Wand Making

A wand was essential to the boy's costume this year.  

My friend over at Falafel and the Bee posted a fabulous wand making tutorial.

(While your there you should take some time to browse she is really quite talented).

These were so much fun to make with the children.

I took a long time to get mine all painted, but they had fun keeping it plain.

Enjoy.

RHS Wisley Gardens

Awhile back (03 October), the boy and I went to RHS Wisley Gardens.

It was our first home eduction trip.  Most of the pictures are taken by him.

We saw so many plants and yet only a quarter of the grounds.

Water Garden, Tropical Greenhouse, Vegetable Garden, Orchards, carnivorous plants and a compost bin with a little mousy foraging around in it.

Pumpkin Fun!

We of course had fun carving the pumpkins. 

These are considered Large pumpkins here, and we really sorted through the pallets of pumpkins to find good Jack 'O Lantern pumpkins.

Now the fun tomorrow!! Cooking them to make treats!

Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween!!

We have had a quiet Halloween this year.

It's been fun though.

Enjoyed Trick o' Trunking last night.

Here are Queen Cleopatra and Harry Potter...

Back in April...

These were taken on our last weekend in the States. 

We took in a lot that day. Pictures outside the Spaceneedle while we 

were waiting for Experience Music Project (EMP) to open with the Nirvana Exhibit.

The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame had the Battle Star Galactica Exhibit.

The children had their first guitar lessons, and they learned 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.

We found Gasworks Park, afterward.

The children had fun running up and down the hills.

Then went to the Ballard Locks where there were four, yes 4 small salmon in the 

viewing area.  The art and watching the boats transit the locks

was interesting