Thank you notes:
I did the fill-in-the-blank method. Writing is HARD for this kiddo.
Report card:
The girl's orthodontist has a point system (I think a lot of them do similar programs) and one of the things you can get points for is a good report card. Hmmm. We don't do report cards... I found this one online and printed it out. It looks nice and besides not having quite enough lines for subjects, it was just right.
And the next step at the orthodontist office: front brackets. With pink bands on them.
I think this picture is funny because she is holding her doll - and both of their headgear is on the little table. Poor girl, she's been eating a lot of mashed potatoes and mac'n'cheese because her mouth is still sore.
Crystal Tree:
The kids had fun watching this 'grow' all day.
Reading:
This is a constant here, but the Monkey's reading has taken off lately. Awesome.
Edible model of the earth:
We did this a few years ago (almost 4?!) when just the girl was studying Earth science. Fun to do it again with all of them. This time we did it the same except with a cashew for the inner core instead of a whopper. Not round, but it's what we had.
Swedish: Practices for this year's Lucia Festival are well underway, with the boys as little tomten, but this year the girl is old enough to be in the procession! Much Swedish singing abounds. BTW, Sankte Lucia is the WORST song to get stuck in your head. It just keeps going. And I don't know all the words to that one.
First stripe test for Taekwondo:
I have yet to blog about the boys' adventures in Taekwondo, but they're having fun and had to test on their first 'form' and some kicks and punches.
Fine Motor Skills:
Funny how the kid with fine-motor issues is the one who is constantly playing playdoh, playfoam, Lego, or itty-bitty playmobil pieces. But fine-motor problems he still has. Anyway, I broke out one of our potholder looms for Thomas - now I need to go get more terry loops!
Home Ec: Besides getting the kids situated in their rooms (the girl moved upstairs!!! Oh joy!), Grandma has been teaching the girl to sew. More on that later.
Cub Scouts:
I have a cub scout! Since turning 8, Thomas gets to be involved in our neighborhood 'pack'.... and/or 'den'. This is a whole new world for me!
Auditions: Her studio is putting on Swan Lake this year, and she had so much fun doing Coppelia last year that she HAD to audition again. I must admit I checked with her multiple times to see if she was SURE she wanted to. Another thing is all.
And in other news: I have a new niece! Welcome to the world, Ingrid! I'm sorry I haven't met you yet, but some people in our house are sniffling a little still. Can't wait, though.
