Audrey and I have been enjoying the Forget Me Nots we forgot we planted in the garden!
I do not think that I ever saw holly flowers. I was surprised to see our holly plants blooming this year after years of trying to get rid of the plants.
I do not like snakes. My children know that I do not like them. However, that fear has not been passed on to my children!
Today, Mark was so excited to find a small garter snake while playing in the backyard. Audrey yelled asking me to get an aquarium ready for their new pet snake. Mark and the girls waited around for the snake to reappear from its hiding place. They then had a fun time trying to catch the snake.
I am so thankful that they have had a wonderful nature teacher who has been able to teach them a healthy respect for snakes. They are not afraid of them, enjoy holding them and have learned to never tease people with the snakes they hold. I have been encouraged to hold snakes and am not quite so fearful of them–but I still dislike them VERY much! Thank you Miss Krista!
One of the many great things about home schooling, is watching the children interact with each other. They enjoy teaching each other what they can. Mark is teaching Adrian how to use a camera. He thought of putting it on the tripod so Adrian could get some good pictures.
I love watching the spring flowers emerge! The children enjoy watching for my favorites and trying to discover them before I do. Audrey is on the search for Forget Me Nots, because they are one of her favorites too.
This weekend the girls were gone so the boys had a special time by themselves. While Mark ran some errands with Daddy, Adrian got to create his own special pizza. He put pepperoni on most of it, sprinkled on a little onions and lots of cheese and called it a “Robot Pizza”. He excitedly told me, “I’m a cook!”
Adrian is old enough for choir! He is loving learning the new songs and enjoyed being able to sing in “Big Church” for Palm Sunday.
Adrian is four years old!
He requested a dinosaur cake, so I made a brownie and let the kids decorate it with their toy dinosaurs. It was the best looking cake I have seen in a long time! Adrian thought it was perfect, just what he wanted. It tasted great with the chocolate chip and the raspberry chocolate ice creams he chose.
I am not sure why, but my children love the first mud of spring! The funny thing is, the older they are, the better they like it.
The crocus are up! Spring is here! The girls were so excited finding the first flowers in our yard. They both loved tucking flowers behind their ears and bringing me my first bouquet of the year. They love the flowers as much as I do!
The neighbor offered to let them pick his daffodils when they come up…wonder how many flowers they would leave him if they were allowed to pick to their hearts content?
Yesterday, Adrian and I got to explore Oxbow Park while the older kids had Science Slueths. We spent our time looking for signs of spring. Adrian got to lead me around and we found many things–including our first turtle of the year! While I would still love to make another snowman this year, I am excited for spring!