Horseback riding

A friend of mine from high school raises horses. We went out to visit her today. The boys got to feed and groom the horses. Both boys were given the opprotunity to ride a horse. Liam did not want to, but Christian did. Christian did very good on the horse and had a lot of fun. Liam enjoyed playing with the hose and rocks while his brother was horseback riding.
I had a nasty migraine coming on while we were out there and it hit full force while driving home since my meds were at home. I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss my migraines and how we can treat them with non-narcotic drugs.

DIY and strawberry picking

I finished my first knitting project last night. I was just a practice piece and has a ton of mistakes, but Liam's Care Bear, Phillip does not seem to mind. I am now making a blanket for Christian's shark.



We went strawberry picking this morning. I am allergic to strawberries so the boys each picked a pint and they ate them with David before we left the farm. I just took photos. Our rasberries should be ripe soon and I can join in.

Beach Day

Art gone crazy

We did a couple art projects this morning. The first thing the boys did was make ladybugs out of egg carton section. I got this idea online. They pained the carton red and I punched holes in it where they ran pipe cleaners through.

I also tried a project from this dough book I got from the library. This involved three roles of toilet paper, enough warm water to soak toilet paper, one bar ivory soap and 1/3 cup borax. After the boys mixed it up, they had to be boys about it and started throwing wads of it at each other and around the patio.

The ladybug needed black dots and I decided to let the boys use sharpies for the first time to put them on. I turned around to watch Christian for a few seconds and when I turned back around, Liam was drawing on the house. I don't know why I took a photo since it will be there until we have the time and money to paint the house.
I asked David if cavemen ever got ticked off at their kids for drawing in the caves.

Class Pet

It is common for many classrooms to have a pet rabbit, mouse or turtle. We now have a bunny for our classroom.
Christian plans to join 4-H in the fall. They have many groups that focus on raising rabbits and small chickens. We now have the rabbit, we just have to find the right group.
We will be studying animals and plants in first grade. We are going to start the plant unit now since we actually have a variety of plants outside. It will also give more time to focus on animals since the boys love to learn about them so much. I think having a rabbit and chickens is good for regular observation.

Galileo hangs with the big girls

Luna and Bronte are starting to accept Galileo. We have even walked into a room and found Luna and Galileo playing. Bronte is very tempermental and does not play well with other cats. She picked him up and body slammed him the other day for bugging her, so he is more cautious around her.

Garden update and mini album

Here are some photos of my garden. The first flower I got at the plant swap, I think it is valerian, but I am not sure. I also took photos of Spanish Lavender, Broccolli and Rasberries.

This is a mini album I just made...

Credits: Template Set - Mini Album Template Set #1 by Hillary Heidelberg, Kit - Impressions of Whimsy - Scrapbookgraphics June Collab Kit