Last week I forgot to mention that while Cassie was at art camp, I took Lacey to McDonalds for the first time. Years ago, Cassie somehow became convinced that fast food is unhealthy. Unfortunately, Lacey doesn't share this belief. Her favorite foods are French fries and chicken fingers. I decided that one trip to McDonalds wouldn't cause irreversible harm. I don't know what I was thinking when I asked Lacey if she wanted to sit outside by the playground to eat. I was stunned to hear the words, "Go play. You can eat in the car," coming out of my mouth. Hey, it was a rental car!
We had a much quieter week and I have a lot of photos to share. I let the girls relax and sleep in. Here's a photo I took of them shortly after they woke up one morning. They're nice and quiet when they're half asleep!
We finally made it to the pottery painting shop in Manassas. Lacey finished painting a light switch plate in record time. Cassie was working on a figurine and informed me that, "You can't rush art." Seeming to understand, Lacey proceeded to add about three topcoats of paint to her project. I'm sure that once it's fired, the switch plate will probably be black!
The artists at work.
One evening, I introduced Lacey to a sprinkler. She actually screamed with fear. Before long, I had her walking in a puddle. We advanced to playing with a bucket. By the time Cassie showed up, we had the hose turned up full force. This turned into a battle - two girls with super soaker squirtguns, and Mom with the hose. Guess who won! A few days later, we were blessed with a torrential downpour. Cassie and Sydney showed Lacey how much fun a storm can be. Lacey is no longer afraid of getting wet or dirty.
Exploring with the hose
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Lacey decided that mud doesn't hurt! |
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Exploring a puddle Cassie has been working hard at Tae Kwon Do and graduated from a yellow belt to an orange belt. We were proud of her ability to break a piece of 3/4 inch wood with her foot! Les insists that all this practice will improve her ballet. |
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Cassie demonstrating her form. |
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| Cassie getting her orange belt. On Friday, we visited Washington D.C ., and the National History Museum. Cassie really wanted to make this trip. I was a little nervous about site-seeing with Lacey. The drive, metro ride, and touring can make for a long day. But, she really enjoyed it. We spent about 1.5 hours visiting the Presidents' Wives' Gowns, the Ruby Slippers, the huge dollhouse and a few other highlights. Lacey was especially enchanted with the automatic hand dryer in the restroom!    We visited the elementary school a couple tiimes. We introduced Lacey to the playground and Cassie spent time trying to teach her to stay on the sidewalk and to walk, not run! I sense that the playground will be Lacey's favorite part of school.  We spent an evening at the county fair. Cassie and I were knitting demonstrators for the second year in a row. It's fun and it earns us free passes to the fair. Lacey wasn't afraid of any of the rides. But, she was afraid of the animals in the petting zoo. Cassie wasn't afraid to touch the animals. But, she got scared while we were riding the ferris wheel. I reminded her that she had been riding it with me since she was three years old. She replied, "Yes, but now that I'm older I'm more observant. I can see how dangerous this thing really is."  The petting zoo |
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| Knitting! |
Finally, Cassie had her friend Lydia over to play yesterday. We turned the playhouse into the "Weeping Willow Tea House." I served high tea to the girls and their dolls. They got all dressed up and Casie was in brown velvet, which I thought was pretty appropriate for the 90 degree heat. Well, I'm off to finish packing. By the way - an upgrade to this program has made formatting the pictures difficulty. I apologize for the haphazard way they're pasted around, but hope that you enjoy them anyway.
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