up with other families.
<a href="http://www.fourmilepark.org/index.php?/museum/">The Four Mile Historic Park</a> is a unique park in that the House, The Four Mile House, is the oldest building in Denver, about 150 years old. Pioneers knew that when they stopped at the Four Mile house, it was exactly 4 miles to the intersection of Colfax and Broadway...West. There was also a 9 Mile House and a 12 Mile House, but unfortunately they have not survived.
While on tour, Turbo got to see what pioneers experienced 150 years ago. For instance, he experienced chores such as sweeping the boardwalk, beating dirty rugs, and drawing water from the well to do the laundry. We also got to feed the chickens that were in the coop.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimssAqLxAKPRLO-5PkA8izGjAnYLYPCed0t0osHvlsWYKMWHwSGmPg9mupMCyoJoTGS5sFWP7_5k-XN2jem9N8R2U3sqyyxYghv6P_0dNO5ez5JkxwZQ6rUPtkMBrwwwYrZ0Tj3UILu04D/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimssAqLxAKPRLO-5PkA8izGjAnYLYPCed0t0osHvlsWYKMWHwSGmPg9mupMCyoJoTGS5sFWP7_5k-XN2jem9N8R2U3sqyyxYghv6P_0dNO5ez5JkxwZQ6rUPtkMBrwwwYrZ0Tj3UILu04D/s400/3.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLOBPm_dRL2ju1BVbgsR2sTo4GQIlgJLBJKehgxhDBLLoSIEkD-oP3Pdou5ZhtOQpQwbFfndYt25ZwmZ87Guno10iVkPhlIPjbtvNOzpbGazKsXj5UdGUJ3zlHbvHLkTj7IfhZtlwNcaK/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLOBPm_dRL2ju1BVbgsR2sTo4GQIlgJLBJKehgxhDBLLoSIEkD-oP3Pdou5ZhtOQpQwbFfndYt25ZwmZ87Guno10iVkPhlIPjbtvNOzpbGazKsXj5UdGUJ3zlHbvHLkTj7IfhZtlwNcaK/s400/1.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxpbRh8O3v2isWA7Dq3tZRpC1T7xl0jGEp-RDpwFK_3RFdfdjOB6jJj3vyqfC-O5lWaifBL02-jcoZCwxS8DVggtcovdlp_ithdDSE9ut3ptd8NILRTszKS06XjJhDocQOrZGpr9DXwst/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxpbRh8O3v2isWA7Dq3tZRpC1T7xl0jGEp-RDpwFK_3RFdfdjOB6jJj3vyqfC-O5lWaifBL02-jcoZCwxS8DVggtcovdlp_ithdDSE9ut3ptd8NILRTszKS06XjJhDocQOrZGpr9DXwst/s400/2.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2D_SiVfAIYYQu0p5V8qBTrwJApmPV0X06lw59cP8MnKGhJQMowMEanXTwkTjCqN25Ljpol-Ejt8mojhBCOQi-bc8Hu8-K4nxOLCd4j-8XfFegsWykm9zRJcXIq8YcGbm5DAEuZmm8JIZW/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2D_SiVfAIYYQu0p5V8qBTrwJApmPV0X06lw59cP8MnKGhJQMowMEanXTwkTjCqN25Ljpol-Ejt8mojhBCOQi-bc8Hu8-K4nxOLCd4j-8XfFegsWykm9zRJcXIq8YcGbm5DAEuZmm8JIZW/s400/8.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FzDJPwAgauc8Q05yh2EX5c9ZLTM__hlU4GoyKo0cXwChw1knTO6j-P0lAATVOlTvBiNSaNxjxzHASA935kYmSpEpYzy-HrrfHHdkPPjn-4Jl6C1NcZfGHlWu9XdqySXBL8G2qTHEcVWX/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FzDJPwAgauc8Q05yh2EX5c9ZLTM__hlU4GoyKo0cXwChw1knTO6j-P0lAATVOlTvBiNSaNxjxzHASA935kYmSpEpYzy-HrrfHHdkPPjn-4Jl6C1NcZfGHlWu9XdqySXBL8G2qTHEcVWX/s400/9.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIC4eJ2TeIg46NiPI7MK7DHZbt2VmD8ecuflBHABGUwRlXiNtHg3mvzykVQcg35lGS1MQVdo8eM-bTw23LhDU_Lwm_Su3uBypqj7fn1B9wSbLUG82ELUz9PT9aJEHXqqpHStj5ILRAHvH/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIC4eJ2TeIg46NiPI7MK7DHZbt2VmD8ecuflBHABGUwRlXiNtHg3mvzykVQcg35lGS1MQVdo8eM-bTw23LhDU_Lwm_Su3uBypqj7fn1B9wSbLUG82ELUz9PT9aJEHXqqpHStj5ILRAHvH/s400/4.JPG" /></a></div>
Next, we visited an outdoor kitchen where the kids were able to see a wood burning stove and make cornbread.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRma1zN38PUG8xhj6-XG4AyOn6byS5Wu7U71yvh2CmtGmxe_nM9eAna8XEfL8mvzRy9VH-oore1v2Hc-x7c1eC3hyDvpVC6613e6Q0KbdtGCExGFSyK4oFNpeLE_LhkoA4PzbCML5BjGly/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRma1zN38PUG8xhj6-XG4AyOn6byS5Wu7U71yvh2CmtGmxe_nM9eAna8XEfL8mvzRy9VH-oore1v2Hc-x7c1eC3hyDvpVC6613e6Q0KbdtGCExGFSyK4oFNpeLE_LhkoA4PzbCML5BjGly/s400/10.JPG" /></a></div>
Then the kids were able to experience a one-room school house complete with slates and chalk and the McGuffey's Reader.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmXoyfbHSZ2DoGEywi88ElU83A7KVdJAs3NZkzPxzkZBd2_7tVSdV5FoIxdoNfw3iiF2Q2-D7_L5cQYONo8AViz_DOzFJX3Sh_UkZNcYZw9j1LikfW-waRKhUj865ixvB1V92wvDIWtvr/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmXoyfbHSZ2DoGEywi88ElU83A7KVdJAs3NZkzPxzkZBd2_7tVSdV5FoIxdoNfw3iiF2Q2-D7_L5cQYONo8AViz_DOzFJX3Sh_UkZNcYZw9j1LikfW-waRKhUj865ixvB1V92wvDIWtvr/s400/7.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeqBLLgxNLAZaFokg6x_0rB1HF6-ibJzDIw6c7Z7qNG7p8sCtl_vGSKkxSgYz51zlSVG4TY4nVWttOd_abE5O7CM9h112n8JtYUueWItAFNectDIxj5ylI5EXbNvHz7Fv219-B6E7sQ9n/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeqBLLgxNLAZaFokg6x_0rB1HF6-ibJzDIw6c7Z7qNG7p8sCtl_vGSKkxSgYz51zlSVG4TY4nVWttOd_abE5O7CM9h112n8JtYUueWItAFNectDIxj5ylI5EXbNvHz7Fv219-B6E7sQ9n/s400/6.JPG" /></a></div>
We were able to play games that the pioneer children played. I believe Turbo excelled in this area.
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v3kvLTC0QiQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Unfortunately, we had to leave a bit early to make it back to pick up Tank from Preschool. We missed the Celebration part where the kids were shown how to have a good ol' fashioned hoe down. Something tells me that Turbo would have rather stuck with the Pioneer Games.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQREDMRpYelUvt7_FQHTstOWp4kABerNRkTc-WTSLDR32ea_75hagLE2b_G3vA1iK5KS0KnOid9bofaQD_RTCgk5eKS_5tf2LSY05_l-b9qRUhE0JBqApxWSJZJLz9yiAovctbr_gpk7cR/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQREDMRpYelUvt7_FQHTstOWp4kABerNRkTc-WTSLDR32ea_75hagLE2b_G3vA1iK5KS0KnOid9bofaQD_RTCgk5eKS_5tf2LSY05_l-b9qRUhE0JBqApxWSJZJLz9yiAovctbr_gpk7cR/s400/5.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFhYnzPnnN8kSoL4Ks5l6oho7jf5WyBNZHc7u_mwelb4X7aT94f2bBs7-ko1xfgVth2EF8DQBIXBjsr-ILSTm7pS39Y-H_s6yZpXT6Znjv64QSNDV2B6neHFegeVT8A60rPZnvs3w8ccP/s1600/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFhYnzPnnN8kSoL4Ks5l6oho7jf5WyBNZHc7u_mwelb4X7aT94f2bBs7-ko1xfgVth2EF8DQBIXBjsr-ILSTm7pS39Y-H_s6yZpXT6Znjv64QSNDV2B6neHFegeVT8A60rPZnvs3w8ccP/s400/12.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-37749529814275573592012-09-18T12:27:00.000-07:002012-09-18T12:27:54.914-07:00Boy Scouts for Turbo<b>"I promise to do my best. To do my duty to God and my country. To help others. And to obey the law of the Pack"
<i></i></b>
This year, Turbo is old enough to join Cub Scouts. He is PUMPED! But also that he gets to spend time with dad.
