Old Elvis Day

January 7 was Old Rock Day.  The kids thought it would be fun to figure out what everything for dinner could be in terms of rocks then it kind of became what you'd find at the seashore.  I love their creativity.
Rolls- old rocks (Jr. said boulders), oranges and clementines- boulders, Red peppers slices- crab legs, carrots- swords (Jr. said chisels), cucumbers- wheels (Jr. said sand dollars, others agreed), apples- canoes (Jr. said arches), stuffing- sand, cottage cheese- pebbles, peaches- beaches, water-water

We also found a new yard bird in our backyard. A chukar.  It's been hanging out with the local covey of quail.  It was a pretty awesome yard bird.  I've only ever seen them before on Antelope Island so it's pretty cool to see them here.

January 8 was Elvis' birthday so I watched a Doctor Who episode that referenced Elvis.  Later Nichole and Jr. watched another Doctor Who episode that referenced Elvis.

Today a few of us got out birding at Farmington Bay. 

There were so many birds.  It was like a circus out there (appropriately, January 9 is the anniversary of the first modern circus). At one point we saw great blue herons, great egrets, bald eagles, and pelicans all together in the same small area.  Big birds.

Of course we had to go to a different section for different big birds- tundra swans.

We also saw little birds like song sparrows and American pipits.

Lucky did really well.  He enjoyed going into the wildlife education center and seeing the stuffed bald eagle.  It was a nice day.