A day in the park

Henri & Peter had fun spending the afternoon together on Thursday. After having lunch at McMillan Park, they enjoyed the playground & short nature hike at Riverside Park. On the way home Henri said "Peter has turned out to be a good friend."

Recycled Space Ship

Lately Henri has been having a lot of fun going through the recycling bin to gather containers to conduct experiments outside as well as building items out of large boxes. Recently he took kleenex boxes, toilet paper rolls, raisin boxes etc. to build a space ship.

Bedtime Routine

Going to bed for the night is not Henri's favourite part of the day. One part of his multi-step bedtime routine which he enjoys is doing "six good things", during which we list the top six (or more) good things/events of the day. During this time, Henri's cats are usually close by which gives him a chance to wish Tommy and Pinky good night.

Swan Lake

Almost everyday we walk down to the lake to feed the Trumpeter swans. We purchased a 40 lb bag of corn for $8.00 which Henri insists on keeping in his bedroom. The female swan is very gentle and will eat out of your hands. Her partner is very protective probably because they are nesting and will not let the Canadian geese close to his mate or the food.

Finally...Ice Cream

Bailey's Ice Cream Parlour reopened for the season recently so Henri & Peter suffered through the cold to enjoy their favourite scoop.

Science Co-op #6: Weather

Henri picked up a car load of friends this week for the Science Coop - Peter, William & Charlie. The group enjoyed this week's topic: Weather. It included several experiments to demonstrate how a variety of weather patterns such as cloud formation and precipitation develop.

Easter Egg Dying

On Friday, we decided to decorate Easter cookies and dye eggs. Unfortunately, Henri was sick on Easter Sunday so we had to miss the family function and handing out the treats/cookies to his cousins. It will take us a few weeks to eat the 4 lbs of chocolate we had planned on sharing.