Free LSU Basketball

Last Saturday we went to the LSU basketball game because it was FREE! We parked in the free lot and they had a shuttle bus that was taking people to the PMAC. I think the kids' favorite thing was riding the shuttle bus. After the game, we had to take a picture with the new Shaq statue.

Monday Night Football

The last flag football game was on Monday Night 11/7/11 so my pictures weren't that great. I'm not experienced at taking pictures under the bright lights.

School Week 7 Highlight

This week Micah was studying the letter F so she made a flag using the shapes rectangle and stars. It also happened to be Veteran's Day that day.

School Week #6 Highlights

One of Levi's math activities was to make quick donuts using biscuits. We used the smaller canned biscuits so he used an apple corer to make the hole.

Micah was studying the letter E this week and this day she was focusing on the oval shape. I boiled eggs and the kids got to dye them and eat them for a snack. I put magnetic letters in plastic Easter eggs and Luke and Cameron hid them upstairs for Miriam, Levi & Micah to find. Micah and Levi enjoyed showing me the letters that were in their names.

On Friday before the big LSU/Alabama game, we had "elephant ears" for breakfast and Micah made this elephant craft.

Magician's Assistant

At our Fall Festival, Miriam was chosen to be the magician's assistant for illusionist Jonathan Dupree. She helped him out with the coloring book trick.

Football Game #6

I didn't take many pictures at this game...just a couple of Levi & Miriam. I also took some videos of Miriam cheering...or at least doing the motions.

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Field Trip

Two weeks ago, our group went to the BRSO Discovery Concert for students. This was one of our activities for our older children. It was for Kindergarten thru high school. So I took Luke & Cameron and the 5 oldest Shelby boys while Amy watched the younger ones.


First they started off by introducing the instrument types (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion). Then each of the instruments in that group played a little selection so that they students could hear what the instrument sounded like. I think the favorite was the french horn because he played the Star Wars theme.

There was a selection of music from all over the world so that they students could hear a variety of music. Here's a list of songs that were performed:

• The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
• Duke Ellington Medley (USA)
• William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini (Italy)
• O Mio Babbino Caro by Giacomo Puccini (Italy)
• 3 Nigerian Dances by Samuel Akpabot (Nigeria)
• Tico Tico by Zequinha de Abreu (Brazil)
• Symphony No. 4 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky (Russia)
• Finale - "When the Saints Go Marching In"

This is a little video of a few pictures that were taken by a few moms with their cell phones at the performance. The music you hear in the background was the actual opera performace of "O Mio Babbino Caro" that was recorded my a mom's cell phone as well.