Just Humming Along

We've been super busy lately, doing some not so super things...like baskets full of laundry and taxes. But we've also been doing some super fun things...like watching our little hummingbird family grow. Meet Mama Hummingbird, who is enjoying the hospitality of our lemon tree for her nest this year. She fastidiously guards her nest- and is getting more and more protective everyday, so I think the time for hatching may be getting near.




It's been a great learning opportunity. We've spent several days talking about hummingbirds. We measured out grains of rice to see how tiny the babies will be, and how little they will weigh- less than one gram! Along the way, I found this great little Hummingbird Craft, which we had a great time doing.

How To...

Last week we were reading How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. Well we saw the world, and now we finally got around to making that apple pie. All it needs now is a little "a la mode"...fortunately our market is open for business.

Bloom Time

We've had quite a bit of rain recently. Combined with the warmer temperatures, the desert is really starting to wake up. And I don't think we're the only ones who have noticed.

Monkeying Around

We took a little field trip last week, with some of the other homeschool kids, to the San Diego Zoo. In fact, I think we might have even done a little learning. (Sshhh! Don't tell!) Trevor worked on a "shutterbug safari" which had him finding and photographing all kinds of different animals throughout the day. We'll get to work compiling all of the papers and pictures from the safari this week. I think the Big Kids enjoyed seeing how excited the little kids were, and the little kids were enjoying getting lots of shoulder rides. (I'm pretty sure Braden only walked for about 5 minutes the whole day.) What else can I say? It's always a great time at the zoo!