More Catching Up...

Okay, here is the rest of what I needed to post, to catch everyone up.

MONEY
Something clicked with Jaymi recently, regarding her understanding of money. She just seems to get it all of a sudden, and she is so interested in the concept too.
We have practiced adding up different coins, to total one dollar. She now knows how to add up any coin, to make dollar piles.
She was saving up to buy a stuffie that she wanted, and she added it up herself, to get the exact amount she needed (including tax) and bought it with her change.
Ever since then, she notices all price tags, and actually understands how some things are more expensive than others.
She'll tell me things like, "Mommy, this is only 4 dollars and 50 cents - that's not much" or "Mommy this is 11 dollars - that's too expensive".

HAWAII
Since Jaymi got back from her Sparks camping trip, which was Hawaiian-themed, she has been so interested in Hawaii. She is very interested in turtles anyway, and also creatures from under the sea, and so her room is gradually being turned into an under the sea room. So, we decided that one section of her room will be the land section...the island of Hawaii.
We even found a blow up palm tree for her room!
We studied the state of Hawaii, briefly learned about Pearl Harbour, and learned about the animals, weather, food and people of Hawaii.
We also learned about volcanoes, of course.


















POPPIES
We are lucky enough to have a small poppy field growing just a minute down the road from our house. It's a beautiful little field on the side of the road and every spring/summer, I take a picture of Jaymi in that field. Here are the pictures from 2006, 2007, and 2008:































PHOTOGRAPHY
Jaymi has become more and more interested in photography. I am currently doing a 365 project - that is, a self-portrait photography project where I take a self-portrait each day of this year. I am also doing a 365 project of Jaymi.
She is learning a lot about photography, and has actually taken quite a few pictures herself, with my camera. She knows a bit about the camera, composition, depth of field, focus, and angle.
Here are some pictures of her using the camera:



























And here are a couple of her own pictures - she took these!












AND MORE...
Stay tuned to hear about our study of Ireland that we just began.