Unexpected Pet

The kids were outside playing and happen to see a caterpillar in the corner of their playhouse in the process of turning into a chrysalis.  We are going to take a picture of it about every 3 days to watch the changes.  We will post those.

Outside Water Fun

It's getting hot and they are dieing to play in water.  So I surprised them with water in squirt bottles.

Aliana's Water Body. 

They each had one but I wasn't fast enough before they filled it in with water.

is back on track and we have been doing some fun things in the house.  We will start doing field trips very soon. But for now we are doing:

* Science Experments

* Australian Dot Art & Quilt

* Artists of the week

(Click on the picture above for a direct link) 

Little Organizer

We were pulling out the Easter stuff and Aliana started to organize who was getting what color based on that child's color preference.

WOW! We may have a detailed oriented person in the future ;-)

Love These Blocks

We got crafty with cross making, costume wearing, castle building, marrying the princess and slaying more dragons sort of a morning.

Easter Crosses

So, I've had this in mind for some time now and finally we did it.  The kids each made a cross for the school room.  They turned out so cute.

Aliana's

Tony's

Alex's

Big Bad Storm

Mark left at the beginning of this week at 3 in the morning...yikes! And this same day we were preparing our safe place due to tornado watches all around us.  This only seems to happen when he leave to go out of town.

Check out these sky's.

Me and the kids ended up staying up late, watching a movie and camping out on my bedroom floor as the room shook from the thunder and the lit up from the lightning.  This was not exciting!

We're Back

It's been a while, but I have added tons of pictures from some of the things we have done for the past month and half.  You may have to click on "older posts" at the bottom when you get there.

We saved this tree from horrible devil weeds and now it's blooming as well as found house building material all under the ground.  That's what we are digging here; my good hardworking team!

School Time

Picnic & Bikes

Beautiful day during Spring Break, it was a bit crazy at the park.

Aliana got a bike for her birthday from Mark and I.

She is doing great on it and loves it.

Check out Noni, she hauln' tush to keep up with the kids.

Aliana's Birthday Activity-Butterfly House

On our way to the Butterfly House on a rainy Sunday; it's on the left.

We would have loved to explore more outside, look at the background behind Mark, but it was raining and everyone's stomach's were hungry.

Beautiful artwork was all inside the house just before entering the butterfly area.

(I know it's not the best quality but it was still a good picture.)

We arrived 15 minutes before they released a habitat full of butterflies into the house.

Here a lady is giving a speech about them and I found Tony and Aliana standing like this listening intently.

We found a box full of chrysalises.

Happy 3rd Birthday Aliana.