Little Brains

Scarlet made a birthday cupcake for her friend Miriam.

 The boys continue to hold meetings with their book club, The Book Bandits.

This is Charlie setting to teach his two piano students.

 Scarlet wrote a board book called, Banana Dips.

 The Nutcracker performance gets better and better.

Jacob and Hazel having a tea party complete with "dainties" as Jacob calls them. 

Always time for a good game of conkers. 

 We studied Ancient Greece this year since we were reading Homer's Odyssey.

 Greek Gods family tree.

 Perfect timing since the Winter Olympics were going on this year. 

The torches were a hit, obviously...

Feathers and Books

...whoever even once in his life has caught a perch or seen thrushes migrate in the autumn, when on clear, cool days they sweep in flocks over the village, will never really be a townsman and to the day of his death will have a longing for the open.

~Anton Checkhov, "Gooseberries"

It's been such a delight to study the art of nature journaling this year.

I love to capture the kids in their cozy readerly ways.