A good week

The other night, Cora stayed up in her room for close to two hours after we put her to bed. I could hear bits and pieces, but wasn't quite sure what she was doing until the morning, when she showed me that she had packed her bag for England.

So cute! She is very excited about going to England next week, and wants to know why we can't go sooner. She also is very excited about having packed her bag, full of toys and things she'll need, things she needs to show Nan and Pop. The bag is so heavy she can hardly carry it herself, and keeps asking for help with it.

She has her money, so she can buy ice cream, sweeties and popcorn with Nan and Pop. She also has her jewelry box from Aunt Patty and Uncle Bill, so she can show Nan and Pop the Seattle charm bracelet Patty brought her.

Next, I give you a random photo of Cora with her best friend.

This week Cora has attended Vacation Bible School at Valencia United Methodist Church, where she does Pioneer Club and we have MOPS.

I have fond memories of VBS from my childhood, so I was excited when I learned that this particular VBS offers a three-year-old class.

Cora had a great time. She wasn't eager for me to leave each morning, so I'd stay through an opening song or two. Then her class would take part in games, crafts, snack time, and a Bible story. She had a great time! The photos here are from the closing time, when the children sing and dance together.

You can also see Cora hugging her friend Madison's little sister, Kendal.

The classes ran from 9 a.m. till 12:15 p.m., leaving me and Violet with a few hours together each day. I got some shopping done, some cleaning, and, most importantly, some photo work.

I have a number of little memory books and a couple of scrapbooks that call for actual, printed photographs. On some of these books, I was quite a bit behind. In the world of digital photography, printing photos takes some effort!

I have to search through lots of folders on the computer and figure out what I'm doing, then go to the drugstore to get them printed, and then pick them up. (OK, before you comment, I know there are ways to send your photos by email to places to print them, but that is a new method for me that would require additional time figuring out...)
I was pleased to get so much accomplished - it's so much easier with just one little baby to take in and out of the car during errands. We also had lunch with two sets of friends this week as well.

It was a good week!