2010 : Our Year in Review

january : a collection of wishes

february : digital valentines

march : strawberry season


april : tibetan sand mandala

may : arlington park ducklings

june : canning extravaganza

july : raw food cleanse

august : new beginnings

september : collecting

october : camping

november : 1st grade garden

december : celebrating seasons

True Love and Homegrown Tomatoes

A very wise man once said, "There's two things that money can't buy and that's true love and homegrown tomatoes." Now that we are successfully harvesting our first ever home crop of the grape variety, I could not possibly agree more.

Every afternoon after school, before we go and check on our ducklings, we inspect our plants for bright red jewels. Neither Big B nor little b have ever cared much for tomatoes (much to the shock of their Papa and me, as we both devour them) but these little sweets are a different story. And personally, I can't get enough of them. I understand the magic and hope to make this a mainstay of our early summer ritual for years to come.

Introducing: The Arlington Park Ducklings

Well, we've become a bit obsessed with the ducklings we discovered the day after Mothers' Day. We've visited them twice a day since then, and Big B and I started a science observation journal to record our findings. Combine the journal with the bazillion pictures we snap at every visit, and whaddaya got? That's right, another blog. Introducing our summer science project: The Arlington Park Ducklings.

For more on starting your own science journal with your children, visit this post from Makes and Takes.