Baby T says, "A little girl can have a phone!"
Apparently, she learned this from an informant at preschool.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Waxahachie
We went to Waxahachie's Scarborough Renaissance Festival today as a very, very early birthday gift for me (my birthday is in June, after the Faire closes). C has been there before for two school visits, but this was a first visit for the rest of us. Here are some notes:
- so hard to get into the parking lot! so far from the entrance!
- C wore her purple flower wreath from a previous visit to the Faire, a purple shirt, carried a purple foam sword, and eventually picked out a purple painted parasol
- almost no cell phone looking!
- so much smoking!
- This was a Celtic theme weekend, so there were hundreds of kilted men, including lots of men in the famous Utilikilt (it's like a hybrid between Dockers and a traditional Scottish kilt).
- lots of great Renaissance costumes with a sprinkling of non-Renaissance costumes
- jousting
- iffy toilets (they told us to put the toilet paper in the baskets, not the toilets--eww!)
- I spent a lot of time shuttling myself and Baby T to the bathroom.
- We saw a falconry show
- C and Baby T rode a camel together
- C and D did bungee jumping (they've wanted to try it for years)
- C and D enjoyed fried ice cream
- there were also a number of impromptu battles between the kids, as we brought along our foam swords--they got pointers from a kind stranger
I was keeping a particular eye on the musicians, as C has a particular interest in Renaissance music, and there's a possibility that she could eventually play at the Faire. Going in, I was wondering about what kind of instruments are typical. I'm not sure if this was typical (it being a Celtic weekend), but I saw a number of harps, modern guitars, a mandolin (?) and a ukulele. I didn't see an actual lute, as far as I could tell.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Another Saturday
Here's what happened yesterday:
- My husband drove C and D out to C's horse therapy out at the ranch.
- I took Baby T to campus where Baby T scootered amidst prospective new students and their families (I did NOT expect that). We met an out-of-town internet friend and her preschooler and infant, had lunch (also amidst the prospective new students and their families) and then did a loop at the zoo. It was over way too soon. They're from the Houston area, so hopefully we'll be able to meet up again in the next year or two.
- Baby T has acquired her entire set of 8 Octonauts, and really really really wants a playdate to play with her new set.
- In general, Baby T has an insatiable appetite for life. So, we make cut-out cookies (C took Star Trek insignia cookies to school for First Contact Day) and a couple days later, Baby T wants to do it again. Or we did our zoo outing with new friends and she's clamoring for playdates. More more more!
- I haven't planned the summer yet, but we are all hoping to travel to the West Coast in June and there should also be a couple weeks of gifted camp in June for the big kids. My husband will be teaching some courses. I have gotten Baby T into a one-day PDO program that promises lots of water play. Beyond that it's a bit hazy--I do know that I'd ideally like to get Baby T into a swim class, because she's showing a lot of water skills.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Ollie and Baby T
So, Baby T has just discovered Ollie, the spherical programmable robot. She was really using a tablet to program him.
She was also playing with the LEGO Mindstorms set.
I'm not sure how sophisticated any of this play was, but she is interested.
She was also playing with the LEGO Mindstorms set.
I'm not sure how sophisticated any of this play was, but she is interested.
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