My Tiger Scout
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_tjiXISqK_jOfXXH6bMocXoRz3saNJMBcGEPY9sonwFmpq1vqe6f6AcReVh3ec27H6TwTkWiewKhyypnQNq-kjrIg9wDOdQDgZmaRaEcgE-AiLEcTY3r3XxsnKZg7o-BjZlQwU6tiR2v/s1600/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_tjiXISqK_jOfXXH6bMocXoRz3saNJMBcGEPY9sonwFmpq1vqe6f6AcReVh3ec27H6TwTkWiewKhyypnQNq-kjrIg9wDOdQDgZmaRaEcgE-AiLEcTY3r3XxsnKZg7o-BjZlQwU6tiR2v/s400/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12.JPG" /></a></div>
After frantically getting his patches on.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S0F39ia-pOfJUCVEzkT7RnrOGk2kMMjSGcpYXeb3Uelx0domj5gAtySU8TGB4wC3Y22eRzxPPaUmQQ2BID9R6_gTAp438fjK_yl-lykIPM0ZeCBKgRL6Sm5RTnqL4rzA7JtUG9Gz5l9I/s1600/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S0F39ia-pOfJUCVEzkT7RnrOGk2kMMjSGcpYXeb3Uelx0domj5gAtySU8TGB4wC3Y22eRzxPPaUmQQ2BID9R6_gTAp438fjK_yl-lykIPM0ZeCBKgRL6Sm5RTnqL4rzA7JtUG9Gz5l9I/s400/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div>
Let the Scouting begin.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp5i8m7I5mG3PUWDPtX_PTXvSleLMz7wJzDd37VXG7GchAye3Mzj1_h2vBa_m0CJ5Ujo5Jmz8HtuQl5S9HR7kFICwhsM8EBqaru-xsprBkI7Fic9DMgy5eLcmjLKQPZugq5zCw4PDl-FO/s1600/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp5i8m7I5mG3PUWDPtX_PTXvSleLMz7wJzDd37VXG7GchAye3Mzj1_h2vBa_m0CJ5Ujo5Jmz8HtuQl5S9HR7kFICwhsM8EBqaru-xsprBkI7Fic9DMgy5eLcmjLKQPZugq5zCw4PDl-FO/s400/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a></div>
He's so proud!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowOj3mrAVF_sjQvdf2SNEYRtj5A7cnbYOlzY6gq6PeY1Kvwy6zJ_KQbH1N78g4yMs4AFVPQ97fOjfpUTxFiChaHA3D9y4KcvhmDwq_rQR0hq2ZP2aTUhMqAfcL7BVzlzo8uRU_2iYcx9w/s1600/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowOj3mrAVF_sjQvdf2SNEYRtj5A7cnbYOlzY6gq6PeY1Kvwy6zJ_KQbH1N78g4yMs4AFVPQ97fOjfpUTxFiChaHA3D9y4KcvhmDwq_rQR0hq2ZP2aTUhMqAfcL7BVzlzo8uRU_2iYcx9w/s400/1st+Night+in+uniform+9-17-12+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-15729386829760382452012-09-13T11:56:00.000-07:002012-09-13T12:29:21.919-07:00LEGOS - They can be used to teach the Bible...Whooda Thunk?I've been trying to find something more interesting to AMP up our time in The Word. The Bible stories we have been reading to the boys at night are great, but in this day and age, technology seems to have an edge on our kids' attention spans.
A friend showed me this link to different stories using LEGOS...freaking awesome!
AND! There is a LEGO Bible out there too. Guess what the boys are getting for their bdays!!!
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kjoqMrFXx-k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JvJRheWRQzg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LvvHXaKZPE&feature=share&list=UL9LvvHXaKZPEMAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-31964129276545504252012-08-20T11:33:00.003-07:002012-08-20T11:33:48.551-07:00Tank - PreschoolMy baby is in Preschool. He woke up with a startle this morning, as Turbo woke him up. Yes, that has been resolved and he will have major trouble if it happens again.
We stopped at the store to pick up a Starbucks Gift Card and roses for Miss Anna (of course, we had to get orange flowers). And a little java cup filled with apple juice.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIkPEAYidgI5SDcbjqYr6SKvMkciNxrnDMz2SPfO4WMW2Q7KJM9SADyWTMkIPgTtve3sDCckzt0A10Hj0MiphXF5NbJGhzpHh13Z5oMA15J2aNxTGrihyq9KJ46pi2hbk0EUcB7ZwAfrO/s1600/apple+juice.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIkPEAYidgI5SDcbjqYr6SKvMkciNxrnDMz2SPfO4WMW2Q7KJM9SADyWTMkIPgTtve3sDCckzt0A10Hj0MiphXF5NbJGhzpHh13Z5oMA15J2aNxTGrihyq9KJ46pi2hbk0EUcB7ZwAfrO/s400/apple+juice.JPG" /></a></div>
Isn't he just too cute with his Buzz Lightyear backpack?
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xSCalsHlk_VoiwxNIVbeHLSY8koVGLxTt9KnYt76zUPMHKvvUDcTMibbM50V5WuJx8reC1rCSVNtRbFOocv9JnqQ6Cl4fF4R2GvUftrsC2klFTs0AaSHeu8ixYRxW4qw6GQrWjQrsBXU/s1600/buzz.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xSCalsHlk_VoiwxNIVbeHLSY8koVGLxTt9KnYt76zUPMHKvvUDcTMibbM50V5WuJx8reC1rCSVNtRbFOocv9JnqQ6Cl4fF4R2GvUftrsC2klFTs0AaSHeu8ixYRxW4qw6GQrWjQrsBXU/s400/buzz.JPG" /></a></div>
After a little kiss for mama in the car, we headed to school.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJEyx0KqcKvxpgyO4CYsgWtO3l9Ipm2b1SQCxNjV4b1EzGT-C6EettBAFQz2AjqbR5vh9fCu2fCrEEwudUyYWJM2mkYSa0nLxwRpfqajyuOEo5zXJ9a3SEd-34v3JtcoYxSPm_cmLUZb9/s1600/mama+kiss.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJEyx0KqcKvxpgyO4CYsgWtO3l9Ipm2b1SQCxNjV4b1EzGT-C6EettBAFQz2AjqbR5vh9fCu2fCrEEwudUyYWJM2mkYSa0nLxwRpfqajyuOEo5zXJ9a3SEd-34v3JtcoYxSPm_cmLUZb9/s400/mama+kiss.JPG" /></a></div>
Here he is with his orange roses and Starbucks gift card for Miss Ann.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoImHzU7NSNNclKdDCEiHRkV1fTy9MYfToFD_sjF03ZrTuEz04fFeoKhONN60jCv1-M6JFov86BXxPdoHp7LnYs0Uy7_QQ2vEb-ybGss2_fJ1el9EIBCWm6XOdRyPqLLi5BVjaJn-BmaRR/s1600/flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoImHzU7NSNNclKdDCEiHRkV1fTy9MYfToFD_sjF03ZrTuEz04fFeoKhONN60jCv1-M6JFov86BXxPdoHp7LnYs0Uy7_QQ2vEb-ybGss2_fJ1el9EIBCWm6XOdRyPqLLi5BVjaJn-BmaRR/s400/flowers.JPG" /></a></div>
He cried A LOT as he was welcomed into his class. I had to quickly leave and hide!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev4xl08903wwLAQ3WJVsYKaECBaBw_IljEpoWsmfYknb_TGRD5NfuKDVfAMdDFZpssrO6EuYNdoJga_pfEAZt7nm7qFnPElqmdQW2giUGCwNXImZzKcAqVkUyVgqkJtPCxAHpzr1rqUtX/s1600/stickers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev4xl08903wwLAQ3WJVsYKaECBaBw_IljEpoWsmfYknb_TGRD5NfuKDVfAMdDFZpssrO6EuYNdoJga_pfEAZt7nm7qFnPElqmdQW2giUGCwNXImZzKcAqVkUyVgqkJtPCxAHpzr1rqUtX/s400/stickers.JPG" /></a></div>
When we picked him up, he was all smiles and super excited to show off his new stickers. The teachers said he did great, but was reluctant to go potty. I'm pretty sure he was just being stubborn and trying to say in his own way, "I'm boss here." Yeah, that won't last too much longer.
I would have to say that the end of the first day was pretty successful!
There wasn't even a tear shed from mama! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG9Vms3yL3AsJqc8ruOo_d8fMO9BRPKrv20hHEL1J2N0qYBeT2rfDjut4UbW-MlV6_KTgaRqzh8UD85xQHdRFKDDcT57FQectOydUaoBp1FDQ2dcBCnFyVN-RZrBa4Bn7WkxOjuH42GBf/s1600/end+of+day.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG9Vms3yL3AsJqc8ruOo_d8fMO9BRPKrv20hHEL1J2N0qYBeT2rfDjut4UbW-MlV6_KTgaRqzh8UD85xQHdRFKDDcT57FQectOydUaoBp1FDQ2dcBCnFyVN-RZrBa4Bn7WkxOjuH42GBf/s400/end+of+day.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-3740832584564292662012-08-20T10:29:00.002-07:002012-08-20T10:33:04.314-07:00Turbo - 1st/2nd GradeWell it's here. The true day of school for Turbo. He did start a bit last week, but today is GO day. We dropped Tank off at Preschool and came home and got right to work. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw6xKygFPdG77O_5KiC-y0e4N92IBLwCjqXIUzkV8tNFp87tkl7UNN6anMsGqVCD-stwwwufH6w_Pw-4rC9XfjDyvp-HSIx0sim9AeNoWqjHIC2DbjdPL8ZId5ueAJXMdqUqPauACppzm/s1600/1st+day+aidan.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw6xKygFPdG77O_5KiC-y0e4N92IBLwCjqXIUzkV8tNFp87tkl7UNN6anMsGqVCD-stwwwufH6w_Pw-4rC9XfjDyvp-HSIx0sim9AeNoWqjHIC2DbjdPL8ZId5ueAJXMdqUqPauACppzm/s400/1st+day+aidan.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778809485365185026" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure how long the laptop and printer set up will last, but for now, it's less of a distraction facing a wall in his room than being at the kitchen table.MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-43373128235924568552012-08-17T11:12:00.000-07:002012-08-17T11:12:11.647-07:00Tank is in Preschool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2e2nhGmo74rqGSuweSyDT_EuGojft1DQ1z8eyuL8B3MqrdfVaur5T7iLzDaqPK69v6ausaR4z6W_PHfZUA4nZoCOdG5h0N66ap4lUhQDg14TNQiMNtBAYe3y9gi9dnPiOg3um0od3flZ/s1600/Sanville+Preschool.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2e2nhGmo74rqGSuweSyDT_EuGojft1DQ1z8eyuL8B3MqrdfVaur5T7iLzDaqPK69v6ausaR4z6W_PHfZUA4nZoCOdG5h0N66ap4lUhQDg14TNQiMNtBAYe3y9gi9dnPiOg3um0od3flZ/s400/Sanville+Preschool.JPG" /></a></div>
SNIFF! I'm not going to lie, I will get a bit teary-eyed when I drop Tank off at preschool on Monday. It is totally what he needs; speech therapy, mommy/brother separation...the works. But it's gonna be a long 3 hours!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmZcm9piN2XtsGKZD-X4VO3ahzXFdTxKDoelSd0Auxvy2z52FmAMKeW53Yl21mAlzGkYtyHE4vW1OO5iuvBY2IUdaGs3OJgS_hirDz7AHLw3ZtBvLjyBSl94f092D06-ZlVSgsnDGzCU_/s1600/Miss+Anna.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmZcm9piN2XtsGKZD-X4VO3ahzXFdTxKDoelSd0Auxvy2z52FmAMKeW53Yl21mAlzGkYtyHE4vW1OO5iuvBY2IUdaGs3OJgS_hirDz7AHLw3ZtBvLjyBSl94f092D06-ZlVSgsnDGzCU_/s400/Miss+Anna.JPG" /></a></div>
His teacher is Miss Anna, and WOW! He is IN LOVE with her!
