Imagination + Pretend Play = LOTS OF FUN!

Today we had Kenneth over. He and Taylor had a great time playing with a sheet and an umbrella. They would pretend to be sleeping and then "wake up" saying "it's raining" and get up and go walking in the rain with their umbrella. I loved just sitting around listening to their conversations.














Then there is Caitlan who really enjoys playing alone. She will play with Taylor for a while and then come to me asking for some time alone. How mature of her! Today she was (as usual) playing with her horses. She will find anything to make bridles, reigns and saddles for them. She's had the horse in this picture for sometime now. She has tried to ride him, cut his mane, braided and unbraided his tail about 100 times, took him swimming (where we learned that he can't swim) and he is still one of her favorite horses. She keeps asking me for a "real live horse"....one day little girl, one day!

Green Meadows = Family Time

Last Thursday we went to Kissimmee to Green Meadows Farm with our homeschool group. Caitlan and I had been twice before, but we were still very excited to show the rest of the family. It was really fun to have Daddy with us this time. We spent the morning looking at animals, then we took a train ride, more animals, a hay ride, we all got to pick a pumpkin and the we ate lunch together.

Maybe next year we can take Kensie, Anthony, Kenneth and Kylie with us!

Shhh...the baby chick is sleeping!

Here the kids are milking "Sweet Lips".

These girls aren't scared of anything...they both caught chickens on their own.

And here we are with our pumpkins...