Sweet as Honey

We toured the local(ish) honey-making store with our homeschool group. My kids are huge fans of honey and they were in heaven watching the little bees in their glass case and looking for the queen.

We had a little science lesson on queens, drones and worker bees. Everyone got to see how the honey was bottled, taste some flavored golden deliciousness (my favorite was cinnamon honey!) and ask as many questions as their little hearts desired.

We love taking time out of our house and away from our books and schedule to learn about life and experience it hands-on. And, we love spending time with our favorite friends!

Milking Cows and Making Cheese

We joined our homeschool group on a fun fieldtrip to a ranch this week.

Mel was particularly excited as she is our lover of all things farm-like. We loved being in the beautiful mountains, seeing the grassy meadows and nearby ponds and spending time together.

We watched how the ranch milks their cows. All the kids seemed fascinated as they stood around the fence quietly looking on as the milk dripped into the container. We then learned how the milk was pasteurized and sent over through pipes to the neighboring building where cheese is produced!

We enjoyed a picnic with our friends, the kids played games for a couple of hours and then we got to go watch a huge batch of cheese being made. The kids were fascinated to see the process from start to finish.