My Little Scientists

There is a park not too far away that the kids and I like to meet Daddy for lunch at sometimes. It's filled with wildlife, lots of vegetation and plenty for a child to stay occupied with. This week, we put MY homeschool plans on hold with Avonlea because she's had a big interest in the life cycle of an amphibian. She was watching a science show the other day and she got up out of her seat and proclaimed that we MUST learn about these magnificent creatures. If we must, we must! :) So, we set out on a day we could also meet Daddy for lunch and we explored like there was no tomorrow. We even caught some tadpoles to take home and watch transform. Then, we decided that they'd be happier back at the park, so when they're grown, we'll return them. Here are some photos of the day...

an alligator sunning himself/herself (?) on the bank

a bee...can you see it in the direct center of the photo?

Lincoln climbing

Avonlea climbing

waving 'goodbye' to Daddy...sad, but we must press on and explore some more!

"How do you get this thing open Mom?" ~Norah

kisses for Daddy...Avy has decided that she wants to marry Daddy. When we told her she can't because Mommy already did, she said she would marry Lincoln. Well, we then had to explain that that wasn't going to happen either, so she asked if she could marry her friend Zachary. :)

So cute...so innocent!

Red leaves...in Florida?!!*&^%#$^&*

a turtle sunning himself/herself

baby guppies...we also caught a few of these to observe in our bowl.

"When can I get down and help explore Mom?" ~Norah

"Mommy, this is a giant, daddy fish!" ~Linkster

Avonlea drawing what she saw that day in her science journal. She was drawing a spider at the moment. Lincoln has a science journal too, just for kicks. He likes to do what big sister does

So many fish to see!

Our 'loot' that we brough home. I give them a week, but we'll see how long they actually live. :) I'm hoping we'll get to see the metamorphasis cycle take place.

What a fun day!!!