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We were able to visit the Leonardo DaVinci exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and if you haven't seen it yet, you should try to swing by sometime before Nov. 9th. The exhibit shows Leonardo's actual drawings from over 500 years ago. It is amazing all the things that he was able to engineer in his mind and put on paper. Of course, it takes an engineer to read his backward writing!

Here are some pictures of the girls enjoying the family day celebrating this exhibit:

Haircuts for Love

My youngest daughter is known for her hair. It has been her trademark from birth. It was the first thing the doctors mentioned as she was being born; the nurses kept commenting how she already had a hair style from day one; people would stop us and always say something about her hair when we walked through the mall. We have all gotten used to it.


Last year we finally cut her hair and donated a ponytail to Locks of Love. She still had lots of hair left, so it wasn't too drastic of a change. A few weeks ago, we finally decided it was time to donate again, but we knew that we did not have as much as last time. So, we braced for the change. It was a big change, and now we have a bouncy, free five-year-old.

Plants Lapbook

These past few months, we have been studying plants. I feel like we are actually learning something about science this year. The lapbooks seem to be a great way to incorporate fun and learning in an area that is very information-driven.

So, check out our latest creations:

The girls spent lots of time using stencils to make their lapbooks reflect the information inside. I was very happy to see their creativity come alive.

We used information from our science textbook, Considering God's Creation, and I also incorporated some great material I found on the internet. Homeschool Share is a great site for FREE resources.

I'm impressed that we are actually completing something for science! Hopefully, the girls are learning something, too! :)