Project Garden: Day 1

Lauren has been learning all about seeds at school. And last week she redeemed 5 stars on her chore chart at home for a surprise, which happened to be 4 packs of seeds! Today we visited the dollar store, picked up some plastic planters, a trowel, and a few more seeds - and planted away.


We also made these little garden markers (printed out on the computer, and glued to plastic picks) so we could remember what we planted.


Lauren dropped the seeds one by one into the 3 rows of holes we poked in the soil.


Hopefully something will sprout, and maybe last at least till the beginning of summer? We'll see how long we keep up with the watering.....

Party at the Zoo

We attended a party at the zoo this morning - lots of fun, with gorgeous weather to boot! The party included a brief talk by a park ranger, and the kids got to see and pet several animals (a madagascar cockroach, turtle, snake, and rabbit).


Everyone got to take a ride on the carousel as well.


And Lauren agreed to pose by the bronze gorilla on the way out.

Nuts About Mars

"I love RED,
That's what I said,
And I must-y put some rust-y
In my big-boy bed!"

Lauren got this book from Uncle Chaz and Kate, and it is so much fun to read. Skippyjon Jones (a cat, who thinks he's a chihuahua), travels to Mars (with chili powder galore) and encounters a bunch of green martians - including one that looks just like a one-eyed Skippito, appropriately dubbed 'Uno Ojo'.

Up at Bat

Cole takes a swing at the pinata at a birthday party we attended this weekend.


All the kids rush to gather the loot - and no, Cole did not deliver the final blow :)