I tried to spend some time playing outside with my boys this weekend.  They love to explore and collect while they're outdoors. Foofer was gathering sticks from the front yard to make a pile on Friday night. 

 On Sunday morning, Luke was getting ready to close our swimming pool for the winter, so the boys and I went out in the backyard to play.  In between adding chemicals, Luke made a compost bin for the boys.  Ner has been asking for one for weeks.

 Then the boys enjoyed filling the bin.  I sure hope it works.  I guess we will see in a few months.

 After lunch today, I helped the boys build their Geo-Trax cities.  I tried to make a separate loop for each boy, so they didn't fight too much. 

 Then we looked for bugs.  Geebie is fascinated by the katydids.

 Ner was looking for worms (for the compost?)  Maybe, but most likely he just wanted to poke and prod the poor creature until it died.  Luckily for the worms, he didn't find one.  On Saturday, Ner and Foofer found a slug and decided to give it a bubble bath.  Needless to say, it had expired by the end of that experience.

All in all, it has been a beautiful weekend.  Now its time to start homework and grading so that we will be ready for a new week.