Spring Break Fun

Last week was spring break here in Charleston, so we did lots of fun "extras!"

Here is a photo tour of the fun we had:

First up, exploring a really huge magnolia tree in our neighborhood.

Can you see Clara and Benjamin in front?

Here they are inside the tree (a.k.a. "the jungle")

They found some branches to climb and were able to show it to their friend,

Walton, when we saw him in the neighborhood

On Tuesday, they crafted with posterboard and made a shield and butterfly wings.

On Tuesday evening, we rode out to visit some friends of ours who live in the country

and met some adorable chocolate lab puppies.

Clara held one, but wasn't excited about the kiss he gave her!

On Wednesday, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day by reading the story of

St. Patrick, painting green pictures and eating some green food!

Later that morning, Libby came over to play and they hunted for worms

in the backyard. Lots were found and some made it into jars to live as pets.

I'm not sure how well they're surviving!

Wednesday evening, Andy gave Clara her first violin lesson using a miniature violin that our friends (with the puppies) are letting her borrow. She loves it! So far, Andy can play a few songs and Clara is starting with "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

On Thursday, Clara and Benji did a lot of playing outside on the swingset and riding bikes.

What do you think of Benji's awesome moves on the rings!

And Friday, we headed up to the Memphis Zoo with some friends.

Here are the kids from our group in front of an elk statue next to the new Teton Trek exhibit. We had beautiful weather and a really nice day!

And Saturday, we went back up to Memphis (after Clara's basketball game) to have my harp regulated and do some errands. So, we were ready for a rest on Sunday!