Fall 2009 By: Stella Age: 9

Hello all! Finally we have gotten pictures downloaded on the computer! Now here is what our fall has been like and pretty soon I'll have to put a post up: "WINTER 2009-2010" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
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Mom is teaching at the Co-Op. She is teaching a class that summarizes the books of the bible- Genesis through Joshua. This is a mural that the kids made:

This is the teacher:

I have been helping Mom in her class because I would have art during this time but the teacher is on vacation!

We went to Chucksters. I'm not sure if I ever did put a post up on this or if Mom did but anyway here are the pics. again if we did...


We have never gone mini-golfing before. Here is a picture of me taking a try at it..

Say: MINI GOLFING!




17 more holes to go keep chuggin'! ;)


Now here are some picture's of Taurus' b-day...

YUMMMM!! PIZZA!


Doughnuts for breakfast!

Say Cheese!

OH MY WORD! This is toooooo cute!

Our pretty bwack wab as Taurus would say!
By: Stella Age: 9

Destination Imagination By: Stella Age: 9

I have three favorite things that I like about Destination Imagination. (DI) First, I like DI because it teaches me how to work on a team. When I am in DI I walk in the room and it's like I'm a different person. I am a new person coming up with ideas and ways to solve a problem. Next, I like DI because it allows me to have practice compromising and working with different ideas than mine. In DI I have to help the team work on maybe seven or eight different ideas and then forming them to make a successful product. Finally, I like DI because it gives a wonderful learning experience that I can't get in any other classes. It is a class that I can actually be free to tell the team my thoughts about it and then also help compromise between two people! It certainly is not a class where I just sit at my seat! I love DI in these three ways. I can't see how anyone could possibly live without going into DI. It really brings out the best in me.

My Favorite Holidays By: Stella Age: 9

I have three favorite holidays. These holidays are Christmas, Valentine's Day, and, of course, my birthday. ;) My first favorite holiday is Christmas. I love Christmas because it is a joyful time of year when my family and I celebrate the night when Jesus was born. We also remember past Christmas's and gifts. My second favorite holiday is Valentine's Day. I like Valentine's Day because it represents love and is a great opportunity to show love too! My third favorite holiday is my birthday. I love my birthday because my family and I talk about when I was born and came into this loving family! ;) All these holidays are very special to me because they celebrate the ones who are most dear to me.


By: Stella P
Age 9
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Soccer By: Stella Age: 9

We have had tons of fun with soccer this fall. We will be putting up pictures and game posts soon. Thanks Coach Scott, Coach Paula, and Coach Steve or Pater!!!!
Soccer
By: Stella Age: 9

My Favorite Co-Op Classes Written by: Stella Age: 9

My Favorite Co-Op Classes

I have three favorite Co-Op classes. These classes are Geography, French, and Destination Imagination (or DI). My first favorite class is Geography. I like Geography because I get to learn about my country, not to mention the fact that my cousin Lyd is in it! My second favorite class is French. I like French because it allows me to learn a new language. I think French is my favorite language! My third favorite class is Destination Imagination. I like DI because it teaches me fun new skills like how to work out problems in a group of up to seven kids. I love all of these Co-Op classes because they allow me to meet fun, new friends that may last a lifetime.

By Stella Piercey Age: 9
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Animal Kingdom Pictures By: Stella Age: 9

Hello everybody! This is me, Stella! Mom did the pictures up there but I would like to tell you a little bit about our trip to animal Kingdom! We went to York Maine. We had Grandma and our other dogsitter come over to watch Cora, our puppy. I will put up a picture of HIM in a minute. Just if you don't want to watch then umm.... ah.... you can just cover your eyes and scroll down 'k? Hang in there folks.
Well we had them come over and we headed out for Animal Kingdom.
When we finally arrived there our friends who were supposed to be coming were not there. We waited for about half an hour and then Mater picked up her cellphone and called our friends. We found out that they were lost and we had to wait 50 minutes before they would arrive! We were kind of annoyed and so we hurried off to use the restrooms and bought a couple of snacks. We waited fifty minutes and got our tickets but it was wellllllll worth the wait as we walked in the gate to
ANIMAL KINGDOM!


This, GULP, is our puppysitter. Wellllll. No, he didn't get payed, so I guess he can afford to be a little umm... GOOFY?



This is Taurus' (Baby Boy's) favorite party. Yidia (Lydia) the elephant. He was very excited and on the trip home he said, "I YOVE YIDIA!" (I love Lydia). ;)

Here's one more photo of YIDIA the elephant painting....








Goats, Goats, GOATS!


I know, I know! I already have this pic. up but it is so cute! Look at Tert's face! Agree with me???!!!

Same with this one! LOL! ;)






I was amazed with this as I had never seen a real live toucan!



In butterfly kingdom a butterfly landed right on my back. It was cool. I got kind of freaked out at first though. WHEW!




Leo was especially proud of this picture as he did a report on the American Alligators.




I wanted a picture with this bird although, SORRY, I don't know what it was called! Any suggestions? If so then please comment....


This is me with the deer. We were amazed at how close we could come to see the deer. We weren't supposed to touch the antlers but well, it was sooooooo hard and so some tempted little fingers touched the soft fuzzy antlers. It was soooo neat!




Trying to feed the deer with Daddy...



A CAMEL!
We were excited about this one because Mater has actually been in Egypt and rode on one of these! NEAT!!!!



A zebra! NEAT!!!!!



Wow! This was neat! What? You don't see anything? Well then let me give you a hint. It's lazy, slow, ugly, and moss grows on it! BINGO! A SLOTH!