Yeah, I think he'll do just fine. School starts Monday!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4EpZxceF770QdrwllFC9vavMkt9C23LLFkHcaOWcwivQU682CswdaOqQ8CaBS0-O0KMbMtmsYegTFgULWG8pMWvKHR88DVraQkNNPQdmViGYXjsrPCAdK9eSm5D33a52boogoU9lCDPL/s1600/Meet+and+greet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4EpZxceF770QdrwllFC9vavMkt9C23LLFkHcaOWcwivQU682CswdaOqQ8CaBS0-O0KMbMtmsYegTFgULWG8pMWvKHR88DVraQkNNPQdmViGYXjsrPCAdK9eSm5D33a52boogoU9lCDPL/s400/Meet+and+greet.JPG" /></a></div>
MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-632128274359414012012-08-16T07:02:00.000-07:002012-08-16T07:02:45.021-07:00Another School Year Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCNVhhS7zX9E4qSluo0oTu1dTfvvwgkwnKR1VUo7SsU8wFXVNrDvbdzOi-k_nvLD4JRNX3ptLXrw0Bfuvws0NvU15axUB7Ei0fkWcgIDBXnuf0whljTUOuicZUOTWQZE_SJaLRNfqCEVX/s1600/rethunklogoyellowshrunk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="190" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCNVhhS7zX9E4qSluo0oTu1dTfvvwgkwnKR1VUo7SsU8wFXVNrDvbdzOi-k_nvLD4JRNX3ptLXrw0Bfuvws0NvU15axUB7Ei0fkWcgIDBXnuf0whljTUOuicZUOTWQZE_SJaLRNfqCEVX/s400/rethunklogoyellowshrunk.jpg" /></a></div>
When I began this blog a few years ago, I thought the title, School:ReThunk was a catchy phrase. Little did I know that it would really require this school-taught-teacher to really stretch her way of thinking how school should be.
In the years that we have homeschooled Turbo, it really has been me who has been schooled. Turbo will begin his 1st grade year at 6 7/8 years old...okay who am I kidding. I don't know fractions well or at all (He will be 7 in October...so you do the math). And will probably finish his 1st grade year by Christmas and will be doing 2nd grade work at the age of 7 (We started 1st grade in the Spring semester of last year).
This summer, we took a long hard look at what Turbo needs. I found that I couldn't keep up. Especially with Tank and his speech therapy, I was grasping at air trying to stay above water. We investigated many schools and with the limited of schools around our area that would/could offer what Turbo needed, we found ourselves to be on many, many, many waiting lists. Needless to say, we will keep him home for one more year at <a href="www.connectionsacademy.com">Connections Academy</a> while we focus on getting him into a school next year that would concentrate more on his strengths. A STEM school (Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics.).
With that said, I am having to ReTHINK my way of schooling Turbo. With Tank going off to Preschool this year (A whole other blog entry), Turbo and I will have a tremendous opportunity to focus on our relationship that was damaged badly during the last school year and be able to get through this semester without any major bumps and bruises.
We are ReTHINKING our ways of school and how/when/where he does it. He will also be getting more of his "friend" time through TaeKwonDo, Boy Scouts (Tiger Scouts), and acoustic guitar lessons (still trying to figure out if we REALLY want to do that).
School starts today. Catch ya on the flip side!!MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-32227881615170169212012-07-09T14:00:00.000-07:002012-07-09T14:00:34.566-07:00Telling Time (Analog)Do you know how hard it is to tell time when you're 6 1/2? To make matters worse, try telling him that to learn how to tell time on an analog clock is something he needs to know, when he points out that clearly, analog clocks are for decorative purposes only. Yeah, I know, buddy, you just gotta learn it until I can figure out why you need to learn it.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaIFqufuIu9AL5nSdighf9MBRkse-GjXBcfk95VVgmladaX8jwXiKnCf49PZWG9u44a9KHsV92RFwmI4HL9WvKTvYaGrsn68iY8Y9b5qFfWCDvbAI6K6yCW1tcK9QlfBXpFk0uZx_Eo71/s1600/telling+time.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaIFqufuIu9AL5nSdighf9MBRkse-GjXBcfk95VVgmladaX8jwXiKnCf49PZWG9u44a9KHsV92RFwmI4HL9WvKTvYaGrsn68iY8Y9b5qFfWCDvbAI6K6yCW1tcK9QlfBXpFk0uZx_Eo71/s400/telling+time.JPG" /></a></div>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-91708968215355115492012-06-30T05:58:00.000-07:002012-06-30T05:58:23.079-07:00Therapy...AGAIN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM2M-6SYjgBS8O1BbQrUGKQgihwRSJI8htW9mEHFh1Vh2Bt-KHCknQPINxguFPbx7QrqS8obXdAGvUwtIufTAMIKKoy1B8fU2tswwT0438pY3tcPSwdbdhUz3PqGklrbobr0ThrwAQJ5r/s1600/gears+for+color+words.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM2M-6SYjgBS8O1BbQrUGKQgihwRSJI8htW9mEHFh1Vh2Bt-KHCknQPINxguFPbx7QrqS8obXdAGvUwtIufTAMIKKoy1B8fU2tswwT0438pY3tcPSwdbdhUz3PqGklrbobr0ThrwAQJ5r/s320/gears+for+color+words.jpg" /></a></div>
Only this time, it's Tank. Tank is our joy baby. We don't hide that. But when it comes to speaking...he wears on my patience. This kid, I'm pretty sure an speak, but after many evaluations, the time has come for us to go Military on his A$*!
Each week we have a therapist who comes to our home to work with him one-on-one for an hour. This week, she brought a gear toy that he had to say a color word to get another gear for his creation. He LOVED this! Of course, Orange was his favorite color. "OW" was for Yellow. "UE" was for blue. "P" for purple. "R" for red. Not full words, but at least we have a beginning sound!
We have also decided to enroll him in Preschool in the fall. He will go 4 days a week for 3 hours. This will help IMMENSELY with the whole attachement to mommy thing, and will hopefully offer some assistance with his stubborness on potty training. It will also allow time for me and Turbo to work on school in the morning while Tank is away, then in the afternoon can be used more wisely... *wink, wink* (I have no idea what you're talking about...I was thinking of a nap, myself!)MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-43836108949799269382012-06-21T12:07:00.000-07:002012-06-21T12:07:28.072-07:00Longest Day of the Year BashWith Summer, comes the Summer Solstice: The Longest Day Of the Year. I had been prepping Turbo all week on what that day meant and what we would be doing to celebrate it. When it came time to "Show Off", I asked, "What is today!?" Without a heartbeat missed, he said, "Wednesday." Then ran off. Throwing my hands up in the air, I ranted and raved about how much time I take in teaching him the days of the week, and he NEVER REMEMBERS THE DAYS OF THE WEEK, and now I ask something out of the ordinary, and he replies, WEDNESDAY???? Okay kid...GAME...MATCH...SET...you're going down! I know you know this...no more MRS. NICEMOMMY!
On a better note, we did do a little celebration for the Longest Day. Granted, it wasn't 101 degrees outside...more like 75 and cloudy. So much for my plans of pool, slip-n-slides and sprinklers! But nonetheless, the kids had fun!
I painted a Twister board onto the grass and we played backyard twister. Even the moms got in on it while the dad's watched...pretty sure they were hoping for another mud pit.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToIiOaUe08c3JQU0uSJ6vdOqXSIL7ZT-FCc1Y_Dc4MUGx-6NNNrcaGwRXmlbG7Mnaic-LzLF9dfzRIx_91NkeptLccShIDrmm44m98ltHkvBjkABABoQBtVNtkQfLjsi6SXAzrKtk8K3K/s1600/205282_10151096211051004_661415006_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToIiOaUe08c3JQU0uSJ6vdOqXSIL7ZT-FCc1Y_Dc4MUGx-6NNNrcaGwRXmlbG7Mnaic-LzLF9dfzRIx_91NkeptLccShIDrmm44m98ltHkvBjkABABoQBtVNtkQfLjsi6SXAzrKtk8K3K/s320/205282_10151096211051004_661415006_n.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkRtsniW5g275JewZXpHB6yBdbcrkKkYdTIji6xFPo0bwMKe7dGKRw5yOv-NmX9TVDcLh_ydLjEwMwz6xQ9mqBuD8PRnAauHjr8er9pU_rYno2PsMcVQ_OO1pP7rjxV0pcytSS5Kb7iEp/s1600/282219_10151096209721004_2008341944_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkRtsniW5g275JewZXpHB6yBdbcrkKkYdTIji6xFPo0bwMKe7dGKRw5yOv-NmX9TVDcLh_ydLjEwMwz6xQ9mqBuD8PRnAauHjr8er9pU_rYno2PsMcVQ_OO1pP7rjxV0pcytSS5Kb7iEp/s320/282219_10151096209721004_2008341944_n.jpg" /></a>
We had a water balloon fight, but there was no camera person to be found...we were all in on it!
