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We took another diversion from FIAR to be cowboys for a week reading Billy and Blaze. It wasn’t actually as much of a cowboy story as I’d thought (I had previously seen some of the later books in the series, which I think were more cowboy-ish.). I think we would enjoy getting more titles in this series.At scouts the boys did leaf rubbings, which was fun but quick. It was neat to show the kids how to do gentle strokes with the crayons held sideways, and watch the leaf veins and stem show up.
Storytime was all about teeth. It’s been fun to go because there are several older homeschooled children. Ted’s still the oldest, but it’s fun that it’s not just the preschoolers (though that’s who it is geared toward).
Friday evening was our church’s Fall Festival event. The kids and I went, and it was a lot busier than we expected! We went on the moon bounce first thing of all, and it’s just as well we did, because the line was super long for the rest of the night. Ted tried out his spider costume for the first time, and Maddy tried out her angel fairy princess outfit. We had fun playing the simple games (ring toss, ball toss, fishing, and so on) and collecting prizes. We put in a few bids (losing, as it turns out) on the silent auction items, and had a dinner of hot dogs. All in all, the kids had a great evening.
Saturday was a Lowe’s event, making pumpkin faces which are very cute and work like a Mr. Potato Head toy. Due to schedule issues, I got to take them instead of Daddy, and we ended up just working on one of the crafts, saving the other to bring home. It was very crowded and noisy. By the time we were done, we decided it would be a good day to go pick out a pumpkin for carving, so we went to the Farmer’s Market. It turned out they were also doing a Fall Festival event, so the kids got to play more fun carnival type games. It was much less crowded than our church event. The kids played, and then we picked out our pumpkin to take home. Very fun!
