Dear Sis,
Josh’s parents arrived Monday evening. Miss Charlotte and I are sick with whatever William had over the weekend, so it was nice to have some help with the kids. I did a terrible job entertaining, and taking pictures, but I did make it a point to take a few this morning before they left. They are headed to Alaska for a year in a few weeks, and this is the last time we will be them before they go.
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Today the kids and I traveled to a private school just over the Kentucky boarder. Upon arrival, we realized there was a scheduling mix up. We were supposed to present the following Friday. A quick discussion around our group of ladies, and we realized only two people would be able to come back the following week. The coordinator decided to make things work.
William and Charlotte were instrumental in educating the kids about how young people dressed during the 1860s. The rest of the ladies also discussed social edict, socialization of young adults, and parlor games.
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
We were Boo-ed by one of our neighbors this past week. Today we made treat bags to Boo around the neighborhood, this coming weekend.
We printed the poems and coordinating front door signs here:
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Today was book club/Charlotte’s kid birthday party. Her birthday theme: Sweet as a Peach, sent me searching for a perfect book! We found The Last Peach by Gus Gordon.
Mystery Fruit Bag
Fill a large paper bag with an assortment of fruit. We used an apple, banana, kiwi, orange, peach, pear, and plum. In turn, have each kid reach into the bag without looking and ask them to pull out a specific fruit. If they find the right one, they can keep it. If they don’t, it goes back into the bag. Play continues until all the fruit is gone. Whomever collects the most fruit wins.
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Mom arrived with her parents Thursday evening. We had a really great visit! I’ll share the highlights each day and the photos too:)
The kids and I with Great Grandma
William and Daddy were checking out an eyelash with the new microscope William received from Granny Bob and P-Pop as a birthday gift.
We had a festive dinner for Rosh Hashanah. The family really enjoyed the challah🙂
Gran took the kids for a nice long morning walk, so I could work on Charlotte’s birthday Cake!
In the evening, our neighbors came over with their six month old to celebrate Charlotte’s first birthday with us. It was a very relaxed and wonderful evening:)
We spent the afternoon at the park. Gran cooked our hotdogs on her camp stove and we had a wonderful picnic. Afterward we walked half the mile loop… while William raced ahead on his bike. We concluded our visit with kite flying and time on the playscape.
Mom and her parents left this morning just before book club. We did an impromptu photoshoot:)
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
I have wanted to landscape the back yard since we moved in, nearly three years ago. We began working on it back in the beginning of August, just a little at a time, during the kids outdoor evening play time. We finished today!!!
There is a small plot on the other side of the deck steps that isn’t visible in this photo. That is where I plan to put my kitchen herb garden.
The visible deck portion is where William is going to grow cucumbers. He eats pickles by the jar-full, so it seems like a good thing to plant:)
In the corner, near the storm drain, I plan to place a zucchini plant.
The bit alone the back of the sunroom, is where I plan to have William plant a row of green beans. I want to incorporate gardening into the kids schooling routine. William will only be four next year, so I only wanted to plant a few easy things, for his very first garden.
We used all the rocks we dug up, to create pretty drainage below the water drain. I aspire to use stones below all our down spouts eventually:)
Both the kids really enjoyed playing in the dirt while I weeded and seated the landscaping stones. William was fascinated by all the insects we unearthed. Charlotte learned not to put the rocks in her mouth. We taught her to put them in a pail instead!
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
Earlier this week, William called his friend Carter to ask if he wanted to fly planes with him. Mama Jenn said sure, Carter can play planes with you. We countered with, “No, real planes.”
Love,
b
Dear Sis,
We used to make Strawberry Banana Bread every time we had over ripe bananas on hand, now we make these:
The batter is loose compared to other cookie doughs. I find that parchment causes less browning or caramelization than the silicone baking mats. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!
Love,
b