Thursday, Friday, Saturday & today...

Thursday - Had a good, though quiet day. Soccer practice was cancelled, so we had an unhurried evening for once. M & I took the kids to the local plant nursery during the afternoon, which was loads of fun! They looked at every fountain, spent 10-15 minutes at the Koi pond, looked at the herb selection and bedding plants, played with windchimes and more! They also spotted some tiny, new kittens that belonged to one of the nursery's semi-feral cats. I got them a catnip growing kit, so that they can plant the seeds and watch them grow, plus Donovan will probably enjoy it! C.O. did 2 pages in Maps, Graphs and Globes (we're not thrilled with this, so I think we might look for something else), and worked on more letter sounds. He's really starting to make that connection - that all letters have sounds, and that he is learning the beginning basics of reading!
Friday - Another fairly quiet day. We did math, letters and writing, plus we went to Sequoia Floral Supply to look at flowers, wreaths, and so forth. The kids really liked a basket of wicker apples they found, but we didn't quite have enough money to buy it.
Saturday - Soccer game first thing. C.O. is getting much better! He's focusing a lot more (focusing is a slight problem for him, but he's been taking EFA supplements and I think it's helping), so he got in a few good kicks! After soccer, we came home to get ready for the kids' first official playdate! We met another family at the park that is just starting out on their homeschooling journey, with a 4.5 year old son, and a 3 year-old daughter. The mom and I exchanged phone numbers so that the kids could try playing together. Before we went to the park though, we went grocery shopping and bought C.J. a leotard for her gymnastics classes that will start on Fridays. She is still very interested in ballet, but there aren't any ballet classes starting right now through the city, so she's doing 4 weeks of gymnastics in the meantime.
Then we headed off to the park, and the kids had a blast! They ran, and dug in the sand, and climbed all the things they could possibly find to climb. C.O. said towards the end that he liked playing with D because "D uses his imagination". C.J. had a great time with H too, as both love to pretend they're monkeys, dangling off any bar they can reach! We're all set to meet them at the park again on Tuesday. In the evening, my friend W came over (he's still here actually) for dinner, so it was a really good day.
Today - We are heading off to a Fairy Folk Festival for the afternoon. Admission is a little on the steep side, but the kids get in for free, so we figure it all evens out. We also need to sit down for a few lessons later.