All the kids, at one time or another, got into the pool. Many even brought goggles. Tank couldn't find his, so he improvised. I'd say he problem solved rather well.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDxR-zPx-V7FqaSMDatXGRGIWE280EFYoafq5-xiEdEGC6ePLeg3kwS8Kf6A3BrpRHcJ6OrJr_eq_UvKgv6pwrKYD-cIUS1GbYxAperg_-ten1oTo7BiZeRsYHmxKEnoxosFF3NOFnzF3/s1600/282333_10151096264401004_1978632053_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDxR-zPx-V7FqaSMDatXGRGIWE280EFYoafq5-xiEdEGC6ePLeg3kwS8Kf6A3BrpRHcJ6OrJr_eq_UvKgv6pwrKYD-cIUS1GbYxAperg_-ten1oTo7BiZeRsYHmxKEnoxosFF3NOFnzF3/s320/282333_10151096264401004_1978632053_n.jpg" /></a>
I took a class on Monday night to help me better learn how to use my camera. Part of what she taught was how to do a long exposure. Totally a cool thing...totally! We used neon sparklers and regular sparklers to do these awesome things! The kids were patient and waited their turn as each exposure was 30 seconds long! Many tried to write their names, but that was pretty hard. Many just chose to do a design. And their designs were awesome! Totally trying this again!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcDIaqSk6AKHWEgjT1mByr5Mv1Ztyut4FYfkG4Xg8uKK1ZlDZo_MAGl5vv2ysd9-V4co1Wj9fpY4dU7UPGEXGayxG6eT8kzCoTLe0Iqyw-yk9fngaVEa1IX1Y30u4L8dROoQ_mxq4PnKP/s1600/DSC_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcDIaqSk6AKHWEgjT1mByr5Mv1Ztyut4FYfkG4Xg8uKK1ZlDZo_MAGl5vv2ysd9-V4co1Wj9fpY4dU7UPGEXGayxG6eT8kzCoTLe0Iqyw-yk9fngaVEa1IX1Y30u4L8dROoQ_mxq4PnKP/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Maw89ZP7uhECwYz5bMupkZ8qrCyaLbOugIlUhJQDLY5_B4YyiIugDD0Qf4h0lZQLarAGg-4H5Y5gRedDyS97zzonbeSdWFplq848zva88mpAqgiiIIzw-7Nly2vmQEDlY5_zSXSzqG_X/s1600/DSC_0095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Maw89ZP7uhECwYz5bMupkZ8qrCyaLbOugIlUhJQDLY5_B4YyiIugDD0Qf4h0lZQLarAGg-4H5Y5gRedDyS97zzonbeSdWFplq848zva88mpAqgiiIIzw-7Nly2vmQEDlY5_zSXSzqG_X/s320/DSC_0095.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUAAEx_EPdOBscHPyS-xduzkP-NWz8F_7-_A0qxoaENHgB0_ioZyYRdcuV4t8I-C0hqU-58c8JrkPTu4nV0HCY7JquzOnXdqUAufEInSi3Wifgdaex_hw-h-nBpbbX6ujQpaPNO3qHFd7/s1600/DSC_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUAAEx_EPdOBscHPyS-xduzkP-NWz8F_7-_A0qxoaENHgB0_ioZyYRdcuV4t8I-C0hqU-58c8JrkPTu4nV0HCY7JquzOnXdqUAufEInSi3Wifgdaex_hw-h-nBpbbX6ujQpaPNO3qHFd7/s320/DSC_0100.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj2Xk1O_eb_62EYY-tiupd8DOs94vbxcER1VtIZPQbtMbx2qxSMPquPcJND9VnZiz_ui9y2j-17qHT8L_43j4N0GEqfiYum1bzGJcGzTvTsCaN_395D-kNLN0BmWvCSw7qBlC9oLHeM2N/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj2Xk1O_eb_62EYY-tiupd8DOs94vbxcER1VtIZPQbtMbx2qxSMPquPcJND9VnZiz_ui9y2j-17qHT8L_43j4N0GEqfiYum1bzGJcGzTvTsCaN_395D-kNLN0BmWvCSw7qBlC9oLHeM2N/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAmeTGuooYf7JsRsSYVQiSqYIutpGyoMyqOhs8MmenAibeq0yq6siD0uQQ9QndsBHBY1ojPByzBycu9onCk6klPlqPPckUGpAM8TrGVCw3DagkrbpEAdeJY2sk_buSrYLJKKN50ZtgHO6/s1600/DSC_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAmeTGuooYf7JsRsSYVQiSqYIutpGyoMyqOhs8MmenAibeq0yq6siD0uQQ9QndsBHBY1ojPByzBycu9onCk6klPlqPPckUGpAM8TrGVCw3DagkrbpEAdeJY2sk_buSrYLJKKN50ZtgHO6/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_Psh67ABLkmM4nuDbo6wZZ5xBZzWl-XbzNUSa28GHVhoBgQ6aj_E8pfxJUjl6gFqTq-ba5G2QVS83uLL6sxyum4pXC5PBBPLGKrIpPlbuO9jDRjedv1IHW0lNI8oYewMH5g_ek9lnCb2/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_Psh67ABLkmM4nuDbo6wZZ5xBZzWl-XbzNUSa28GHVhoBgQ6aj_E8pfxJUjl6gFqTq-ba5G2QVS83uLL6sxyum4pXC5PBBPLGKrIpPlbuO9jDRjedv1IHW0lNI8oYewMH5g_ek9lnCb2/s320/DSC_0103.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOryv5YowyK5nrHADZxWxrtXKRWH7svZciIkG3NidQJsZdUQUqBzIdRwTm_iFH-9F67aX6M8vqS3fGTkrWyespPfMBcPnuMMy22NCUxD_N0aAXr5vlvdAaQ5Jvo3GlgrDiHiJeiJPnDMr/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOryv5YowyK5nrHADZxWxrtXKRWH7svZciIkG3NidQJsZdUQUqBzIdRwTm_iFH-9F67aX6M8vqS3fGTkrWyespPfMBcPnuMMy22NCUxD_N0aAXr5vlvdAaQ5Jvo3GlgrDiHiJeiJPnDMr/s320/DSC_0101.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-2jscxbavhPBiRhL0kJtLi5KQ3Uv0Kv9QFBRLOp7FhgU7UD1wVCBtMNNB87lD_bVEZaUg1NbUlH8sfE9rFCmL-bP_cJpXWxk5ndlUroJkrU_ZXH9QurcDJBBpTLCgXSAbcHZlxUd3A3o/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-2jscxbavhPBiRhL0kJtLi5KQ3Uv0Kv9QFBRLOp7FhgU7UD1wVCBtMNNB87lD_bVEZaUg1NbUlH8sfE9rFCmL-bP_cJpXWxk5ndlUroJkrU_ZXH9QurcDJBBpTLCgXSAbcHZlxUd3A3o/s320/DSC_0102.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41Vk9SQjgPFaGUHrSd29yYv0tsX3NtLhCGQ5qCvI7O6tZ7lnBEJBFxrYdluP__70D4jUx_txRPa4waOkYMPtmfwTTJgWQMYD4_W_HyPFycXj0WB30ilM1RccfbtPxdVp7TRhxBMlSLJvG/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41Vk9SQjgPFaGUHrSd29yYv0tsX3NtLhCGQ5qCvI7O6tZ7lnBEJBFxrYdluP__70D4jUx_txRPa4waOkYMPtmfwTTJgWQMYD4_W_HyPFycXj0WB30ilM1RccfbtPxdVp7TRhxBMlSLJvG/s320/DSC_0106.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfJ3gj0ByqvYEjdRj6r7AcI_NWJjur_RsVF2oqPgsOKUI0Djbt4pPZ09W9n_fCe3ZlQWmuZ4xHWMr-UIpqu5CWVexh3p83JmytlxJj53dAQg72Yh3b9RHMZDL7ZuggjR3NtLsgZf8MQlc/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfJ3gj0ByqvYEjdRj6r7AcI_NWJjur_RsVF2oqPgsOKUI0Djbt4pPZ09W9n_fCe3ZlQWmuZ4xHWMr-UIpqu5CWVexh3p83JmytlxJj53dAQg72Yh3b9RHMZDL7ZuggjR3NtLsgZf8MQlc/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvdJBQ8NtHUc_tXfDAIpNEC9xsZVvg-ZHsrH1rsDnWAi40Hyu_UKWSwmCXkFeIpjmbjlguLABPE6n6zFtKbpq-JH7VKjAnXMzGvM7NvLXbOYtCGMZFkZorQ4mQv9mvJ_EbXfJ-OIzCFQf/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvdJBQ8NtHUc_tXfDAIpNEC9xsZVvg-ZHsrH1rsDnWAi40Hyu_UKWSwmCXkFeIpjmbjlguLABPE6n6zFtKbpq-JH7VKjAnXMzGvM7NvLXbOYtCGMZFkZorQ4mQv9mvJ_EbXfJ-OIzCFQf/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUob2uDlV97LJJ6sC1dqEULtn0yK0OldihZnVr0lIBH5nbp1YezKA2pP3YfH_1Sn1GZho3BsXfVbh0s7lvuoz54Xs8F9c1A_Y2Yh4SMVVuUiYd4zSiDPKvPwS3RhGv_NNfizBjieUkUovq/s1600/DSC_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUob2uDlV97LJJ6sC1dqEULtn0yK0OldihZnVr0lIBH5nbp1YezKA2pP3YfH_1Sn1GZho3BsXfVbh0s7lvuoz54Xs8F9c1A_Y2Yh4SMVVuUiYd4zSiDPKvPwS3RhGv_NNfizBjieUkUovq/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMk4lgCfJvMkmnw3uo83gcDeMM4cqOLyqSR_2Of3Quj03kwVVVdfUnz5SktQ9o5bG2YW15JeSFr5lEBLhOb-JZ6IzsWVvJOyMxXibKXaamQmYk6OdPxucjuvbirB059ntmYFq0A17N8Qp/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMk4lgCfJvMkmnw3uo83gcDeMM4cqOLyqSR_2Of3Quj03kwVVVdfUnz5SktQ9o5bG2YW15JeSFr5lEBLhOb-JZ6IzsWVvJOyMxXibKXaamQmYk6OdPxucjuvbirB059ntmYFq0A17N8Qp/s320/DSC_0107.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUEvIFWgpAuPVLIRQ63l-jw9DSWVZniyUN9w_azx2rG84I7JNiq6HddjKXRoMl5f1AF5MaMUkkCIqzmGRNzGqxEqi8GXiJcx8uDcJfcSlQU1aji8Es9Ur_iYK6QLZoEdCzSI959Nl_VVO/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUEvIFWgpAuPVLIRQ63l-jw9DSWVZniyUN9w_azx2rG84I7JNiq6HddjKXRoMl5f1AF5MaMUkkCIqzmGRNzGqxEqi8GXiJcx8uDcJfcSlQU1aji8Es9Ur_iYK6QLZoEdCzSI959Nl_VVO/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy1sOKcLLJ4A126IdDrCArXtma_ACquyBlexc7l6jFL1dFkl222L52C310mE0kA6Om6tEN9vcM8z8nQ3N_RWNbGZSSBojLCvAyyvisBrjRM6V9ZII0E1HwlYiqqzt5JeXXEIwTBzSbbp6/s1600/DSC_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy1sOKcLLJ4A126IdDrCArXtma_ACquyBlexc7l6jFL1dFkl222L52C310mE0kA6Om6tEN9vcM8z8nQ3N_RWNbGZSSBojLCvAyyvisBrjRM6V9ZII0E1HwlYiqqzt5JeXXEIwTBzSbbp6/s320/DSC_0110.JPG" /></a>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-44802534222867757612012-06-21T10:15:00.005-07:002012-06-21T10:57:58.406-07:00Boy VS Wild PartyTowards the end of the school year, I wanted to throw a party. As the end of the school year wound down, I realized, I hadn't planned a party!! AHH! Pinterest...it's a very good thing...<br /><br />So we threw a Boy VS Wild Party, complete with an obstacle course that included a pool, mud pit,tunnels and ladders, all a showcase for any athletic ability, young and old.<br /><br />Afterwards, I made little effort in convincing the GIRLS to eat snakes on a stick, snails, mussels and snake eggs. The boys; however, needed a lot of convincing.<br /><br />After a BBQ we had smores! Super fun way to celebrate the end of the school year. Totally doing this one again!