The kids’ preschool has Pajama Day every year (each class does it on a different day). They have pancakes for a snack, watch a movie and eat popcorn. It’s a fun day. They do have to wear “real” shoes so they can play on the playground. When Elizabeth was 3, PJ Day was on Veteran’s Day and Brad was off work. She asked him if he would come to school that day…and wear his PJs. I didn’t think he would. He did. And he did it the next year with both Elizabeth and Katherine – and the next year when Nin was in PreK. So, of course, Annie was excited to know that Daddy would be at Pajama Day with her and, as had been his tradition with her sisters, he took her to lunch at The Purple Cow.
Week 41: Oct 3-9, 2010
The big girls each needed a tote bag to hold their stuff for Girl Scouts. I had some fabric and thought I’d make them from a pattern I had. It turned out I didn’t have enough fabric. I googled and found this tote bag tutorial. Now, realizing I’m not a seamstress at all and written instructions for sewing never make any sense to me (I have a total inability to transfer an idea from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional), I am incredibly pleased with the way the bags turned out. I learned a lot on Elizabeth’s bag (first one I made…it’s the pink and brown one on the scarecrow) and translated it to Nin’s (hot pink and purple, hanging on the chair back). Then, I loved making them so much I decided to make one for the little kids, too. Annie’s is, of course, froggie green and pink. Harrison couldn’t decide which fabric he liked better – so he got both Mickey Mouse (darker blue) and Thomas the Tank Engine (lighter blue in front). I loved making them and I think I am going to make several more.
Week 42: October 10 – 16, 2010
The Arkansas State Fair is in town! We’ve been promising the children for months that we’d go. Conveniently, they had free parking and free admission between 11a.m. and 1p.m. on week days. It was to encourage professionals to come down for “lunch at the fair.” It was also good cheap fun for homeschool families. {smile} Brad took off early one day and we went. We rode the kiddie rides first – and we’ll save our money next year. They didn’t like them. Harrison HATED them. He only rode the boats (pictured above). Next year, we’ll buy the wrist bands and let them do the carpet slide to their hearts’ content. They all loved that thing!
Week 43: October 17 – 23, 2010
Every so often, we have a playdate with our baby cousin, Laura-Grace. On this day, we worked in the caterpillar garden. Laura-Grace wore her cute little butterfly wings. We had cupcakes and played outside. We love spending the day with Laura-Grace and Bippie!
Week 44: October 24-30, 2010
Annie’s preschool class had a Halloween Party on the Friday before Halloween. The children got to wear their costumes and had a wonderful time playing. Annie was Tinkerbell, of course!
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