Wildlife at the Library, A snake, A Coconut and more!

Let's see, where do I start...We have been staying pretty close to home the past couple weeks. We did go to the library a couple weeks ago for one of the summer reading programs. GSU's Wildlife Center did a presentation of several different animals for us. It was fun and the kids always enjoy seeing the animals. The room they use for the programs was PACKED!! Here is a picture of about a third of the kids that were actually in there. Getting ready to start....

First creature was the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches....yes, he just let them crawl all over his shirt!



Next up....the tarantula!


...then some birds of prey...........This one is the red tailed hawk that is very common in our area.


The backs of the kids heads.....listening very intently!



The owl!


This critter was a big hit!! A huge python!



Last but not least was this huge bunny!


Kristen has been asking me to buy a coconut so she could drink the coconut milk. I finally did get her one and she couldn't wait to get into it. Here she is holding it before trying it.


This pic is just an extra......Kristen thought she could do back flips off the ladder in the pool. I had just told her she shouldn't do that because she wasn't going out far enough. Well, 2 seconds later, she did it again and hit her face on the ladder when she came down. I thought she had broken her nose as she hit right on the bridge of her nose. It wasn't broke but she did get black eyes and a VERY swollen nose for a few days!! Here is her fat nose!! She didn't want me to take a picture of it.



Okay...back to the coconut! Here is Papa, Ian and Kristen working to punch the holes in the top.


Got it open now and putting a straw in...

The first sip.............



UMMMM....not quite what she was expecting.


Now Sara is trying some...

I don't think Sara liked it either!

and Aaron.....

This is what Momo thought of it.....HAHA

Well, the milk wasn't so great, so they cut it in half and tried the coconut.




Poor little coconut....after all that, everyone decided they liked the coconut you buy in the bag much better than fresh coconut. The hermit crabs got a treat though when we put the coconut in their aquarium!!They were thrilled with it!
Just a cute picture of Ian and Papa!


Papa relaxing on the back patio.


Aaron found a new friend one evening. He kept it for a couple days and fed it some grasshoppers before setting him free in the woods again.

We had friends over one day and the kids worked on some things for Father's Day. We made a Father's Day lapbook which included pictures, cards, poems, mazes, coupons, quotes and more.



That is all for this update.....more fun to come!

Tag Your It!!

OK, Alison over at Wayzley Academy tagged me on her blog so I am going to play along.


5 things on my list to do today:( it’s 10pm so I’ll do this for tomorrow)

1. Some cleaning
2. More Bubblology with the kids

3. start a project we are going to do for Father's Day
4. my Bible study
5. go swimming

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Ice Cream

2. fruit

3. granola bars

4. twizzlers

5. chocolate

5 things I would do if I was suddenly a billionaire:
1. Travel
2.Build a new huge house on lots of land.
3. Pay off all our debt.
4.Put some away for each of the kids.
5. just have fun without worrying how much it will cost.

5 bad habits:
1. Clenching my jaw.
2. Staying up too late.
3. Procrastinating.
4. obsessing over things
5. Spending too much time on the computer.

5 places I have lived:
1. Whitehorse,Yukon
2. Grimshaw, Alberta
3. Springfield, Ga.
4. Carcross, Yukon
5. Savannah, Ga...and many more!

5 jobs I have had:
1. Grocery Cashier
2. Convenience Store Cashier
3. KFC
4. Daycare
5. Burger Brothers


5 things people don’t know about me: I can't think of anything people don't know so I will just state 5 random things about myself.
1. I am a control freak.
2. I love to read a good book.
3. I am EXTREMELY afraid of reptiles (snakes, frogs, lizards)
4. I love to bake.
5. I like organizing things.

Now, I don't really know who reads this blog so I will tag Stephanie, Sherry, Chelita and anyone else who might read this and has a blog too!!

Pool Fun!!

Well, I think it is safe to say, our HOT summer days are here. It has been in the high 90's this week. There is only one thing to do to keep cool!! Stay in the POOL!! We spent Tuesday afternoon and most of Wednesday afternoon at the pool!! Lots of pics, lots of fun, lots of friends!! Tuesday, we had all of us, plus some friends from the neighborhood swimming. Wednesday, it was just Morgan, Ian, Lil'Rob and Sara ( of course Mrs. Lisa and I too). Kristen had gone to another friends to swim.
The little boys were still a little nervous in the water Tuesday. They wanted to be held.




Morgan's friend, Avery, had also come to spend the afternoon with us.




Freeze POPS!!







Morgan's back float!





Kristen's hand stand!

Kick Lil' Rob, KICK!!

JUMP!!




A frog rescued from the skimmer!



More frog rescuing!

A fun cloud we saw Tuesday evening at sunset. It looked like a koala bear!!

Back in the pool on Wednesday!

FLIP!!

...back out.....

flip again!!


Cannon Balls now!!

Notice Ian!! All alone!!


Once he realized he could do it, he LOVED it!! I had to fight him to get out of the pool when it was time to go home.

Momo and Sara playing...

Momo's splash!

Well, I am caught up for now. We are heading to the library for one of the summer programs so I am sure to have more pictures to post when we get home!! Stay cool!!