Quilt show/ Art In The Park
Today was our local Historical home tour/ quilt show / art in the park. I really wanted to go and knew that the girls would rather die then go walk around looking at quilts. So when we got up and the girls were watching cartoons, I said:
"Ok it's Saturday morning, time to do your cleaning chores"
Of course this was met with a chorus of "Oh man, do we have to?" to which I replied:
"I guess we can skip our chores if you would like to go to the quilt show downtown" they all suddenly became very excited about going to see quilts!
I think they actually enjoyed it. Haley loved learning how to do traditional rug hooking, she has informed me that she wants to be a hooker. When we got home she went right to the computer to Google information about rug hooking. I told her that she has to finish one of her 2 crochet projects before she can start hooking.
This is a classic portrait of my girls. All girls subconsciously lined up in order of age. Lucy wearing one of her favorite skirts, Ruby wearing platform heals, a mini skirt and purse and Haley wearing softball shorts and tennis shoes. I love that they each beat to their own drum!At Art In The Park there was one lady that paints all the local historical homes in bright loud colors. Her work is very recognizable. When I saw this painting in her booth I just loved it. It's our mountain! My girls gauge everything by the R on the mountain like how low the snow level is and how bad the smog is. I even made a quilt block of the R on our mountain here.
Even though it was 1,000 degrees today we had a great softball free day at the park and ended with some nuclear colored cotton candy ice cream from Rite Aid.
Eric sat at the hospital library studying for his Board test from 7:30am- 6pm. I am thankful that he is so dedicated and focused but I can't wait for him to rejoin our family after his test is over in June.
3 comments:
I think it's so great you take your kids to things like that. I really need to sit down with Taylor and teach her some basics. That comment from Haley is cracking me up. Just make sure she puts rug in front of hooker on the internet :)
And the studying....I remember that last year. It was tough. Hang in there!!
Chanel, I wish I had your creative manipulation skills. (I am using manipulative in the nicest sense of the word.) I have yet to learn how to ask the question so my kids do what I want them to do while thinking they are getting away with something or getting out of something. Kudos to you. What a delightful day it seems to have been.
Hi Chanel-
I'm with you - wishing that test were over with. The sad thing is that they probably could've taken it at the beginning of the month and passed just fine, then used this time to relax - but instead it's just eat, sleep, drink, breath - test! I really like your blog, by the way. I connected here from Jackie's.
- Emily
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