Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Home from Alabama!


 

Guess who's back?  

We didn't travel to Alabama, but our Flat Stanley's did and they had an AMAZING time!  This was to be the third state visited, but by the time they were done traveling around with the Prater family they had visited a grand total of TEN STATES!  

We got our package a few days ago and I still can't believe what the Prater's put together for us.  Have a look!




The Prater's live near the US Space & Rocket Center and so the package had an outer space theme.  Jackson LOVED that! 


Here they stopped at the Chocolate Crocodile and the oldest hardware store in Alabama.  I loved the little tidbits of information that they included for each stop!


They also visited the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas.  This is a place that the Duggar family has visited.


Then the Stanley's got to tag along on a road trip to Texas, where they visited a Six Flags and The Alamo!  Jordan was so tickled about the cowboy hat on her Stanley in this picture.


They stopped off in Louisiana to visit the WWII Museum.  Can you even believe how awesome this is?!?


Next stop:  Gulfport, Louisiana, which is along the Gulf of Mexico.  Look at that beautiful beach!


Megan saw this and said that she couldn't believe that her Stanley had traveled all over the world!  Then I told her that this was Paris, Tennessee--not Paris, France.  But it's Paris nonetheless!  A miniature Eiffel Tower still counts, right?


On the way to Ohio they stopped in Kentucky, which was neat because we were just telling the kids about the Kentucky Derby.  It's funny how much of this was in our study this year (The Alamo) and how much will be in our studies next year (WWII and astronomy.)  Yay for extra resources!!!


Finally they made it to the Prater's home state of Ohio.  

Thank you so much, 
Prater Family!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Ladybug Release!


Today the kids released about a bazillion ladybugs into the Powers' garden.  Maddie, of course, took the project to another level by covering herself in the buggies!  My skin was crawling just looking at her! 

Here are a few pictures!

 


Kieryn was wearing ladybugs while releasing ladybugs.  Could this have been any cuter?!?


There isn't much that this girl won't do!



No bugs on me, please!  Jordan spent her time convincing me that these flowers were edible, and then Julie told me that she wasn't so sure about it...after I ate one.  Thanks!  ;)


Megan was content to play with one little ladybug.  And that's SO her style.  She just wants to watch and see how they move.


They probably could have been dispersed a little better, but oh well!