Day 8

Worked in the Oasis Room again today. I started on my schedule for the World Travelers camp week, which is right up my alley in a way. I think I might share some of my photos from Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for parts of lessons that week.

Also tried out a few crafts again today. I used some fingerpaint on this butterfly/dragonfly clothespin.

I also went through the bookcase in the classroom where the preschool camp will be held for ideas and possibilities for story time during camp.

I ran across this next book, and I totally remember reading it as a kid and loving it =) Oh, Sammy the Seal.

We did end up thinking of lots of cool little things and projects we could use in our time with the kids. I found another book where the illustrator made animals out of heart shapes. I thought it might be a fun activity to show the kids how to draw different animals like that. So, I tried in my notebook.

Brought home my camp t-shirts today. I will be wearing this every day at camp.

Left the zoo at about 4:00 today, and I decided to go check out Easter Lake Park that I see the sign for on the bypass everyday on my drive to the zoo. It was a nice little lake. There was a strong cool breeze blowing as I stood along the shoreline. There were also quite a few geese hanging out there.

Hannah and Rylee gussied up tnight in their dresses from Jenny's wedding for fun, which was cute.

 
Then, after dinner I went on a hike down by Saylorville Lake. I love hiking on dirt in the wood trails! Plus, the view of the water every now and then was nice as the trail meandered. At one point, I caught orange sunlight on the water, which looked pretty cool...

I circled back around at one point and noticed that the light was no longer peeking through a cloud like it had been. Crazy how I happened to catch it at just the right time before.

Here's some comparison shots: