Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Fourth Grade Rendezvous





Nick always seems to be the one available to go on field trips and I am jealous he got to go to the 4th grade rendezvous at Fort Buenaventura this year.  It sounded like so much fun!  Nick was in charge of loading kids into the canoes where they could row across a pond.  They also did a tug-of-war, watched a mountain man load a black-powder rifle, participated in a hatchet throw, shot taffy out of a cannon, and ate fry bread.  How cool is that?  This was a perfect field trip for a dad to go on though.  I can't wait until Brielle gets to go and hopefully Nick can go again.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Raising Butterflies




Every year for the last couple years, my mom has given my girls caterpillars to grow and turn into butterflies.  We keep them in a net basket on our bar and watch them go through all the stages from caterpillar to butterfly.  After they have hatched out of their chrysalis, we feed them oranges and let them get their wings stronger for about a week.  On a non-windy day, my girls take them to a big open space and let them go.  They took a few friends with them this year to release the butterflies and the butterflies started landing on their hands and shirts!  They love this amazing tradition!