Jack usually does the blogging, but this has just been a week of good blogging material, plus I just reviewed how to log on! First, Cian has started taking responsibility for picking out his own clothing. He prefers "busy" or colorful items, so technically his shirt and pants are not meant to go together. However, I am happy that he is taking the initiative, and we will tackle "busy with non-busy" in the not too distant future.
Last night, we attended our annual family concert, performed by the
NW Symphony Orchestra, starring Uncle Kyle, as always. Actually, Kyle is one of several second violins, but he is the star we go to see. The conductor tries to select music appropriate for a younger audience (i.e., lively, not overly legato), and many of the performers and people in the audience dress in costume. Kyle wore silky p.j.'s with hearts on them, which I had certainly never seen before. Colin went as Darth Vader - and some of his enemies were also in the line that paraded across the stage. Emma went as a basketball player, Caleb as a superhero, Rilla as a fairy princess, and Cian was a furry green dragon.
Rilla later swapped for the dragon on the way home, and fell asleep wearing it. This was not easy to remove when we put her into bed.
One other big event this week was the arrival of chocolates from
Dean's Sweets in Portland, Maine. We ordered them online as the souvenir of choice from the state of Maine during our homeschool tour of all 50 states. We'll also be getting a lobster trivet as soon as the potters from
Cabin Pottery can fill our order. Wonder what we'll find in New Hampshire??!!
