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Mommytography 10/2-10/22

.....And the update continues. I have continued to take pictures on a regular basis, but obviously have not been posting them. Does anyone know of a 30 day picture template that I could use and export into a blog post? I am desperately wanting to find a way to do monthly picture updates to get myself caught up.

10/2 Making cookies at grandmas

10/4-10/5 Mother Earth Meal Planning attempts.

10/8- School Folk Festival

10/8- Date Spa night

10/10- Kennedy perfecting those fine motor skills. Home-made toy.

10/10- Another Mother Earth Meal

10/11- Playtime with daddy

10/13- Alex does storytime for younger sisters.

10/20- Date night dessert

10/21- Checking out new books at Barnes & Nobles

10/22- Our first garden rose!

10/22- Apple Picking at the orchard

Apple cookies, donughts and cider, YUMMY!!!!

Below the mountain you can see Monticello and UVA.  Thomas Jefferson couldn't have chose a more beautiful place to live.

Finally, here's a picture of Kennedy & I at the end of our day.

 

Mommytography: October 1st 2011

October came with full force. We headed to the 2nd street festival and then the state fair (yes, both in one day). This post will be kept short to share pictures from those two events.

and the state fair moments....

We were all exhausted by the end of the day but boy was it fun!

Mommytography- September 2011

September is a month of change. School begins, I go back to work and as a family we all have to readjust from our leisurely summer schedule back to a scheduled one. I think we did a great job incorporating lots of fun and still a sense of ease this time around.

Bike rides and finding giant mushrooms

Mother Earth Meal Plan: chicken wrapped in turkey bacon, cous-cous and brocolli

learning

loving

late night outdoor musical play

time with aunt and counsins... 

homemade granola

Alex's garden canteloupe

potted sunflower

Mother Earth Meal: Barbeque chicken, squash lasagne, roasted vegetables with sauce.

Mother Earth Meal:  Fish Tacos w/guacamole. Sauteed vegatables w/sauce.

puddles and sunlight.

Mother Earth Meal: Stuffed spinach & lemon Chicken, salad

School supply list for girls new school.

Jordans's school lunch. happy face pizza, cranberries w/carrots & diced peaches.

Bunny hatch at school during pickup.

Mother Earth Meal- Salmon, squash, mixed rice.

50's diner: milkshakes for two above. Entertainment while we eat, below.

Aunt Norvels birthday dinner celebration

Sundays with grandma.

Girls breakfast (I was in a rush).  Cheese stick, fruit bar, strawberries, russian tea.

Mother Earth Meal: Wheat spaghetti with spinach & mango salad.

Mother Earth Meal: arugula salad, chicken (I don't recall what kind)

Dinner out, a yummy shrimp inspired dish at Maggianos.

Last of the seasons tomatoes....

Dear Hubby's birthday cake! Created by my sorority sister .

Mother Earth Meal: I have no idea what this was. It sure was beautiful though.

and there's our month of September in review!

I believe I am missing about 4 pictures, which are most likely in my cell phone. My goal is to create one "missed picture" page at the end to include all my cell phone pictures. Thanks for visiting!!!

(I promise we'll get back to more of an educational focus as the year moves on, I'm enjoying capturing pictures more from out family life vs. the girls educational life which IS still happenning)

Mommytography 8/25-8/31

8/25- A  shot from the "trunk" on our way to do some art at the childrens museum

8/26, this little guys was on the railing.

8/27, creating at home.

8/28 a bike ride w/friends and family to the lake.

8/29- Developing the early learner.

8/30- kids cooking class at Whole Foods

Then wedding gown shopping with soon to be sister-in-law!

8/31- We just made to pick up our free monthly plant for August.

and that wraps it up for August 2011.

Mommytography 8/13-8/22

8/13 Saturday-No pictures. Which means, mostly likely they are still in my phone.

 8/14- Fresh squash & zuchinni medley

8/15-  A random shot at the Whole Foods store & Jordan practicing her numbers.

8/16-A  friend came over to play then off to gymnastics.

8/17- No picture (again, probably in the camera)

8/18- A quick morning run to Bush Gardens where we mostly hung out in the animal park.

Then back home for a library outdoor concert.

8/19- a playdate with friends.

and Alex gave a  tour of her summer garden project, canteloupe.

 

and a late dinner with my sister and nephew :)

8/20, an evening romp at the swings.

8/21-no pictures once again.

8/22, dinner & playing in the backyard.

and for dessert, cantaloupe- our first harvest from the garden.

and that wraps up this segment.

Mommytography 8/12- Back to Nature.

In the morning Kennedy & I hung out at the Science Museum.  I snapped this picture of sea creatures as we were leaving to pick up the older girls from art camp.

after camp ( I don't believe I photographed their creations that day), we headed to the botanical gardens to explore in the natural environment.

Building with sticks....

hiding in dens

making pinecone stew

just enjoying being outside.

We must have stayed in the botanical graden for hours, it was wonderful.

Mommytography 8/11 Play, Art, More Play

8/11- Kennedy & I headed to the Children's Museum for a little fun in the morning.

at the museum, Jordan created a chinese latern and maracas of some sort.

Alex's class finished their animal project

Moby Dick Whale sculpture

African inspired bead people.

and a late bowling playdate with a friend.

That wraps up 8/11 (as best as I can recall or captured anyway!)

Mommytograph 8/10 Art,Music,PE

8/10- Kennedy and I headed to a Moms & Me playdate at the mall.

Then we headed to pick up the girls from art camp. Todays' project needed to dry over night.

Since we were at the art museum, we decided to go this the Moby Dick exhibit.

The whale is a 52 feet recreation of Moby Dick, made of  a large-scale vinyl inflatable understructure sheathed in white industrial felt. It's was created to include all the harpoon marks, etc. as in the book. It's a massive piece.

and here's a much better photo, compliments of the museum.

One of our favorite local bands was doing a lunch time performance at the main library so we headed there for about an hour, just to shake our sillies out.

Then home we went. I took a catnap, while the girls played in the backyard. Alex took this picture.

Then off to our Karate intro. lesson.  I think Jordan would really benefit from Martial Arts, however we're still looking around for a good fit (personality & budget wise).
Think we're going to look into our parks & rec. group.

and that's a wrap on another summer day.

8/9 Mommytography- Morning Farm & Art Camp Day 2

8/9- Kennedy and I headed out to the Children's Farm, while the older girls were at camp.

and a quick story hour before heading back to pick up the girls.

Back home to do some reading, computer work, naps, etc.

Then off to WholeFoods for their "half pints" kids cooking club. They made vegetarian pizzas.

Followed by gymnastics....lots of vault practice.

and the end to another productive day.

Mommytography 8/8 - Art Camp Day 1

8/8-  Monday Alex & Jordan started art camp at the VMFA. While the girls attended art camp, Kennedy & I headed to different local activities. This morning, we hit the childrens museum.

Then it was time to pick up the girls. Jordans class was studying art of the Pacific Northwest.

Alex had some mixed media work

then off they went to compare their art works...

admire some of the newest outdoor installations

Then head next door to the Va Historical Society just in time to catch the lunch story hour & explore the exhibits for a few minutes.

This was a pretty cool shadow movie "amputations"/ medical treatment during the Civil War.

Then it was time for the story/craft. This week was Henry's Freedom Box. I love the illustrations & gentleness in which this story is told.

They also had another activity table of primary sources (pictures) and asked students to put on sticky captions. I think I'm stealing this idea for my Civics class.

Last was a table with various period pieces for the kids to explore and ask about

and of course, dress up in some more.