Rainy, Cold February Weekend

Friday night you two came home with lunch plans, shopping lists, puppets of yourselves, and a lot of big ideas for the weekend. 

While Mommy was at school on Saturday we had a dance party, and then went to the green spot so Julia could see Girl Scout Cookies with her troop. Aidan, you and I were VERY willing customers. 

We went to Subway for lunch, and we got free sandwiches...because there was a dead rat in the store! Julia you screamed when you saw it, Aidan you thought it looked liked Desperaux (the main character of a book you were reading at school). You both mused on how you'd never seen one before. I hadn't either. So...we have that in common. Free lunch!

Then, Julia went to a playdate with Zoey and Ellie, Aidan you and I played chess (you won) and then we played a game you made up called "pretend chess" (you won too!)

Sunday was another funday. Julia, you set up a spy kit:

Then you tackled Mommy!

While Aidan was on a playdate with the Larson boys, Julia had a private ukulele lesson...from me! We learned two ukulele chords approximating John Lennon's Imagine!

We picked Aidan up and reunited. No matter the weather, no matter the excursions, no matter the temperature, we all can seek shelter together, in the warm, loving arms of our dear, dear family.

Rainy Day Fun

What do you do on a rainy weekend when Mama has class?

Well, you hang out with Daddy and do fun rainy-day activities! Duh!

You bring an umbrella...

You play inside...

You...play outside...without an umbrella...in the rain!

I used to get cabin fever really bad. But when I'm stuck with the both of you, I really don't feel stuck inside at all!

We braved the storm for dinner and dessert:

The next morning we read Bone. A lot of Bone. And then you two PLAYED Bone. Featured here are Lucius and Bartleby? Julia was Thorn, of course!

We played board games and drew...

We went to a hardware store to do a fun halloween craft and eat free hot dogs!

And then...when the rain slowed to a trickle, but a river still flowed down the hill, we got out a wooden boat, and sailed it to the bottom of the street, where we ran into the Long sisters, and had a splashing good time!

Then...you guys dried off, and we carved our Halloween pumpkins!

Finally, Mama met us and we had dinner with the friends. And one of our first official kids tables:

See? A little rain isn't that bad!

Rainy Day Arts and Crafts

One rainy September day as Aidan and Mommy worked on sewing up his patient...

Julia treated her patient...

Aidan's patient was all set!

Aidan, you made this Baby Groot all by yourself!

But then Aidan got sick and sought treatment..

He got better! But then she got worse! What a twist!

Julia made some beautiful pictures.

"Dear Mom and Dad. Julia is gonna writ a surpise for Julia to love Mom and Dad. Best Picture! Donut!

Best Unicorn Ever 

Then, the rain let up a little, and Mommy and the kids made wands out of mulberry branches.

Magic wands!

We gotta get out of here! Let's go to the Museum and see the pumpkin exhibit!

Ooooh... pumpkiny!

They spent the rest of the afternoon in the museum...with amazing results.

Works by Julia (L) and Aidan (R)

*Fin*

What a masterpiece!