Monday, March 30, 2009

What Nina has to say...

1 what is something your mom always says to you?
be quiet.
and I love you baby!

2. what makes your mom happy?
being good

3. what makes mom sad?
being bad

4. how does your mom make you laugh?
hee-hee-ha-ha hugg.

5. what was your mom like when she was a child?
playing

6. how old is your mom?
I don't know how old you are.

7. How tall is your mom?
60

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
work. doing the dishes.

9. what does your mom do when you are not around?
look for me

10. if your mom becomes famous, what it will be for?
it will be for the kid

11. what is your mom really good at?
teaching her kid learning

12. what is your mom not good at?
finding things

13. what is your mom's job?
teaching

14. what is your mom's favorite food?
all different kinds of things, like zucchinis.

15. what makes you proud of your mom?
giving you presents

16. if your mom was a cartoon, who would she be?
a wolf, I would be a fox, she would be chasing me.

17. what do you and your mom do together?
work. like I don't know, homeschooling everyday.

18. how are you and your mom the same?
good

19. how are you and your mom different?
your shirt is different

20. how do you know your mom loves you?
because I know.

21. where is moma's favorite place to go?
to Tortola

Ester and spring welcome


numbers 1-10


letters in the past couple of weeks




spring has come to Nina's forest...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

the seagull with a broken wing

we found her on the pile of scallop shells in our driveway. she died, which led to a whole week of conversations about seagull heaven.

Numbers 1 through 8


more clay letters

this week we walked the letters outlined on the floor with yarn. learned a couple of tounge twisters and act out Miss Moppet story by Beatrix Potter. Lot's of baby pretend play is happening in our house! thanks grandma for all of the doll clothes and handmade baby diapers!

watercolor painting




once a week we do wet on wet watercolor painting. now that spring is near , we love playing with purples and greens and yellows.

happy valentine's day!


Raw Whipped Cream

cashews, macademia nuts, dates and a bit of orange juice. Blender magic!

clay letters


we used self hardening mexican pottery clay. we are still working on making all of the letters through M. they look great painted

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

M for Mountains



misty mountains multiply
a million marvelous M's;
mingle mint and marigold
in meadows of mystery.
the moon sends down its magic beams
making merry melodies
on the mirrors of murmuring streams

Numbers 1- 7



We made beeswax numbers 1 through 7 as we were studying them. Now we laid out the numbers and the corresponding number of items under them. Second time we mixed the numbers around.

Monday, February 2, 2009