Last month, the older kids had bridge-building competition,
and this month, the little ones had a Lego show-and-tell!
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| Eli displaying his Lego catapult and launching M 'n M's to everyone :) |
"Whom shall he teach knowledge? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little." Isaiah 28:9,10. For more pictures, visit my portfolio at www.devriendphotography.blogspot.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Nichols Creek Field Trip
We had the wonderful opportunity to accompany a friend and retired DNR ecologist on a delightful hike in a nearby nature preserve.
It was a little slice of paradise, I do believe.
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| crystal clear babbling brooks that never stop all year round |
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| teaching about compasses |
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| He showed us the springs and seeps bubbling out of the ground that are the very beginning of what eventually becomes the mighty Milwaukee River. |
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| This tiny flow of water coming from the ground never stops, unaffected by summer drought or winter freezes. Neither does it change in temperature, it is 45 degrees all year round. That was astonishing to all of us! |
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| spring ephemerals called bloodroot |
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| curious little fungi |
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| horsetail - it used to grow as big as trees before the flood |
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| horsetail is full of silica...dried and powdered it is nutritious to take as tea for healthy joints, bones, hair, nails, and skin |
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| compass curiosity |
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| the kids would have stayed here all day |
This Week
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| Theo's drawing abilities are catching me by surprise lately! This is a "robot". |
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| these delicious little hints of the warmth to come |
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| these sweet little school moments |
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| lego projects |
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| Miles' moon phases school project ;) |
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| Eli's drawing is getting much better too!! |
Mail!
The kids were thrilled when a package of Easter treats came in the mail from Grandpa and Grandma Sammy...all the way from AZ!
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| scented play dough I think |
Happy 36th Birthday Daddy!
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| the kids and I all chipped in to get him a cordless, battery Milwaukee stapler...Miles' saw a need and gave us the idea! |
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| he was completely surprised and thrilled! |
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| we celebrated later with a scooter ride on South Pier |
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| and the kids first time experiencing the ice cream parlor on South Pier :) |
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| the celebrating continued into Easter afternoon with his request of 7-layer salad as his birthday treat! |
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| and a little arm wrestling ;) |
Cousin Charlotte Slept Over...
...and her one request during her weekend on the farm was to have a shaving cream fight!
Of course, Auntie Mel couldn't say no...
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