"May Flower in Full Bloom"

The learning theme this month continues to be focused around Spring, with more of an emphasis on leaves and flowers. Grace and I have been giddy with excitement that the weather in May has been so sunny and warm. We have taken full advantage of the beautiful weather by going on nature walks every day. In the beginning of May, I would talk to Grace about the buds on the trees and flowers. We closely examined many trees and flowers, eagerly anticipating the first dash of color to appear. Each day we became more and more excited as we watched the buds grow bigger and bigger. On Wednesday we took a morning walk and noticed the first sprinkling of green on the trees and yellow on our daffodils. Later that day when Daddy came home from work, we went on a family walk and much to Grace and my delight, all the leaves on the trees had opened to a brilliant green and the flowers had bloomed. Grace was inspired by all of the bright and beautiful Spring colors so she painted a purple hand flower shown here to celebrate the greatest gift that Spring has to offer -- color!