Sometimes we bring along school books.
And if we are REALLY lucky, the park manager finds the time in her very busy schedule so show the kids some photos of wildlife in this park.
5/17/08
Outdoor School
Now that it is warmer, we have been going to a local park, Hok-Si-La, in the afternoons a few days a week. First we hike the trails, finding all kinds of treasures, then we somehow manage to find some time to play in the park.
Sometimes we bring along school books.
And if we are REALLY lucky, the park manager finds the time in her very busy schedule so show the kids some photos of wildlife in this park.
Sometimes we bring along school books.
And if we are REALLY lucky, the park manager finds the time in her very busy schedule so show the kids some photos of wildlife in this park.
5/11/08
Dance Recital
The girls had their dance recital Friday night....It is Maybelle's sixth recital! Hard to believe how time passes! They both did a great job....their instructor is fantastic and makes it so much fun for the kids. Both girls danced twice...one tap, one ballet. Greta did "Rock a Hula" for tap which was so adorable....it was so cute watching them hula hoop!
Dance and piano are done for a few months...........on Thursday, Maybelle flies up from Brownies to Juniors, and then scouts is done until summer camp. Greta has a scout sleepover in a couple of weeks, then she is done until camp and horseback riding. Gosh it has been a long year...we will enjoy the summer reprieve, and them I am sure, do it all over again next year!!!!!!
4/16/08
4/4/08
Tapping Trees
Our home school group went to Whitewater State Park for a hands on program learning about maple syrup.
Here Greta is helping to drill a hole in the tree.
A little taste of the dripping sap...the girls could taste no sweetness to it...they said
it tastes the same as water.
Grandpa came along with us....the buckets of sap were pretty heavy...we carried them over to the fire.
Of course eagle-eye Maybelle finds a super cool fossil!!!! We think it is of a baby turtle!
Showing the fossil to a ranger.
Tasting the maple syrup!!!! Delicious!!!!!!!!
Here Greta is helping to drill a hole in the tree.
A little taste of the dripping sap...the girls could taste no sweetness to it...they said
it tastes the same as water.
Grandpa came along with us....the buckets of sap were pretty heavy...we carried them over to the fire.
Of course eagle-eye Maybelle finds a super cool fossil!!!! We think it is of a baby turtle!
Showing the fossil to a ranger.
Tasting the maple syrup!!!! Delicious!!!!!!!!
3/30/08
Paintbrush cookies
These cookies are so fun to make.....just your basic sugar dough, and we make a paint with egg yolk, a bit of water and food coloring.....
3/27/08
Minnesota's Sesquincentennial
The girls' celebrated Minnesota's birthday at the library last week. Here they are signing a card from our town to the governor.
This banner is traveling around the state throughout the year, spending a few days in each city.
We had birthday cake too.....little did we know that the icing would turn out tongues blue.....fitting I guess since "Minnesota" means land of sky colored waters!!!!!!
This banner is traveling around the state throughout the year, spending a few days in each city.
We had birthday cake too.....little did we know that the icing would turn out tongues blue.....fitting I guess since "Minnesota" means land of sky colored waters!!!!!!
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