The Ant Hill

My Punkin loves to draw. So, one of the things that I want to incorporate into our homeschool is a nature journal. (If you want to know more about nature journaling, there is a great post about it here.)

Our first nature walk was a success. We have a path that goes behind our home, and we walk it frequently. We took her journal, the kids hopped on their bikes, and away we went. Punkin found an anthill right away that she liked.

Here is a picture of the anthill:
And here is her drawing:

I love the little ants she included!

Tornado sighting excitement

The kids and I were on a bike ride around the trail that goes behind our home, when one of my neighbors yells, "Hey, WeaverMom, see the tornado?!"

See the what?? It wasn't even stormy!

But, there it was:
We were far enough way that we were able to watch it for awhile. It was fascinating! I wasn't sure if we should be outside watching it to see if it came toward us, or if we should be inside hiding. The kids and I did come inside and go to the basement for about 10 minutes when it passed the closest to us. But, it went another direction, and no one was injured there, thankfully.

I never thought I would see a tornado!

Neighborhood Sign

On a sign in our neighborhood:

In July:
"The intersection of Main and Cross Street will be closed until the end of July. Please use alternate route."

In August:
"The intersection of Main and Cross Street will be closed until the end of August. Please use alternate route."

Today:
"The intersection of Main and Cross Street will be closed until further notice. Please use alternate route."

For some reason, this cracked me up. I appreciate the honesty - somehow to me it says, "you know, we have no idea when we will be able to finish working on this road. Stop asking."

The Height of Vanity... or I Got a Haircut

But, hey, I resolved every other day for a month, and this is what is on my mind. *grin*

Before:

(I guess I could have at least brushed it.)

After:

Not all my grays are covered, but I think it's a great improvement! Don't you love it when you love your haircut??

More Summer Fun!

The neighborhood bike posse:

Back to School

Punkin working hard on her math:While Little Man makes our snacks (with a little taste test, of course):Aren't they cute?

It was a good day!

Small Town Joys

At the top of the list of small town joys are county parades. Punkin and Little Man wanted to march in this year's parade with their gymnastics class. Aren't they having fun?

(Please forgive my poor editing - I didn't want to post the name of their gymnastics place, and I still have a lot to learn about Phot*osh*op.)


I wasn't comfortable with Little Man walking without me (he is the youngest in his class by over a year), so I walked with them.
It was a beautiful summer day. The kids had a wonderful time!