BUGS

Today was a catch bugs day at Briones Regional Park up the street from our house.

The boys made their own bug habitats and

got to diggin.

We punched holes in the lids so the little buggers could breath

There was an amazing herd of grazing cattle so we stopped for a moo or two

Boys were ready to get buggy

It was an amazingly beautiful day and borderline HOT in the sun, needed and nice.

Jerusalem Cricket or potato bug

This one made us all scream, but Parker finally caught it and we studied it when we got home

GROSS!

Can anyone see the lizard Parker is trying to grab on the stump?

We mostly walked away with worms, rolley polleys, beetles and our big find the potato bug

Love my little explorers

Another Co-Op Bird Day

Today was another Tuesday Co-Op

Still in March and the theme for the month is birds

We went to Anna's house and had a lesson on different birds and they their calls.

She went on the Internet and had the kids listen to all the different calls we might hear on our nature walk and talked about making sure we look up for nests and even peek in bushes.

After the Co-Op we took a trip to the Farmers Market and then a short visit to the fish store close to home.

Also some pics of school we found a place to fit in today

ENJOY

LOOK... a bird

SHHHHH... He's calling me

There is a great group of boys that explore destruction together

A nest

The little dudes and their sticks

Hide and seek with Auntie Erin at the park

Farmers Market

Look at the eels

We had a short but meaningful discussion about Barracuda.

When Parker heard about them he needed to take these photos

Cohen's pose with the baby frogs

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!

So much attitude

We came home and did some reading

(we are knee deep in a GREAT book called Gregor the Overlander)

Did some geometry and played some games.

Parker playing times attack

RECESS

After all the rain it was SO nice to have a sun shiney day.

This is our version of recess

School Today

Herbivores and Carnivores

Cohen's Dino's

Nothing beats pattern blocks a veggie corn dog and a wizard hat

We are brushing up for STAR testing