Amy brought E. and A. for a long-anticipated visit today- and the kids made the maxmimum possible rumpus. Max and E. helped me with bookmarks before heading outdoors to crush berries and make potage of the sort involving buckets, leaves, and torn twiglets.
Max and E. work on their fingerprint animals.
Max's reindeer include Rudolph, whom we now know to be a female reindeer.
SUPPLIES FOR FINGERPRINT CREATURES
white notecards
colored ink pads
tiny fingers
black smudgeproof ink pens
Thumbprint dandies.
Amy's advanced degree in fingerprinting opened broad horizons to us.
Meanwhile, as the parents and older siblings slaved away in the name of crafting,
the younger munchkins managed to create a play-fort from blankets and pillows.
Then they sat and waited for the pizza man to bring the coveted cheese sticks.
There was a combination of dissension and lounging in the ranks of the small folks.
Max's bookmark.
A.'s bookmark, densely colored.
Micah's fancy bookmark.
Milla's colors bled into one another in a lovely fashion.
B.'s gorgeous color combinations inspired us all.
Micah's camellia preservation tactic which she says E. taught her.
Then Max, B., Micah, and E. went outside to play for a little while while Amy and I sat around and chatted. Have I mentioned how nice it was to just hang out and chat with a fellow female of the friendly and funny sort?
Notice how they removed the bud petals to reveal the tops of the anthers?
It's pretty obvious why my kids love E. and A.- they are full of the sort of fun that just makes itself, without any prompting or planning.
