Hello!  I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I haven’t forgotten about my little blog!   The temperatures have finally warmed up a bit around here, so we’ve been outside appreciating nature and Spring-time!

We are working on a mother’s day craft this week in steps and stages, and it will be finished by tomorrow, so that will be up on the blog by the week-end.

In the mean-time, here’s what we’ve been up to outside:

We had a nest of baby robins which kept us captivated and entertained for a couple of weeks.

I have an album on my Happy Hooligans facebook page which follows the baby from the time the eggs were laid, until they left the nest.  The album is titled “Our Baby Robins”.  I took daily pictures of the babies, and documented their activity and progress.  It was a thrill to put it together and it’s a beautiful collection of photos!  Be sure to pop over and check it out!

Just as the robins were getting ready to leave the nest, the toads showed up in our pond and began mating.  I’m taking daily pictures of the development of the eggs, and will continue to photograph the day to day changes in the tadpoles when they hatch.  That album is also on my facebook page.  It’s titled “New Life in the Pond”.

Outside of that excitement, we’ve been hiking around the neighbourhood, playing in the yard, and spending our days outdoors.  Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to:

climbing trees

rolling down hills

investigating ants

and toads

and the snails in our pond

picking “flowers”

learning new skills

workin’ the slide

and playing in the sandbox

And here’s a peek at the Mother’s Day craft we’re working on.  They’re going to be so pretty, so stay tuned!