FCFE Field Trip - May 11th

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Wordless Wednesday - CCMA's 5th Anniversary

GHEA 2012

Another great event! Not as crowded this year, but we saw alot of our friends, and heard some good speakers.
Friday, I spent most of my day in the Used Book Sale, as usual.
These are my Used Book Sale finds.

Financial Peace Jr., Spelling Power books, Design a Plate kit, Writing Strands 4 + 5, Five Finger Paragraph,
Jump Start Typing CD, State Sticker book, Penmanship books, bird stickers, flag stickers,
and planet stickers (those we can use now in our Astronomy Notebooks).

It's alot of work being a volunteer at the sale, but I actually enjoy it. I get to shop an hour earlier than non-volunteers and I get to choose one free workshop CD.
I also sale some of the things we aren't using anymore and that usually pays for the things I buy each year in the sale, plus some.

We use to just give the kids a certain amount of money to spend at the conference. This year we did things different. The kids have been earning money doing things around the house, so they could spend their own money. Josiah bought some things in the Used Book Sale, too. He was so excited.

Animal books, stickers, and a windbag

In the Vendor Hall, he bought an eagle pen made of wood.

After finding what I could in the Used Book Sale, I went to the Vendor Hall and purchased our MFW curriculum for next year - Exploration to the 1850s. As soon as I get home, I like to open up the box and see everything. Well, not just that. I like to touch it and smell it, and organize it. Is that weird?

Teacher's Manual and history books

Science books

Read Alouds and Bible Study

Music

After a full day Friday of shopping, working, listening to speakers, and the kids going to a children's program (oh, and eating and talking to friends), we come home, sleep, then go back again on Saturday. Josiah did the children's program again, while Hannah attended some workshops with us (her own choice). Then more shopping, eating, talking to friends. Can't wait for next year!

Science Gone Wrong? Part II

 Okay, here's the rest of the story.

Hey, look how it sticks together.

Meanwhile, a minor distraction occurs.

Lady found something.

Cool.

Josiah ready to rescue the turtle.

Little Lady in disguise

Back to our Mercury crater experiment. What were we suppose to do?

Hey Mom, I think Josiah made playdough.

Science IS sometimes messy!


Science Gone Wrong? Part I

Our science activity today was to drop pebbles into flour and notice the "craters" they made on the surface of the flour. We are learning about Mercury and how the surface could have gotten so dimpled.

"This should be interesting."

"Bombs away!"

Well, the asteroids flew and I knew this was an activity for outside. Even though the instructions did not say, "Do this out of doors.", experience told me "better safe than sorry".

"What could happen? I feel perfectly safe."

"What is that on your face?"

"I think I got splashed with dust from Mercury."

While child #1 was reveling in her new make-over, child #2 was doing some experimenting of his own.

TO BE CONTINUED

This is the Day

This is the girl that reads about horses and dreams about horses.

This is the day that she was promised on her 11th birthday.

Fairhope Stables

This is the horse that would be her friend.

His name is Timmy.

This is the trainer that would show her the ropes.

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

This is a girl and a horse.

Oh, and this is the boy that watched.

"Where'd they go?"

And this is the video.

This is the end. Happy Trails until we meet again.

Guess Who?

Ready for a little game?
Play the video and see if you can tell me what animal makes this sound.

One of the noises you heard was a little boy, but what was the other one? Can you guess?

Okay, did you guess?


It was a . . .

FROG!!!!!

But, you knew that, didn't you? Josiah is good at catching all kinds of critters. That's why we got him another habitat for his birthday. Froggy enjoyed his stay.

Eyeing the fire-bellied toads (above) and here under the green light.

Then Josiah was kind and released him.