May Crowning

Today the kids had a school field trip to a gorgeous park in our area. You can hike up to a quaint little Marian chapel, and the kids did a May Crowning and spent the whole day playing at the park. We met them for lunch and both MPD and JPD had a blast hanging out with the big kids.




Have I mentioned how much I LOVE spring? Everyone else around here loves fall best, but spring's my favorite, at least here in the midwest. I'm just a junkie for all the flowers. Today was one of those days that reminds me why I love this time of year so much!

Eagle Watching

Friday we took a field trip with Grandma out to an area along the Wisconsin River where bald eagles spend the winter. We saw several eagles in the wild, which was great! They spend most of their time snuggled into their roosting spots, conserving energy for the cold. although it was hard to get a good photo, we got a good view of this one, who was quite near the road.

Airport!

This morning we went on a field trip to our local airport with JPD's preschool class. What a great trip! Now we are reading lots of books about airplanes and airports.

Field Trip!

Today we went on a field trip to the farmstand with JPD's preschool. It was great! They had lots of animals, a train ride for the kids, and some spooky little haunted houses.
JPD's favorite part? His first bus ride, of course!

Apple Picking

In our homeschool, we love field trips the best!
On Wednesday, we went apple picking with some of our homeschool friends.
As you can see, it was a gorgeous day! Grandma came too and we all enjoyed picking and eating lots of apples and raspberries.


Now if I can just figure out what to do with all these apples! :) In addition to favorite standbys apple pie and apple crisp, tonight we're having apple pork chops and I'm hoping to try making an apple pizza dessert with the kids.

Strawberry Fields Forever

It is impossible to capture the perfection of this afternoon in pictures. We probably only spent an hour at the strawberry field, but it certainly fit the description of "golden afternoon."


We all just loved it.
And then, we all just loved coming home and making strawberry shortcake!




"Mommy, I wish the baby could sit up in the field."

"Don't worry--before too long, he'll be sitting up in the pumpkin patch!"

Crossing the Finish Line

We made it to the end of our first year of homeschooling! Hooray!

Here are some pictures from our last week of school.

Finishing up our history unit on Ancient Rome:

Making mosaics

Making and eating a Roman lunch:

an omelette with almonds and soy sauce
(weird, but good!)

Our family chef made dinner: Nancy Drew Chicken & Rice Casserole

We're proud of our gymnasts!

Our last-day-of-school field trip with Grandma:

The End (for now)