The Boyd Family

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Letter "C"

We made Clown Cupcakes for Letter "C"! To see more pictures and the complete recipe, click HERE

Ms. Jennifer at the library did a caterpillar craft with the children.

cotton on Letter "Cc"

I LOVE this sweet girl! What a sweet laugh she has!

Bible Story:

10 Commandments - Deuteronomy 27:10 & Deuteronomy 5:7-21

Our Favorite Letter "C" Books:

Corduroy by: Don Freeman

Scaredy Cat by: Cyndy Szekeres

Clopper the Christmas Donkey by: Emily King

The Adventures of Cody Cocoa Bean by: Hershey Foods Corp.

Circus Alphabet by: Patric Hudson

Fred & Barney Join the Circus by: Horace J. Elias

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by: Bonnie Lass & Philemon Sturges

Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by: Peggy Parish

Caps For Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina

Circus Caps For Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina

Clara Caterpillar by: Pamela Duncan Edwards

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by: Eric Carle

The Very Quiet Cricket by: Eric Carle

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by: Eric Carle

Quick as a Cricket by: Audrey Wood

Carousel by: Donald Crews

Cars by: Anne Rockwell

Clickety Clack by: Rob and Amy Spence

The Caboose Who Got Loose by: Bill Peet

My "c" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Cuckoo by: Lois Ehlert

Cows on the Farm by: Mari C. Schuh

Do Cows Bark? by: DK

Calico Cows by:Arlene Dubanevich

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Letter "E"

Olivia made "Eggs in a Nest" for her letter "E" recipe. For more pictures and to view the recipe click HERE

She made chocolate and butterscotch "Eggs in a Nest".

"Egg" Hunt

"Easter" bunny

"Easter Egg"

Olivia and family wearing our "Easter" clothes.

Bible Story:

"E" Earth - Genesis 1:1

Favorite Letter "E" Books:

The Little Engine that Could by: Watty Piper

Henry and the Elephant by: Rev. W. Awdry

Face to Face with Elephants by: Beverly and Dereck Joubert

The Trunk (Elephant) by: Brian Wildsmith

Horton Hatches the Egg by: Dr. Seuss

Emma's Eggs by: Margriet Ruurs

An Extraordinary Egg by: Leo Lionni

Eggday by: Joyce Dunbar

The Egg Book (picture book) by: Jack Kent

Happy Easter, Dear Dragon by: Margaret Hillert

My "e" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Friday, March 22, 2013

Letter "V"

We made Apple Volcanoes that erupted! Click HERE to see the recipe!

VeggieTales on Letter "V"!

putting stickers on her Valentines cards

Vegetables on a Vest

Our Favorite Letter "V" Books:

My "v" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Volcanoes: Mountains that blow their tops by: Nicholas Nirgiotis

Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes by: Anita Ganeri

June 29, 1999 by: David Wiesner (Vegetables)

Growing Vegetable Soup by: Lois Ehlert

The Ugly Vegetables by: Grace Lin

Ada Potato by: Judith Caseley (Violin)

Valentines Books:

Silly Tilly's Valentine by: Lillian Hoban

Little Mouse's Big Valentine by: Thacher Hurd

The Valentine Bears by: Eve Bunting & pictures by: Jan Brett

Max's Valentine

The Night Before Valentine's Day by: Natasha Wing

Secret Valentine by: Laura Damon

Biscuit's Valentine's Day by: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

VeggieTales Books:

Bob and Larry's ABC's by: Phil Vischer

PaGrape's Shapes by: Phil Vischer

Junior's Colors by: Phil Vischer

Archibald's Opposites by: Phil Vischer

God Loves You Very Much

Bible Story for Letter "V"

Vine - John 15:5

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Letter "B"

Olivia learned how to make Banana Pudding from her great-grandmother. To see more pictures from our Letter "B" cooking and the Banana Pudding recipe click HERE

button art

Olivia made a butterfly by painting a coffee filter.

Olivia loves Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear? We put the pictures in order to go with the story.

Bible Stories:
"B" for Bible Psalm 33:4
"B" for Balaam - Balaam's donkey had super eyes! Numbers 22

Favorite Letter "B" Books:
Little Blue Truck by: Alice Schertle
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (a classic) Illustrated by: Michael Hague
Berlioz The Bear by: Jan Brett
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by: Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
The Lamb and the Butterfly by: Arnold Sundgaard, pictures by: Eric Carle
Bear Snores On by: Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman
The Baby BeeBee Bird by: Diane Redfield Massie
Blueberries for Sal by: Robert McCloskey
My "b" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
Bananas by: Cynthia Klingel & Robert B. Noyed
Bananas by: Elaine Landau
Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella by: James Mayhew
Old Bear and His Cub by: Olivier Dunrea
The Berenstains' "B" Book
What's for Lunch? Banana by: Pam Robson
Cowgirl Rosie and Her Five Baby Bison by: Stephen Gulbis
Brave: A Mother's Love (based on the movie) by: Melissa Lagonegro
Biscuit and the Baby by: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Bun Bun Button by: Patricia Polacco

Friday, January 4, 2013

Letter "Y"

Yummy Snowflakes: To see more pictures from our Letter "Y" cooking, click HERE

Yarn on "Y"

Olivia painting her letter "Y". She absolutely LOVES to paint!! We have some of the color wonder paints but the good 'ol water colors are still the least messy in my opinion.