Hurt bird

I'm While I was at work the kids were having an adventure. Them and our neighbor, Lisa, found a hurt bird. Thankfully Lisa sent me pictures because even though it has flown away now the kids want to identify type and do a nature journal entry. Last night while cuddling before bed the big 3 were giving me all the info about it. I love the fact that Gaitz has such a beautiful vocabulary, no doubt due to being a bookworm. During his "story of the bird" he used words like nestled, fluttered and flushed out. His recount of the adventure was a beautiful story within itself! 

My kids caught a Hermit Thrush yesterday with our neighbor, so today we used it for nature journaling. Birds are a fascinating part of wildlife that I've completely ignored in the past but recently with the Cornell Merlin Bird ID app and John Muir Laws you tube tutorials I'm appreciating them more! This species lays 3-4 blue green eggs in a nest on the ground. Apparently their songs is considered to be one of the most beautiful of all eastern song birds. (You tube search has great examples!) #merlin #johnmuirlaws #naturestudy #naturejournaling

When render learned to ride his bike

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Wed night supper and Sun morning choir

Torticollis

Tonight is the first night ever that I'm going to bed thinking it will actually resolve. Merritt was fairly straight majority of the evening after wearing the TOT collar all day. So I'm going to praise our Lord Almighty, ask for Him to continue healing Merritt and hopefully sleep soundly. 

Good night, world. 

Nightlight

While I was reading a loud tonight my oldest kid dismantled an old trail camera and is attempting to turn it into a nightlight. We'll see.... #handsonlearning

After I sent the kids to bed I slipped Gaitz a book on Thomas Edison. Sure enough when I went to fill up humidifiers he was reading. His comment "mom, when you said I couldn't break that bulb earlier, it says here the bulbs are airtight because even a small amount of air will blow out the filament." Cool kiddo! I just said you couldn't break that bulb because I thought it'd cut you but I'll never tell you that! 😉 I had no idea why a light bulb had a bulb....

Parents staycation

Our AT hike was cancelled due to the drought, no water and forest fires! So Kay and Bob still kept the kids Friday and Papa and Cici still kept the kids on Saturday... Cory and I had a much needed staycation! We are so grateful for this time the grandparents have given us!

"Reading"

Merritt was "reading" to herself