Early Adventures in Laying

Our hens showed minimal interest in the nest boxes in installed in their coop. As shown they laid eggs behind the woodshed and in the rocks under the stairs near our front door, flying out of their pen to do so. They stopped laying in October when they began to molt and won't start back up again until the days get longer.

Our First Trip to Zoolights

We went to see Zoo Lights for the first time this year. (Last year we had just moved in.) We will be going again next week, so I'll try to capture some actual pictures of the lights then, but in the meantime here are pictures of Sam and Tom on the carousel.

Christmas cookies with friends

Here is what happens when cookies are decorated with abandon. The boys had some friends over and this is the result. We all had a wonderful time!

The Beach Near our House

Summer foam sword fighting at the library.

Trip to the beach this summer!

This summer we went to the beach a few times. The water in  the Sound is warm enough to play in, for a while anyway. Fun was had by all.

Halloween fun!

This year we got to enjoy our community's Halloween celebration for the first time. Houses are too far apart to make trick-or-treating practical, so Main Street closes down for the evening and the kids trick-or-treat from shop to shop. It was probably the most fun we've ever had. Here's a picture with Sam, Tom, and two of their friends. Sam is Freddy Fazbear, and Tom is the astronaut.

Our first science project (all the way back in September).

This year we are studying Human Anatomy with Guest Hollow. Here is the project the boys made their first week when we studied genetics. The boys made DNA models out of Red Vines, colored marshmallows, and toothpicks.

Tom's summer experiments with a watermelon.

Tom (Robin) decided to experiment with skinning a watermelon. As you can see, he had a lot of fun wearing the results!

An even longer break!

Last December, we moved from the Eastside to Vashon Island. We traded suburban for rural, a condo for a 3,600 sq. ft. fixer-upper, a common area for 10 acres of forest and pasture. We traded freeway commutes for ferry rides. We acquired another puppy and some chickens.