Homeschool is in session..?

This is the start of the littles farm unit for this fall.  We apparently just can't wait another week for school to begin so I have launched into activities.  Still can't convince Dotty that play time counts as school.  

Harvest

This is just a taste of the yield to come.

Rarest sighting of all ...

Jerbo had so much fun with his friend at camp that we hardly saw him.  Between fishing at sunrise and sneaking treats into their tent at night, the only place I saw him was around the campfire and when food was served.

Dotty owned the whole place.

Do you like my glasses Mom.  

Oh this girly has some attitude.

Bat dance accompanied by a detailed and scientifically correct song about bats.  

Mister loving camp life.

Someone holding up his shorts so they don't get wet. ;-)

Catching frogs.

This one he wants to kiss and marry.  

Such a ladies man.

Teeter totter for two... Or 3

Good old fashioned teeter totters aren't so easily found. Thankfully the camp playground hasn't been updated...ever...so we had a memorable opportunity I couldn't pass up.

It's a bit hard to make it work when MOM (emphasis on the large letters) sits at one end.  So I decided to attempt a a double tot with both at one end.  Not sure if the picture came out but here's the view from my seat.

Her first fish

Dotty has been beggin and pleadin to go fishin with her dad for several summers.  Thankfully we had the chance on this camping trip to try right off the shore and what a successful little fisher girl I have.  

This amazing shot of her with the nets she insisted on bringing sums up her new found confidence and a bit of her attitude.

Pet project

I realize as the proud owners of a reptile pet of our own it might be assumed that we are generally comfortable with the whole category.  Let me assure you and clarify now, this is not the case.  

I do have a fascination and an eager curiosity, but mostly as a learning tool and to encourage my kids.  

Trust me.  No kids, no lizards.

Our neighbours called us up excited to show us what they found ... wait for it ... in their BACKYARD.

A 12 inch long Bearded Dragon was resting on their back deck in the sun.

So they called up the local lizard lovers ...  AKA ... us.  

Thankfully the big guy was already scooped into a green non, cause I couldn't have touched him.  

After a bit of hydration and a few days he found a new home in a reptile shelter, bit it was an exciting little adventure for us.  

ZERO plans to get a big lizard in the future.

Russel is more than enough reptile for us.

Mini Moustache Man

Do I need to say more.

Yummy Lunch

Decided to visit our main man for lunch.  Fun and the food was amazing.

Best friends

These 2 have really become the best of friends this summer.  They sit happily in the pet hotel we made and they set up a little sleeping place to share.  I can't quite squeeze in but they have everything they need anyhow.

Car wash

My car could use a wash for sure.  And with Ian and Julia's recent discovery of fingerprint pictures on my car doors I decided a car wash activity was in order.  

We went with the toy cars for this run. I might let them take the hose to my real car soon.