Landry & her BoomPa

We studied the book Daniel's Duck this week...

This is a wonderful story! It's about a little boy named Daniel. Daniel is hurt when others laugh at his wood carving, until he learns that being an artist means different things -- and making people smile is a very special gift.

Lily & Colby enjoyed a variety lessons, including an art lesson in carving! They had a great time. :)

Happy Birthday Lily!

My numero-uno child turned 9 years old last week. Lily Jane was officially nine on October 27th. We celebrated all day long. Birthday breakfast and gifts...birthday lunch & more cards...and finally a huge family birthday celebration for dinner. Lily got awesome presents, but her favorite gift of all was a beautiful vintage manual typewriter.

Lily loves all things old-fashioned and she desperately wanted a manual typewriter (just like the American Girl character "Kit" uses in the stories.) She has been happily plunking away...working on articles for her newspaper. She has enlisted Colby to be her cub reporter. He has been working feverishly to track down quotes and sources, as well as sell subscriptions. :)

Here are some pictures from the birthday girl's special day...