We of course, incorporated nature into the crafts/activities we did this week as well.

 The kids were very proud of their finished products (of course) so we hung them up on the side of our hard top.  A few times I would catch Ev taking a minute to look at his sun catcher and see the way the sun was shining through the leaves (you could see the veins of the leaves), we even notices a few bugs caught in between the tape when it was all said and done.

Hanging from the hardtop

We had a great week away at the trailer, we couldn't have asked for a better and easier way to be immersed into nature and explore our great planet than to spend a week there, swimming, playing, hiking, kite flying and more!

We had such a great time we actually didn't even do all of the fun things I had planned for us.

Unfortunately the first few days we were there it was cold, and rainy!  Yeah! for Canada's unpredictable weather!  That's alright though we went ahead and did all things we would do if the sun was shining anyway, fishing, a nature walk/scavenger hunt, sun catchers, we even went to the beach!

And then finally the last few days of our vacation warmed up, the sun was shining and we made some great art, soaked in the rays with some more fishing, swimming, made some bird feeders and we even played with a few chipmunks (sorta)! Haha

We really enjoyed the little scavenger hunt/nature walk we went on but then started to get badly bite by mosquitos in the forest so we turned around and explored a little more out in the open.  I think because of all the rain we had on the weekend (pretty much 2 full days of rain) they were especially bad.

Looking for things on our nature walk, we were painting with the things we found when we got back to the trailer

We brought along a box with us for our walk/hunt so that we could grab a few things along the way to paint with when we got back to the trailer.  That was a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed looking for new ways to paint.  It was great to see their little minds thinking of different textures (pinecones, moss, and flowers) and how they might paint.

By the time we got back to the trailer Ev didn't feel like doing the painting with us and just wanted to swing and play on the monkey bars, so H and I took to it and started out by writing Mother nature a note with a stick that we found.

Well yesterday was the last day of school for my two munchkins.  Grade1and JK are complete.  It's hard to believe it happened so quickly but we are super excited for our summer to be here, warm weather, bathing suits, sunscreen, and loads of fun!

I'm really excited to be home on mat. leave for the summer and have a ton of fun things planned for the kids.  I'm using my time home to plan themes, "field trips", crafts and activities for them.  I'll be throwing a bit of learning into the mix too!  We're going to work on letters with Ev throughout the summer and I'll be throwing in some math, science and writing for both the kids to keep their skills on par! ;)

I'm so happy that Pinterest exists in my life, it makes planning these themed weeks a breeze.  It's so easy to find different ideas (crafts, activities, and even trips) to help bring the whole theme together.

Check out my Kids Summer board for loads of ideas that you might find helpful in planning your kids summer vacation.


Follow Kandice's board Kids summer on Pinterest.

I'll be posting different activites that we do, field trips that we take and what we've been up to this summer here on the blog so if you're interested then stick around and I'll show you.

I'll also be posting more of my newest little girl, Alice.  She was born on her due date in March and rhas been a joy to have as part of our family.  She's laid back, very mellow and has felt like she was meant to be part of our family all along.  It's been amazing to see the kids fall so madly in love with her and love her to bits.  We're back to cloth diapering, and baby wearing and it's been amazing so far.

A day in the life

Remember how hectic it was, how crazy our days were when we were trying to just get out of the house to work (my husband and I), our sitter would come to our house and we were the only ones that had to look presentable (sort of) in the morning.

We'll I really want to do another post just like that one, but include in it all the things we have to do now!  Both my kids are in school, so we have homework to sign, papers to send back, cheques to write, lunches to make, they both have to look presentable (sort of), both Husband and I have to look presentable (sort of).  Oh yeah and did I mention I'm 27 weeks pregnant, and still dealing with morning/all day sickness!

Yes you read that right!  We are expecting again!  We're adding a third bundle of joy to our crazy family.  And as Everett likes to remind me all the time that means we have 5 people and two dogs in our family.  That's 7 total!!

So, I'm not complaining, I love our crazy hectic life.  I wouldn't want it any other way.  I love that we are busy in the morning, we are busy during the day (the kids are both in school full time), I work full time, hubby's working and then most evenings we are busy too!  Hannah's dancing is taking up a lot of time, and Everett's playing soccer!

I wonder by this baby comes in March how much of our life will still be crazy hectic and a whirlwind for anyone looking from the outside in, or if it'll slow down a few paces?  I'm excited to find out.