Summer Fun

We have also been doing non-alphabet activities this summer.

 Milder weather means some outdoor play can be considered.

We welcomed the Aggies by handing out food and smiles during Howdy week,

 then cooled our feet in a fountain.  

 Our big summer project has been recording songs for verses for each letter of the alphabet.
We've had lots of people graciously volunteer their time and talents for this project which is now halfway done.

Working with born performers means plenty of drama!

Alexa's favorite pastime is baking (otherwise known as tasting), so we have spent lots of time in the kitchen making messes. 

Before this video Jenny asked, "Fink we can baff her?"

Jenny is starting to use nicknames, her favorite of which is to call herself "Jenty."  She still persists in calling me Lori a fair amount.  Alexa says "baba" instead of Mama.

EFGH

E is for eating, and we did plenty of that.  Not even tortillas in the package were spared.

I didn't take pictures of any of the E or F projects, but they included eggs, elephants, pressed flowers and feathers.

G is for granola 

and gorilla fingers! (olives)

 We also made green eggs and ham and copied his expression before and after eating them.

H is for hand prints, so we used finger-paint to make some.  I could have gotten away with making it all pink.

 There's a reason we haven't done finger-painting before "it's too messy."

At least somebody enjoys it.  Good thing it was edible :)

We've also been learning about rhyming words.  I don't know that it's caught on...
most common kind: Gram and Grammy rhyme!
also: reindeer and antelope rhyme!
closest: crocs and crocs rhyme!
my favorite: mac and roni rhyme!