A Busy Saturday (Picture Heavy)

We met for breakfast this morning and then David ran home (actually he drove) to meet the roofers who were putting a tarp on our roof in anticipation of rain.  We have contracted to have our roof replaced and solar added, but it won't be done until April, hence the tarp.

Janice, Kyleigh and I went to Home Depot for the monthly build, this time a wagon.  First, she hammered:

 Then she added wheels and the pull rope:

 She decided not to paint it, so the last step was adding the stickers:

And finally the finished project--a wagon for her dolls to ride in:

The wagon is covering up the pins on her apron, but she receives a pin for each project she completes.  She currently has eight pins--two more and she'll receive a star for completing 10 projects.

OC Parenting Magazine was holding it's annual Summer Jamboree at the Discovery Center today so that was our next stop.  Kyleigh had a good time and we got some good information about options for the summer. 

She pretended to be a scientist:

 

 She made a dolphin picture by etching a pattern on aluminum foil, coloring it with markers and framing it. 

 

 

 

She filled aluminum foil with marbles to see how many she could do before it stopped floating (67).

 

She also became part of a poster.

We also saw a 3-D printer, had Kyleigh's ID done and got lots of freebies.    Afterwards, both Kyleigh and I got our glasses adjusted and then went home.

A Gift and a Mailbox

I went out to lunch with a friend from Shared Crosses earlier this week and she brought me two presents.  Thank you Pat!  The first was a pair of wrist warmers:

The second was a capelet that she'd made for an adult, but it turned out to be too small so she thought Kyleigh might like it for playing dress-up.  I gave it to her at breakfast this morning.  As you can tell, she definitely likes it!

After breakfast, we went to the free Home Depot kid's build.  Today's project was a Valentine Mailbox.  First, you have to put it together:

 Then you have to paint it.  Even though Kyleigh's no longer into pink or purple, she decided that since it was a Valentine's box, they were okay.  She mixed both the colors herself.

Finally, you need to show off your completed work.

Home Depot does these free kid's builds on the first Saturday of the month.  They give you the apron as well as a pin each time you complete a build.  Next month will be a wagon and Kyleigh's already looking forward to it.