{pretty, happy, funny, real}

{pretty}

I took my girls and some friends to a 'Princess Tea Party' (a fundraiser for our local ballet company) a couple weeks ago. Face painting was one of the activities.  Normally, I'm not a big fan of this, but aren't these designs unique?  The girls in attendance certainly enjoyed the transformations and felt very pretty.



{funny}

Our cat Susan likes to check in on us  by sitting outside my kitchen sink window.  It always makes us smile.

{happy}

One of many really great things about homeschooling (which makes me very happy) is flexibility.  We've been reading about George Washington, and yesterday, on a whim, we read the book you see above called George Washington's Breakfast.  It inspired us to make 'Indian Hoecakes' for lunch.  I had a vague memory of trying my hand at these as a fourth grader.  I thought they might turn out something like sand patties, but the experiment was a fun one.  This is probably one of the activities they'll really remember from this fall...

A certain child among us prefers to read on her own... 

{real}

I was right about the taste of these little hoecakes.  A cross between dirt and sand with a little salt.  Me thinks these children may be grateful for the eggs, cereal and toast they generally consume for their daily morning meal.  :)





Linking up today with the ladies at Like Mother, Like Daughter.  Have a blessed day!