Week In Review

Besides the Triathlon, we had some moments of normal life this past week. During those moments, we did things like push the cat around in a doll stroller.

We also had a playdate with Alli and Emily on Monday. The weather was deliciously fall-like, and the girls had fun on a hike on the hill bordering our little neighborhood.
















Looks like we're a million miles away, huh? So pretty...

Stace and I went into Violet's class Friday so he could talk about being an engineer. We arrived just in time to see Violet get an award at the assembly, which isn't open to parents normally. Violet's award said she "is always so interested in the vocabulary we do in class. She loves coming up with sentences and always notices when one of our words is being used! Keep being so inquisitive!"

Last month the kindergartners focused on community helpers, and parents were invited to come in and discuss their jobs. Mrs. Hawthorne specifically asked Stace to come in, since he did a good job talking to Cora's class three years ago. The schedule didn't work out last month, so this week Stace gave his talk.

He prepared a Power Point with pictures, and the children all listened intently as he taught about what engineers do, the various types of engineering, and a bit about how thrust works. (See video.)

Stace also did a little experiment to show how thrust works, and how jets fly.

Later on Friday, Grandma and Grandpa took the girls to Disneyland for the evening, and Violet was (again) tall enough for Big Thunder Mountain! Huzzah! (She was tall enough a few months ago, wearing tall shoes, but then too short when I went with her in June, wearing flats.)

Stace and I saw a matinee of Spectre, the latest James Bond film, since he stayed home after talking to Vi's class. We enjoyed our afternoon movie date.