Swan Day

We went to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge for the annual Swan Day today.  We got there early (and the auto loop is currently closed) so we had a nice family walk on the trails outside the visitor's center. 

When we got to the visitor's center, there was an animated movie playing, The Trumpet of the Swan.  There were also other activities for people to do.  Nichole made an origami swan (paper crane?) and Nichole and Jr. Jr. made kites.

Since we couldn't drive the auto loop to see the migrating tundra swans, we got directions to another spot where there were scopes set up and more activities for the kids.

It was a good family day.

Oreo Adventures

The kids had a day off of school yesterday so we loaded everyone in the van and headed out to look for a particular bird.  And we found it.

Juniper Titmouse

When we stopped to get everyone lunch, we got out the Oreos we brought with us since March 6 is the birthday of the Oreo cookie.  We only opened the red velvet Oreos, though.  We'll save the others for another time.

While we were driving around, the kids got to watch Wreck It Ralph, which has a scene with Oreos.  They also got to watch Horton Hears a Who, which has a scene with the mayor at the dentist.  March 6 is also Dentist's Day.

We saw lots of other birds while we were out as well as lots and lots and lots and lots of prairie dogs.

On the way home I celebrated by singing along to some Weird Al- "The White Stuff" (about Oreos) and "Cavity Search" (about visiting the dentist).

 Jr. pointed out the bird in these last pictures.  Silly Goose.

Today, March 7, is Cereal Day.  We ate cereal for dinner.

More Zelda Fun

You know how we had our Legend of Zelda dinner recently?  Well, friends of ours got the new Nintendo Switch and the new Legend of Zelda game that just came out: Breath of the Wild.
They invited us over to play and for some more Zelda fun.  I made chuchus again and deku scrub cheeseball.

It was so fun to be with these friends and watch the game.

We did it on I Want You To Be Happy Day, March 3.  It made us all happy.

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March 4- National Dance the Waltz Day.  Jeremy explained to me how we celebrated.
We went to a friend's house who played a waltz on a violin while Jr. Jr. and Lucky danced.
We watched the opening sequence of the movie, Strictly Ballroom, which has the characters dancing a waltz.
We watched Doctor Strange, a Marvel movie which is owned by Waltz Disney.

Birthday, Birthday, You've Had a Birthday

We recently celebrated Jeremy's birthday.  Besides cake and ice cream, Jeremy had a special request.  He wanted us to go to the annual Snow Goose Festival in Delta.  We weren't able to make it last year, but we were this year, and it was right around his birthday.
It was cold.  I forgot to bring or remind kids to bring gloves.  Whoops.  Luckily, they had a tent set up with a little heater.  Jr. enjoyed getting snow all over his boots then watching the steam come off them near the heater.  Sigh.
We got to the reservoir early enough that there was only one lone snow goose floating around.

The rest hadn't come in from where they were having their breakfast in nearby fields.  We didn't know where those nearby fields were so we didn't get to see them in the fields.  I took some of the kids to the van to warm up while Jeremy and Jr. waited for the geese to come flying in.  It wasn't long.  Jeremy was able to wave to me when a big group of geese were on their way so I was able to get out of the van and watch them circle and light on the water.  It was so fun.  There were sooooo many geese.

There were spotting scopes set up so we were able to get better looks than with our binoculars.

Lucky had trouble figuring out how to look with just one eye in the scope (he's used to binoculars), so one of the people brought out his phone with an attachment for the scope and Lucky could look at the screen and see the geese.  So nice.
It was cool.  We went for a drive around lunchtime to a different place.  That was fun.  We saw some birds we hadn't yet seen this year.  After we were done with that area we went back to the Snow Goose Festival.  The geese floated closer to where we were so we could get a better look at them.  Again, it was awesome.

I wanted to get a picture of the kids with the reservoir and geese in the background.  They were so good to oblige.

Jeremy got a panorama of the reservoir in the morning without the geese and in the afternoon with the geese all stretched out in a big line.  That was fun.

There were other activities going on during the festival, but we missed some.  Oh, well.  We enjoyed what we did do.  Jeremy was very happy with this for a birthday present.

What Happens When You Fix Green Eggs and Ham for Breakfast

Jr.:  Those are so yummy.  The mold on the eggs is the most nutritious part.

Yeah, my kids are hams.  To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2, we had green eggs and ham for breakfast.  I put food coloring on them, not mold.

Later, Jr. Jr. worked on some Dr. Seuss worksheets. 

Jr. Jr. and Lucky watched "The Lorax," and Jr. Jr. drew some characters from "The Lorax."

Tonight I read them some Dr. Seuss books.
And I read a lot today and didn't get a lot of cleaning done.  Dr. Seuss' birthday is known as Read Across America Day.  C'mon.  What else was I supposed to have done?

March Didn't Come in Like a Lion

March didn't come in like a lion this year.  There have been quite a few snowstorms lately but today we had a sunny day.  Maybe it will storm tomorrow.
We did get to celebrate three holidays today, however.
March 1 is Share a Smile Day.  It is National Pig Day.  It is also National Peanut Butter Lover's Day.
Jr. decided to combine them all at dinnertime.  We had pigs in a blanket, he used his banana as a smiling mouth, and put a jar of peanut butter in the middle of his plate.

The other boys enjoyed making smiling faces, too- on their plates and on themselves.