Saturday, February 20, 2010

Helping Verb Chant 1

Through her grammar book, Amelya has been learning the basic stuff: nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives. To help her remember the linking and helping verbs, the book teaches a chant. Through our repetition of the chant, Norah has picked it up, as has Molly. The other morning, they came into my bedroom to "perform" it for me. This morning, I asked them for an encore performance and recorded it for your viewing pleasure!

What are they saying??
am (clap)
is (clap)
are, was, were (clap)
be, being, been (clap, clap)
have, has, had (clap)
do, does, did (clap)
shall, will, should, would, may, might, must (clap, clap)
can, could!!

The 1st video (the best, of course) is having trouble loading, so, this is the 2nd best.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Quick Get-Away

Literally spur-of-the-moment, we decided to take off to Great Wolf Lodge at the Wisconsin Dells. Decided on a Friday, booked it, and left two days later! How's that for spontaneity!?! The girls didn't know where we were going until we arrived. I packed while they slept. They were so excited. Upon arrival, our reserved room style wasn't available, so they gave us a free upgrade. The extra space and separate bedroom were so nice, we decided to stay an extra day!

Valentines Day Tea Party 2010

Our annual Valentine's Day tea party was a success! The girls enjoyed their treats, although I forgot all about banana sushi this year! Bummer!!