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lKaP3Qzz2Wdorb0-LSi8wirZVI37q0HKzroBPt9bLR5DjhLDVxiZIANVGBdSbzCriz35nb00F4pX82bh7VXkbCMx7Kkccl01YcidGoY4ppRotOD6OYM_jtQYUsqulk0nqf5EG2zVY-Va/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lKaP3Qzz2Wdorb0-LSi8wirZVI37q0HKzroBPt9bLR5DjhLDVxiZIANVGBdSbzCriz35nb00F4pX82bh7VXkbCMx7Kkccl01YcidGoY4ppRotOD6OYM_jtQYUsqulk0nqf5EG2zVY-Va/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756543015618121794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0U3fsaanOOBQ5uGR11Em22jVtjHLfnXBNQNpJFQcM6gSP7urZPr7Wn_8C-JhjPSaQYsoOwZ_UP89ZaNkoXf2eHBTUiEep_AKqlQrmyU8esLixzSR0fJoxiqWleV4pT03tbD5cVCePgA-/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0U3fsaanOOBQ5uGR11Em22jVtjHLfnXBNQNpJFQcM6gSP7urZPr7Wn_8C-JhjPSaQYsoOwZ_UP89ZaNkoXf2eHBTUiEep_AKqlQrmyU8esLixzSR0fJoxiqWleV4pT03tbD5cVCePgA-/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756543010088207506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MdnT9hbOrBRgfviSCkN1T-9FYQGEwya6-XxIw_uM0LxWAsUjieo2FXEZd8oDI8S9E1akGR8aV9rorsl8W_IyQKzLqJykztFVGWViaG99a5ojDZYeThAmsH3i8fUY59Eo9H-31RaAb2uj/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MdnT9hbOrBRgfviSCkN1T-9FYQGEwya6-XxIw_uM0LxWAsUjieo2FXEZd8oDI8S9E1akGR8aV9rorsl8W_IyQKzLqJykztFVGWViaG99a5ojDZYeThAmsH3i8fUY59Eo9H-31RaAb2uj/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756543002348946738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4aM017Oteh0neTUD8JLcIxf8jD6sOYnmrgehIXQSqnF0RPCV3pibgXEbuQMQg0fXfnCHAtretlkNiUW1Ceat0gM6OhPu5fElYpLC7GJvx8dShwJZ-v-oFO1wwTaxi-m7LZcOzpPdiluj/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4aM017Oteh0neTUD8JLcIxf8jD6sOYnmrgehIXQSqnF0RPCV3pibgXEbuQMQg0fXfnCHAtretlkNiUW1Ceat0gM6OhPu5fElYpLC7GJvx8dShwJZ-v-oFO1wwTaxi-m7LZcOzpPdiluj/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756542993272397554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK2zJfZfa_7XfRwzRN2wLB2roo4Ou_Dw-K6aVoOAfifR-ufNlCF6WZCNXjAM42_kdGn6sNzIdyYwMZEGq-PK1XaSpBVS9lXt3WjAMBPrrH3ZjLj2A-KP6K4rmycvshA84haiT0-f-QyFe/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK2zJfZfa_7XfRwzRN2wLB2roo4Ou_Dw-K6aVoOAfifR-ufNlCF6WZCNXjAM42_kdGn6sNzIdyYwMZEGq-PK1XaSpBVS9lXt3WjAMBPrrH3ZjLj2A-KP6K4rmycvshA84haiT0-f-QyFe/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756543022129465954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk_fsnRg7D88mEN3sWEM7bbCa6hI36JV3NSTiRw7WmJVBjkjdtJslaXIoro3RyciGR3lLJeaZ5o-4hb9wvp-C98-n52PuJvkr3a9FgWfMnGzzuFItu2Qz5ly6kdOBuxl_1qz5x6gcoLnS/s1600/DSC_0114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk_fsnRg7D88mEN3sWEM7bbCa6hI36JV3NSTiRw7WmJVBjkjdtJslaXIoro3RyciGR3lLJeaZ5o-4hb9wvp-C98-n52PuJvkr3a9FgWfMnGzzuFItu2Qz5ly6kdOBuxl_1qz5x6gcoLnS/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756544536241853970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQFN1QPbv930oUdNyQkN8qWoQIvgefWZtg555lpzYtm8drg1_1Uo2fvQNPFmGoUojGeUtmNFH2hm0qHc59k96SZfCxsvhw1DGX5c3OVeRx4EZ_95TVJVrS04wVs7Nr3prFqUveZqor4En/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQFN1QPbv930oUdNyQkN8qWoQIvgefWZtg555lpzYtm8drg1_1Uo2fvQNPFmGoUojGeUtmNFH2hm0qHc59k96SZfCxsvhw1DGX5c3OVeRx4EZ_95TVJVrS04wVs7Nr3prFqUveZqor4En/s320/DSC_0106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756544531570415362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeKiaL-pM8VN4nvm3kkNAsCZPmjCDC80QyDU99wtEzAxQl8ic2ubSJmt9ii1-y59qOjMJ3mfonYwpXzeH9gs4ZA1cXEd3vMtJzoM-j9qmRO_D497YEiAdHLuFp-EJc92KXSVLUsh4i6Dd/s1600/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeKiaL-pM8VN4nvm3kkNAsCZPmjCDC80QyDU99wtEzAxQl8ic2ubSJmt9ii1-y59qOjMJ3mfonYwpXzeH9gs4ZA1cXEd3vMtJzoM-j9qmRO_D497YEiAdHLuFp-EJc92KXSVLUsh4i6Dd/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756544526975464546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKApcBojOBjIK_lDouB0FikiTdY8blJJrDDAEt3BbVX3_e1LOdYNJ-_LpeBwMyK3xHy0rHHyU3qNXVlCIFvvb5Pkgtgr4nKVmNCeM2EssGFDhHbJ3poVTKf78BMCl7FOxIP94J8GoP20IU/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKApcBojOBjIK_lDouB0FikiTdY8blJJrDDAEt3BbVX3_e1LOdYNJ-_LpeBwMyK3xHy0rHHyU3qNXVlCIFvvb5Pkgtgr4nKVmNCeM2EssGFDhHbJ3poVTKf78BMCl7FOxIP94J8GoP20IU/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756544523418022290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnJqgYrrUXqmjyoG5M8IMwunpk8H1eg0YsiZQVbsE6G0kliFQHDEMfOB-uSpW7OnI3AbzmWRiCLsTlS4amJ-XS2JhU9gdVlNpz6d-5fnTY_GSfNJ1XCg5REEaxWbPlWwQDpwvCFV4MF4N/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnJqgYrrUXqmjyoG5M8IMwunpk8H1eg0YsiZQVbsE6G0kliFQHDEMfOB-uSpW7OnI3AbzmWRiCLsTlS4amJ-XS2JhU9gdVlNpz6d-5fnTY_GSfNJ1XCg5REEaxWbPlWwQDpwvCFV4MF4N/s320/DSC_0169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756544546448730866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIK-JBRQxa2nnX-2jXLYTYutUdw-R_5ETHczuH6S5fXbm2PzwIZeRWsPZv0N1X_Am3S0Ju0JKsqgS7SgOyzSG-TqZQUUJjtQGj-wHLHsRClhCYDncXqHO_Md1QxVfCwk0fCnu0zpelJlwA/s1600/DSC_0289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIK-JBRQxa2nnX-2jXLYTYutUdw-R_5ETHczuH6S5fXbm2PzwIZeRWsPZv0N1X_Am3S0Ju0JKsqgS7SgOyzSG-TqZQUUJjtQGj-wHLHsRClhCYDncXqHO_Md1QxVfCwk0fCnu0zpelJlwA/s320/DSC_0289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756546177451315218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZslBJ6JZkku5yVUrLpE3IXfhbS11RRFTRq3KLFz0oeJWGhSd5JSXerlpjf_R6w7q-MJfYSD4cThhkiWRlVIyr8SqNNhnWg3VhWV2xhWziWQJb9DCofLyLO5z4CcGJuOw3uCDeLthETb6t/s1600/DSC_0286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZslBJ6JZkku5yVUrLpE3IXfhbS11RRFTRq3KLFz0oeJWGhSd5JSXerlpjf_R6w7q-MJfYSD4cThhkiWRlVIyr8SqNNhnWg3VhWV2xhWziWQJb9DCofLyLO5z4CcGJuOw3uCDeLthETb6t/s320/DSC_0286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756546167621099378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MfzCPM96XukYfU-wlC5hND_fZxmJZLa9UIUfJWPOmSIwjaEaS1P7kkvOJf_PF2BkX9UTEM6L4eKv0EdTj5EprLH364piYhyphenhyphenghwLIANZUrHO3kbK258gvDGFLdxMXe40E6Caub8olFbfL/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MfzCPM96XukYfU-wlC5hND_fZxmJZLa9UIUfJWPOmSIwjaEaS1P7kkvOJf_PF2BkX9UTEM6L4eKv0EdTj5EprLH364piYhyphenhyphenghwLIANZUrHO3kbK258gvDGFLdxMXe40E6Caub8olFbfL/s320/DSC_0215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756546160206518946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0SpXndIDsF_Ue227IvRwHDyFK1rXJcRdft4KLwKTngHjrhI9XKvA-I36x-GTs9efz6dUkpaXVSMTg3dqT32GiTLpowYaYYMDoXzULIvwKXdtozJeVUykYDdGBygWiiTu76FHfS-cE232/s1600/DSC_0179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0SpXndIDsF_Ue227IvRwHDyFK1rXJcRdft4KLwKTngHjrhI9XKvA-I36x-GTs9efz6dUkpaXVSMTg3dqT32GiTLpowYaYYMDoXzULIvwKXdtozJeVUykYDdGBygWiiTu76FHfS-cE232/s320/DSC_0179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756546150601011970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4LcKJ63U3yBSQ0ubnq4cFcDJ8V0NJZItAeuAV6wu0DjtwMASTlzTb3iYNCDJTwA2DaOU6xwl1Ztq-YYA3Ue9bmE4PrUnapbRJiXrnXVuyhkeuQriYmrKT3d2T9yNjqyb9SOutzABLzS9/s1600/DSC_0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4LcKJ63U3yBSQ0ubnq4cFcDJ8V0NJZItAeuAV6wu0DjtwMASTlzTb3iYNCDJTwA2DaOU6xwl1Ztq-YYA3Ue9bmE4PrUnapbRJiXrnXVuyhkeuQriYmrKT3d2T9yNjqyb9SOutzABLzS9/s320/DSC_0313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756546195601752578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQPMPRMvLG8hENa9J51iYIxKe1Nah8Ch_PJdpXu2fPR4-zf-8-cZGizOvm7V7WuIeWFHPD699YgvOL5MnXx_Iu6ftokJqmETyuSDqqCnFiKRZQ4cL4sx8k3GR_upFTI4bMg3qe7teGYhP/s1600/DSC_0080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQPMPRMvLG8hENa9J51iYIxKe1Nah8Ch_PJdpXu2fPR4-zf-8-cZGizOvm7V7WuIeWFHPD699YgvOL5MnXx_Iu6ftokJqmETyuSDqqCnFiKRZQ4cL4sx8k3GR_upFTI4bMg3qe7teGYhP/s320/DSC_0080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756550860949953618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQi5h6PyLj-znhzcia_r8Ijtp5rr8xfkcRpgg-Y8F9aLU2ta8S26MQvrFH4Npow0HAvi6n4F_DByHfJm0LxBXXLd4iXHgvO2nYt25u00uk7enolFeMobKeQolddhP5WJCQCNjuKkeWv7w/s1600/DSC_0152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQi5h6PyLj-znhzcia_r8Ijtp5rr8xfkcRpgg-Y8F9aLU2ta8S26MQvrFH4Npow0HAvi6n4F_DByHfJm0LxBXXLd4iXHgvO2nYt25u00uk7enolFeMobKeQolddhP5WJCQCNjuKkeWv7w/s320/DSC_0152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756550865777459858" /></a>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-32497100045154531372012-04-04T13:33:00.005-07:002012-04-04T13:58:17.586-07:00Peeps and An Empty TombBecause I have boys, because I have crazy boys, because I have seriously outta control boys, I decided to blow up marshmallows in the microwave for science, Easter, and of course to hit home the meaning of the empty tomb.