Whitney and I had spent 3 hours cleaning the garage the day before, so it was nice and clean (relatively speaking) for them to play in. She had found many missing toys during our garage clean out, so it was fun for her to have all these "new" toys to play with.
I was very happy to see the UPS man pull into our driveway with a birthday delivery from Target.com. (You'll have to wait until my birthday post to see what it was.) Oh my, this photo through the kitchen window has revealed some very dirty windows!
Eva played pretty well throughout the day. She loves having access to Whitney's Littlest Pet Shop toys.
The 3 girls played together in the pool for awhile until Eva got cold...apparently 95 degrees is pretty chilly when there's a breeze.
The boys spent the entire day (8 hours!) setting up and playing the role playing game. They turned the kids' bedroom, the dining area and the family room into houses, raided the pantry for things to sell as part of their game, and created all sorts of menus and fake money. I was impressed with their creativity and dedication to the game.
Madison and Whitney joined the role playing game as well and made their house/store under the kitchen table. Here is a copy of their store's inventory. When Taylor and Madison left, Taylor had a pack of gum, a row of saltine crackers and 2 sodas he'd purchased in the game to take with him.
This game is fun with more people so the boys (particularly Lucas) enjoyed having the girls play too.
Eva and I did some coloring in my room (the only room free from role playing game messes), and Eva cracked me up with several of her statements and questions. I wrote them down just for you.
"Oh that's a pretty fuchsia!"
Eva: "What are you coloring?"
Me: "I'm coloring her tiara."
Eva: "That's not a tiara, it's a crown!"
"You sure do color quiet, I wonder why." (Apparently my lack of running commentary was bewildering to her.)
"What does brown mean?" (How do you answer something like this?)
"Why do we glue to glue something?" (We just do.)
This is a picture we worked on together. Can you guess which parts I colored?
When we finished coloring we had this exchange.
Eva: "Do you want to play Littlest Pet Shops?"
Me: "Um, I don't think so."
Eva: "Why not?"
Me: "They're not my favorite."
Eva: "What is your favorite thing instead of naps?" She's just too smart, she knew I was going to say taking a nap!
She ended up watching a Care Bears (aka torture) DVD on the computer so I was able to read and doze for 45 minutes, woohoo.
**Do you consider the garage another room?
When was the last time you colored?
What DOES brown mean?**
When was the last time you colored?
What DOES brown mean?**
14 comments:
I love the Eva dialogues. She cracks me up. The nap comment was too good. You're lucky you got a nap in that day!
Brown means CHOCOLATE to me...
Yes, I consider the garage a room- after living in So. Cal and Australia.
I think it is awesome that your kids play in the garage...LOVE IT.
I color everyday- it is the one "kid" thing I never mind doing. Well, anything art related I guess :)
Brown means dirt, earth, and nourishing growth to me.
I have to say that when I see pictures of Whitney smiling, she just glows with happiness.
I consider the garage a place for our cars, we need that here in Buffalo! In the summer though we don't usually park in there so the kids can get to their bikes and toys better ( and not scratch up the cars!)
I colored this week too- just blank paper though- and sidewalk chalk too.
I agre with Robyn- brown measns chocolate. :)
Brown means, some sweet sheets i saw in Deep Chocolate Brown....with extra pillow cases....ohhhh my and on sale....! Although Robyn's brown is coming in handy just about right now! Garage could be........not mine......and I haven't in soooooo long! Looks like a fabulous summer day!
When it rains we take the cars out of the garage and let the kids ride scooters in it. They think that is such a treat because otherwise the garage is off limits to them.
I want to see what you got from UPS!!
Luci begs me to play Littlest Pet Shops too and when I give in I feel like I should get a prize.
After watching you, I have used the garage as another room, but the trampoline has definitely been another room for as long as we've had it.
Brown means? I'm stumped.
The role-playing game is such a good one. You're an incredible mom for turning over the whole house to become a town. Truly. That's a mom dedicated to creative play.
I love to color...it is calming to me. I'm glad Carly still likes to color AND my profession allows coloring on a regular basis! :o)
The garage is another room for Jeff but to me it just means dirt and bugs (not a good combo for me!) and in AZ it is a death trap in the summer...so it is mostly where I park the van and a very large storage closet :)
I don't color in coloring books too often (although I enjoy it) but I often scrapbook while the kids color or do art projects on the floor of my scrapbook room.
Brown means fall, leather couches, and men (it is a very manly color in my mind).
Thanks for having Eva and Lucas add to the chaos at your house!
The role-playing game cracks me up - it is so creative and I love that it can last all day! I was a bit surprised when Lucas came home with 3 packs of gum that he bought at Whitney's "store"...
How come I didn't hear about your UPS delivery??
I color nearly every day. I much prefer that to playing dinosaurs or Littlest Pet Shop.
I wish the garage was another room at our house, but it's just a great big dumping grounds that never can stay organized!
Playing at someone else's house with someone else's toys is always better. My Aimee (age 4) would have been in heaven with all those little petshops.
Do you realize how saintly you are for babysitting so much? That is true service.
I am dying to know what came from Target!
I cannot wait for your birthday post!!! I want to see all the birthday good mail goodness-- seriously can't wait.
This kid day looks like summer to me :) what a fun day for everyone- you are a fun mom
brown is definately chocolate in my book!!
Brown means the UPS truck of course! Now that's a happy sight when it pulls up your door--especially near birthday time. Your UPS man and mail carrier probably have to make two trips to your neighborhood this time of year :).
Land Before Time = torture, for sure.
I've always kind of thought of brown being neutral. If there are no accenting colors to accompany it, and depending on the person, it can also mean a lack of creativity.
Garages are for cars, tools, working on vehicles, crafting with wood or metal, and maybe chemical experiments.
Your kids make alot of RPGs. Have you considered buying them a Dungeons & Dragons starter kit for christmas? They really seem to like having props, so maybe getting them the maps, or a gridded dry erase board they can draw maps out on, and some of the diecast figurines would be cool for them. Dungeon Master and Monster Manuals are good to have, too. The newer books have great detail! Don't forget the dice! A starter kit should come with die, but if you go to a gaming store, there are soooo many pretty and cool die to choose from! I have teal swirly die, and purple with red numbers, and purple swirly die. I even have a crushed velvet teal and purple drawstring pouch to keep them in. rpgstore.com (And the level of my dorkiness has just been exposed.)
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