Caterpillars!
Today we noticed some really cool looking caterpillars on the oak tree we usually park near at the Goddard School. Brian was really interested in them, so we got out of the car to take a closer look. I took a couple pictures and videos this morning (it was overcast), and another this afternoon, when it was much sunnier. Also included, pics of the kids with some new funny t-shirts. Kendall’s shirt has a cute Princess Leia stuck behind Chewbacca saying “Will somebody get this big...
Read MoreKendall’s Books
Kendall just can’t wait to be the Buttercup Fairy for Halloween, and she seems to really like the Flower Fairies. My tiny books from when I was a kid have only a limited selection, and Buttercup herself doesn’t appear in them. It seems that a few years ago, the estate of Mary Cicely Barker went on a pretty major publishing spree, and this cute boxed set of hardcover books was part of that. It’s out of print now, and I didn’t expect to find a decent used copy for a...
Read MoreDance Party
Today we hung up Brian’s new models in his room, Anakin’s and Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighers. We also flipped over the Lego table and had some marker fun on the whiteboard side. Brian came up with the idea of drawing different sorts of “worlds” on it, and we had a great time filling up the space with different single-biome planets (sort of like in Star Wars!) Tonight, like many nights, the kids put on their coordinating pajamas and asked for a dance party! We...
Read MorePlay-Doh, Time Capsule
Today, the kids had a great time playing with their Play-Doh. Kendall was really proud of her new “Jedi in Training” t-shirt which features Ahsoka Tano and some cute clone troopers. I thought she could wear this at Brian’s birthday party, but she insisted on going ahead and wearing it now! (Update: she actually couldn’t wear it for his party, since she’d stained it horribly by the time his party came around just one week after this!) Brian decided he wanted to...
Read MoreBrian’s Place, Cookout at Nana’s
Today Brian got inspired after watching an episode of Blue’s Clues, where Blue makes a special place, with all her favorite things. Brian decided to make his own special place, and this is what he came up with! A place with some favorite toys, some paper and markers to draw with, his viking helmet and sword and shield for defense, etc. Later today we went out to Rosemary’s place and had a cookout! We had gotten the “Labor Day Cookout” style of produce box this week,...
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