Eagles Spirit

My husband is a Washington Redskins fan. Since his parents are Philadelphia Eagles fans, we have had a few Eagles items in our house from time to time. This shirt is actually a handmedown from Laura to Jack, and now to James. James bumped it up a notch though, don't ya think?

Fortunately it washes off pretty well . . .

Laura Loves Her Dolls

Laura loves her dolls. She has quite a few, but they are all so special to her, each in their own way. The other day she asked to borrow the camera to take pictures of them.

Bye Bye, See You Soon!

Last Friday night John took the two older kids to see Toy Story 3. James, Megan, and I watched them leave. I got the opportunity to record James and his famous "Bye Bye, see you soon!" This is his common parting ritual. Too cute!

Summer Haircut

I shaved the spikes.

He still looks cute, and he seems to like his hair.

At least he will be cooler this summer.

Perhaps the spikes will return in the fall.

Apologia Astronomy . . .Here We Go

Part of our Science Curriculum this year is Apologia's Exploring Creation Through Astronomy.
I linked the Pennywise Learning website because they (among other companies) provide the lab kit to accompany the Apologia science books. The science kit has all the knick knacks needed to complete the science projects contained in the books. For example, this project provided the balloons of various sizes, the thumbtacks, and the thread for the project. I provided the ceiling, the scissors, the construction paper and markers.

We had fun assembling it. We did include Pluto. A later chapter in the book is going to discuss why they have removed Pluto from the list of planets, but we got to choose whether or not to include it. Laura wanted to, so I made her provide me with a reason to include it. She stated, "Even if it's not a planet, it is still important!" I couldn't argue with that.

I look forward to more Science this year!

Auntie Beth, Shield Your Eyes!!

Megan obviously does not know how to get on Auntie Beth's good side.

Sweet Tea

Daddy loves sweet tea, and we've gotten into the habit of making it again since we moved here. Here Sweet Baby James is making some Sweet Tea for daddy.