Tyler's High School Graduation - Class of 2015

Audubon for Kate

Kate and I enjoyed a weekly preschool class at the Audubon Society over a four week period.  Each week, the class focused on a different habitat.

The first class was all about the forest.  As we walked through the forest, the children turned over logs, looked up in trees, and explored everything in their path.

 Kate liked putting bugs in her bug jar for examination.

The wetlands were the focus of our second class.  Nets were used to scoop out sludge that we examined for little critters.  We found and observed dragonfly larvae, snails, fingernail clams, and snail eggs.

Kate touched a whelk during our third class when we learned about tide pools and the animals that live in them.

During our final class we explored the meadow.

The Audubon Society runs so many great programs.  Kate and I both enjoyed this class and we hope to return for classes again in the fall.

Painting Bird Style

We enjoy books by Kevin Henkes, and Birds is one of our favorites.  We have borrowed it from the library many times.  After reading it recently, I laid out some paper, paint, and feathers taped to skewers to give Kate an opportunity to paint like a bird!  I was inspired by this page in the book:

Kate had a great time painting bird style!

Tennis

Tyler's tennis season ended recently and these are the last few articles from The Spectator.  

Washington, D.C.

When Tyler was ten, he and I stole away for a few days to spend some time in Washington, D.C.  It was a great educational trip for both of us.

Tom and I thought it would be great for Collin to visit the nation's capital and this time, Tom went on the trip.  Here are a few pictures from their trip:

I'm happy they were able to have this time away together.

Paddington

Reagan, Kate and I were very excited when we planned a Paddington party to be held while Tom and Collin were in Washington, D.C., but Reagan was so sick during that time that we postponed the party.  We only had to wait one week, and it was nice that Reagan was healthy for our little party.

We read this book before watching the movie and enjoying a few bear treats.

Reagan and Kate made these cute Paddington bags.  Kate used hers to hold her popcorn, but Reagan chose to use hers as a puppet.

We also made paper plate Paddington masks.

After watching the movie (it was super cute), the girls both wanted to try orange marmalade (Paddington's favorite food), but we didn't have any on hand.  The next day I made bear shaped orange marmalade sandwiches and I was pleasantly surprised that both girls enjoyed them.