Pre-K Nature Hour at Wilton Wildlife

Today we spent the morning learning about amphibians at Wilton Wildlife. We hunted in their pond for living things like nymphs and bugs and snakes and frogs, made a craft and had a snack.

Yard Work Weekend

We love our house and we have a great yard. But we are not fans of yard work. Last weekend and this weekend we spent a lot of time doing spring cleaning, cutting in mulch beds, and spreading mulch. We had some great help!

First Beach Day of the Season

Today was in the 80s so the kids and I headed up to Moreau Lake to spend some time playing on the beach.

First we searched for salamanders. The girls put their suits on but there was still ice on the lake a couple weeks ago so the water was bitingly cold and we could only wade a bit.

 Then we dug holes and moats in the sand.

Last year BabySlimJim was still a baby during beach season, so all this sand was a new experience. There was a lot of tasting. Yum!

When we were done at the beach we stopped at the playground for a while.

 And no first day at the beach is complete without ice cream from the Dairy Haus.

Big News for BabySlimJim: Food!

BabySlimJim has multiple food protein intolerance so he has been on special formula since 4 months or so and hasn't been able to eat any solid food other than rice since then. Because we're coming up on his first birthday we decided it's time to try again in hopes that his immature digestive system is improving and can handle more food.

Good news! He is eating fruits and veggies, rice, oats, turkey and we've started replacing formula with hemp milk.

It's a messy adventure!

Now that he knows about food, he has figured out the best place to find snacks at our house.

LitteL.G.'s Surgery Day

Today LittleL.G. had her adenoids out, tubes put in and a frenectomy. I have been worrying about it for months, but it went so much better than I could have imagined.

The hospital staff was great. Other than a lot of waiting at the front end, she went in and was out in 40 minutes.

in our "party hats"

She had a rough wake up, but seems to be doing well. Hoping for a speedy recovery!

A Walk at Bog Meadow Trail

A Beautiful Day for a Playground