rock of ages

 

 

Last week on a cold and dreary day we headed out for a field trip. We went about an hour and a half away to first see a Laura Ingalls Wilder show and then off to a quarry. This was pretty cool and peaked the boys' interest. They learned all about the granite that is in Vermont. We watched a movie and learned about the monuments that use this granite all around the world. Pretty neat.

Behind the visitor center they had an outdoor bowling lane made from the granite. It was a prototype that never really took off.  The bowling balls were a light foam- that would be why my little man could pick one up.

We met up with a friend whom we don't see too often and had a really nice day, besides the cold temps.

We took the long way home and traveled through the mountains and stopped at Ben and Jerry's for a sweet treat. A great way to end the day.

canning syrup

So our maple syrup venture this year only gave us about two small mason jars full, but some friends of ours are real sugarers.

She so kindly put aside 5 gallons for us and then came over to our house and showed me how to can it all. It was pretty neat and rather quick to do. We are pretty set for the next year(I hope). If we do run out there are plenty of locals around here that sell it, so we'll make do.

hot days

The sun has been a welcoming sight this week along with some nice warm temps. The boys have figured out a way to keep themselves cool.

oh, how he loves the spaghetti

SPAGHETTI

                                               

Spaghetti is so fun to eat

   Especially with lots of meat

With a twirl

And a whirl

                         A whoosh

                      And a swoosh

                     Nice and yummy

                       In my tummy!

sunday smiles

weekending

A little work, a little play, bubbles, some treasure hunting where we found this great pogo stick for .50 cents.
Beautiful weather and good food. It all  makes for several days of relaxing and fun times.

sunday smiles