Farm Visit

One of Rose's favorite activities at the farm is climbing rocks. She gets such joy at reaching the top, and her excitement as each new one comes in view, a new challenge to tackle, is engaging. Of course, there are animals, too. A new crop of kids were fun to watch as they bounced around the enclosure looking for their mamas and just about anything to try to eat.

Playdate

Rose, Reuben, and I visited with Liv after school today. What had been a very chilly morning turned into a fairly nice day, so I walked down to Newtowne with Reuben in the double stroller. We met up with Liv, her mother, and her little sister. With our stroller seats facing forward and theirs facing back, the two girls started talking on the way to their house, and the conversation never ended until we left much later in the afternoon. They had a great time with pretend play, music making, and many craft projects. Great thanks to Laura for hosting us and providing a stream of activities for the girls.

Amazingly Reuben, who has had difficulty sleeping with his teeth hurting, zonked out and slept through some pretty raucous play.

Yay to growing friendships, play, and just being in another space.

The Long Walk Home

 More about the walk on my post in Dadding Ideas, but here is a pic of Rose walking along a fence. She really enjoyed balancing on curbs, walls, and fences during the walk.

 

Harvard Museum of Natural History

 This morning, Rose and I went to the Harvard Museum on Natural History. Sundays are free in the morning. The museum reminds me of the Natural History museum at Oak Knoll Park that we used to go to when I was a kid. Lots of fossils and stuffed animals. Rose was a little overwhelmed by it all, but she did enjoy it and shared lots of stories with Reena when we got back home. Of course, the bus ride there and back was part of the trip.

Here is Rose next to a large crystal.

 The museum houses a large collection of glass flowers. They are amazingly lifelike.

Rose in front of a large plesiosaur.

 Moose!

Who taught him this game?