in case you were wondering...

Last week we took a field trip with some friends to an event called "Turtle Fest" at a local nature preserve. The kids got to bowl with acorn squash, run through the most pathetic maze I've ever seen, and do a scavenger hunt. They had more fun on the trails than on the planned events.

Here they are discussing the algae in the pond.



The next few pictures are by Maggie. She insisted she takes better pictures than I do.




And then there's gym class. Every Friday the homeschool association we belong to has group gym class for a couple of hours. It's great to see so many kids out there having fun. Gracy enjoyed flag football the first week, but had WAY more fun playing volleyball this week. She's really good at volleyball, and enjoyed serving "like 8 times in a row". Maggie played kickball and dodge ball both weeks. The first week she was a little bit shy. She's never thrilled when she and her sister are put into different age categories. This week she made some friends and had a good time. She must've felt like she could be herself, because she offered to carry one of the orange cones back from the field - on her head.