First week of school, in photos

:: a really great nature walk

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:: a cabbage caterpillar found on the basil in the fridge, which prompted M to recite every fact she knew about butterflies and moths and their life cycle

:: table time

:: my new plan for limiting screen time: if you want to watch someone else’s 15 minutes of time, you have to do jumping jacks all the way through it

:: cattails

:: every time I walk into the bathroom, I can see which article of Scientific American is capturing J’s interest

:: making apple-rhubarb sauce (adapted from Stacy’s great recipe here)

:: reading with Daddy

:: a visit with our friends who have chickens

:: time in the garden

:: our volunteer time, in which we got to do our FAVORITE activity: loading cardboard for recycling

:: a very sweet SURPRISE! belated birthday party for M from friends

Not pictured: math tantrums, dance breaks, my costco meltdown, broken glass all over the floor (twice), $270 at the eye doctor, screeching eels, cliffs of insanity