Week in Review

With the Dodgers in the playoffs, it's been exciting around here. I was happily surprised to receive this lovely anonymous gift from a "Dodger Fairy" on my doorstep earlier this week! So sweet!

My sister sang at a fundraiser this week with old friends from her Canyon Theatre Guild days. She is so very talented; it was wonderful hearing her sing on stage again!

Cora and I grabbed a free Thursday afternoon and went to Magic Mountain for an hour to ride a few rides. After waiting nearly two hours to ride Tatsu on a recent Saturday, we walked right up to the front of the line on a Thursday! Poor Cora, what will she do in her boredom? 

Meanwhile, Grandma and Grandpa took Violet to Gilchrist Farms for a bit of pumpkin and baby animal fun. Here, she's holding a teeny, tiny bunny!

I was happy to be in the school hallway this week and see that of the 12 ecosystem projects on the wall from Cora's class, both hers and Jake's were displayed. Nice job, smarty-pants kids!

Here's a closer look at Cora's. (Yes, she has a misspelled headline - she said her teacher spelled it wrong, too. Not sure about this; Jake got it spelled right.)

Another bulletin board had up the names of the kids who have reached their AR reading goals - both Cora and Violet met their goals nice and early. My girls are great readers!

Jake and Charlie came over Friday afternoon, and Char had a great idea for a two-ingredient chocolate cake that he'd seen online. It turned out well!