On the way out of our fun trip from animal kingdom we took these pictures! What a wonderful day!!!!







By: Stella
Age: 9

Our New Puppy, Cora, and 4th of July weekend

Our poky little puppy...

4th of July Cake made entirely by the kids...

Don't think I can top these posts...

Hi, this is Megan. Stella has more than made up for my lack of posts and pictures. I love her enthusiasm. If you read on, you'll see that we're having a great summer despite the almost daily dose of rain (the kids have even made it to 2 weeks of outdoor swimming lessons!). My latest project is organizing 3 years worth of digital photos into an album. I'll include a link to my album for anyone who is interested in taking a peek. I can't find my darned cable to my camera, so you'll have to wait a while for current pics. We'll be sure to document this long weekend with our new puppy...

Exciting News!!!!!! By: *Stella* Age: 9

Everyone, this is going to be a short post I'm afraid but I was writing to tell you that we are going to get... can you guess? A labrador retreiver puppy! PUPPY! It is going to be so much fun! We are so excited! We are planning to get it July 2! Yeah! We are so excited! We will have pictures up soon if we can find the cable for our camera!

Posted by: Greatly Excited: *Stella*
Age: 9

Part 1:Reptiles On the Move Workshop Part 2: Summer Reading Program Too! By: Stella (Sis) Age: 9

Well everyone, I haven't written in a while! I have so much to tell you but that is not the reason that I am here!
I am here to tell you about a reptiles on the move workshop. I know, you might remember: reptiles on the move, but I am not talking about that, we know that you have already heard about that! Ok, so sit back and relax, this might take a while to explain...
PS: You might have seen that this is a two part, I am going to try to blend these together as clearly as I can....

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All of the kids in Boscawen look forward to the Boscawen Public Library's Reading Program. It is full of fun, reading, and it really helps kids to not just sit in front of the computer or television on rainy days. It helps me with that too! We went to a Reptiles on the Move workshop recently! That is the theme for this year! As you might remember, last year was an Australian animal theme. You might remember that we went to a show before as I wrote about it but that was a little while ago....
Anyway, this is different. In this workshop our library got together 10 kids, (it was supposed to be 12 but Taurus (Baby Boy) and Tert (Pappoose) filled the spots easily!! ;)
We went there with our cousins, Aunt Krista's girls. When we got there the woman who was demonstrating there gave a description of some of the reptiles. She told what you would do if you took care of them and she gave all sorts of info. about important subjects. Then we did questions. Finally, we got to the point where she finally said, "Now, I will take out some of these animals!" All of the kids held their breath as she handed them reptiles of all kinds. We petted them and we were all excited. It was soo cool! Then she put them back. She gave some more information and then she showed us how to feed them! She let us feed them with worms and all sorts of stuff. She let us feed all of the animals to our delight. None of the kids wanted to stop. We held baby tortises, big ones, all sorts of them! We were so excited! We fed them lettuce! We had so much fun and were very disapointed when it reached four thirty and it was clean up time. We all helped pick up worms, lettuce scraps and all sorts of things.
Much thanks to the Reptiles on the Move Program! Thank you also Boscawen Public Library for this delightful program!
Part 2:

Now we get on to part two: The reading program!
We got a huge sheet with all sorts of things we have to do. We have to read thirty minutes in each square this year instead of fifteen! It is going to be fun! And yes,
we will get ice cream coupons! It is going to be so much fun! We love the summer reading program! It is very, very fun! We love to get involved in more reading! I will write future posts about this program but for now I should end!
Much thanks again to the Boscawen Public Library for setting this stuff up!
Much thanks again to the Reptiles on the Move for your educational program!

Posted by: *Stella* Age: 9

Father's Day Weekend and Summer Plans

This past weekend we celebrated Stephen's birthday and Father's Day. Unfortunately Stephen was the first to bring home one of those draining summer viruses that has taken its turn with each of us. We did manage to meet Mom at the pool for a swim with the kids, and Stella and I prepared a birthday feast for "Daddy." At the end of the day, Stella collapsed dramatically on her bed and said that, after all of the birthday festivities, she was too burned out for Father's Day. Our celebrations were very simple. We just enjoyed a simple lunch and afternoon at home as a family.

It's hard to believe that summer is upon us! We have been adjusting to a very different kind of schedule, filled with appointments, library programs, visits with extended family, leisurely walks on our trails, some local field trips with our library passes, swimming lessons with cousins, cleaning projects, and fun in the sun with friends. It's incredible to me that I'm already beginning to feel stirrings of longing for our fall routine. I can't help but get excited when I flip through curriculum catalogs and plan for the class I'll be teaching at the Co-Op. In the meantime, I'm trying to thoroughly enjoy this reprieve and opportunity to recharge and PLAY with my dear kids.

We are counting the days until we bring home a new "family member," a black lab puppy. This pet is Stephen's gift to us. He received an award for outstanding performance at work and a bonus check that he decided to spend on this dream of ours. We didn't expect to have a pet so soon, but here we are, making preparations and waiting out the final weeks until she is old enough to leave her litter. I'm going to be rather housebound during the month of July and plan to focus my attention on housebreaking the puppy and simultaneously potty training my 3 year old who needs one more nudge out of pullups. Bring on the Clorox wipes!

I guess I need to give up on my desire to recreate the past few months on this blog. Somewhere between DI and the conclusion of our school year, I just had to put on the blinders and focus on survival. I hope to be more faithful with posts and pictures this summer. A big thanks to those of you (Grandma and Kristine! :) who faithfully follow my ramblings...