Nature Walk

We met some friends at the Audubon Trail for a little nature study. The kids climbed trees and logs, listened for birds when they managed to be quiet, and looked around.

We stopped for some sketching in our nature journals.

After our walk we had a picnic lunch in the park and all the children threw rocks in the river.

Nora's Birthday Tea

Nora invited three friends over for a tea party.

The other kids went to Mimmu's house so that the girls could chat in peace.

They made felt flowers to take home and played for a bit.
And made their own pizzas for dinner.

Nora's early birthday

We celebrated Nora's birthday with Anja. On Friday night we had cake after dinner.

On Saturday there were presents and we had a more festive dinner. Iso fixed up my old bike to give to Nora.

 

 

She hadn't learned to ride a two-wheeler yet, but she picked it right up!

Curtains

 Anja came and helped me hang curtains. We didn't have all the hardware we needed to finish all the windows, but we did put up brackets for five rods. The measuring, looking for studs, finding the right screws, drilling... it was exhausting.

It is so nice to have done. The curtains really change the look of the rooms and make them feel more finished.

Mowing the pasture

Mark borrowed my Dad's tractor for some yard work.

New (to us) fire pit

Mark found this fire pit on Craigslist. It's just what we wanted and will be a good way to try to use up some of the wood we have piled on the property.

Fireplace

It was still on the cool side so we decided to take the opportunity to try our fireplace.

This is a feature the old house did not have and we are looking forward to using it next fall.