Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Posing at the Medici fountain
This was one of our last stops-amazingly that balloon made it all the way home.
Degas' Dancer
We did a whistle stop our of the Musee D'Orsay mainly to see the art deco rooms which of course where closed! Sam enjoyed seeing this young lady though.
A very rogue like pose
This is just what rogue looks like when he is attacking one of his stuffed animals!
Hanging out with the ancients
We made second more leisurely trip to the Louvre on our second day, mainly to see the Code of Hamurabi but as luck would have it it had been taken away for a special exhibition that wasn't yet open. We had to make due with these cool reliefs from the palace of Sargon.
looking impish again
Our second day started with a trip to Les Invalides where we saw Napoleon's tomb and tons and tons of armour and weapons. None of us had been before and it was well worth the visit, especially if you have a little boy who is into swords and spears and knights.
Medieval beauty
A very atmospheric shot taken by M, you would never know the place was teaming with people.
Stately Stained Glass
This is the main chapel at Sainte Chapelle, an amazing medieval church very close to Notre Dame.
The parents as taken by sam
Here we are after a very long day sightseeing-we had just finished our first trip to the Louvre and were off in search of dinner. We had been up since 4am which is why both M and I look shattered. Sam was still full of energy at this point! Must be something to do with all the chocolate I kept giving him.
Ready to leap
You would never know that just moments before he complained of being tired and needing to sit down for a rest!
Looking very impish
Here is Sam full of energy after a quick trip round the Louvre. Not sure which he enjoyed more, wandering in the museum or leaping on the pillars outside!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Introducing his beaver pack to warhammer
Last night Sam completed his hobby badge by giving a short talk on warhammer to his beaver pack. He had spent a lot of time in the morning working on his presentation and even gave V & C a run through when they came over. I was very proud of him for standing up and talking so well to the group, he seemed so grown up!
Now how do I make hydrogen?
M and Sam have had lots of fun recently learning about the periodic table. Using marbles, fingers and the periodic chart, sam has learned about various elements and their isotopes and how to make them.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sam's latest Craze..
is top gear. Ever since we discovered BBCiplayer and I showed him a clip of top gear he has been hooked. It is a sad day in our house if there is not a new episode to watch!! M and I enjoy watching it too and I think sam's fav bits are the cars as most of the humor goes over his head. Thank goodness we don't have a tv because there is a new channel called Dave that seems to show top gear almost non stop! Poor V knows all the words to every episode now as her dh and ds watch it all weekend!!
We have been very busy since my last post-visiting friends, home ed group, playing warhammer and delivering phone books. Formal school work has happened this week but there has also been lots of practical work-counting, writing and organising. Sam has been a huge help to V and I in delivering 549 phonebooks. He has been in charge of making sure we had enough books for each street and marking them off as they were delivered. He was such a big help and very patient! The nice sunny weather helped to make the job easier, not sure it would have been as much fun in the pouring rain!!
The theme for home ed group this week was china an chinese new year and I think everyone had fun. Between the three of us, V, C and I there were tons of activities for the children to and everyone had lots to take away with them at the end of the session. The biggest hits were the homemade kites, dragon headresses and the great wall made of sugar cubes. Children love making things from sugar cubes and suprisingly eat very few of the cubes while constructing!! I think that if we could fit them into every session the children wouldn't mind. The moms might thought as the mortar that holds them together (icing sugar and egg whites) is a pain to clean off the tables. The theme of the next session is toys and games and I am pretty sure that I won't be able to work them into that.
We are on a paris countdown here and are all very excited. We have drawn up a short list of places that we want to visit so that we don't miss anything out on our flying visit. I keep hoping that being the the glamorous setting of paris will help me to forget what a big birthday I have coming up. I can't possibly be as old as it says on my passport, I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up!
We have been very busy since my last post-visiting friends, home ed group, playing warhammer and delivering phone books. Formal school work has happened this week but there has also been lots of practical work-counting, writing and organising. Sam has been a huge help to V and I in delivering 549 phonebooks. He has been in charge of making sure we had enough books for each street and marking them off as they were delivered. He was such a big help and very patient! The nice sunny weather helped to make the job easier, not sure it would have been as much fun in the pouring rain!!
The theme for home ed group this week was china an chinese new year and I think everyone had fun. Between the three of us, V, C and I there were tons of activities for the children to and everyone had lots to take away with them at the end of the session. The biggest hits were the homemade kites, dragon headresses and the great wall made of sugar cubes. Children love making things from sugar cubes and suprisingly eat very few of the cubes while constructing!! I think that if we could fit them into every session the children wouldn't mind. The moms might thought as the mortar that holds them together (icing sugar and egg whites) is a pain to clean off the tables. The theme of the next session is toys and games and I am pretty sure that I won't be able to work them into that.
We are on a paris countdown here and are all very excited. We have drawn up a short list of places that we want to visit so that we don't miss anything out on our flying visit. I keep hoping that being the the glamorous setting of paris will help me to forget what a big birthday I have coming up. I can't possibly be as old as it says on my passport, I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up!
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Happy Feburary!
Last week was a busy week here and it is hard to believe that is feb already. The week started off with our first syston home ed group of the year. Our theme was Winter and it was a very busy session. We had 19 families and about 35 children! Needless to say it was a very loud session, especially as a majority of the children were boys of between 4-8. One of the activities was to make a rain gauge out of 2L soda bottles, most of the boys however thought it was much more fun to use them as swords and light sabres. Despite all the sword play there was lots of concentrating and lots of learning going on and I think everyone had fun.
The rest of the week passed in a blurr-two trips into the city centre, one to do mystery jobs and the other so that sam could play warhammer. Despite not being an official game day he managed to find someone to play and beat them. I am not sure it was really a fair match though as the other boy was outnumbered two to one. In the end he conceded the match as sam had killed most of his army.
Sam and M had their first science lesson-M is teaching him all about the periodic table and the various elements. They used marbles to represent the protons, electrons and ions. Sam really enjoyed it had came away saying what great teacher daddy was and how much fun he made the lesson. They had their second lesson today and I think just as much fun was had. Today they looked at states of matter and hydrogen atoms I think.
This week promises to be even busier than last with visits to friends, birthday parties and lots of bits and pieces going on. I don't mind though as very soon the three of us will be drinking champagne as the eurostar whisks us to paris (okay sam won't be drinking champagne-he will have to settle for sparkling apple juice). I am being thoroughly spoilt this year as we are going to paris for two nights to celebrate my very big birthday. Maybe it won't seem so bad that way. I certainly don't feel old enough to be the number that I am about to be.
The rest of the week passed in a blurr-two trips into the city centre, one to do mystery jobs and the other so that sam could play warhammer. Despite not being an official game day he managed to find someone to play and beat them. I am not sure it was really a fair match though as the other boy was outnumbered two to one. In the end he conceded the match as sam had killed most of his army.
Sam and M had their first science lesson-M is teaching him all about the periodic table and the various elements. They used marbles to represent the protons, electrons and ions. Sam really enjoyed it had came away saying what great teacher daddy was and how much fun he made the lesson. They had their second lesson today and I think just as much fun was had. Today they looked at states of matter and hydrogen atoms I think.
This week promises to be even busier than last with visits to friends, birthday parties and lots of bits and pieces going on. I don't mind though as very soon the three of us will be drinking champagne as the eurostar whisks us to paris (okay sam won't be drinking champagne-he will have to settle for sparkling apple juice). I am being thoroughly spoilt this year as we are going to paris for two nights to celebrate my very big birthday. Maybe it won't seem so bad that way. I certainly don't feel old enough to be the number that I am about to be.
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