Baton Rouge Zoo Fieldtrip

Last Thursday, we had a fieldtrip to the Baton Rouge Zoo with the Bayou Cajun Homeschoolers. Here is a picture of our group before starting. This was the first fieldtrip where we've had our t-shirts.

I took a picture of this egret because that’s the logo on our shirts.

This was the scheduled part of our fieldtrip to attend the Ed-Zoo-Cation Program “Web of Life.” The children were able to learn about 4 different animals (chinchilla, blue-tongued skink, screech owl, Madagascar cockroach) and pet them if they chose to.  (I was feeding Melody during this so some of the kids took these pictures).  After the talk, they were able to look at different skins and bones of animals.

After lunch, it was playtime!

The “Buzz Cuz”, Elliott, loving on Melody.

Cole enjoying the slide…although it was a little hot.  That’s why he’s lifting his leg in the last picture.

We were glad that Aunt Sara, Aunt Laura & Elliott were able to join us for the fieldtrip to celebrate Luke's 9th birthday.

Upward Basketball Games #8–Crazy Hair Day

Last Saturday was their last basketball games as well as crazy hair day. My pictures came out blurry again so I didn't have many actions shots. (Thankfully baseball season is next so I don't have to worry about the lighting as much.)

Luke’s team played a hard game.  They were tied at half-time.  My kids were trying to “mooch” some food off that kid.  He was an opponent of Cameron’s.

Luke’s team ended up loosing barely.  This was a hard blow for Luke because his team was undefeated.  He’s trying to hold back the tears.

Do you see the little bit of blue streak in Cole's hair? Melody wore a hat that Mrs. Candy gave us in honor of crazy hair day. I forgot to take a picture of my crazy hair until we got home.

Happy 9th Birthday Luke!

Yesterday was Luke's 9th birthday. We had a field trip to the Baton Rouge Zoo with Bayou Cajun Homeschoolers. To celebrate Luke's birthday, we brought some sugar cookies with icing and grasshopper cookies to share with our friends. (Grasshopper is his nickname.)
We went to TJ Ribs for dinner. They brought him out this huge dessert and gave him a TJ Ribs stuffed animal tiger.

*These were all taken with my iPhone…too lazy to drag out my big camera.