This week was one of the most beautiful since spring began. It was fairly warm and the sun was shining here in Georgia. So, we spent most of our time outdoors hiking and climbing trees! The kids used their binoculars or “Onoculist” as my daughter Jade calls them, to look for birds and squirrels. We followed deer tracks and found sweet little flowers on the forest floor.
Our Week in Pictures
Jade was convinced there where crocodiles, or as she calls them “crocydiewals,” in this little creek.
A cardinal pair made a nest in my sons favorite climbing tree. So, he is now on the look out for a new one.
When we were not outside hiking, we were inside painting and learning about Greenland Sharks! My son even got to ask questions from a real Shark Scientist online! That was really neat. We then learned about octopus, black warblers and our all time favorite snake…Titanaboa! Then we moved on to reviewing Paraceratherium, learning about Australopithecus and then Giganotosaurus! All of that was because my son wanted too! I was just along for the ride. Jade, meanwhile, painted beautiful pictures, on herself and my dinning room table….
We also had our very first Tea Party! It was quite the treat to have tea with baby cow, Mr. Dinosaur, Elsa, and Rapunzel….Yoda was not invited.
Gabriel had his best friend over one day and they played with LEGOs for three hours straight!
Finally, we went to the play ground. This gave Gabriel a chance to practice his sling shot while Jade practiced sliding and climbing on the picnic tables.
We had a really great week of play, nature, and homeschooling….although my dining room table may never recover.
Cute photos!! I love outdoor photos like this. I can’t wait for things to start turning green and bloom around here!!
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Thanks for stopping by Alycia! All of the green leaves and blossoms are getting me excited too 🙂
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Thanks for inviting me Rebecca!
That is seriously a lot of legos! I love your painting table, it even looks like some paint got onto the papers 🙂 This warmer weather has been great for getting outside and enjoying the outdoors. Thanks for linking to #BigTopBlogParty
Lol, you mean my dining room/painting table 🙂 Yes, she is quite the artist! Thanks for having me at the #BigTopBlogParty
What a lovely week you all have had. I really really wish I could handle messy play as I know it’s so good for kids and sensory skills but I don’t know how you didn’t panic with all that paint out. Looks like fun though. lol Great adventures. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. Hope you are having a lovely weekend. #sharewithme
Thanks Jenny! When my now 7 year old was 2 and 3, I did panic and fuss about the messes. It seems that I’ve mellowed since my daughter came along and she is 10 times more messy than he ever was!!! Most of the paint came off the table by the way….and the bit that didn’t, well now its a memory 🙂
Spring has a way of breathing new life into us all. It’s such an exhilarating time of year! Love the photos. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, spring is so rejuvenating. Thanks for stopping by Deanna!
Your kiddos are too cute! Baby girl sure loves to paint doesn’t she, haha! Love it!
What a fun wee you guys had!
Thank you, Tiffany! Yes, paint is her favorite for making beautiful messes! Thank you for stopping by 🙂
What an amazing week it looks like you’ve had! Lots of exploring, creativity and fun learning. Lovely pictures x
Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
Thank you for stopping by Karen! It was a great week 🙂
What fun pictures. I love the picture where your daughter is looking through the binoculars with her pacifier hanging from her shirt. That is also a ton of legos!!
I’m biased, but I believe she’s a cutie 🙂 and Yes, that is a ton of Legos! Thanks for coming by!!!
Wow! You have been busy and yes I agree that weather looks gorgeous for a trip outside! I love the lego bbuilding! That structure is massive and looks amazing! #sharewithme
Thank you, Merlinda! He calls it his "LEGO play set" and it is his pride and joy 🙂 The picture doesn’t do it justice…it’s about 5ft X3ft 🙂
What a fabulous week you’ve had! That is an awesome amount of lego by the way and love that he spent time learning about dinosaurs completely off his own back. Thank you for linking this up at #sharethejoy and have you had a blog makeover by the way or am I seeing things…?
Thank you, we had a great week. My son is the type that directs his own learning and already seems to know what he wants to learn about. I did give my blog a makeover! I’m new to blogging and I’m still trying to find my look…although I feel this one is pretty darn close 🙂
Ooooh, I just adore all of these moments (well maybe not the painted table one)! What a wonderful, exciting week.
Thanks for sharing!
xoxo
Yeah, the toddler really knows how to party 😉 She is the queen of messes and really keeps me on my toes. Thank you for stopping by!
Your children are so cute! What great pictures! My son is a Lego junkie as well and would appreciate your son’s setup!
Thanks Jen! My daughter is hardest to get pictures of…she never stops moving!!! The LEGO set up is my sons most treasured possession 🙂
oh my goodness! The paint! ha ha! I’ve totally been there! Your son is adorable, love the slingshot. Great pictures! Visiting from blogging homeschoolers from http://hiphomeschoolingblog.com Love your blog!
Thanks Rebecca! I’m a big fan of your blog as well 🙂 Thankfully "most" of the paint came off…. Thanks for stopping by!
Holy mozers that’s a lot of Lego!! Looks like you’ve had a really fun week 🙂 #sharethejoy
Holy Mozers is right! And that’s only half of his Lego collection! Yet he continues to tell us he needs more, lol!
What a lot of fun!!! Great pictures.
Thanks Charity, we did have much fun 🙂