Art Camp and Ice Skating

Violet took part in a half-day art camp this week, and she had a great time making 3-D projects. Here is the most intricate of the projects: a dragon marionette puppet.

Here's Violet with her teacher - there were only two girls in the class, so there was a lot of personalized attention. Violet's holding a clay mushroom she created and painted - so cute!

Another class the company held this week was on marine biology, with dissections each day. Violet was very intrigued, and hopes to take it in the future. On Friday, they brought in a touch tank, and Vi enjoyed this a lot.

While Violet did her class from 9 till noon, Cora and I binge-watched the Netflix series Stranger Things. There are now three seasons, and we enjoyed it a lot. Way too scary for Violet, though, so it was nice to watch without her home.

On Friday afternoon, we met up with some friends at the ice rink, a great activity when it's hot! Violet's friend Victoria and her mom came along...

...as did Vivian and Elaine. Violet ended up with a double-playdate - Liana had asked if she could come over, so I took her over to Colleen's after the ice-skating. And Jake and Char came over to swim with Cora in the evening. A fun summer Friday!