Taking off!

I'm taking off to NJ this evening to visit a good friend from high school who I haven't seen in years. Just me, no husband or kids. I'm excited for some good ol' female bonding time. Anyway, I've been busy getting things in the garden and doing a bit of cleaning before I leave so I haven't done too much with the kids today. We did get in one fun project though-homemade stomp rockets! If you're interested in making one you can go to the exploratorium web site and do a search for stomp rockets.
"Now what are they up to?" says puddles."Wow, it works!"Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!

Scavenger hunts, playgrounds and math outside

Monday the clouds went away and so did our less than wonderful moods. You really have to try to be in a bad mood when the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the temperatures are in the 60's and 70's. On Monday we went to the Perkins Museum of Geology at the University of Vermont. I had no idea it existed until just recently. The kids did a geology scavenger hunt and then we picnicked outside. It was too glorious a day to be inside so we headed over to a friend's house for an afternoon of
outdoor fun.

Tuesday we met some friends for a picnic at North Beach in Burlington. The kids had a great time playing on the play structures.

Today we did a nature scavenger hunt at the meadows and wetlands behind our house. Anyone know what that triangular thing is???

And then there was some long division (it's a lot more fun outside with chalk!)