Perfectly Unplugged

I woke up this morning, checked facebook, saw the title of an article about kids watching stars instead of screens (or something like that) and decided we would "unplug" today. Perhaps we should unplug everyday...

We went to the Arboretum. It was a perfect day. I'm guessing the highs were in the upper 60's and there were very few clouds.

We found an Australian Tea Tree, rubbed its leaves between our fingers, and took a whiff.

 We enjoy the smell of Spearmint as well.

 I got a little excited when I spotted this turtle and I dropped our scavenger hunt book in the pond. Let's just say it was an adventure in itself fishing it out...and it didn't smell too great after.

 I let Mirek run around for a bit, but he was trying to jump in the fountains, ripping signs out, grabbing cactus, etc. He got locked down. Here he is. Let me out! Let me out!

 I'm not sure what Naia's doing here. I think perhaps she has been watching the squirrels and stray cats a bit much...

 Checking out this moth's camo.

 We purchased a new Dragonflies in Texas field guide.

 Here is Eaden comparing the tea tree leaves we collected to the oil in our pantry.

 Both boys were sleeping and the girls decided they wanted to see some optical illusions.

 Eaden did not believe these two lines were the same length so she got the ruler...

 How many legs does the elephant have? Four! Then they looked at the picture and said wait a minute....This might have been their favorite.

 Making their own 3D pictures.

 Eaden had gymnastics and then we came home for movie night. GOING TO BED NOW.