Monday, May 18, 2020

Unpublished Draft from 2011....

Flora and Scout went on a scavenger hunt!  This was a really fun activity for them that was really easy to plan.  Actually, the "planning" was kind of fun too -- it was basically just me drawing pictures on a piece of cardboard.

So this was their scavenger hunt list (don't judge my artwork!).  I put a big laundry basket in the living room and as they found the items on the list they put it in the laundry basket.  They only had one list so teamwork was a requirement of this game.


As I suspected, Flora took control of the list and the marker.  She sent Scout on assignments and he would bring items to the basket and she would check it off the list.  Occasionally there were items that she wanted to get herself though.  Mostly the girly things or the things she considered to be "grown up" things.

Once they checked off everything on their scavenger hunt list we went through the basket to look at the things they found.  It was fun!  A good rainy or snowy day activity for sure.  We don't have any of those new Crayola Dry Erase Crayons and boards but I think those would be great for this game because then we could make scavenger hunt list after scavenger hunt list without using every piece of cardboard I own (I don't own a ton of cardboard). 

Unpublished Draft from 2010.....

"It sucks to be the middle child." (just ask Sara)
It also sucks to have a birthday near a major holiday. (again, ask Sara)

Scout turned 2-years-old last week. At least I think he did . . . it was a busy week and the poor little guy didn't get much of a birthday celebration. His birthday was Monday so we gave him a balloon and sang Happy Birthday to him that morning and he got a shot in the leg at the doctor's office that afternoon. "Happy Birthday, Scout, here's a Hep A vaccine for ya!" The nurse gave him a special birthday sticker though so it wasn't a TOTAL bummer birthday.
Tuesday night Scout went to Cabelas with Chris and Mike and Flora while I stayed home to clean house for our Thanksgiving guests. Honestly, that may have been the highlight of his birthday week. Cabelas has some really cool animals -- both alive and stuffed.
My parents and Shane arrived on Wednesday and Scout got some presents from them and opened his pinata. I think we will make pinatas a birthday tradition. Flora and Scout really enjoyed them this year!

Unpublished Draft from 2012.....

Scout:  Flora, hold my hand and I will dance you.
Flora:  Ok (takes Scout's hand)
Scout:  What kind of dance do you want to do?
Flora:  A ballet.
(they ballet through the kitchen holding hands)


Flora and Scout looking at a Christmas book and talking about Christmas:
Flora:  Scout, at Christmastime we will go sleep and when we wake up there will be presents under our beds! (under beds??)

Scout:  Why does Santa Claus have snow all over his face?
Flora:  That's his beard, silly!