Girl scouts.

We have really enjoyed girl scouts this year. We joined a little homeschool troop in Dallas that's been around for a long time. I think the drive is worth it, especially if the girls all stick around and they can be bonded as "scout sisters" for years. I wish I had stuck with it as a child. I was probably like Mia, hard to motivate!

Easter.

The Easter bunny put a face painting kit in Mia's basket. So this is what Mia looked like for Easter. We went to Grandma's and dyed eggs, then hid them throughout the house because it was raining. And then we went to California Pizza Kitchen...yummy.

McAlister's Deli.

Wow, we had lunch! How exciting. Well, it was for her. She got a balloon kitty. Then she changed her mind and wanted a dog, but I told her the balloon lady was only going to make one per kid. Right after that, another kid's balloon popped and the lady came over and said she'd make her another one. I don't have to tell you what happened next, do I?

Marathon running and rock climbing.

This morning was the final lap event for the Marathon Kids program. We signed up through a friend at co-op, and I can't thank her enough for doing this. (Thanks Isabel!) The kids had about 6 months to complete 26.2 miles, which they tracked on a form that allowed them to mark quarter, half, and full miles. (So it was math, too!) Mia lost interest toward the end, but she completed it. Then her enthusiasm was re-ignited at the final lap event. I have never seen that kid run so fast! Whole Foods sponsored it, and gave out medals to the kids at the end. Very nice program. We stopped for lunch at a nearby Vietnamese place that kindly replaced all the meat with tofu and it was REALLY good. I wouldn't have known about this place if it wasn't for my iPhone, btw. I am loving that thing. Then we headed to the Perry Homestead Museum in Carrollton for a little picnic and games event they were holding. Dave and Mia played croquet and some kind of toss the ring thing, and then we got to tour the hundred year old house. (I couldn't stop laughing because right after they said how old it was, this kid goes, "Good thing they dusted." Ha!) After that, we ended up at REI and Mia climbed the rock wall twice. Then she discovered to her extreme dismay that she had lost her kitty ("Murray Miss Sparkles") and we had the whole place searching high and low for it. They even made an announcement about a lost stuffed kitty. It was insane. Anyway, a nice boy found it for her, stuffed in the end of a kayak (by somebody else!), and all was well with the world once again. An awesome day!!

April Fool's Day at Camp Tonky-wonky.

Actually, it's Camp Tonkawa. I set up a field trip with our co-op group and we chose a beautiful, albeit windy, day to spend outdoors learning about birds and exploring the woods. I was impressed by the activities, and the kids seemed to enjoy them. The call of the wilderness was a little too tempting at times, especially for Mia, but she stayed with us most of the time. At the end of the day, I let her go wild with her friend, because the whole place was private property enclosed by fences. As you can imagine, this made her day!