Grandpa's Farm

Quitting Time

I know I've done this before, but I'm going to quit blogging. I blog primarily to keep track of what we do and to share ideas. I find that Pinterest fulfills my sharing need and, in an effort to give my kids a bit of privacy, I'm going to start scrapbooking our photos and keeping some sort of portfolio for their artwork, etc. Please come over to Pinterest so I can follow all of your ideas!

Over the Weekend

My husband actually did not have to work Saturday and so we all finally enjoyed some quality time together. We went over to the water wall.

 And then to the nearby Houston Arboretum.

 However, the mosquitoes were quite wicked and so we spent most of our time in the Nature Center.

 Then we headed over to my Mom's to visit. Here is a picture of Mirek and his bodyguard Stinky aka Booger.

 On Sunday, we did almost nothing except hang around, watch the Olympics, and stick okra up our noses. I spent way way way too much time on the Internet! I believe what I have is called I live in the city with no physical work to do and a baby to hold so I'm just going to hang out on the Internet all day disease.

 Actually we did go over to Gramen Farm. I wanted to get some goat's milk so that I can attempt making some chevre. Hopefully, all goes well.

One thing I wanted to mention is what I have been reading. It's really rather interesting stuff. I've been slowly making my way through Joel Salatin's Folks, This Ain't Normal and Rue Kream's Parenting A Free Child: An Unschooled Life. I'm pretty sure when I finish, I'm going to have quite a bit to say about both. I have had to stop multiple times to write down what they wrote, ponder it all, and then write down what I think about it (slow going). Some of their ideas, I believe, are loony. However, a lot of them are rather eye opening. Anyway, more on that later....

A More Successful Outing

We ventured out again and this time with better results!

 Taven, always the rule breaker.

 Identifying trees.

 And butterflies.

 Attempting to catch said butterflies.

 Close up examinations.

 Nature journaling.

 Cypress swamp. Those are "knees" sticking out of the water. They grow from the roots.

 Last and certainly (for me) least, the playground. However, I did manage to get Eaden to push Naia on the swings.

 And this random stranger (sucker!) to push Taven.