Carnival Fun!

This morning Fletcher and I went to the Children's Schoolhouse Annual Carnival in Davidson. There were carnival games, lots of prizes, pony rides, music, and dancers. And lots and lots of people. We had fun. Fletcher enjoyed the bouncers, eating pizza, and decorating his own cupcake. He was disappointed that he couldn't climb the rock wall (didn't weigh enough) and that he didn't win a cake in the cake walk. It got pretty hot so we headed home at noon with the hopes of a nap (no such luck).

Camden's Birthday Party!

We had a great time this afternoon at our friend Camden's 3rd birthday party at the Sandlot in Davidson. Fletcher had been so excited to "celebrate Camden's birthday with pizza!" It was a great time with all our school friends.

Sunday with Grandmaw

After getting a good night's sleep to recover from our big day a Tweestie, Fletcher and I and 'Grandmaw' decided to head over to the playground at WCC. What a nice play structure they have! We had never been. We enjoyed climbing the 'rock' wall, pretending to be pirates, and checking out the big red caboose. We all went to Grandma Agnes' house to pick up some old pictures that I'm going to make some copies of. I wanted some photos of my Grandma and my Mom as children. After lunch and a nap at Grandmaw's house, we headed back home to get ready for a new week! Fletcher didn't want to leave and said we should stay for 5 more days.

Tweetsie Railroad!

Fletcher and I went to Mom's this weekend and on Saturday Fletcher and I, Mom and Aaron and Chris all went to Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock. Tweetsie is one of our favorite places. I have memories of going as a child, taking my brother when he was little, and I love taking my child there! This was our third visit (we went in the Spring last year to see Thomas the Tank Engine and again in the Fall). The weather was beautiful: cool in the morning and warming to about 70 after lunch time. We did it all! Fletcher rode every ride he could and loved them all: chairlift, boats, planes, the Tweetsie Twister, Mouse Mine train, race cars, carousel, Tilt-a-World, Ferris Wheel, and the Tweetsie Train. Thankfully Aaron and Chris were willing to ride with him because Mom and I don't do rides. Fletcher chose the 'coon skin hat as his souvenir: "I'm Daniel Boone!" Can't wait to go back!

Fun with My Kids

This morning we made muffins for breakfast, then all went outside to the grassy area and played a milk jug ball toss game (cut the bottom half off milk jugs, hold the other half by the handle and catch the ball!), kicked the soccer ball, and enjoyed the cool air.

Later we made our own paint with condensed milk and food coloring and painted circles and triangles that we later cut out and glued together to make ice cream cones. Seeing a pattern? We're learning about the things that animals make or have that we use. Today was cows and milk. Monday we learned about sheep and wool and cut some wool yarn and did paper weaving.

Poor Isabelle wasn't feeling well today. We hope she gets better soon.

Fall Homeschool Day at Latta Plantation

After school today Fletcher and I headed over to Latta Plantation for Fall Homeschool Day. They have homeschool days a few times a year and we always enjoy them and learn lots. Today Fletcher saw chickens, petted a rooster, made a quilt square, sat in a covered wagon, churned butter, and helped wash clothes on a washboard. But by far his favorite thing was watching the men use primitive tools to carve utensils. We returned to that demonstration time and time again. I've praised Latta before (see Lovely Latta post from June) so I don't have to tell you how much I love it there!

Soccer with Daddy

Fletcher and Ed started Smart Start Soccer on Mondays. This is a program offered by the Huntersville Parks and Rec department that teaches soccer basics to young kids with parent participation. This Monday Fletcher learned how to "Stop, Look, and Kick": stop the ball with your foot, look around for a teammate, and kick the ball. He really enjoyed himself and was excited to show Mommy what he learned and his new gear (2 soccer balls and shin guards).

Fletcher is often anxious about new situations and makes up his mind that he doesn't like something in advance so we were very pleased that this was something he was interested in and excited about! Way to go buddy! I'm going to leave soccer to Daddy but I will be attending the 2 games at the end of the season with camera in tow so look for soccer photos toward the end of October!