School Family Picnic

Just like last year, we gathered with the other families from SwedeGirl's Waldorf-Steiner School at this lovely valley for a picnic.

We go for a potluck picnic but the real draw for the children is the pond

I forgot to take pictures to show you the food. The fastest going items were hazelnut-nettles croquets, and mini pizzas. I feasted on fresh greens and radishes, and all kinds of quinoa and grain salads. One of the great things about going to a Waldorf school is the picnics have yummy gourmet homemade hippy food! And the desserts....the buffet of sweets was enough to get the kids way from the pond for a moment.
The weather was damp, but the children of Sweden all have rain suits and galoshes, or wellies as the brits call them, which are so novel to me! I have never had a pair in my life, still! The kids were prepared to romp in wet grass and splash at the pond's edge.

They were hunting for Salamaders

Very Successfully, too

The Family

Little copy cat SwedeBaby wanted in on the action, of course!

SwedeGirl, the fisherman

SwedeDaddy found a blood Sucking Leech

And some big currant snails

Heading Home

Stopping to Say Hi to the Baby Lambs

The sheep mamas were protecting the babies, so I never a got a good photo of the sweet little lambs, but the girls got a good look.