<br /><br />Have I peaked your attention yet?<br /><br />To start, we selected an innocent bunny peep.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0JgjxADqDXdgDG3iDavoY79086gKuumHgcaiuxYn4NAJKQ2VpXCFGM_1o4ibwmzJl3Ig16oiXMbppjw3kQzkq6vPJQ9QPTLCikvVAxrXOU2b24aNjZlXpYZHMYD4f4ZXzsWNjxRY4NsO/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0JgjxADqDXdgDG3iDavoY79086gKuumHgcaiuxYn4NAJKQ2VpXCFGM_1o4ibwmzJl3Ig16oiXMbppjw3kQzkq6vPJQ9QPTLCikvVAxrXOU2b24aNjZlXpYZHMYD4f4ZXzsWNjxRY4NsO/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727648333165278546" /></a><br /><br />We made predictions as to what will happen to him when put into the microwave for 1 minute or less.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3S5pfU3r9wGp8LU7j9977oFGmDvemWIRWCQU8vwUUijZ7BWKqX1imZfoGG9PBE6lUQQ9MoOo5yLf3efWZLjutPH_h1jTQugZbEpllThYz5NQLJpvim6g9hTvgg9PPFLQq7Lz3McaVzX_/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3S5pfU3r9wGp8LU7j9977oFGmDvemWIRWCQU8vwUUijZ7BWKqX1imZfoGG9PBE6lUQQ9MoOo5yLf3efWZLjutPH_h1jTQugZbEpllThYz5NQLJpvim6g9hTvgg9PPFLQq7Lz3McaVzX_/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727648324735834146" /></a><br /><br /><br />We commenced experiment.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf33SCp9avzA4ZwrwnvUM2LRKPC5dGciruiNzI4m3IBqCSiXyZBhEUPXI_cbepUAhyE_Fb0DmDpGG8y8wxO5sQBwSRhgQoxgKbyPuFaKQ2dKNFiUMtbHqNJyBypZuXnF1_89E5CZ7WeJ6/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf33SCp9avzA4ZwrwnvUM2LRKPC5dGciruiNzI4m3IBqCSiXyZBhEUPXI_cbepUAhyE_Fb0DmDpGG8y8wxO5sQBwSRhgQoxgKbyPuFaKQ2dKNFiUMtbHqNJyBypZuXnF1_89E5CZ7WeJ6/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727648338365787650" /></a><br /><br />The peep fell victim to extreme bloated-ness...(okay he puffed up to 300x his size)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizYxBZrl5i2-1nfktw_Jol07PIyxeHDblU0A-xpz8wOUwJeO80N_f369e-_MXGZV3SsicyrLQcYmRAhBGQpRAy1yvur5ovgF8jwxCsXMnbTWCvCV4CPqd1AuN02aD22Wo2qdD21Bdp1M7/s1600/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizYxBZrl5i2-1nfktw_Jol07PIyxeHDblU0A-xpz8wOUwJeO80N_f369e-_MXGZV3SsicyrLQcYmRAhBGQpRAy1yvur5ovgF8jwxCsXMnbTWCvCV4CPqd1AuN02aD22Wo2qdD21Bdp1M7/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727648355954768866" /></a><br /><br />Then he deflated once the heat source was removed....man...wish that was true in real life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk_wRFHjnvZvqrDTMa5NRlFmZbMqqaFTLTjAq6qAiVFZJp_8pA03hyvGnaIiIV9uoNpghRwARIEP-yz_6NKj44myRQqIFqb9BNb-ISdONAk0kRzKoHQONcK3geIga9uwmQEdZjy4DVxWM/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk_wRFHjnvZvqrDTMa5NRlFmZbMqqaFTLTjAq6qAiVFZJp_8pA03hyvGnaIiIV9uoNpghRwARIEP-yz_6NKj44myRQqIFqb9BNb-ISdONAk0kRzKoHQONcK3geIga9uwmQEdZjy4DVxWM/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727648364073020274" /></a><br /><br /><br />We put his squished-nasty self back into the microwave for another minute. He began to burn. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIpPHLoTVDQMUmRAvXTFdmVPPFIg4APVGJEyUWAkPLPDpoBLRhKp5O3JSBFTMELc97E_BbBuiTp-_GY0R1K9KxE4ebo54qjU_OpWXiNy1CTU8kCXTr-7hVeY4kDybxFM-Ik8dBeoV_YTz/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIpPHLoTVDQMUmRAvXTFdmVPPFIg4APVGJEyUWAkPLPDpoBLRhKp5O3JSBFTMELc97E_BbBuiTp-_GY0R1K9KxE4ebo54qjU_OpWXiNy1CTU8kCXTr-7hVeY4kDybxFM-Ik8dBeoV_YTz/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727650503846697394" /></a><br /><br />EWW.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3RvBGw2f737Oj6CFY1z1j8fd_kr8zRPRQfnZotJ1yeM2o1PM5Z3lNfEvBPbxM_tpbpG2o-OoVUC6hP1l9YVEI2pwUkyCWFrq2wq6ZKCDrT-7KBaPsXldr-G3uAMhrm9-OJ0DupBj8Ncr/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3RvBGw2f737Oj6CFY1z1j8fd_kr8zRPRQfnZotJ1yeM2o1PM5Z3lNfEvBPbxM_tpbpG2o-OoVUC6hP1l9YVEI2pwUkyCWFrq2wq6ZKCDrT-7KBaPsXldr-G3uAMhrm9-OJ0DupBj8Ncr/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727650523016757042" /></a><br /><br />Result: Marshmallows, if left in a heat source long enough, will dissolve.<br /><br /><br />On to the Empty TOMB.<br /><br />Explaining that the marshmallow is Jesus' body, and was anointed with oil (melted butter) and covered in spices (cinnamon and sugar) he was placed into a tomb (crescent roll). He was in the tomb for 3 days, when people returned to the tomb. What they found, was an empty tomb...just as we found an empty tomb (empty crescent roll)....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7po3f5-twzhg8vqzduZfa8x7iEJNgBveI9twePzCZGhyphenhyphenMvG1AAOlyrgO1hfftXYM5OPIjsPxp7Xl7aQQWrOOTRU2LTCiY8BnKQJXFprdeCtBaGpEkDKxER7AIVLl_nI30eVs_9kKV_Cl/s1600/DSC_0066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7po3f5-twzhg8vqzduZfa8x7iEJNgBveI9twePzCZGhyphenhyphenMvG1AAOlyrgO1hfftXYM5OPIjsPxp7Xl7aQQWrOOTRU2LTCiY8BnKQJXFprdeCtBaGpEkDKxER7AIVLl_nI30eVs_9kKV_Cl/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727650539749551474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsOSm21uRZDiv8zvMyy7L3vqWJGfkxlQquuCgcAKXcEp2-pge133XqolmwMvTOBl7KYziWmT2F9WP_Mi_zzpxh2ABSps99m1J8I3Nn2c5-En9fKZS3H8EVZkY-7fAWDgpS3W1Ri1LiMVa/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsOSm21uRZDiv8zvMyy7L3vqWJGfkxlQquuCgcAKXcEp2-pge133XqolmwMvTOBl7KYziWmT2F9WP_Mi_zzpxh2ABSps99m1J8I3Nn2c5-En9fKZS3H8EVZkY-7fAWDgpS3W1Ri1LiMVa/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727650547898717586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFRaogK9cncsAY1AEhnbEjvJl9nRW-SF_lk4heWG9-aBYX8gXGA7cIfkNLJ5hkhRQ-lOyZvMN0BFpuHyc_3reWVAoLalWa4OucPP_pNvs-UWVlH-qvbB8nR9AivANKXUH3bQPNq7Y13pd/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFRaogK9cncsAY1AEhnbEjvJl9nRW-SF_lk4heWG9-aBYX8gXGA7cIfkNLJ5hkhRQ-lOyZvMN0BFpuHyc_3reWVAoLalWa4OucPP_pNvs-UWVlH-qvbB8nR9AivANKXUH3bQPNq7Y13pd/s320/DSC_0071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727650558871836178" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQGA2QuEI4Q-Y9OprkhzvgLbl_mNB65CDMqnCTdlgdcubu3eTXDQBE0nNLMky9C3C1MPNh63cMbOfn8ufTnmJ_UPGk7cWKYAa9HZulloKMOkUKcxTFsFh7URS7d3eWnyoDops1mXQBIMC/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQGA2QuEI4Q-Y9OprkhzvgLbl_mNB65CDMqnCTdlgdcubu3eTXDQBE0nNLMky9C3C1MPNh63cMbOfn8ufTnmJ_UPGk7cWKYAa9HZulloKMOkUKcxTFsFh7URS7d3eWnyoDops1mXQBIMC/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727651984034669394" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUK4t48VlxGNC1s7hpO3OraumW38o1Qs2e6iWvY6NYkyGjFJ30AJ4366Klz2gQYq8UnwkvIESr3dNXuwkocaN34VmUhXYrkaSWbLpmS54lVwA1G8TkpyOY4dgGLSvKpKEWnk4tkG4x8t/s1600/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUK4t48VlxGNC1s7hpO3OraumW38o1Qs2e6iWvY6NYkyGjFJ30AJ4366Klz2gQYq8UnwkvIESr3dNXuwkocaN34VmUhXYrkaSWbLpmS54lVwA1G8TkpyOY4dgGLSvKpKEWnk4tkG4x8t/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727652014923768498" /></a><br /><br /><br />THE TOMB IS EMPTY! HE IS RISEN! CELEBRATE HIM THIS EASTER!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohaVA5dJOAbRCNJJqck2BsUOv8vwD9uH48TSo7ZtfvtYmJSYG-5-_TRGsK0x3ErdQahddD-NwFn5tnK26G60qBunIbz2eTAAjb_dcguEWJP-BW0K0yXho11B8vjOiGeVE6wEzMTMmCjIt/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohaVA5dJOAbRCNJJqck2BsUOv8vwD9uH48TSo7ZtfvtYmJSYG-5-_TRGsK0x3ErdQahddD-NwFn5tnK26G60qBunIbz2eTAAjb_dcguEWJP-BW0K0yXho11B8vjOiGeVE6wEzMTMmCjIt/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727652007399612530" /></a><br /><br />I must say, Turbo was pretty impressed. I was actually complimented by being told I was a pretty cool mom. Then he promptly asked if his schoolwork was all done so he could play Star Wars Legos on XBOX...