Soaring on Eagle's Wings

This past weekend our family made a brief trip to Maymont Park. Maymont is a favorite Richmond attraction offering trails and animal exhibits. They have a new raptor exhibit which turned out to be the highlight of our visit. Grant in particular has always had an interest in animals and the Bald Eagle habitat apparently sparked a new interest in our national bird. He has been talking about bald eagles, wearing the shirt he already owned with an eagle on it, and making sounds like bald eagles--you can only imagine what these sound like, especially when Bryce and Carter join in. We checked out some books from the library to learn more about these majestic birds and today made a simple bald eagle craft out of a toilet paper roll. One of the things that we learned about bald eagles is that they especially like to eat fish. So the boys had goldfish crackers for a snack this afternoon with their eagle crafts sitting on the table helping to devour the "fish." Of course "feeding" the fish to the eagle through the toilet paper roll quickly progressed to Bryce pointing out, "Mommy, look my eagle is POOPING fish!" Then it became a lot of fun to watch the goldfish crackers drop out of the bottom of the eagle! Carter just enjoyed the crackers.

Grant showing us his wingspan as compared to that of a bald eagle.

Grant at the owl exhibit with his owl shirt on--dressed for the occasion!


Grant and the bald eagle craft he made.


Bryce and his eagle "pooping fish."

Carter enjoying the goldfish crackers.

Hopefully the boys have learned something about the bald eagle and perhaps have a greater appreciation of our national bird. To go along with this week's eagle infatuation our new memory verse is Isaiah 40:31 "...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;" What a tremendous promise and what a word picture the Lord gives us in the awe inspiring flight of the eagle.