Category: Family
Now spring if firmly hear, we are all about getting the bikes out for a family ride. I am still sporting my 2007 Raleigh One Way Awhile it is not as sporty as it once was, I still love the fixed gear system for the stability. Especially now I have a little co-pilot.
This past January our family adopted two Flemish Giant Rabbits. While we have two old cats, these are the first “big” pets the kids have gotten. Since today was a nice day, we decided to take them outside for a little bunny run in the lawn. It is hard to tell, but they seemed to love being outside. Hopefully we will be able to take them out more often now the weather is nice.
My six year old made this beautiful Easter Card. She didn’t aske for any help from either my wife or myself, and I am very proud of her work.
My wife and I try to get our children out in nature as often as possible. Sometimes to explore. Sometime just to play. They always have fun, and they are always learning something. One of the tools that we have for the kids is a little explorer kit that we have made for each kid.
The weather is starting to break, and it is starting to feel a lot like spring here in Michigan. Not only is it warming up, but the birds are coming back, and baby animals are starting to be born. We were lucky enough to see a few lambs this past week. It made a pretty big impression on the kids. So much so, that the boys were lambs for a day instead of dinosaurs.
A few days ago I said in a post that the turkeys kept a respectful distance while we were walking. Today we went on a walk and the turkeys go up and close. This was exciting because they are one of my boys favorite birds. While this might sound silly if your only reference is the bird on your plate at Thanksgiving, in person they are amazing. They are large, and there feathers have iridescent blues, reds and yellows.
My children love birds. My love of birds has probably helped that along. While I have never tested them, my guess is that all three (aged 3, 4 and 6) know many more than your average adult. It actually surprises me how many times they can spot something on the wing, and how often they can identify it.
We are lucky enough to live minutes away from a 4,481 acres park that not only offers wooded trails to walk on, but also a little farm. Now that the weather has broken, we try to go there as often as we can. One day this week my daughter only had a half day at school, so we took the opportunity to pack as much adventure into the day as possible.
One of the best Covid-19 parenting moves I made is creating the game of Canyon Ball. To be honest, my children and I created it together. On one of our early Covid walks, my children and I found some abandoned lacrosse balls laying in the field behind our neighborhood school. Kids being kids, they begged to pick them up and “take them for a walk.”
In this weekend’s Gospel (Mk 1:40-45) Jesus tells the healed leper to say nothing about the miracle that was preformed. This seems strange at first because you would think Jesus would want everyone to know he was God incarnate, and share the Good News.