<br /><br />...I was cool for just a bit...sigh* (but the empty tomb was pretty delicious.)MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-89880193204929500872012-04-04T13:03:00.002-07:002012-04-04T13:31:07.577-07:00State Competition - Turbo MedalsThis past weekend, Turbo competed in the Colorado State Competition for TaeKwonDo. He received medals in all 3 events!<br /><br />Gold - Blaster Sparring<br />Silver - Forms<br />Bronze - Board Breaking (4 boards)<br /><br />He did really good! Check out the SmileBox!<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d7a41344e4455324d44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d7a41344e4455324d44513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Make your own <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/" target="_blank">slideshow</a></td></tr></table>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-77958392048927830582012-03-07T09:10:00.002-08:002012-03-07T09:15:57.087-08:00Thinking about something for TankI've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/homeschool-curriculum.htm?ref=Review+Referring">homeschool curriculum</a>, for <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/curriculum/afterschool.html?ref=Review+Referring">afterschool enrichment</a> and for <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/summer-school.shtml?ref=Review+Referring">summer skill sharpening</a>. Find out how to write your own<a href="http://www.time4learning.com/homeschool-curriculum-review.shtml?ref=Review+Referring"> curriculum review </a>for Time4Learning.<br /><br />As always, please feel free to contact us anytime at reviews@time4learning.com.MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-33416512658866212482012-02-23T11:12:00.006-08:002012-02-23T11:36:17.773-08:00Star GazingConnections Academy offered a mini-unit of the solar system. While it was a great introduction to the unit, and the snow put a damper on our field trip to the capitol to culminate our President unit, we decided to delve deeper into the solar system. (Pinterest is a great thing)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60PflyxUm0FXgHFXNT50OBIfIJEiWSYbVV_oSjAvumQrkqvgpIqFMOlDj4Qi4Sn9FPG9vqaCmQMx0Rah5sQKHJCamtH5B2UlsI8mgyiFvKwm7Kum6xCqlDJkeSxiOvnjFu6TTQXK2romF/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60PflyxUm0FXgHFXNT50OBIfIJEiWSYbVV_oSjAvumQrkqvgpIqFMOlDj4Qi4Sn9FPG9vqaCmQMx0Rah5sQKHJCamtH5B2UlsI8mgyiFvKwm7Kum6xCqlDJkeSxiOvnjFu6TTQXK2romF/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712412041875672514" /></a><br />We began by playing Play-Doh. Of course, the boys just thought mom was being a rockin' mama playing with them, but I had ulterior motives in mind. While they were happily making a mess, I was making the planet earth to show the earth's different layers, from the core to the mantle to the crust. The boys were astonished that mom could be so awesome once we watched a movie from <a href="http://www.brainpopjr.com">Brain Pop Jr.</a> about the earth and it's layers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSaXoZl6xcBqBogyP4txg0zV-IHQ4cSe3FtfJt1SK2oXhqMH6VVVFuF_d1vPp1qaH15yyqwqLmtto8204J0RwuHSzzs1PP6eZ4RQdjnfHUijlu8OicG7_7xDdWo9r6RPjPd1Mi8leGo0w/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSaXoZl6xcBqBogyP4txg0zV-IHQ4cSe3FtfJt1SK2oXhqMH6VVVFuF_d1vPp1qaH15yyqwqLmtto8204J0RwuHSzzs1PP6eZ4RQdjnfHUijlu8OicG7_7xDdWo9r6RPjPd1Mi8leGo0w/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712412095107574274" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrnd0WMSOneVlxYEGfPqZ-jXUPhiSOi6y5091PIaV9qNAzKbhfGenTtxzxRg5DOHiDSmupwTgIV_AmCYTuEeVUUuRi3BWyKf7yFyPcV0RqoQ9HRUFw-HITY19SMW3l30mwJhrvAlwPyI5/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrnd0WMSOneVlxYEGfPqZ-jXUPhiSOi6y5091PIaV9qNAzKbhfGenTtxzxRg5DOHiDSmupwTgIV_AmCYTuEeVUUuRi3BWyKf7yFyPcV0RqoQ9HRUFw-HITY19SMW3l30mwJhrvAlwPyI5/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712412102741329778" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then, I gave Turbo another earth ball and had him cut it open, he was pretty proud, and now a sliced open earth is being displayed on his shelf right along Han Solo's ship. {go figure}.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6UfdNsWtXOnCHCvEjF0VbR-mH9GZEA-RhiEeW8Olj0wHmBDVgeBr4oS1mbWrGEemdrK6OgRGK8cqPB5CEIIrQE7ZkaRVFPzh2Oubxj1_UFLP8Ztb62_QcozfOiNAWzbt454T93JFPJLr/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6UfdNsWtXOnCHCvEjF0VbR-mH9GZEA-RhiEeW8Olj0wHmBDVgeBr4oS1mbWrGEemdrK6OgRGK8cqPB5CEIIrQE7ZkaRVFPzh2Oubxj1_UFLP8Ztb62_QcozfOiNAWzbt454T93JFPJLr/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712414091320159554" /></a><br /><br />Next, we watched brief You Tube videos about constellations and set to work.<br /><br />We got a paper plate, added some stars and created the Ursa Major constellation. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8Sh1Yn_AYkHIM4yVYDKH4LKWfsXo9ain8B4chxF0_wvapS4_ripaMQkxj47inN35JbqCm9AaKgwaptee1XI6OArSgayVo0ELMbp1iBDZfNK3dJX3xEMMVaM4je-XEJkMe5xJ2vV1wIB/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-8Sh1Yn_AYkHIM4yVYDKH4LKWfsXo9ain8B4chxF0_wvapS4_ripaMQkxj47inN35JbqCm9AaKgwaptee1XI6OArSgayVo0ELMbp1iBDZfNK3dJX3xEMMVaM4je-XEJkMe5xJ2vV1wIB/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712414099251920514" /></a><br /><br />We poked holes in the stars, got a flashlight and headed to the darkest place in the house: Turbo's closet. Tank held the flashlight while Turbo held the plate in front of the beam of light to reveal the star constellation of the Big Bear; aka The Big Dipper; aka Ursa Major. It was pretty awesome.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE2HMvAaSN2YufzTJUTnwdP6fD-dlzZYBNRl9NeNGA-joPMAggQ-eaQol2s4Bt1eBgsjTovA2dSiMGdgzkXA9tphr5PAe6zW2n0QPNl8sZdutaDiwwXMBtizkGMn0HoaNGfmINSlZ-qsd/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE2HMvAaSN2YufzTJUTnwdP6fD-dlzZYBNRl9NeNGA-joPMAggQ-eaQol2s4Bt1eBgsjTovA2dSiMGdgzkXA9tphr5PAe6zW2n0QPNl8sZdutaDiwwXMBtizkGMn0HoaNGfmINSlZ-qsd/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712414124134618018" /></a><br /><br />Of course, Tank was super honored to hold the flashlight while we star gazed in Turbo's dark closet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEZkMEk-L0nubnVkpfQWf-HF0-P3GaEQprJn-4V2rP50QOFymsnDbX-2HP6Snvu1Njh-jTeMlIDcm3ci-wGehaItH8I_jrdTBlFR3_G0ynIUi_eXdnfIf2BERYP2XS8FufY1WIlyV6wkS/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEZkMEk-L0nubnVkpfQWf-HF0-P3GaEQprJn-4V2rP50QOFymsnDbX-2HP6Snvu1Njh-jTeMlIDcm3ci-wGehaItH8I_jrdTBlFR3_G0ynIUi_eXdnfIf2BERYP2XS8FufY1WIlyV6wkS/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712412049882673026" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards, we began our Constellation Book. Using construction paper, we made an accordion-style book. Then we used water colors to paint the night sky.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmfP4isram6AXzhWAFotOGVrOiZ1HoaoqOdM8LRVsvBJuYXKRp3oooz87EZeInKc0pHI0NOy4IRmUeaWntrqxrl5p8czNCez-GQwDAITLXrvJNGXkZlnd7RJTCt4CX4840DC0j7ZLfc-/s1600/DSC_0023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmfP4isram6AXzhWAFotOGVrOiZ1HoaoqOdM8LRVsvBJuYXKRp3oooz87EZeInKc0pHI0NOy4IRmUeaWntrqxrl5p8czNCez-GQwDAITLXrvJNGXkZlnd7RJTCt4CX4840DC0j7ZLfc-/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712414150748666098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZMqkKcoCSoczyjPMCMR9eTXBEZap4qzJGM7yh8Ch2mwmPiVWZbRib1AjWtafXX3DlJfdkqzyiiQXPVXEEXzr_P7VW3b9w9jrsqi62_R19QVKQiSD4DhyphenhyphenR1GEr3VZrWvWRF5l8bSmWPX9/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZMqkKcoCSoczyjPMCMR9eTXBEZap4qzJGM7yh8Ch2mwmPiVWZbRib1AjWtafXX3DlJfdkqzyiiQXPVXEEXzr_P7VW3b9w9jrsqi62_R19QVKQiSD4DhyphenhyphenR1GEr3VZrWvWRF5l8bSmWPX9/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712414180379491058" /></a><br /><br />After finding 16 different constellations, we set to work making the dots. Then after poking holes through the dots, we added yellow construction paper behind so that the constellations really shined through.