Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a time to remember those that we've lost. That's bittersweet and it is something that little kids don't fully grasp, but we wanted to take the boys to the cemetary today to put flowers on their great-grandma's grave. Grandma Hattie died this past February. Roman had all sorts of questions about why people die, how people die, why were there so many flowers on all the graves?

Thank you to all of our military families who have sacrificed so much for us and for our freedom.

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center

For our homeschool field trip for May we visited the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, Nebraska. I wasn't quite sure what to expect or if it would hold my 4 year old's attention, but it was a fabulous field trip! It helped that the weather was gorgeous and that it was all outside. :) We had two tour guides and both of these women were fantastic with the little kids. They had them all wear name tags and when one little kid would get bored they would say their name and point out something of interest to them and just like that they had their attention again.

They would stop and find a spider web (what Roman is looking at below) or a bug on a tree and the kids were completely captivated!

There was a bridge to walk across and of course all of the kids had to stomp across it. :)

Looking at insects and plants up close.

They got to hunt for living things in the pond. Roman was so excited when he found a snail!

The guide helped Roman identify snail eggs and other cool things from the water.

The whole gang!