First week as Finksburgers

We've been in the house for a whole week now. I think I'm getting used to the drive. Especially now that we don't have to drive into town every single day. Most of our stuff is at the house now. Oh there's still a lot of stuff to get, not to mention the storage unit. But it isn't stuff that we have to have immediately. So we can take a day here and there to rest, and not drive in. Jason and I got to sit out on the deck and relax this weekend. And he finally got to walk down to the stream.
In more normal news, a sweet friend invited us over this past week to do Monarch butterfly stations. She and her son have been catching, hatching, and tagging Monarchs for the past two months. When she realized she had Monarchs in all stages of life in her house at one time, she organized an impromptu science activity for everyone. It was really neat to see the eggs, various sized caterpillars, chrysalises, and adults. The kids all got to feed and tag an adult, then let them go at the end to start their trip to Mexico.

Gwyn and Celee are really enjoying soccer. In their game this past week Gwyn kicked her first goal! Celee has gotten really close to a few too. They are both hustling out there! Go Turbo Turtles!

Our History Club took a field trip to the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. We've never been to Havre de Grace before. It is a very pretty place! At least the parts we saw are. The museum is small, but they have a booklet for kids to look for and answer questions using the exhibits throughout the museum. When they finish it, they get a certificate as a Maritime Museum First Mate. The girls learned all about the Bay, fish, boats, Native Americans, John Smith, and the evolution of ship navigation. Outside the museum is a lighthouse and a cool fishing pier. We tried to measure the circumference of the base, but all of us together couldn't reach around it. The kids enjoyed the pier too. A very nice man was fishing and showed them all his gear and the various fish he caught. He even gave them a piece of bait to "fish"with a piece of line and hook they found. It was a perfect weather and a beautiful day.

Gwyn got to have the first friend over at the new house. The lucky girl got to go to IKEA with us. We bought our first couch from a store. All our previous couches were either hand-me-down, or thrift store finds. Nothing wrong with that, but it is neat to sit on a new couch.

Celee's troop bridged to Juniors on Sunday. Each girl walked across a rainbow balloon "bridge." Celee was super excited to finally be a Junior. There are lots of things that Girl Scouts can't do until they're Juniors like sanctioned archery and sailing trips. I say "sanctioned" because if it's an official GS activity they have to be Juniors, but we often get around that by doing it unofficially. Anyway, we are proud to have two Junior Girl Scouts in the house now. Congratulations Celee!