<br /><br />The result: Our very own Constellation Book.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe2P2wCg5MyngUPGkgTHs48I9Gdq4EgztfEM_9hA3fzr553kRAvWqBkoFIWX6AxmM9HILducnGmXsyxI2sEEl-MoIC0RyMjfJarnukATsxqbTr8kxS4yEtfeqxOniNXIe_g3d7-5Q91-c/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe2P2wCg5MyngUPGkgTHs48I9Gdq4EgztfEM_9hA3fzr553kRAvWqBkoFIWX6AxmM9HILducnGmXsyxI2sEEl-MoIC0RyMjfJarnukATsxqbTr8kxS4yEtfeqxOniNXIe_g3d7-5Q91-c/s320/DSC_0033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712415659004360530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KEmjWv3OMcZcSI-uEKjJSYvKMijygiU46DjC0nZxvrlTIGxGZsDqHFDoPiiBL9Tg017_ZTrk-CqC-N6aoQRyDcu86EuYWt8bAozgrzc3PKlPIwWXMY2ea1ToklPVexyVFBrPRtT5pJyW/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KEmjWv3OMcZcSI-uEKjJSYvKMijygiU46DjC0nZxvrlTIGxGZsDqHFDoPiiBL9Tg017_ZTrk-CqC-N6aoQRyDcu86EuYWt8bAozgrzc3PKlPIwWXMY2ea1ToklPVexyVFBrPRtT5pJyW/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712415638257750290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeUgaB8W1wQ3r45ZnUU9c_1zB96LxhOPkh8TF3_4tTaNS3d7DCZ7eahb78AiSBgE-ytoBic19U9rhZEyuby8dkJHp7GvxUJsHx0pk-2V5jIPk1OSxFiSR6-UEcknjRkx1PYnqOtfgXpni/s1600/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeUgaB8W1wQ3r45ZnUU9c_1zB96LxhOPkh8TF3_4tTaNS3d7DCZ7eahb78AiSBgE-ytoBic19U9rhZEyuby8dkJHp7GvxUJsHx0pk-2V5jIPk1OSxFiSR6-UEcknjRkx1PYnqOtfgXpni/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712415612235096994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Pigk23z1KfUx6wrJcshNyPd83CEX2b-PMV4yi9yYc5CMD7O45CmgS91CyAbtXE6SuEhtO7hgda3rylPAgZD9G2S4IhDkL-xtVFDhxm-T5KdKdvKlNo_W1WpfrbPypqz15VbP38Al2u5/s1600/DSC_0035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Pigk23z1KfUx6wrJcshNyPd83CEX2b-PMV4yi9yYc5CMD7O45CmgS91CyAbtXE6SuEhtO7hgda3rylPAgZD9G2S4IhDkL-xtVFDhxm-T5KdKdvKlNo_W1WpfrbPypqz15VbP38Al2u5/s320/DSC_0035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712415672890069842" /></a>MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-51295271782521705892012-02-20T13:53:00.001-08:002012-02-20T14:10:23.241-08:00If I Were PresidentIn honor of President's Day, we made Abe Lincoln's log cabin and discussed how this country would be run if Turbo were President.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ6rfr_IJUlyQlilx17HBuBj6Vok39yi2d001JRR7Vg8Cz9kiymeojMSDB-oyaXJe5T1wgrgD_3mW045D1nnrgLx5mhVvaJVnGwE9_k7LR-nPqnzxllNTXvnpquEqthj-1ntvPSa0qiTW/s1600/DSC_0256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ6rfr_IJUlyQlilx17HBuBj6Vok39yi2d001JRR7Vg8Cz9kiymeojMSDB-oyaXJe5T1wgrgD_3mW045D1nnrgLx5mhVvaJVnGwE9_k7LR-nPqnzxllNTXvnpquEqthj-1ntvPSa0qiTW/s320/DSC_0256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711341489447265138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W-Ix8kUc5QWDRVaGKJVd4i1Zje_Oa1djMBQEEAt5NbxWReq1VQCXva-FNbIipgG6-ikXt71YOQfmmUatZQfevK4QUnDUDmXqTIK1jtUcJbq2A1nKUNEPKUItfkFejDEis6p4ITS-sBnC/s1600/DSC_0257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W-Ix8kUc5QWDRVaGKJVd4i1Zje_Oa1djMBQEEAt5NbxWReq1VQCXva-FNbIipgG6-ikXt71YOQfmmUatZQfevK4QUnDUDmXqTIK1jtUcJbq2A1nKUNEPKUItfkFejDEis6p4ITS-sBnC/s320/DSC_0257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711341504717242498" /></a><br /><br />It reads:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />If I Were President</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"If I were President, it would be fun. First, I would serve lots of candy at meals. Next, I would bowl with a rainbow ball and 100 pins. Then, I would watch a Star Wars Legos movie. Finally, my room will be filled with millions of Legos. I think it would be fantastic if I were President."</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHJNhXnvNkEuR1jooMSAR1DiU8kA4BvsoqrQoc3vHEtgzYosk5J7wFhyphenhyphenGWEldI6lZIKnvid2cYIcPQODBa_eebzZsxT7YfUIBhjge68lA81ihCxgJbPENUNkqAzDvX21NZ7hknbpOFkG/s1600/DSC_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHJNhXnvNkEuR1jooMSAR1DiU8kA4BvsoqrQoc3vHEtgzYosk5J7wFhyphenhyphenGWEldI6lZIKnvid2cYIcPQODBa_eebzZsxT7YfUIBhjge68lA81ihCxgJbPENUNkqAzDvX21NZ7hknbpOFkG/s320/DSC_0265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711342342551818418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IZcIxRKqY_wspZ_Yrn_8Up24Kq0ok1h5cjFeqMns0LrtTXIKFKCvgrtUaj_mImDQ0Acu-Spuq0U6i_D9JYU09EJnpXI-vfqB9hDATCOk1zBq64GVm7dQsZr94_DlGcwEpOd5hHq7KmXI/s1600/DSC_0264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IZcIxRKqY_wspZ_Yrn_8Up24Kq0ok1h5cjFeqMns0LrtTXIKFKCvgrtUaj_mImDQ0Acu-Spuq0U6i_D9JYU09EJnpXI-vfqB9hDATCOk1zBq64GVm7dQsZr94_DlGcwEpOd5hHq7KmXI/s320/DSC_0264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711341518430049410" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLfo0v9vSJagJs1NMVPMHs9IpQuY76M-IeGJAai-CJeU-kQ4C258C6CCk8WmJmo96t-_mykIKelDAkZXeSPYqpp8-2FY-ivejQ41q7PgIheBjYXhIB5bj0rn68ngKWYdyT56h0xaBNenv/s1600/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLfo0v9vSJagJs1NMVPMHs9IpQuY76M-IeGJAai-CJeU-kQ4C258C6CCk8WmJmo96t-_mykIKelDAkZXeSPYqpp8-2FY-ivejQ41q7PgIheBjYXhIB5bj0rn68ngKWYdyT56h0xaBNenv/s320/DSC_0262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711341496079867010" /></a><br /><br />Look for his name on the ballot in a couple of decades or so.MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080400869081936429.post-53757355316908874432012-02-16T13:00:00.000-08:002012-02-16T13:15:16.131-08:00When I Grow Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4PesGDOL_IykBmI5k3w5OrFbfAuJKCxGRur9Gza552epQciaCLy6q2veAI9ljQ6OUFVakjKGINTdSsAqJxtVyiNwXqNg0KX3UO4TIJsoCtHPkMXNoPCOyJlqPK54CUxa8RHtRDgxtJs4/s1600/DSC_0585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4PesGDOL_IykBmI5k3w5OrFbfAuJKCxGRur9Gza552epQciaCLy6q2veAI9ljQ6OUFVakjKGINTdSsAqJxtVyiNwXqNg0KX3UO4TIJsoCtHPkMXNoPCOyJlqPK54CUxa8RHtRDgxtJs4/s400/DSC_0585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709842581004477346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKgxGBX4pNooEDYR6bv3lBlF6B7rlIe_-TX_gZo0YjF2-t9E7FknrsZZBZ354uOedP52jxAUi43Q7P_rjCQ4rvIWoAJyt8RGuYBuAt2nOEQbrID2MGrb5EPWa30EnYu0PJVPHS19XqCH2/s1600/DSC_0589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKgxGBX4pNooEDYR6bv3lBlF6B7rlIe_-TX_gZo0YjF2-t9E7FknrsZZBZ354uOedP52jxAUi43Q7P_rjCQ4rvIWoAJyt8RGuYBuAt2nOEQbrID2MGrb5EPWa30EnYu0PJVPHS19XqCH2/s400/DSC_0589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709842598796498466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyJhRPfJj3vrgXtIDX3tXRSjSeyIbJB3DYETxth5HdZ1q_HB07UlAMDnqOYlZElx5tYNpvN1XpOxngvGMEcWKihpGoMPVW1pu4u4_fCRHHINckDjmm8nDUe_TUIjTyFSNMyhMJqCPt6te/s1600/DSC_0587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyJhRPfJj3vrgXtIDX3tXRSjSeyIbJB3DYETxth5HdZ1q_HB07UlAMDnqOYlZElx5tYNpvN1XpOxngvGMEcWKihpGoMPVW1pu4u4_fCRHHINckDjmm8nDUe_TUIjTyFSNMyhMJqCPt6te/s400/DSC_0587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709842584651093106" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeNP-VfF4uSHcbta1Rn5zUasjl8Omci5qcBlIqdkle-on3pInGwmipSz0NmmCiqn3m-_HbGlaCNg6do5mOGDqX9SDXcAe0px-Kpl2Z75s4BdeBWhxpUIQlFatpM4dOsSq_3A7-cwOWx9i/s1600/DSC_0588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeNP-VfF4uSHcbta1Rn5zUasjl8Omci5qcBlIqdkle-on3pInGwmipSz0NmmCiqn3m-_HbGlaCNg6do5mOGDqX9SDXcAe0px-Kpl2Z75s4BdeBWhxpUIQlFatpM4dOsSq_3A7-cwOWx9i/s400/DSC_0588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709842611776071042" /></a><br />Turbo's Social Studies assignment was to draw a picture of what he wants to be when he grows up. He was also to write about it. He did so good on in, that I think I am going to frame it and display it on our wall.MAMA CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824324035487343755noreply@blogger.com1