Enjoying the Sunshine

Frog Eggs Vol. 2

They hatched!

Here is Day Two of our adventure with Wood Frogs: (To view Day One Click here)

They are pretty tiny, and would only swim if you shook the container slightly.

Day Three:

More tadpoles hatched and the older ones began swimming around more.

Day Four:

Most of the tadpoles have hatched. Now some of them swim unhindered by the need to rest. The pink color is the fish food. The yellowish cloudy mass is where the eggs were. Each egg was surrounded by a jelly like thick coating and it looks like that is what is left after tadpoles left the eggs.

Now we are preparing to move them into something bigger. They sure are cute:

Joel commented to me the other day: "I sure like homeschooling."

So do I!

Field Trip to the Fire Station

This time I remembered not only to bring my camera, but to get it out and actually take pictures! The fire chief showed us the trucks, the gear, the axes and fun stuff like that. He let the kids climb into the back seat of one of the trucks. Then he put on his gear:

He wanted the kids to get used to what a fireman looks like so that in case one of the kids were actually stuck in a fire they wouldn't be scared of this weird guy dressed in all these weird clothes. He talked about fire safety and all that jazz. Now I'm pretty motivated to talk to our kids about fires and a meeting place outside in case there's a house fire. It's scary to think about, but necessary I think.

Here's Josh up on the fire truck. Rachel is the next one over to the left sitting down holding her hair back.

Frogs Vol. 1

I like when science experiments just "happen". No need to prepare and anticipate and plan.

The community park pond seems to be just the place for science. First, Joshua found some snails. That lasted for about 2 days then they were left outside overnight and froze. That was kind of sad. But then Joshua found some frog eggs, and the snails were forgotten.

So now we are observing our wood frog eggs and anticipating a hatch in the next several weeks. I will post more pictures as the action unfolds! So exciting!

Fun With Hudson

A Smile!!!

Reading with Daddy.