Sweetheart Dance

Dorothy's school bestie jumped in our family photo!

Dorothy dressed herself as a "Valentine Bug" and we delivered cupcakes to neighbors

Visit from Sarah's friend Megan, plus John, Avert, & Juniper

 

Some characters

Dorothy is serious about gymnastics and warms up at home

Class valentines, ready to go

Dorothy made up animal puns

DJ thinning clay

The Sunday Funnies

We were coming up with ideas for celebrating my birthday.  Thinking back to her party and the sundae bar, Dorothy suggested that we have an "ice cream booth."

Jelly Belly banana splits

Morning science experiment

It's hard to get a clear picture of Hammy

It's February Somewhere

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy and I have been reading her Phoebe and her Unicorn graphic novels aloud.  She knows them well.  At the top of each page, she announces which character she wants to be, as in, "I'll be Phoebe's mom on this page."  She's looking for the character with the more interesting dialogue.

Despite our discussions, Dorothy pronounces the word "gymnastics" without the Mm:  "gin-astics."  She claims all her friends say that.

At school, two kids were playing ball at recess and collided; one needed stitches in his forehead.  I figured this out after the initial story, which was that "Isaac bit Jace on the head!"

Dorothy learned that humans walk heel-toe, but run toe-heel.  She tested the theory, and was excited that her source was correct.  She explained, "Everything they said is true, mostly because they're scientists, but also because I tried it and it worked on me!"

Brian got a page turner for his birthday

Bathtub read

As you can see I taped an aisle to Dorothy's bed that she must keep free of toys at night

Saturday skating

Just a few friends and some Kleenex boxes (from Saturday)

The Sunday Funnies

I bought a travel toy that is a spot-the-license plate game.  Dorothy noticed that the image of the Georgia license plate is different from the standard plate; I told her that it was an image of an old plate.  "Mom," she caught on, "did you get this at a thrift store?"

We were watching The Music Man, and the teenage lovebirds are seen in the library sitting close together behind a large copy of Romeo & Juliet.  "Romeo & Juliet!" Dorothy said.  "That's a funny Easter egg."

Crafting away a Saturday morning