Monday, May 26, 2008

Hummingbird Moth




Last night I went out to turn on the sprinklers and there was this thing floating around one of my plants that has little tiny white flowers. I thought I was looking at a tiny hummingbird. It moved just like a hummingbird, wizzing from flower to flower and hovering at each while it drank. I told David to come out and look. I asked if he thought it was a hummingbird. He said, "It looks like it, but look at those antennae." I went and quickly looked it up on the internet and sure enough, it was a moth--a hummingbird moth. The thing that was so amazing about it, was you could get right up to it and it never even flinched. Just acted as if you weren't there and went about its business. These pictures I took make it look more like a moth than it did in real life. It was really cool. I was impressed that my camera got such clear pictures of the wings, as they were moving so fast they were almost invisible to the naked eye.

Preschool Graduation





Lillian graduated from preschool on Friday. She asked if she could take her umbrella with her as it had been raining off and on. I dropped her at the classroom and then took my seat with the parents, thinking she'd just put it with the coats and backpacks, but as you can see, she didn't...

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Great Book!




This is a great book! I just finished it. I highly recommend it if you want to make sure your kids are learning how to think, a process which isn't taught very well in our current school system. Using classics to teach is the main reason Stories in Concert exists. We are excited to be a part of this endeavor and enthusiastic about the future of our company.

SOMEBODY please teach those Knight girls how to smile!