Nature girl strikes again

 Margaux finds seaweed on Nantucket.  Yay slimy green stuff!

 Margaux holds a moon snail at the Maria Mitchel Aquarium. Her favorite sea creature so far this summer.

 Margaux holds a welk at the aquarium.  She loved it when it oozed slime on her.

Margaux pretends to be a moon snail at Children's Beach.  The parents of other children who were nearby thought the girl trying to bury herself head first in the sand was hysterical.

Back in Texas, Margaux loves the snail and snail trail she found one morning as we were leaving Dan and Tamara's house to head to zoo school!  Who says you have to travel across the country to marvel at animal life? 

Uhhh, there's another word for that

When Margaux was 3, she took a vocabulary test as part of an experiment at OSU. Here's a short, funny clip.

More Wisdom from a 4-Year Old

On Wednesday, Margaux got into a disagreement with a friend who came over to play.  All reports indicated that Margaux was clearly the one at fault.  Later that evening I sat Margaux down to ask her why she acted the way she did.  Her response?  "I made a mistake, Mom.  I have to make those to improve."  Hmmm.  Sounds a little like Eddie Haskell to me, but ok.

The next day at school, Margaux's teacher told me another story.  Margaux and the other kids had been on the playground blowing dandelions and making wishes.  When her teacher asked what she had wished for, Margaux said, "I don't make wishes.  I have everything I need."  I'm going to confess to needing a dose of that philosophy.

Two funny things Margaux said this morning

On the way to school today, I pointed out a neighbor's yard which was full of roses in bloom.  Margaux said, "Now, I know what they mean when they say something can brighten your day."

Later in the drive, we were listening to this 70's radio station and the Carol King song "Sweet Seasons" came on, which has a very nice beat to it.  I looked in the rearview mirror and Margaux was bopping her head up and down in her carseat.  When she caught my eye, she said, "This is a really good groove."

The things that go on in that girl's head...make me smile.

Nature Girl

As further evidence of just how much Margaux loves nature, here she is holding a handful of night crawlers. One of them was about 10 inches long. I had the heebiejeebies, but she and Mike were loving it.

On the carousel

Still Celebrating!