Leave them alone for a while and they come up with this:
Hello. Welcome to the party of welcoming warmness. So this is what we are going to do:
- Eat
- Show talents
- Play games
- And whenever you feel like it, swing on the hammock.
Tag Archives: Maggie
New Hair
Maggie’s been asking about dying her hair for a long time. Sarah tried dying it at home last summer, but it washed out after the first trip to the pool. So we finally made a professional appointment. The choice of color was suspenseful. Last week she wanted it to be bright red. This morning, she was leaning toward “greenish blue.” The stylist convinced her that purple would work best with her natural color.
Watercolors
The kids took the opportunity of a snowy afternoon to paint these three watercolors. They sent the originals to their Auntie Alli for her birthday.
Secrets in the Walls
We recently replaced the medicine cabinet in our bathroom (while cursing manufacturers of cheap fiberboard accessories that begin disintegrating after your first shower). The kids decided to hang some artwork in the wall cavity behind the new cabinet, hoping that someone will find them in “three hundred years.”
Halloween 2019 — She-Ra!
This year we settled early on one of our favorite shows: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Everybody had a character that they wanted to be. Sarah outdid herself, designing all five costumes (with a bit of manufacturing help). It was a very fun night.
Princesses of Power (plus Bow and Seahawk)
Andrew’s costume model
Maggie as She-Ra
Griffin as Bow
Oliver as Perfuma
She-Ra and Glimmer
Perfuma, Bow, and She-Ra
USS Maggie
Maggie: “Oliver, you’re an amazing little brother! What am I to you?”
Oliver: “Maybe a . . . spaceship?”
Tower of Babylon
Griffin and Maggie built an astonishing tower in the basement.
And then it fell down. Click below to watch the collapse in slow motion.
(For some reason, this reminded me of the great Ted Chiang story, Tower of Babylon. You should read it.)
Spies
I am home solo for a few days as I finish up training for the tri,, but also to have some space and time to tackle some house projects. I’ve been in the basement grumbling under my breath as I find thing after thing that has been “lost†(“I don’t know where it is, Mom! I’ve looked EVERYWHERE!â€), and then I came across this:
I remember the day they were doing this (their stealth is seriously lacking) however this made me smile and laugh, and really? They’re pretty great. Even when they are constantly losing stuff.
Circus Camp
Maggie completed a week of circus camp today. She tried out an array of different acts and performed in the German Wheel and Low Casting (a mini flying trapeze). Lighting and audience layout made it hard to take good pictures, but we’ve got two decent video clips of Maggie performing and a photo of her with her group.
Legoland
We usually avoid places like Legoland. They’re expensive, crowded, and cater to a materialist brand-oriented ethos that we dislike. Did I mention expensive? But this year, knowing that we were going to San Diego, and we might not be back until Griffin’s too old, we considered checking it out. Grummy and Grandpa Stape jumped in, offering to give Griffin and Maggie gift certificates for their birthdays. That clinched it, and the kids were bouncing with excitement during the intervening weeks.
To our great surprise, all five of us had a great time and we stayed all day… we closed out the park! We went on a cloudy Wednesday and the park wasn’t as mobbed as usual. Lines were short, people (guests and staff) were kind and cheerful, and food options were better than expected. Oliver even took an afternoon nap in the stroller while Griffin and Maggie played at the waterpark. Lounging in a cabana while the older kids played and Oliver slept was not-at-all what I expected from a trip to Legoland. Moreover, the lego models were wicked cool.
Legoland entrance
Oliver is ready
Oliver eaten by a lion
Carousel
Daddy let’s Oliver drive (not)
Seatbelt
Solo sailor
Star destroyer
Daddy is mesmerized
Is this on Coruscant somewhere?
Glimpse of NYC
This idol stands above the wave pool. We’re in the cabana, chilling out.
Farewell Lego people… we had a great time!