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2015 Summer
STMP Summer Enrichment (Darrock) Darrock’s first book! Front cover is Darrock with lightning bolts hitting him, and back cover is Darrock riding a horse into a rainbow with a dark center. (Hmmm,... Read More
Ranitomeya sirensis (Highland lamasi / Tingo Maria)
I began thinking about keeping “highland lamasi” in 2014. All my prior experience in dart frogs was with larger D. tinctorius or A. galactanotus. I have a relatively small footprint collec... Read More
2015 Jan-March Kid Creations
Darrock Jan-March 2015 Darrock is starting to write and draw more at this age. He also likes to “seal” his notes, so this particular love note to mom has some glare from the glue that luck... Read More
2013 Kid Creations
A few of Shannon’s creations (the first one is drawn on a paper towel!): ... Read More
2015 Jan – Shannon Kinder
Shannon’s boat creation she made during centers, from 3 different angles. She pointed out the items inside the boat (people?) and inside the pole (fish? treasure? She did mention that she made a... Read More
2014 Christmas Creations
We had a wonderful Christmas in 2014. Mom & Dad both needed a break from work, so we took it! As a family, we were able to relax and re-connect with lots of games, soccer, movies…and just be... Read More
2014 Summer Enrichment Program
The kids both went to STMP’s Summer Enrichment Program, mostly because I needed some free time to work! 😉 But, also to get Darrock’s academics up to speed and give both of them somethin... Read More
2014 Sept. Darrock Preschool 4s
Nice kick-off to the first day of 4s pre-school with Ms. Denise. Just a couple of creations the month of Sept. The ‘D’ in the first picture was not really part of the plate. He came home w... Read More
2015 Spring – Kids Creations Made at Home
One of the first creations of the new year! Shannon’s classmate, David (who Darrock persistently called “Drew”) and his parents, Jaro and ? (grrrr, I can’t believe I forgot her... Read More
2014 Oct. Darrock Preschool 4s
October Creations: Darrock’s ‘D’ word – the teachers were really impressed that he knew how to pronounce it: Darrock’s ‘G’ word was Shannon’s homework! ... Read More
2014 Nov. Darrock Preschool 4s
November 2014 creations. The first 2 pics are a Thanksgiving card. The 3rd pic is Darrock’s ‘K’ word and a creation we were asked to make at home to hang on a school Christmas tree. ... Read More
2014 Dec. Darrock Preschool 4s
These little Angels were handed out whenever the kids were “caught” delivering acts of kindness and respect throughout the Fall semester. These were the ones Darrock received Sept-Dec, st... Read More
2014 Sept. – Shannon Kinder
Perhaps the highlight of starting Kindergarten for Shannon was being Queen of the Day, so I’ll post that book first. Shannon filled out the first page about herself and then each kid in the clas... Read More
2014 Fall – Kid Creations Made at Home
December 2014 Darrock worked so hard creating the (8!) tags for my Christmas presents that he gets the feature this month: And a great letter from Shannon: Shannon made these and hung them on the Chr... Read More
2014 Oct. – Shannon Kinder
Shannon’s teacher asked the kids to decorate this pumpkin in a way that represents what “Fall” means to their families. Soccer was the “sport of the 2014 Fall season” whe... Read More
2014 Nov. – Shannon Kinder
Kinder creations: Stuff Shannon obviously created on her own during centers or free time, the most impressive being the thermometer (weather and temperature has been studied some at home) and... Read More
2014 Dec. – Shannon Kinder
I LOVE this little creation that came home from school, though Jim is rather unimpressed. I don’t know if that’s because he can’t see the vibrant colors the same way we do or if he t... Read More
2014 Dec. STMP Christmas Gifts
Here is the Christmas present Darrock created at school and surprised us with on Christmas morning: This is our new annual tradition, thanks to Ms. Denise. She started this last year when Shannon... Read More