Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!!!!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Look what I made.....
Some things we have been up to and a mini book list
The boys also worked on weaving. They made these great placemats.



The Only Boy in Ballet Class by Denise Gruska.... Ok so when I saw this book I had to get it. You see Gabe is the only boy in his ballet class. (which he loves that by the way). The book ended up being great though. It is just a wonderful book that shows the child that if you love doing something you should go for it no matter what. You never know what will end up happening if you do.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Unplug your Kids.....Thin
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Some Random Shots
Friday, October 24, 2008
Fact Time
1.) When an eagle loses a feather on one wing it loses a matching one on the opposite wing so that it can stay balanced.
2.) A Bald Eagle can reach a speed of up to 200 miles per hour when diving through the air to grab a meal.
3.) The Largest known eagle's nest was found in Florida. It was 9 feet across, 20 feet deep, and wieghed over 2 tons.
4.) When chosing a mate, Bald Eagles perform a dance in the sky. They lock on to each others talons and tumble and twist in the air. At the last second they will let go just before reaching the ground.
5.) Bald Eagles can only lift half their body weight. If they find a fish that wieghs more than that they will hold on to it with their talons and "swim" to shore using their massive wings.
6.) Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another.
7.) Both male and female bald eagles will take up to 5 years to get their white head. Once they have their white head, they are considered to be mature or adults. Young bald eagles are brown or blotchy brown all over.
8.) Bald eagles are large birds measuring between 31 and 37 inches in height with a wingspan of six feet or more! An adult will weigh between 8 and 12 pounds.
9.) The birds' scientific name, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, means "white-headed sea eagle".
10.) One to three eggs are laid, hatching in about 35 days. Normally, only one chick survives to fly from the nest. When food resources are abundant as many as three eaglets may fledge from the same nest.

2.) The Largest elephant on record was an adult male african elephant. It weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall at the shoulder.
3.) The calls elephants make can be heard up to five miles away.
4.) Elephants have been relentlessly hunted for their tusks, even they are made of dentine-the same as our teeth.
5.) Elphants get plenty of fiber in their diets. They eat 220 to 440 pounds of vegetation every day. They like grass, fruit, leaves, and even tree bark.
6.) Stomach growls are welcome in polite elephant society. Their stomachs make loud rumbling and growling noises that signal everything is good.
7.) There are more than 4o,ooo muscles in the elephants trunk. An elephant's trunk is so strong it can push down tree's yet agile enough to pick up a single piece of straw.
8.) Elephants can poop up to 80 pounds a day. So glad that I do not have to change their diapers. LOL
9.) Elephants can run up to 24 miles per hour. For short distances only though.
10.) Elephants demonstrate concern for members of their families they take care of weak or injured members and appear to grieve over a dead companion.

2.) Several types of lizards are able to escape from an enemy by breaking off part of their tails. The tail will grow back over time but never look the same.
3.) Geckos make chirping and clicking noises to defend their territory or attract a mate.
4.) The six-lined racerunner holds the record for the fastest speed reached by any reptile on land: 18 miles per hour.
5.) The heaviest lizard is the Komodo Dragon and can weigh up to 176 pounds.
6.) The lightest lizard is the dwarf gecko, it weighs only 120 milligrams.
7.) The Madagascan Chameleon has a sticky tipped tongue which it can shoot out farther than the length of its body.
8.) Marine Iguana's spend most of their lives underwater. They sometimes come out though to rest on the sandy beaches.
9.) People of Central and South America eat the native green iguanas. They are called Gallina De Palo, or "Chicken of the Tree".
10.) The Komodo dragon can consume up to 80 percent of its body weight in one meal.
Check in next for the 2 new animals. Know anything about turtles and scorpions. Come learn with us.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A book List





Saturday, October 18, 2008
A little delayed fact list.....
1.) A group of monkeys is called a Barrel.
2.) The tip of a spider monkey's tail can support its entire weight.
3.) All monkeys like to be clean so they have a barber monkey who cleans out their fur. The barber monkey's reward is the bugs from the other monkey's fur.
4.) There are about 125 species of monkeys.
5.) Patas Monkey's can run up to 31 miles per hour on the ground.
6.) Allen Swamp Monkeys lay leaves on top of the water to catch the fish that hide below.
7.) Rhesus antigens found in their blood enabled doctors to identify the different human blood groups.
8.) Monkeys do not catch colds, but apes do.
9.) Monkeys don't eat the peals of their bananas. They peel them before eating them.
10.) Among leaf-eating colobus monkeys, like the Angolan black-and-white colobus Colobus angolensis, burping is a friendly social gesture.

2.) Lemur's fingers and toes have flat nails, except the second toe, which has a stout claw.
3.) Lemurs were the first primates to evolve.
4.) Lemurs are the most endangered primates.
5.) There are 32 different kinds of lemurs that exist today. Sixteen species have become extinct.
6.) Baby lemurs stay with their mom for two years. Half of all lemurs born each year die.
7.) The male lemurs have scent glands in their armpits and their forearms. They rub their tail on the glands until it is smelly and then they wave the tail at the other lemur. This is a nice way of fighting without the lemurs getting hurt. This is called a stink fight.
8.) The largest lemur is the Indri and it weighs about 15 pounds. The dwarf mouse lemur is the smallest primate.
9.) On Africa, Prosimians were forced to go out at night to avoid smarter primates. Lemurs went to Madagascar to get away from the smarter primates. Lemurs crossed to the island on ‘rafts’ of plants and wood. The island was hundreds of miles away from Africa when they started their journey. On Madagascar, lemurs did not have any predators until humans came and hunted them.
10.) On Africa, Prosimians were forced to go out at night to avoid smarter primates. Lemurs went to Madagascar to get away from the smarter primates. Lemurs crossed to the island on ‘rafts’ of plants and wood. The island was hundreds of miles away from Africa when they started their journey. On Madagascar, lemurs did not have any predators until humans came and hunted them.

2.) The tongue of an adult giraffe measures 27".
3.) Every step a giraffe takes is 15 feet in length.
4.) Giraffes sleep for no more than 5 to 30 minutes in 24 hours.
5.) Neck wrestling matches are often held to show authority in their herds.
6.) A large male giraffe can eat up to 100 pounds of food in a single day.
7.) A giraffes age can be calculated from its spots, as the darker the spots, the older the giraffe.
8.) A giraffe's heart is 24 pounds in weight and 2 feet in length.
9.) The giraffe's scientific name is camelopardalis. This is the Latin version of cameleopard.
10.) Have a four chambered stomach and will regurgitate their food for additional chewing – similarly to a cow.
So the lucky three for next time is going be lizards, eagles, and elephants. Can not wait, hope you check back in for it. See you then.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time to play catch up. Oh yeah and a book list.



Find out how his family ends up fixing this problem.

Monday, October 13, 2008
Unplug your Kids
He built the Temple of Zeus out of Clay and tongue depressors. I love when he gets up early and does these projects. He wakes me up to show me and there is such pride. Just look at the photo below and see.
Well little Gabe decided to do something with yarn. Do you see that little sneaky grin. He was making a Giant cobweb through the whole apartment. Here are a couple of shots below of some of the areas that he got. He actually hit both bedrooms, the hall, Livingroom, and managed to tie his big brother up. Needless to say Gabe had a good time.
Hope that you enjoyed our projects. Make sure to check in next week for the new projects. The theme is wax. Until then check over here for everyone else's project.
Also I will be back tomorrow with a book list and some photos from the last week to share, if you want to see.