Happy 5th Birthday sweet Nadia!
Louanne on Oct 28th 2011
Happy 5th Birthday sweet Nadia! You have been excited about turning 5 since you turned 4! The number 5 has been your favorite number for as long as I can remember so this birthday is a big deal to you. We have watched you grow and mature so much in the last year. I have been in awe the last month or so at how ‘big girl’ you seem. Here is a quick look at the last year – and what a year it’s been with the addition of Amelie to our family and you becoming a big sister. We love you Nadia!
October 2010 – 4 years old
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011
September 2011
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Monarch Butterflies
Louanne on Oct 24th 2011
We studied Monarch Butterflies in our Autumn unit study. A couple of weeks ago when we were leaving church I saw some on the bushes near our car. Mike was able to capture some photos that I thought turned out awesome. I told Nadia that it was like a little gift from God to be able to see them in real life right before we did our study.
Here are some things we learned that I found interesting.
- The orange coloring on the Monarch’s wings makes animals and birds throw up if they are eaten. So many birds have learned to avoid them.
- Monarchs come out with huge abdomens filled with liquid. They move all the liquid into their wings to make them larger then sit still for a few hours for their wings to harden. Then they are able to fly.
- Monarchs born in the spring only live 3 months.
- Monarchs born in the summer live 9 months and they are the ones that migrate in the fall and spend the winter in Mexico and other protected southern areas.
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Wordless Wednesday
Louanne on Oct 5th 2011
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Hello October!
Louanne on Oct 2nd 2011
After the record setting hot Texas summer we experienced this year its been nice for the weather to be down in the 80′s. These dresses were hand me downs from my dear friend Jessica’s girls and Amelie is about to outgrow hers so I wanted to try and get some photos of the girls. For the record, I narrowed the 58 shots Mike took down to 6. I think that there is something fun about each of these shots.
And we end with Nadia’s “Are we done yet?” face.
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