A Dress Up Progression

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Non-Fiction Monday: Dolphin Talk

M had been interested in dolphins for awhile.  She’s fascinated by how intelligent they are and also how playful.  This weekend, we checked out Dolphin Talk by Wendy Pfeffer which is part of the Let’s Read and Find Out Science series. M often wants only certain parts of non-fiction books read to her as she [...]

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Bits From Our Week

I meant to write a post about the lovely Father’s Day we had, and at several points during the week, I’ve intended to blog about things we’ve been doing but I’ve been to busy, well, doing. Brent and I each spent a day this week wiped out from a stomach bug so that’s added to [...]

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What We’re Reading This Week: June 25th Edition

M and I had both missed our reading time together while she was at her grandparents so we’ve been reading a lot since she got back. We very rapidly finishing Violet Bing and The Grand House by Jennifer Paros, a quirky chapter book about a girl who doesn’t like to try anything new and refuses [...]

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My Book-Filled Week

M and C have been at my parents’ house all week and I’ve been enjoying the quiet.  I’ve spent far less time on household projects than a more productive person would have if she’d had a week at home alone, but I’ve read a lot.
The day the girls left, I finished my re-read of Harry [...]

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Non-Fiction Monday: Butterflies and Moths

Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Butterflies and Moths by Jim Arnosky is one of our favorite books about butterflies. Each page has detailed, actual-size pictures of butterflies and moths, and the blocks of text are short and simple enough that M doesn’t get impatient with me reading them.  C found Crinkleroot himself hilarious, and she loved [...]

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The Beach, Part 3: Sunrise

One of the highlights of last year’s trip to the beach was taking M to see the sunrise over the ocean.  In the week’s before this year’s trip she secured my promise several times that we would do the same thing this year – complete with a blanket to sit on, sugary cereal to munch, [...]

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The Beach, Part 2: Play and Relaxation

Our view as we headed to the beach each morning.

C’s favorite activity: ferrying buckets of water to fill a hole she’d dug in the sand.

M loved playing with her net so much that the one I’d bought at the dollar store gave out after a few days and we had to buy a sturdier one.

M [...]

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What We’re Reading This Week

M and I are enthralled by Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder which is our current chapter book read-aloud.  I first heard about it from Laurel herself on the kidlitosphere list and I put it on my TBR list.  Then I read Jen Robinson’s review and decided to buy it right away.  It’s a perfect [...]

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The Beach, Part 1: Explorations

Our week at Sunset Beach was filled with relaxation, exploration, family closeness, perfect weather, and beautiful surroundings.  After our first walk on the beach the evening we arrived, M took possession of a small white table on the screened porch and named it the science table.  She spread out the shells and seaweed she’d collected [...]

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