Fun with Geoboards

Today we had such fun making cool shapes with geoboards. We have been learning about congruent shapes. A congruent shape is a shape that is the same kind of shape and same size.

Karissa's design (on the left - was pretty creative - she gets this from her dad.)

Our "Snowpeople" Family

Karissa & Ethan decided to try and build a snowman. They worked so hard, but the snow was not sticking enough.

They decided to try and fill this empty trash can with snow.

They very carefully tipped it upside down, and out came the snow - not sticking together though. They decided to try it again, but again the snow was just not sticking enough.

They decided to forget the whole "trash can idea" and came up with the idea of using an icecream bucket instead. Here is the finished result...

Joe, Sarah, Karissa & Ethan - Our Snowpeople Family

It was fun to see them use their imaginations - it brought back a lot of memories when we were little and what we used to have fun and be creative.

Our National Bird

On the way to our friend's house for a fun afternoon, we saw this beautiful bald eagle. He was so fun to watch and very majestic!

Homemade Pizza

We made homemade pizza last week. The kids got to make their own pizzas. They had a lot of fun spreading the sauce and deciding on what toppings they wanted on them, but of course the "best thing of all" was eating the pizza ~ yum, yum.

BIRTHDAY WISHES!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

We hope that you have a day filled with lots and lots of love!

To My Sister...My Best Friend

I am so blessed to have you for my sister.
You make me laugh,
You make me cry, and sometimes you make me sigh.

You are very nifty,
and o' so thrifty.

You are always full of joy,
and you make life so very fun.
You are my "ray of sun."

And so "Dear Twin" my wish for you,
is that you have the best birthday ever,
and know that I could love no sister better.

HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY, JOANNA! WE LOVE YOU!!