Grade 2 Week 45 ( June 25th - July 1st )

We went through Big Nate this week in a big way! :)

And of course, Dav Pilkey is quite the staple around here, it seems :)

As always, we try to expand our minds and horizons and learn more about just about anything.

and then there are those that are just for fun.

We haven't spent THAT much time out of doors because the temperatures have just been insane.
On the other hand, when we do get out, we love seeing the butterflies hanging around the wet grass that has just been watered, and marveling about how long the weeds have become.

The highlight of the week has got to be when we went to the library for a Marionette performance.  We were there a few minutes before time, and the gentleman who was performing was asking for volunteers from the audience.

And guess who held his hand so high up so eagerly, and was thrilled beyond belief when he got chosen to go up on stage later?

THIS LITTLE BOY!!!

After giving you guys a bit of instruction as to what to expect, he started his show and introducing all his different puppets.

At different points, he would bring his puppets down to the audience and interact with them,

and the kids were so thrilled and just enjoyed every minute.

Then, all the volunteers got to go on stage and were handed their own little marionette to work with.

They were shown a thing or two by the master himself, but they had fun fun fun!

Stay sweet and full of marvel, little boy :)

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming....

to let you know what your current favorite program on TV is.

No, it's not something on Nick or Boomerang or even PBS ( which has all the stuff we adore like Nature Cat, Wild Kratts, Martha Speaks etc ),

but rather, it is something on MeTV, a nostalgia channel, which has TV shows "from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond".  Classic TV, basically.

And drum roll please,

it is...

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND!

You look forward to "new" episodes each time, and as we DVR the series, you get to rewatch all your favorite bits :)

You find especially hilarious, the theme song from the first season where they forgo "The Professor and MaryAnn", and just say, "And The Rest". 

Grade 2 Week 44 ( June 18th - 24th )

Your daddy and I often marvel at how many books you have read over the years and continue to consume every week.

Granted, I am the one who chooses most of the books, but you do pick some out or request some.

There is an area in the library that is mainly for the "Teen" set, and has some "snazzy" decor. You love to go to that part and "chill" :)

Also, this week, we received a care packaged from Uncle Carter, filled with Asian goodies.  There was a little hole in the box though, when we went to retrieve it from the mailbox, that had ants coming out of it.  You took one look, screamed, and ran off. LOL

After we shook out all the ants and flattened the box for recycling, we took a good look at the loot, and there was a lot of it! You especially loved the "crackle on your tongue" pop rocks and the Yan Yans :)

We leave you with a couple of we-fies till next week :)

Grade 2 Week 43 ( June 11th - 17th )

You decided you wanted to revisit the Jedi Academy Books, and we received the Big Nate books that we had put on hold at the library.

We continue to learn more about Patricia Polacco through her books, which are a delight and beautifully illustrated.

We continue to try to read to open our minds and broaden our horizons,

but we still try to search for books that pique our interests as well.

We went upstairs for a craft session organized by the library, but we were the only ones there, as just about everyone was done and had left.  The lady in charge was sweet and gracious enough to set up a workstation for us even though she could have very well have been putting her stuff away.

You love anything to do with crafts, and loved painting the flower pot and bird feeder that she handed you.

Then, it was down to the reading nook :)

You still enjoy playing on the Kinect, and this time, you have prepared an audience :P

Jaxon and his crew

Now, this may seem like an odd photo, but it was to be printed and cut out as part of a craft for a Father's Day card. It made a lot of sense, trust me :)

Your current favorite thing to do? Draw Draw Draw, Doodle Doodle Doodle, Make funny comics and come up with super cute caricatures :)