Dear Sis,
It was wonderful to spend a few days with you, the kids, and Orville. The kids loved having him around!
September 15th
September 16th
September 17th
With your help, I finally got around to taking a three year portrait of Charlotte.
September 18th
It’s wonderful to see the kids relationships with one another grow as they grow!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Today was our first day at our new co-op! It’s wonderful to have a group of like minded folks to poor there talents and strengths together in one place for the benefit of the kids!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Celebrating Charlotte’s third birthday with family and friends was a joyous occasion. Josh’s parents and Great Granny arrived the night before.
We found the bee liners and candy bees at Hobby Lobby.
The bee plates, napkins, cutouts used as wall decor, and thank you cards were also purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Charlotte enjoyed all the thoughtful gifts from friends and family!
We found these wooden bees at Target over the summer.
Thanks for buzzing by!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
All the long hours of sewing paid off today when we attended our first regency event! The Fair at New Boston is an annual event held at George Rogers Clark Park.
Most of our reenacting friends attended on Saturday… in the rain.
Brittany and the Clockwork Clown were the only faces we knew all day:)
Charlotte enjoyed the corn on the cob and William enjoyed a glass of lemonade at every opportunity!
This event was filled with wonderful venders and food stands!
Charlotte had to see the horses before we left. She was captivated each time a group of men road down the fair streets.
We can’t wait to go again next year!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
I know Eve is only a third of the way through preschool, but I wanted to make this post for you before my recollection fades too much. William is four weeks into Kindergarten now and that is quickly becoming my new normal!!!
All materials are in the borrow box.
You will need to order all these items:
Science
All materials except consumables are in the borrow box.
I hope this helps!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
We are finally working on adding a new era to our impression wardrobe! I’m started with Charlotte because I thought it would be a great way to ease myself in.
I found an e-pattern on Etsy: Longhorn NB-5T Frock sold by Virgil’s Fine Goods. It went together very nicely!
I fully lined the dress with white muslin so that it functions without an undergarment. The outer fabric is a sheer we found at JoAnn’s with the shirting fabrics. They had the same fabric in blue as well.
All these drawstrings make the garment very flexible in size! The growth tucks also will help the gown grow with the child. The pattern suggests that with small modifications this same gown should fit from 3T-5T!
I used machine sewing anywhere the stitching would not be visible from the outside to save time. So you will notice the running stitch on the top layer of tucks, but machine stitching on the petticoat layer:)
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
We are preparing for Charlotte’s third birthday in early September. The recent melt and pour soap craze has spread from Eve to William:) It inspired us to order honey melt and pour soap and a silicone bee mold. Two pounds of soap makes 10-11 bars with this particular mold.
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Today we visited the zoo with our neighbor friends. It rained during our entire visit, so we hopped to all the different indoor exhibits until Charlotte started getting blue lips. Then, we headed to the car to take off all the sopping clothes.
Charlotte is having a bee birthday this year, so she really enjoyed the bee part of the insect house.
The manatees were actually out today. Usually they are in the feeding tank and we can only see them on a monitor.
Charlotte also got very excited about the loan puffin! She kept calling it “baby puffin” and it kept swimming back and forth as if for her entertainment:)
Love,
b