Fairies, friends and farewells

 Time for another Week In Review post, for the week that closed out January 2014.

On Monday afternoon, we went to the mall to meet Auntie Mel, who wanted to take Cora to the Disney store to get her a little something to thank her for helping Melanie with her reel.

Cora was very excited to make this trip without Stace and me, so we took Violet to the play area. Violet was able to negotiate these swinging step stool things, and very proud of herself.

Later, Cora returned, with a plush fairy doll. Because Disney had a special sale going on, she was able to buy Violet a fairy doll for $1 of her own money. Such a sweet big sister! Violet was thrilled.

 Tuesday was a fairly normal day - Violet and I went to Mom2Mom, and we went out for ice cream as a family in the evening.

On Wednesday night, I had a special treat - JT and I met at a Spanish restaurant about halfway between our homes, where she treated me to a birthday seafood paella and sangria! We left the dads in charge, and all went well. It was fun to get together just like we did all those years ago, when we both were single, just-out-of-college friends.

On Thursday, Violet and Liana had their final gymnastics class. Colleen and I had bought Groupons for five months of classes, and they both enjoyed it. But, Stace and I decided to not make the monthly commitment.






Violet made Coach Shannon a card, and I was impressed with her drawing of her coach. This is the best drawing I think I've seen her create; she included hands with fingers, and feet with toes.

On Friday, I got to help in Cora's class. She and her classmates spent some of their recess time using/playing with thermometers. Cora took hers to the classroom sink to bring the temperature down with the cold water.