Family Photos

My SIL had a great idea to hire a photographer to take outdoor family portraits--sooo much better than sitting in a cramped portrait studio!

Albert Bierstadt

works
1. The Wetterhorn, 1857
2. Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863, or here
3. Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865
4. Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1868
5. Seal Rock, 1872
6. Last of the Buffalo, 1888
Special interest:

On the Saco--my personal favorite!

http://www.paintinghere.com/uploadpic/Albert%20Bierstadt/big/Bierstadt_Albert_On_the_Saco.jpg


http://cgfa.acropolisinc.com/bierstadt/p-bierstadt5.htm


http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bierstadt/bierstadt_landers_peak.jpg.html


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Looking_Down_Yosemite-Valley.jpg


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Bierstadt,_Among_the_Sierra_Nevada_Mountains.jpg


http://cgfa.acropolisinc.com/bierstadt/p-bierstadt24.htm



http://collection.corcoran.org/collection/work/last-buffalo?apcat=1



http://www.paintinghere.com/uploadpic/Albert%20Bierstadt/big/Bierstadt_Albert_On_the_Saco.jpg

Week 1-2: Creation Unit

God's creating the world was the theme for our first two weeks of Kindergarten.  Cody learned numbers 1-7.  He also began learning letter names.  He does know the alphabet song, but the only letters he can visually recognize are C-O-D and Y.  We will begin learning letter sounds in week 3.

Here are his drawings to illustrate the 7 days of creation.

Cody Starts Kindergarten

What a hard worker!

This is the same curriculum
I used with Claire, so at
least I have some experience.

It is finally time for Cody to begin Kindergarten.  He is excited, I am nervous.

Cody's favorite Science book.

Cody learning his ABCs.

We use this for Math.

Cody also started piano lessons.

Our main Science/Nature book.

Do toads swim?

Cody caught this pretty toad at church
We have a catch, observe, then
release rule.  He decided to release
toady beside the pond.

He asked me if toads like to swim.  I honestly
didn't know.  Frogs are natural swimmers,
but toads?



Well, our toad never actually swam.  He went into the
water and stayed above choosing to crawl and float
atop patches of moss and water plants.
Mystery left unsolved!



Never too old for the playground

Claire wasn't too old to enjoy the horsy swing.

Neither was I apparently.

Round and round we go!

What a fun time we had!

The geese are growing

They are big enough to try out their webbed feet
in a kiddie pool.

Ready to graduate from grain to grass.

First trip to the pond.