Wednesday, September 29, 2010

pumpkins and sand





Sofi has a half day at school on Wednesdays so I try to have an art project in mind or other activity planned so she doesn't get totally bored at home. Today, the girls decorated mini gourds with markers. (while I did some housecleaning).
Love their concentration!






Then, they played in the sandbox together (while I did even more housecleaning). The sandbox is recent acquisition. A hand-me-down from a neighbor whose grandchildren have outgrown it. Not only did she give us the turtle sandbox, but several sand-related toys. Both the girls love it. Zara has played in it a couple of times on her own, but today was the first time Sofia tried it out. It barely fits both of them, but they made it work. It was such a nice, unseasonably warm day today! I'm glad they could make use of the sandbox before the weather gets yucky.

Playing (nice) together