Dinosaurs at Disney World!

Well Disney was a huge hit with the entire family!  Here are a few photos to share.

First Night!

We won't let Buzz Lightyear down!

I think Mickey liked his mohawk ;).

All three of us survived the Tower of Terror!

Trentonsaurus Rex conquers Hollywood Disney!

Dinosaurs do NOT like their photos taken with Tinkerbell...

I hope everyone is having a magical summer!

Trentonsaurus Rex VS. Dale Chihuly

Today, we participated in an Oklahoma City Museum of Art class, entitled Color and Light.  This class explored the artist, Dale Chihuly, and the amazing ways he uses light, color, and form.  Here are some of his works:

After we explored his creations, we went back to a classroom to create something with color and light for ourselves.

Finally we headed home so we could display our art with light!

Thank you Oklahoma City Museum of Art!

What a Dinosaur Knows About Being Brave

Well, after a nice two week vacation, half in Disney, half cleaning up after Disney, I started the sample philosophy course with Trenton.  The first topic is about courage and bravery and how we perceive those traits.  It used the story "Dragons and Giants" from the book Frog and Toad Together.

I had Trenton read the story to me.  Trenton was very engaged, and I found it interesting how his perception of what bravery is changed and developed as he was asked questions about what happened in the story.  15 min of my time turned out to be a valuable life lesson about what is and is not brave, like doing something dangerous because your friends told you to, and how afraid you are can define just how brave you are being.  It also covered how bravery comes in many forms, and people process their fears in just as many ways.  Here are the guidelines I used on this topic:  http://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/wiki/%22Dragons_and_Giants%22_from_Frog_and_Toad_Together

I did not have the book on hand, so I checked it out at my local library!