ALVIN AND SIMON

THE BOYS ARE REALLY INTO "ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS" RIGHT NOW, SO HERE THEY ARE SINGING SOME OF THE SONGS FROM THE NEW MOVIE.

PLANETARIUM AND OLYMPIC FOUNTAIN

ON THIS FIELD TRIP WE RODE THE PUBLIC BUS AND THE TRAX TRAIN DOWNTOWN TO THE GATEWAY WHERE WE WENT TO THE PLANETARIUM. WE SAW SOME OF THE DISPLAYS AND WATCHED THE MOVIE THE CARDBOARD ROCKET WHICH IS ABOUT ALL OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. AFTER THE PLANETARIUM WE WALKED OVER TO THE OLYMPIC FOUNTAIN AND HAD LUNCH ON THE ROCKS. THE KIDS THEN RAN AROUND IN THE FOUNTAIN AND HAD FUN GETTING ALL WET. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. MY GROUP SOPHIA, MESA, J.J., AND ANDREW RIDING THE TRAX TRAIN.


ANDREW ON MARS


SOPHIA, J.J., MESA AND ANDREW ON MARS


ANDREW ON THE MOON


ANDREW, J.J., AND MESA ON THE MOON


ANDREW PLAYING IN THE OLYMPIC FOUNTAIN




GETTING HIT IN THE BUM


ANDREW AND HUGO BEING CRAZY BOYS

TRACY AVIARY AND LIBERTY PARK

I ACCOMPANIED ANDREW AND HIS 1ST GRADE CLASS DOWNTOWN TO THE TRACY AVIARY AND LIBERTY PARK GREENHOUSE AND PLAYGROUND. THIS IS THE GROUP I WAS IN CHARGE OF, LUIS, ANDREW, MADISON AND SHIANA. I DIDN'T GET ANY PICS OF THE GREENHOUSE BECAUSE I WAS HAVING TECHINCAL DIFFICULITIES WITH THE CAMERA BUT WAS ABLE TO GET SOME POSES ON THE PLAYGROUND. ENJOY ALL OF THE COOL BIRD PICS.









GREATER SANDHILL CRANE



GOLDEN EAGLE



BALD EAGLES



HAWK



ANDREW MEASURES UP


EMU


RED CROWNED CRANE


HORNBILL



REMEMBERING BACK TO 6TH GRADE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A WOOD DUCK


BARNEY THE BARN OWL


ARGENTINIAN FLAMINGO'S



WOW MEMORIES OF LIVING IN ONTARIO SURE CAME BACK WHEN I HEARD THIS LOVELY BIRD TALKING.



MR.PEACOCK SHOWING OFF FOR THE LADIES


BLACK NECKED SWAN


OF COURSE BEING A GIRL I HAD TO TAKE A PIC OF THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS


KATLYN, LOGAN AND ANDREW SHOWING OFF THEIR BALANCING SKILLS


KATLYN, ANDREW AND CHRISTIAN PLAYING HOUSE


CHRISTIAN AND ANDREW HANGING OUT ON THE ROOF


ANDREW CLIMBING HIGH


ANDREW WAY UP HIGH IN THE SKY

RED BUTTE GARDENS

ON MONDAY I ACCOMPANIED NICHOLAS' CLASS TO RED BUTTE GARDENS. I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE AND WAS EXCITED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. WE HAD A GUIDE TAKE US ON A HIKE UP IN THE HILLS ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND SHOW US ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS FOUND IN NATURE. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I REALLY LEARNED A LOT. IT WAS QUITE HOT THAT DAY AND I GOT A PRETTY GOOD SUNBURN ON THE BACK OF MY NECK. NEXT TIME I WILL FOR SURE BRING SUNSCREEN. WELL HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE SAW AND LEARNED ABOUT IN RED BUTTE GARDENS.


THESE ARE THE BOYS WHO WERE IN MY GROUP. NICHOLAS, ROBERTO, FISCHER AND ANDREW.


DAFFODILS


BALSAM ROOT IS NATIVE TO UTAH AND THE SCENT IT EMMIT'S IS THAT OF CHOCOLATE


FIELD OF BALSAM ROOT


GAMBLE OAK TREES WITH A MAGPIE NEST


WATER LEAF


FORGET-ME-NOT FLOWERS FROM THE BLUE BELLE FAMILY


A FIELD OF FORGET-ME-NOTS


THE COLORED SPECS GROWING ON THE ROCK ARE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISMS, FUNGUS AND ALGAE. WHEN THEY GROW TOGETHER THEY FORM WHAT IS CALLED LICHEN. THEY WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN TO TREES AND THEY SURVIVE ON ROCKS BY USING THE MINERALS FOUND IN THE STONE.


MORE LICHEN GROWING ON THE ROCK


LADYBUG


ORGAN LEAF


COOPER HAWK NEST


OAK TUNNEL


CORAL HONEYSUCKLE

WATER BALLOONS

MY NEIGHBOR CAMILLE, LOADED UP ALL OF THESE BALLOONS LAST SATURDAY AND LET THE KIDS HAVE AT EACHOTHER. WHAT FUN THEY HAD AND EVEN DID A GREAT JOB AT CLEANING UP ALL OF THE LITTLE BALLOON PIECES. HERE ARE MY LITTLE MEN SHOWING OFF THEIR SKILLS.