A day out

Today was Princess's monthly book club meeting, so after finishing up some schoolwork we headed out to drop her off. The book they read for this month was Little Women (abridged versions are allowed). The girls also talk about an important woman in history, and this month's pick was Beatrix Potter, so we looked up some information on her yesterday. For their snack they ate ginger snap cookies and made yarn dolls for the craft that pertains to the book. Fun, huh?

Well, with big sister off having her fun, I decided that Spike and Sprout needed something fun as well, but without having to drive too far from where Princess was. First we went to the thrift store, which is always an exciting experience. Spike even found a VHS copy of Star Wars I. He has been on a bit of a Stars Wars thing for a couple of months, so how could I say no? That was a lot of happy bought for only 99 cents! After that we went out to ice cream at this cute little old-fashioned store. The kids both picked play-doh ice cream and I got peppermint stick, yum! We sat next to some beautifully decorated Christmas trees and enjoyed the treat. But this was not enough...there was more. We went to a nearby park, where they tuckered themselves out.



It was getting close to the time to pick up Princess, so we went and waited for her until she was finished up with her activities. And, of course, by this time Spike and Sprout had regained their energy so we all went to yet another park. I wanted Princess to get some time to run around as well since today was actually playgroup day, but we had to miss it for book club. Unfortunately, it was getting really cold so we had to cut the time at the park short. I am hoping for at least a few more weeks that we play at the park before the real winter weather kicks in. Playing outside is so much more fun.