Beautiful autumn Sunday

In the morning Anna drew pictures while Rowan did her homework.

Meanwhile on the other side of the living room Victor read Rowan's (french) comic book while Colin built with Lego.

The monkey bars at this park had been Anna's nemesis, so she had wanted to try them again with her new mastery. We decided this beautiful autumn Sunday would be a good day to do that. She conquered them!

And then Rowan had to give them a go.

And then Victor and Colin.

“Moose sighting at local park.”

Anna found a way to beat Caity at Tic-Tac-Toe.

After the Tic-Tac-Toe game there was collaborative drawing.

Meanwhile Rowan, Victor, and Colin did word searches at the other side of the table.

Monkey bars!

Anna had to show off her new monkey bar skills when I picked her up from after-care (she'd had ballet earlier, therefore the outfit). She can do them now “leapfrogging” bars, where both hands are never on the same bar.

Victor felt obligated to show that he could do that too.

Morning art

When I got out of the shower this morning there seemed to be a collaborative drawing session in progress.

Anna reading!

After cleaning her room Anna wandered over to my office to hang out with me. I pulled out some beginning reader books that we hadn't done in a little while. Last time we'd tried these books Anna didn't have the self-confidence to push through them. But this time, she did it! She was so proud out herself that she immediately went and read the book again to Caity, and after that went read it again to Victor. Go Anna!

(Victor did not at all mind the distraction from cleaning his own room.)

Sisters reading!

Caity and Anna reading together.

Choir

Arriving at choir in the morning. They were both keen.

Picking them up at after-care, Victor really wanted me to carry his backpack. This is unusual for Victor, I can't remember him asking before. He promised it would make him go fast. Since time was tight to get to Beavers, I allowed that I would carry their backpacks so long as they were actually fast.

They were indeed very fast.

Except for when they went through this apparently mandatory hedge. That was not so fast.

Boat!

Anna joined the group making boats at after-care. Apparently her boat won because it kept floating even after they'd put all the scissors on it.