Friday, January 30, 2009

Disney World, Take 2


Well, I didn’t think we’d get back to Disney World again any time soon, but we did it last week, and just got back in town yesterday.

What a wild and fun trip!

Let’s see…we hit Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Disney Quest and downtown Disney, and Blizzard Beach. The weather was pretty cold at first, and eventually warmed up to the 70’s which was nice.

I’ve got a ton of Disney pics over at my Facebook — look me up: “Demetria Zinga” and add me as a friend to view them.

I’ll admit…I’ve been pretty lazy about blogging this week…but hey, I’ve been on vacation!

Above, you’ll see a picture of BigGirl enjoying a pose with Princess Aurora.

So..what a surprise. Thanks, hubby, for the awesome trip!

Well I guess it’s back to work now. :-)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Back to school in '09

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Well, it’s back to school in the Zinga home. Back to homeschool, that is.

This morning, BigGirl and I got started right away with school…starting with science. We were studying forest habitats, when I got the idea that it would be fun to do a lapbook…so here I am mapping out the idea on construction paper, getting it started for BigGirl.

000_0042And again…trying to get those lines straight.

BigGirl homeschoolingSo BigGirl finishes it up for me…forest habitats, water habitats, desert habitats, and water habitats…

Fun, Fun.

biggirl on piano for homeschoolNext was a piano lesson…she’s doing so well. We’re using Thompson’s this year. Today we learned about tones- pianissimo, piano, forte, mf…that was fun.

000_0046Afterward we wind down a bit with Charlotte’s Web. We take turns reading to one another…I make her read out loud so I can hear her rhythm. BigGirl is an avid reader- she’s totally into American Girls series and The Boxcar Children. Almost all day long she’s never without a book at hand, finding an empty corner in the living room to curl up and read.

000_0051Later this afternoon we took her to ballet, then came back home to make chocolate chip cookies. YUM! Here is BigGirl helping out with the cooking. She loves to help me bake.

The cookies were a hit. I think we ate them up in less than 3 hours…

000_0053And last, but not least…BabyGirl enjoys spaghetti from her booster seat, taking it all in stride…

That’s all for now!