spring break

Since we didn't take much of an educational break last week, during our "planned" spring break, we decided to actually take a BREAK this week and spend as much time as possible just hanging around doing nothing. We succeeded fairly well, although honestly, I'm sure just as much learning happened this week as any other. But anyway, this was our OFFICIAL spring break week.

Every day this week, the weather was absolutely GORGEOUS, and we took good advantage of it by spending a large chunk of time each day outdoors. We started the week by noting some of the signs of spring in our own yard, and taking a trip to our favorite park for a nice hike in the woods as well as some visiting with friends.



The following day we trekked up to Forest Park to check out the zoo, meet some new animals friends, spend some time playing on the playground, and just soak up the sun and warm temps.


Wednesday the boys spent a day with The Map Man at Stanley Park, doing some hiking, some exploring, and some playing. We also got some visiting with family in during the later afternoon/early evening.

Thursday we hooked up with homeschooling friends for some playground fun, and another great hike at the Laurel Marsh.


Friday and Saturday were just spent hanging around the farm, catching up on spring chores and doing our best imitation of home-bodies.

I had to laugh when I looked at the long-range forecast for the coming week. Another gorgeous week is predicted. Is there no end to the beautiful spring weather??? It's bound to rain at SOME point, April showers and all....