And we're back

Last week we had all taken a collective holiday. A time to spend with our families and a time to regroup. We've come back and quickly adjusted back into the swing of things, and everyone has been so excited to share their adventures. It's been lovely to hear of all the swimming, hiking, playing and relaxing that the children engaged in over the course of the week, and for many, a few times here and there over the summer. It's especially wonderful to hear that they enjoyed their time with their families!

Not much had changed while we were away, well, perhaps a few more weeds have grown, the grass grew a bit taller, and the children, I promise, even grew a bit taller. But we were quick to notice the change in our veggie garden. One major change is our cucumber patch! It's overtaken our garden, but has blessed us with an abundance of cukes. Cucumbers of which we plucked right off the vine, gave them a little wash and instantly started munching down on them. We quickly discovered that there were enough cucumbers for us each to enjoy at least one.

I wanted to share this before we left for the summer, but I didn't get to it, so I thought i'd share it now. It's funny how right away the children jumped back in and started up this project where they left off. Our new sand pit is home to a rainbarrel that has provided up with so much joy and wonderful opportunities of discover, so it's inevitable that a stream was soon to follow.

As you can see in the videos, the children were trying to block and divert the stream. This has naturally transitioned into a closer look into dams, and river flow. The children are discovering terms such as inlets, and erosion, and islands, and bays, and lakes. Yet another thing we learn through play. It should be interesting to see where this project takes us.