Our trip to the Science Centre

 We went as a family for a little get away overnight to Sudbury and we went to the Science North for the first day. The kids and I have been a few times as we belong to the homeschool group but this was the first time for Daddy to join us.

 They thoroughly enjoyed holding the bugs. Hissing cockroaches and centipedes and many other BIG bugs....

 Naomi was not scared at all. She wanted to hold all the bugs right along with her two big brothers.

 This was a sand and water table that the children enjoyed playing at. They could build dams and then turn the water on and enjoy their creations.

 Trying on the big moose antlers

 Imagine having to carry these around all day long....lol

 Jesse building his race car with the Kinex. The boys favourite part.

 We watched a 4-D movie about wild fires. The boys and Daddy sat in the motion seats and Naomi and I took the stable seats.

 Naomi getting ready to watch the movie. Believe it or not she fell sound asleep in her buggy about half way through the movie and it was VERY noisy in there....

 Hanging out at our hotel. The kids were fascinated with watching the traffic. Guess when you live in the country it is exciting to see all the big trucks and different kind of cars.

 Hanging out being silly at the hotel...

 The next day we went to the Big Nickel and went on a mine tour. It was very interesting and the boys were very interested in learning about the dynamite...lol

Taking a rest where the workers would break for their lunch during work hours...

Bird feeder fun, snuggling on the couch and reading books

Owen making faces for the camera...lol...I was so proud of my oldest yesterday, he read Owen the whole "Cat in the Hat book"...Now for those who know Jesse, he has come A LONG way in a few years..I was so overwhelmed with joy for him to be reading a book and enjoying every minute of it...!!!!!!!!!

Posing for the camera, I tried to get them without disturbing them, it was so cute Owen had his head on Jesse' s shoulder and was listening intently....

Naomi and Owen snuggling on the couch, sometimes they get all their blankets from their beds and make a fort and watch a video...Winter fun....

Not sure why this is sideways...lol..Our bird feeder making fun...we took toilet paper rolls and lids to various jars and put some lard in them and then pressed them in the birdseed....

It was a fun afternoon, the boys loved making these and them when they were done they took them all outside and hung them up and waited for the birds.....:)

Jesse enjoying craft time...

Owen liked doing the toilet paper rolls...

Random happenings of the past two weeks

The sky the other night as the sun was setting

Our heart shaped bologna sandwiches

The kids were so curious about the full moon, they took a few pictures with my camera.

Aunt Carolyn Prince and her side kick Naomi.

Another cute photo with the kids and Daisy. That was before Daddy came and re-claimed his chair.....lol

What have we been up to?...Well we have been doing -schoolwork, visited a new baby, had Aunt Carolyn for a sleep over (quoted by the children) , went to the Science centre in Sudbury, had a special Valentines dinner with a fancy table cloth( also quoted but the children), lots of play time outside, helping Daddy build an ice hut, ice skating......Fun times....!!!

Chickens, Dogsitting and a Lost Tooth

This is Naomi posing pretending she lost a tooth, just as her brother is posing in the next picture...Monkey see Monkey do....

Owen lost his very first tooth today....He was VERY excited....

We are dog-sitting for the Wassinks as they are enjoying the sunny south...Daisy is her name and the children and her have become fast friends as you can see.....

Here are our laying hens...We got them just one day old in September and they are just starting to lay their first eggs...There are 3 roosters and about 20 hens...So we soon will have an abundance of eggs....

Outdoor fun

Daddy was home early from work Friday and got in some ice fishing, it was a successful trip, 3lb 4 oz Pickerel...

Posing with his catch

The boys had their friend Jakob over for a sleepover this past week and they thoroughly enjoy Jakob and I think keep him very busy...lol...

Outdoor fun playing in the snow, Jakob helped Naomi climb the big piles of snow just to sled right down them again

She is quite a thrill seeker, she loves the boys snow racers

Owen sliding on his snow racer

Jesse ready for action, they made a path from the front of the driveway down one hill and got enough momentum going to make the second hill into the backyard....:)

Homeschool Creations

Spending quality time with our Uncle Mel building Jesse's Lego car he got for Christmas.....

Naomi wearing her necklace we made in our Character trait lessons from Focus on the Family, the next two weeks we are studying being Obedient... We made heart necklaces and wrote out the words "To love means to obey"...Not sure how many hearts will be left on the necklace after two weeks as she wants to wear it all day long....lol...

Our creation upside down....not sure how to turn it around...lol..but you can still see their handy work...:)

Outside Winter Fun

It was getting dark but this is the three kiddos on their new snow racers, Jesse and Owen got them for Christmas. Naomi LOVES tobogganing too and she is right on the front of the racers with her brothers ...NO FEAR in that girl I tell you...She is a thrill seeker...

Owen on his snow racer.....They tried hooking it up to Daddy's 4 wheeler and got a ride behind ...Now that was fun too....

Snow tunnel fun.....

Hoping that snow tunnel is as strong as it looks....lol

Enjoying some sliding fun on the hills the snow plow created.....

On top of the snow mountain...They dug tunnels and created a fort in the snow....

Naomi enjoying the snow mountain as well....

Jesse in the tunnel....

Owen in the tunnel.....