Vermont 2021 {9/30-10/1: Thrice to Tramside}

On Thursday (the 30th) we took our morning walk over to Tramside, past our last year's condo and billboard, and stopping at all the spots we love along the way. It's good to be back! Then we went back later that afternoon with Gregg just because, why not?

Yep. Pretty much!

We're in number 4065 this year - which is a mirror
of last year's 4016! Took a bit to get used to the flipped
layout inside, but all good now!

For writing this morning we read our fave
Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic and then 
collaborated on an acrostic of our own.
I think we did a pretty good job, if I do say so
myself!

Lego welcome sign made by Cal.

This poor hawk flew smack into our building 
(we heard a big thunk) then died on the lawn
outside our window. So sad!!
The next morning he was gone! (Our hypothesis
was a fox had a delicious midnight snack.)

Bike ride to Tramside with Dad before dinner.

Yay!

And then on Friday (the 1st), for a mid-morning break, we went back to Tramside (of course) to show our friends, the McClungs (quick backstory: Christine and I have been friends since middle school band days and we were talking this summer about how hot and dry and covidy Utah was and how we just needed a break . . . that conversation turned into both of our families booking relocation vacations at Jay for October . . . and here we are!) around. What a perfect recess break!

For science that morning, we got to try out
Sam's new Mars Explorer kit that he got for his
birthday from Gma and Gpa Elwood.

We had fun landing on Mars and learning about
the surface!

You thought you'd seen enough mushrooms
already? Well, hang on to your hats,
there will be more to come this month, 
I can guaran-dang-tee it!
(This one looks like a cross section of a pinecone
to me - they certainly do have interesting camouflage!)

Cal and Sam were the cutest little tour guides, showing
their friends around the base area, stopping at all their favorite
spots: the water park windows, the Miso Hungry ramen shop
inside a tram car, the tram station)

Timothy, Cal, Sam, Zachary . . . the four musketeers!

They were so excited to see the tram car coming back 
the other direction, right over their heads!

Sam's rover activity from the Mars kit
was missing a gear it needed, so he decided
to make his own out of Legos!