Nora - 08/12/2021

Nora ate blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast. For lunch she ate hamburger & sausage pizza with the meats, pineapple, peppers, olives, and tomato sauce. She ate whole wheat pizza crust (we serve on the side) and ate pineapple on the side too.  

"Hey Gary! Watch this! I can go up on my tippy-toes and do a cross-eyed!!" Haha. 

Today we did Science with Lauralea outside on the patio and we talked about the characteristics of Trees. We'd collected several samples for the kids to look at and learn. Here are some things we talked about: Two Primary types; Evergreen and Deciduous trees. Leaves and needles. Seeds inside cones and different  ways trees spread their seeds. We talked about root system, trunk, and the bark.

Next picture: Here are more of the samples we collected. Leaves from Apple Tree, Sweet Cherry Tree, English Walnut Tree, Plum Tree, and a June Berry Tree. Following picture: Looking at a stem of seeds from a Cottonwood Tree. Third picture; Counting tree rings!

Next picture: I'd peeled the bark off a little branch of Douglas Fir and off a little branch of Ponderosa Pine. So the girls are smelling the samples. Nora said, "Oh my gosh! It smells like sweetness!!" I love it!! Haha. I agree Nora and I love the smell of those trees as well! Last picture: Then we went inside and used the leaves for some Art. We put the leaves under the paper and colored over the top and it turned out pretty cool!

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