Getting out with bloggy friends!

There are just times where taking all three children out makes me feel a little...I don't know - crazy, perhaps!  Our local library was hosting a Bug Safari.  There were 10 local businesses on our "town square" with Bug Fact signs hanging.  We were given the official sheet and needed to walk to the participating businesses and "hunt" for their bug signs.  Once found, Quintin and I read them together and then he had to fill in some words that were left out on his sheet.

 

The kids loved it.  And I mean loved it.  I had fun too and I'm glad we did it.  I pushed Colin in the stroller and as long as we were moving, he was fine.  Quintin and Elle didn't complain one time while we walked around town.  Well, correction - they complained when I saw one of the quarry's dump trucks and motioned my hand to get him to blow the horn.  Poor Quintin - knowing that he isn't found of fireworks should have been enough to tell me this was not the right thing to do!  (T told me later that his driver asked if his son is afraid of trucks!!!)  Once we arrived back at the library, the kids picked prizes for completing the task.  Quintin picked a spider ring and Elle picked a really tiny deck of playing cards!?!?

This past week, Quintin and I headed out for a trip of our own - to a clock and watch museum.  I had seen in the paper that they were offering a workshop for children.  Just after finding the article, I had been emailing with Mom24 (she blogs at Heritage Academy) about some trips I was planning to take in September.  She mentioned wanting to go to this museum so I sent her the article.

It was so great to be able to meet up with her (oops, forgot to grab a picture of the two of us before we left).  She is a fellow homeschooling mom and pratically a neighbor to me!!!  We use some of the same curriculums and her oldest is son is one year ahead in school than Quintin - so I know I can pest ask her endless questions about things...and she'll be there for me!!  It was fun to have the boys walk around with the group so we could chat a little.  Next time though, it'll have to be gals-only, so we can continue a conversation for longer than two minutes!!! heehee

The boys were able to make 2 clocks - Quintin made this blue one for his room and gave the second clock he made, to his sister.

Armed with glitter glue, puffy paints and cds, the boys set to work.  Quintin and Jefferson are both 6.  Quintin a "new 6" and Jefferson will turn 7 in Fall - I had to giggle about their height difference!  I can only hope the boy grows taller than me!

After painting, we got to take a tour of the museum.  This was a fun picture (which I was reprimanded for taking afterwards - so why not include it, right?)  This clock has a "foot wheel" that moves from one side to another and back in one minute.  You can see the red glove punching the clock to change the time.

You can head over to her post to see one of the other really awesome (and HUGE) clocks - the Engle clock after Stephen Decatur Engle.

Quintin's blue clock is on top with the CD clock he made for Elle.  I had actually asked him at the museum what he was going to do with two clocks.  I asked if he wanted to give one to his sister and he gave me a quick no!  On the way home though, he changed his mind.

That afternoon, during their rest time, he wrote her this note.  (I need to add - our phonics/reading program, Spell to Write and Read is AWESOME!!! He didn't ask for any help with this.  This is what she brought down to me after she woke up).  Yeah, Spell to Write and Read is the bestest ;) program!  If you homeschool, and you are looking for a writing/reading program, please check this one out!  I love it!

A wonderful end to a wonderful day!

Thanks for making it so much A!!