Monday, March 29, 2010

Happy Hollow is BACK

Our favorite park and zoo has been closed for what seems like forever. It's been a very long year and a half. We have missed going so much! We just could not wait any longer. The girls and I had to go to the member only sneak peak opening. Along with 8,000 other members! It was a great day! It really did not seem like 8,000 people were there.

The new Happy Hollow is beautiful. Like the girls said, not better, just different. They did a fabulous job with the remodel. We can't wait to go back. Here are a few pics from our first day back.





Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CK:  "The Bald Eagle is our state bird." (as she is starting to look up information on the computer)

O:  "National bird."

CK: Reading information on Bald Eagles on the web, she softly says: "Oh! She was right."

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Homophones

CK was listing homophones (part of her homework) while we were sitting eating dinner tonight. O and I were trying to help her think of some.

O says very excited, "There and their." She also came up with some that are the same spelling, so not a homophone. O kept on thinking of homephones. Wanting to help her big sister with her homeowork.

"Cupboard and cupboard!!!!" O says as she tosses her arm in the air, very excited. CK and I both look at her. "What?"

O explains...."Cupboard, like the group of people that sit at the table with the president and make all the rules and cupboard that the dishes are in." Very proud of herself for thinking of such a good homophone.

I did everything I could to not laugh, but I just could not hold back. "O" I said, "Great job! Did you learn about this in school?" "Yes, last week." she smiles.

"You have the right idea." I told her. "But the president's group is a Cabinet, not a cupboard. Close! Cabinet, cupboard....same thing, right?" O smiles back at me.

I'm glad to know she is listening at school. She understood exactly what her teacher was explaining. Next step....remembering the correct name. Minor detail really.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Mother's Have Special Powers

Setup:  The girls are in the bathroom. They are suppose to be getting ready for bed. I'm in the other room.

Mommy: Stop talking and get ready for bed.
O: (to Mommy) What are we doing now?
Mommy: Flossing.
O:  (to CK) How does she know what we're doing?
CK: Mother's have special powers.