February 2017 – Gribblog

February 11

We needed something to do, and it was a lovely day, so we took the kids to the Denver REI and then went for a walk along the river.

Checking out the play park they’re building for kayakers.

February 12

Some of my favorite times are when we get home from the library and both kids get utterly absorbed in their new books.

February 18

They might be big kids now, but I still love to watch them sleep.

February 24

I chaperoned Phoebe’s class trip to the Denver Art Museum. My group (Phoebe, Ellie, Hawk, and Dzenuvi) named itself “Team Spaghetti.” We had a really nice time; first-graders at a museum are far preferable to preschoolers at an indoor jumpy place! The class has been learning about Japan, so they spent some time taking a tour in the Asia section of the museum. They learned about ink-brush painting and the tea ceremony, and they got to pass a samurai sword from kid to kid. My group found a room with some big pieces of paper and colored pencils and spent a lot of their free-choice time creating a team picture.

Working on their self-imposed art project.

In February, Phoebe took Little Veterinarian School classes after school on Fridays. She loved it! She learned all about taking care of pet dogs, including checking them for ticks and doing stitches. When the class ended, Winter the stuffed puppy came home with us.