Sunday, June 27, 2010

Naturing

Matthew was gathering rocks, leaves, and dirt into a bucket yesterday evening. I asked him what he was doing, and he answered, "Mom, I'm naturing!" It appears that nature has become a verb in our house, which isn't all that surprising.

We have been hiking in the woods, playing at the lake, and catching crayfish in the creek all summer long. One thing is certain: my children do not suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder!

Running off to play "witches and trolls"

Nolan on the footbridge

Venturing downstream

Inspecting tadpoles

Local wildlife-bullfrogs were everywhere!

2 comments:

Herding Grasshoppers said...

Oh Leah,

Even with the age differences, I think our boys would have a great time together!

Julie

leah said...

There are a lot of homeschooling moms in our MOPS group (since they have children spanning a couple of age groups), and ALL the kids play so well at the creek! Honestly- creeks and woods are where children just "belong!"