Sunshine and watermelon

It seems like we're always planning something to do or somewhere to be. I forget that sometimes the best times are just staying home.

Staying home and enjoying the sunshine and a piece of watermelon is just as fun as anywhere else:)

Spring and Easter Fun

We have been doing some fun projects at home. We have always done different crafts and projects at home, but I have been more on a teaching mission to get into the groove for homeschooling next year. I mean, officially next year, we are always looking for learning opportunities now, too.

Here he is making his own Angry Bird:)

We also made a nest out of yarn, the glue and brown paint is the 'mud' birds use to keep the nest together:) We read a book about robins and their eggs and nests.

We had to let it set overnight.

Meanwhile we painted eggs to go in the nest.

Since the book about robins described the daddy bird 'guarding the nest', Brennan's angry bird turned into the daddy bird to guard the eggs:)

Brennan had fun hunting for eggs at school.

and at home with his friends...

The Easter Bunny even came to our house!

We dyed eggs yesterday, too.

Last year we got a really cute dinosaur kit, you can take a look here. We couldn't find the dinosaur kit, but of course got one with animals-jungle animals!

I have been getting one of these daily from my sweet boy:)

Flying kites and playing at the park:)

Brennan and I came home from school today and ate lunch and went outside to play. It was pretty windy and Brennan has had this shark kite that GiGi got him and we have been wanting to fly it. We have a lot of trees in our yard so we really needed to take it to the park, so that's what we did!

Brennan had so much fun!

Brennan is so into sharks and ocean animals right now so the sky was actually the ocean and the shark was up there eating fish:)

Thanks for the fun kite GiGi!

Of course we had to make our way to the playground for a bit.

I have SO much fun with this guy!! I cannot imagine my days without him!

The links to our other kite flying adventures can be found here and here:)

We made it to the zoo today! I was pretty determined to get there today and all week there was a chance for rain. When I looked last night I saw that it wasn't until afternoon so I was thrilled. The weather was perfect! We went early because the Children's Zoo is free and I just wanted to get an early start, I'm glad we did. It was a little cooler and breezy in the morning and not as crowded. I'm pretty sure we saw everything!

Yes, even the snakes! Brennan insisted...

Thrilled to see the sharks in the entrance! He is not even going to know what to do with himself at Sea World!

♥ him!

About as tall as a pygmy goat:)

The river otters put on quite a show:)

The only picture of us, not the greatest, but at least we got one. One of our favorites, the penguins:)

I love these fun stress free days with Brennan. I see many more zoo trips in our future:)

Puddle Jumping!

The rain isn't all that bad:) It makes some good and dirty puddles!!

Good for swimming too??

He said it looked like chocolate milk...ick

I'm pretty sure he would have stayed out there forever if I hadn't encouraged him that it was time to go inside and take a bath:)