Day 4.152: ...and the ragged tiger

Well, as I mentioned yesterday (in 17 syllables or so), today it was Exile #4's birthday. We had a nice day, opening presents, lunch at P.F. Chang's (something the kids have been keen to do since our back-to-back visits out west). Then we lost the birthday girl for a while to a play-date wearing some of her new clothes.  While she was gone Exile #3 built the Harry Potter Lego game and we played it when she returned. It's a surprising and excellent game - and fun (if challenging) to build into the bargain.

Incidentally, I took the die for the first turn - since it called for the oldest player to start - I was correctly tensed and knew that you needed more than one for it to be 'dice'.  Having said that, don't get excited if, in some kind of reflex reaction you think you've spotted a pop pun, this post doesn't obey the rules at all!

In any case, we should be focusing on the girl of the moment, so here is a picture for the beginning of each of her first seven years:

Day 4.151: Friday Haikus #10

a june afternoon
and five happy first grade girls -
birthday party fun

slip and slide and cake
sack races and popsicles
phew! T.G.I.F.

tomorrow will bring
the momentous day - now she's:
seven (minus one)

Day 4.150: Patriotisingsm

I think that's the correct word for this:



filmed by Exile #2 at Exile #4's Flag Day assembly.

And if it's not, you can tell me what the right word is in the comments, where you may well be asked to type a word such as patriotisingsm to prove that you are a real person and not a piece of software - a comforting thought there I hope!

Day 4.149: Ratty and Mr. Toad

There was barely a breath of wind, in the willows or elsewhere, but we did get some great views of these water-loving creatures at Five Rivers on Sunday. It's likely that Mole was around somewhere - maybe Badger too although he's not the sociable kind. And yes - that is a frog, but as you should probably know, so are toads.

If you have no idea what all that nonsense was about - you can just enjoy the pictures or you could find out more here!

Day 4.148: What she saw...

I took this at Five Rivers on Sunday. Exile #4 had decided to take her 'journal' with her to record our trip and she very diligently kept notes as we walked around about what we could see and her assessment of the upkeep of the trails.

I bet you're wondering what she was writing...well wonder no more!

June 5, 2011
I saw swallows at Five Rivers
I saw a bullfrog.
My sister saw a tadpole
I saw turtles on a log
We went to the new trail
I saw a frog
Five Rivers are having problems with beavers.
I saw turtles swimming.
I saw a chickadee and its nest.
I just arrived at church.
It is very loud in the singing room.