Well, it's Monday night and I'm just getting to our Weekly Report about last week's events and news.  Needless to say, it was a busy week last week.  Pete was in Las Vegas for work last week, and we're happy to have him home with us again! 

Last week, our main subject of study was bugs!  We've had fun reading and learning about the many different bugs in the world.  It's been fun to capture and identify the bugs we've found in our yard.  The boys caught ants, beetles, moths, inchworms, spiders, and numerous unknowns. 

Maybe I'm raising a couple of future entomologists?!

Harper is displaying the materials we've been using to study bugs.

The books have great illustrations and pictures - especially this pop-up book that Hawken is enjoying!

Both boys found several inchworms.  Harper is showing off a small one he discovered.

Hawken invented a new game where he pretends to be in a cocoon.  He emerged dramatically from his sleep over and over again.

In history, we learned about Menno Simmons, John Wesley, and Dwight L. Moody.  We also read about Jesus' death and resurrection.  We added these people, and events, to our historical time line.

Harper read "The Fire Cat" by Esther Averill.  He did a great job with the three stories in the collection.

Harper's new math book arrived in the mail, and he got started with it right away.  Hawken got a book of mazes.  He and Harper both love mazes.

In science, we finished reading "Finding Out About Everyday Things" by Usborne Publishing.  We enjoyed learning about common things and how they work.  We especially enjoyed learning how glass is made last week. 

We made a trip to Underwater Adventures at the Mall of America.  The aquarium has been called "The World's Best Shark Encounter" by Discovery Channel, and boasts 4,500 sharks and other sea creatures. 

We enjoyed the sharks, lots of different fish, seahorses, and jellyfish, but the highlight was the touch pool where the boys got to touch stingrays!

The boys were not afraid to get their hands in the pool.

They decided the stingray felt like velvet!

We missed a few park dates with friends last week, due to the rainy weather we've had.  Hopefully, it will feel like summer this week, and we can get out and see our friends and enjoy some outdoor adventures.  T-ball starts tomorrow, so we're hoping for good weather so we can get out to the field and have some summertime fun!

Well, it's Monday night and I'm just getting to our Weekly Report about last week's events and news.  Needless to say, it was a busy week last week.  Pete was in Las Vegas for work last week, and we're happy to have him home with us again! 

Last week, our main subject of study was bugs!  We've had fun reading and learning about the many different bugs in the world.  It's been fun to capture and identify the bugs we've found in our yard.  The boys caught ants, beetles, moths, inchworms, spiders, and numerous unknowns. 

Maybe I'm raising a couple of future entomologists?!

Harper is displaying the materials we've been using to study bugs.

The books have great illustrations and pictures - especially this pop-up book that Hawken is enjoying!

Both boys found several inchworms.  Harper is showing off a small one he discovered.

Hawken invented a new game where he pretends to be in a cocoon.  He emerged dramatically from his sleep over and over again.

In history, we learned about Menno Simmons, John Wesley, and Dwight L. Moody.  We also read about Jesus' death and resurrection.  We added these people, and events, to our historical time line.

Harper read "The Fire Cat" by Esther Averill.  He did a great job with the three stories in the collection.

Harper's new math book arrived in the mail, and he got started with it right away.  Hawken got a book of mazes.  He and Harper both love mazes.

In science, we finished reading "Finding Out About Everyday Things" by Usborne Publishing.  We enjoyed learning about common things and how they work.  We especially enjoyed learning how glass is made last week. 

We made a trip to Underwater Adventures at the Mall of America.  The aquarium has been called "The World's Best Shark Encounter" by Discovery Channel, and boasts 4,500 sharks and other sea creatures. 

We enjoyed the sharks, lots of different fish, seahorses, and jellyfish, but the highlight was the touch pool where the boys got to touch stingrays!

The boys were not afraid to get their hands in the pool.

They decided the stingray felt like velvet!

We missed a few park dates with friends last week, due to the rainy weather we've had.  Hopefully, it will feel like summer this week, and we can get out and see our friends and enjoy some outdoor adventures.  T-ball starts tomorrow, so we're hoping for good weather so we can get out to the field and have some summertime fun!