Today we celebrated cousin A and cousin L’s birthdays! The two cousins are one year and a day apart, so their parents decided to combine their birthdays and have a May The 4th Be With You party. My bugs had a blast! They are REALLY into Star Wars right now, so this party was a big hit with them!
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In preparation for Earth Day, my boys and I started talking about what we could do as a family to help take care of our planet. We started by investigating where our trash and recycling goes after it is collected by the garbage and recycling trucks. I explained to my bugs that when we throw something in the garbage, it doesn’t just disappear; our garbage ends up in a land fill, which is a massive hole filled with trash and covered up with dirt… YICK! This is why we need to be accountable for what we throw away; there is no such thing as away!
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My bugs really enjoyed the story The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett. When I finished reading it aloud to them, they would end up taking turns ‘reading’ it themselves, mainly because they thought the end of the story was hilarious.
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Like most people, when I think of Spring, new beginnings and rejuvenation comes to mind: trees budding, tulips bursting with colour, bits of green sprouting up amidst a boring brown canvas, plump robins hopping across the yard, enticing mud puddles and wriggling worms… and eggs. I think of eggs.
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I am ridiculously late in posting this for St. Patrick’s Day, but I suppose it doesn’t have to be St. Patrick’s Day in order to enjoy these rainbow snacks and healthy, green shamrock smoothie. What better way to brighten up a drab day than by jazzing up meal time with some vibrant colours?
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My bugs first discovered we had a leprechaun on the loose when they bounded down the stairs in the morning and found this:
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