Dancing

Saturday evening Wander and I got a babysitter and went dancing!
I can't remember the last time the two of us have been on a date, and it's been even longer since we've been dancing.

Wander got dressed up. (Isn't he handsome?) But I just wore my everyday dress. (The same outfit I wear for primitive camping.)

Glitter Plays

When Sparkle first joined the family, my brother composed and sang a song welcoming her. He also gave Sparkle a song for her birthday. She adored having songs composed especially for her. Glitter liked her sister's songs, but didn't have a song of her own. So, when my brother last visited us, I mentioned that Glitter would probably like a song too, and asked if he could compose a song for her as well. Earlier this week, the desired song arrived in my inbox and I loaded it onto my iPod.





This was Glitter's first or second time playing the song, so she's a little dazed. I love how she nods her head when her uncle asks "Ready?" in the song. Glitter has since learned how to turn on my iPod, plug it into the speakers, and set the song to "repeat one" so that she can play her song all by herself over and over and over and over and over again.

Overscheduled

New year, new activities.

Too many activities that sound too good.

- dance class (1/week)
- piano class (1/week)
- drawing class (1/week)
- book club (2/month)
- homeschool pe (2/month)
- homeschool art club (1/month)
- homeschool virtue class (1/month)
- girl club (1/month)
- science class (1/month)

Not to mention our own stuff
- library (1/week)
- nature walk (1/week)
- teatime (1/week)

At the gardens

Saturday morning we went to the gardens for the free public tour, despite the early morning drizzle.


Sparkle visits the pitcher plant and checks for insects being digested.


Wander, out amid plants.



A squirrel and a squirrel's nest.


Sparkle and Glitter being sisters.

January pictures

Wander and the girls snuggling on the sofa.


Sparkle being fashionable in playsilks.


At a birthday party.