Corn on the cob, Kids Can Grow photos and Kana's cake

6/22 - Kanoa is truly enjoying corn on the cob! 

6/23-Kids Can Grow 4-H Program in Waldoboro.  Caterpillar on dill weed at the 4H grounds.

We painted butterfly baths for our garden beds.

Even Kanoa got to paint! 

Kana put sprinkles on her cake and cut her birthday cake - this day was her real birthday.  I don't have any other clear pics as the rest came out extremely blurry. 

6/21/2010 - Day Trip to Stonington and Isle Au Haut

Jim is off on vacation this week. We are all excited to spend lots of time together having new adventures and enjoying warm weather fun. On Monday, we got up early to go to Stonington, ME and Isle Au Haut. I felt a sore throat coming on in the morning and if it weren’t for the day trip, I’d have gone back to sleep to help thwart off the oncoming cold. Instead, we had a full day of touring old and new places, swimming, and hiking. Jim and Li had a boat trip, hiked, and visited Isle Au Haut lighthouse. In spite of the many horse flies that like to follow Li, he told Jim that this was one of the best days of his life. They both bonded by spending lots of one on one time together doing something exciting in a place neither had been to before.

The photos below are from a hike Kanoa, Katie, Makana and I took to an old quarry.  There were some signs explaining about the rocks and the quarry.  A person in Stonington town also gave us a brochure about the hike.  The deer or horse flies were annoying and I didn't have a hat, but Kanoa's yellow stretchy shorts did the job!  Katie found a knitted hat and Kana wore one of Kanoa's extra ones.  We were all set! 

After our hike, we found a great swimming spot to hang out and cool off! 

6/18/2010 Homeschool Carnival and Alford Lake Fun!

The Murphy's hosted a Penny Carnival and donated all the pennies to the gulf oil spill.  It was a hot day!  Aflter fun at the carnival, the younger two kids were zonked out on the way home.  We rested, ate, and then off to Alford Lake for a dip in the cool water! 

Always a good idea to rest between fun!  Amazing how kids know when their bodies need a rest.

Cathy and Rhett

Clair

A boy got buried up to his neck....had to photo this as he was in deep and Li was interested in watching.

Makana's 5th Birthday Party

Makana had her birthday party this past Wednesday.  Our camera lens (the outermost one) fell out last week and doesn't focus very well.  But Julie had brought her camera!  Thank you Julie for capturing these special moments!

Early May 2010 to 5/23/2010.....catching up on pictures...

5/1/2010 - Kana is anxious to go to the yard sale down the road.  Came here first to meet an author who wrote Andre books and to find out about how to support a state organization that rescues stranded sea animals.

5/1/2010 - This was the second frog of the season we caught. (The first one of the season jumped on Kanoa, so he is not so sure about frogs yet....).  Below this photo is a video of the frog.  Kanoa is with Jim watching, but not wanting to get too close. Kana wants to hold it.







 

5/1 - Katie decked herself out with markers.

5/3/2010 - Kanoa loves ripping paper and shredding it.  (This can be very helpful if I am busy helping someone in the bathroom...just give him some toilet paper to rip up.  And he even puts it in the potty or garbage sometimes.  Other times it goes on the floor which is still easy to clean up.)

Love this picture!

And this one too!  Noticing all the drool!  Teeth are coming in big time (molars).

5/5/2010 - Our first meeting of the Kids Can Grow Program at the Cooperative Extension office in Waldoboro, Maine.  What a lovely view of the mountains in the distance!

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The black flies were biting this day ....alot!  We had bug nets, but no repellent on.

Kana hammers the garden bed.

Did you know you can use a dandelion stem for a straw?  Read it in a book and we decided to try it while we took a break inside.  Kanoa usually has yogurt (Stonyfield Farms Low Fat Strawberry is his favorite...and mine too lately.)

 
Hey! This looks like something interesting to explore!
 
 

5/7/2010 - Katie uses the Cedarworks website to create various play structures and then calculates the cost.  She really wants one.  Thinks we'd love it so much!  Bet she is right!

5/7 - Some things lying around from the day....paintings, picked flowers, Katie's playground calculations.

5/8 - Katie took some photos of Kanoa.  I just LOVE his baby curls!

5/8 - Katie and Kana had some special time together.  Katie painted her toenails and Kana's fingernails.

5/8 - Kanoa loves placing hats on people.  Sometimes he stacks lots of them on my head.  He has played this game for many months now. 

I LOVE YOU MAKANA!!!

Katie took photos of each of the kids and someone took one of her.  They printed them out, cut them to size and put them all in a picture frame for mother's day.  So sweet! 

Right back at cha!

5/10/2010 - We have one baby robin's egg outside our bathroom window in the flower box!  Will there be more?  Robins typically lay 3-4 eggs.

Kana goes to the dentist for a cleaning.  She has gone once or twice before.  Check out those shades!  5/11/2010

 

 

Two eggs found in the flower box on 5/12/2010.

5/13/2010 - Look!  Three eggs now!

5/12 - Kana as Diaper Girl!

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Katie's positive affirmations.

5/18/2010 - Visit to Maine Wildlife State Park in Gray - A great thing to do after the dentist appointment (turned out Li needed a filling replacement and one new filling)!  And Daddy took the day off to come so I could be with Li in the dentist office to hold the dvd player and be close to him!

Coyote - a Wolfrum favorite.  Do they pace because they are trapped in the cage?  We were thinking so, but will look into that more later.

Katie Bear!  (An old nickname - one of many!)

5/21/2010 - One of our first days at Alford Lake.  Peaceful and beautiful!

Petting a bunny! 

5/23 - Ciara (age 10?) made this gorgeous quilt for Kanoa!  How thoughtful and kind!!  And how BEAUTIFUL!  Ciara has got such skill!!!

5/23 - Few photos of Li holding Kana and Kanoa while they check something out on the computer.  Kanoa wants the mouse...

So does Kana....

Three amigos....

5/24/2010 - One baby bird hatched! 

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!!!

We visited Kristine, Quinn and Cole and saw their new baby goats!  Maaaaa!  Maaaaa!  Katie and Kanoa especially loved them!

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