Today was rather warm, so even though we have had colds we put on our flip flops and went for a walk by the river.

We took our nature journals and we all looked for signs of spring.  I ask the kids questions about plants/rocks we find and if they can answer them they get a prize.  I like them to know if the plants are edible or not, and what they are good for.  I also quiz them on birds and see if they can tell me what certain birds are.  It's like a game with us.

Here are our pictures from our day.

Here we are setting out.

And feeding the ducks...

Yes, he does have his stuffed "Moosie" on his head.  lol  He carries that thing everywhere!

I think this is a hawk we saw...he was HUGE!  My husband said he thought it might be an eagle, but it looks like the hawks in my bird books.

Here we are working on our nature journals.  I am letting my 8yos do some narration about his bee's nest he found and painted.

Here are our paintings.  My 8yo son's painting of his bee's nest is on the left, mine is in the middle of a dandilion we found (I showed the different stages) and my 10yo son's is of a clover he found on the right.  As you can see, while we may love to paint we are really not talented.  lol