Tyler's crayfish

When I was learning about crayfish in class I got into it. Crayfish have eight legs, two long antenna and two short antenna and if it has a white hole it is a girl and if has things that look like little legs than it's a boy. I got to take two home! I picked a boy and a girl. I named them Joe and Savannah. Then me and mom went shopping to get stuff for Joe and Savannah's tank. We got a half end pirate ship, tree stump with four entry holes and two windows, bubble blower, treasure chest, and ONLY COOL FISH ALLOWED sign.

Written By, Tyler James Smith

Happy Birthday Teagan

Happy Birthday to my little man. I can't believe that he's 3!! Where does the time go? Today Teagan got to go to McDonald's and have some fun with friends. There were 5 of his friends that were able to come. I think he had a really good time. It's so easy to be 3. Everything can be exciting.He got some Chinese food for dinner and some cupcakes for dessert.
What a pose he did huh? He is most definitely 3. I love how their personalities show around this age.
Buzz Lightyear is a new favorite (again) around here. I really want to see the 3rd movie. I bet it's great.

He also got a dragon. He walks, flaps his wings, snaps, and growls. Teagan is snapping along with him.
One more year has come and gone. I'm getting so old. My baby is 3. When are they going to stop growing!?!?!?

Where The Wild Things Are

Phoenix Zoo, January 9, 2010....

Fun!

Homeschool Exercises

In case you haven't heard, I'm homeschooling the kids for the rest of the year (at least). I'm finding lots of unconventional ways to teach the kids. It's kind of fun. Matt is reviewing colors and numbers by playing Uno. Cool, huh?

Emma and Abby are going to be doing some writing exercises. First they will write out their journal entries and we'll work together to clean them up and correct spelling, grammar, etc. Then I'll let them type them up.

The trick is, they've been asking me for a long time if they can have their own blogs. I've been putting them off, but now I think we'll try it. Their blogs will be extremely private. Invitation only. I'll be sending out emails to invite people to read them. If you're interested, let me know. Of course, if you're reading this, there's a good chance you're already on my list of people to invite.

I'm not sure how long they'll do this, or what they'll write or anything. But, as long as the security is there, I figure it will be a good practice for their typing/internet skills. And in today's world, even 2nd and 3rd graders need to begin learning that.

Aw, Gee...

Brett uses the phrase, "Aw, gee," a lot. When we were staying with Tara I'd often hear:

"Aw, gee, Matt's taking a long time in the bathroom."

"Aw, gee, I'm really getting hungry for lunch."

"Aw, gee, Millie/Ashton is crying."

I nearly laughed my head off when today as I was watching the boys for Tara I heard Matt say, "Ah, gee..."

I don't remember what he was talking about, I got lost in the realization that even little kids pick up habits from those around them.

Ah, gee.