A sunny summer day calls for:

A trip to the fish hatchery, pockets heavy with quarters to buy fish food.


W1 and L1 threw food in by the handful, while H1 tossed it in one kernel at a time (is that what fish food is? kernels? pellets?). All while perched precariously on the edge.

(a side note: look how long H1's hair is! it has been growing so quickly! and sometimes it is even brushed and free of food!)


Then, we joined friends on a hike through the beautiful forest. The kids already love hiking, but by the end of the summer, my goal is that they will know that hiking means that we walk along the trail, and keep walking, and keep walking, until we reach the end.


With a few stops to examine caterpillars, hollow trees, frogs, and anthills, of course.