Sunday in the Park

Arts and Crafts

McCance created a lovely feather and tissue paper collage.


Bradford made a rocket that he'd been asking to make for way too long.



I worked on a matching/memory activity for McCance and some other preschoolers from co-op.

Four Dancing Feet

This summer I talked to Bradford about taking Tae Kwon Do. I thought he might enjoy it, get some exercise, build his focus ability, and so on. He was simply not interested, but wanted to learn to dance like Fred Astaire! (I also found out that my dear uncle also was a tap dancer!) So without shopping around, we signed both of them up at a local studio that offers boys scholarships. (McCance insisted he also wanted to do it since Bradford was. At first he was upset they wouldn't be in the same class, but got over that quickly.) The only disappointing part was that we were too late for the ballet-tap class, so they are going to the ballet class, which is a combination of classical ballet lessons and "movement." We weren't able to watch them due to kids being easily distracted, but they both really enjoyed the class and the teacher, Miss Lauren. McCance is more exuberant about it, as that is his nature, but Bradford showed me some of the positions they learned and that was a fun review.

Tickles and Giggles

Miniature Golf

Scott's parents visited over the weekend (August 7-8) and we all took the boys to play mini-golf, something that none of had done in awhile. The boys enjoyed it a lot and really were very patient considering the course was 18 holes. As for me, despite my very high handicap, I did poorly. It's just not easy getting into the putting stance with a babe attached to one's front.

INK

We joined several of our friends from co-op at the INK (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids) Museum in Gainesville. The boys had a blast. I think it was almost as fun for them as the children's museum that we visited with Aunt Luella in Iowa. Which is huge because Bradford still asks about going back there.

Sorting letters at the post office

Mailing a letter at the post office

Shopping for groceries; they also got to check groceries--and the scanner really worked!

Flying a plane--with only one wing!
This plane was made by piecing together several planes.

McCance, the train engineer

Bradford, the sherriff

Croc Removal Area--for the indoor playground, a big hit with all

Bradford and McCance, firefighters

For some reason McCance really liked the life jacket. He wanted to wear it home.

Lunch with our friends

The other end of the table; this was 4 families


Street crossroads at the nearby train depot

Sleep

Tea Party

The afternoon after blueberry picking we enjoyed a lovely tea party in celebration of our friend Rachel's birthday. It was the most lively tea party I've experienced, but also the most fun! The kids "made" a flower garden with cardboard and tissue paper. They also decorated flower cookies complete with many colors of frosting and a plethora of sprinkles to the delight of every child and sweet tooth present.

Rachel in her tea party finery--and Scott eating his cookie

Punch balloons for the tea party. Bekah likes to live on the wild side!

And finally a little glimpse of what happens when you are a 5 year-old girl and you invite a bunch of boys to your tea party. These are sweet boys, but they are still boys! (Notice Rachel in the background. She's upset that the boys aren't quiet.)

Blueberry Picking

We started school about a week and a half ago, so I have more than several things to share to bring this blog up to date!





The kids and I went blueberry picking on Saturday (August 1). We had talked about doing it since June, but got to doing other things. So we finally did it before it was the end of the season. The three of us managed to get a bit over a gallon. I was thankful for Bradford's help. He was such a great picker this year. McCance ate nearly as many as he picked, I think. And we just finished the last of the blueberries the other day in a smoothie. We also enjoyed a blueberry muffin cake, but mostly just plain, fresh blueberries!