Day 19
Can you guess where we spent our morning?
I plan to write more about this. The pictures were too cute to pick just one. Beara was totally amused by the fact that the tubs here had nowhere for the water to come out.
Day 20
Today we had a Valentine's hunt (saw the idea over at
How Does She). I had treats for each child, but to find them they had to follow the clues. Each clue centred around one of the children (there were two per child) and extolled one thing that we love about that child. My rhymes were silly. I'm really not a poet, but we had fund doing this. I really hope it made them feel special. The rhymes follow; each was written on a red heart-shaped doily. The first rhyme I slipped under Princess Little's door when all three were in there. The last rhyme Nil had with the candy. (For those who don't know me, I actually do find turtles cute and my kiddos know how cool I think turtles are.)
Today is the day we celebrate love,
So of course it is you three we're thinking of.
Together we should all have some fun;
Come see Mommy for clue number one!
You're our big girl, so pretty, so smart,
But my favourite thing is your generous heart.
Now on a treasure hunt you all can embark;
Go and check in the pockets of your chore chart.
Questioning, reasoning, always you think,
It is so amazing the things that you link.
Continue the hunt! From this task do not shrink!
Go look for a clue upstairs under your sink.
Some wake in the morning all groggy and crabby,
Not you, my sweet love, you always wake happy.
Go to the couch where Daddy gets comfy.
Look under the cushion; I hope it's not crumby!
Even at two with your blocks you were meticulous;
It is just one of the things that makes you so dear to us.
Now there is no need to search every crevice;
What you seek is in the closet that doesn't hold blouses.
Galant and brave and certainly fearless,
You greet life's adventures both mundane and perilous.
For this clue there's no need to get boisterous.
Go look downstairs near the phone that is cordless.
You're clever and helpful and cute as a turtle,
but most of all you give the very best snuggles!
Now find Dad; tell your siblings to follow.
There's treasure involved, make sure they don't dawdle!
Your treasure is here, but before you shout hooray,
There is just one thing that we want to say:
You are each so loved in your own unique way;
You're our greatest treasure this Valentine's Day!
So about a week ago, Princess Little came into my room before we got up and said, "Guess what! It snowed! Just a little, but it snowed!" This was the scene outside her window. (There was a little bit of frost.) 
Beara and Super Tater building tanks. When built they battle one another reducing the tanks to pieces and start over again. This actually entertains them for thirty minutes at a time. 
Princess Little got in on the building action as well, though her creations are less...noisy. 
When the orchestra was tuning up after the intermission one of the horns played a snip from the Star Wars theme. That was the highlight of PL's evening. Here we were waiting for the programme to begin. We were about an hour early because you never know how well attended things on post will be. We really had a good time and both walked away humming. 
We're talking about modernization. Specifically we talked about the invention of the light bulb and the completion of the US's first transcontinental railroad. For our history activity we rewired a lamp that I have had around the house for quite some time. Later this month I'm hoping we'll get the chance to take the kids for a ride on a steam train.
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