A Penny for My Thoughts

A snap shot of Faith.
She is 5. 
She goes to gymnastics twice a week and then stands on her head at home for several hours each day.
She can still find anything for anyone anywhere in the house.  She has a gift.
She likes to play games on the computer, but doesn't get to very often because she has three older siblings.  On this particular evening the older siblings were all away from home so it was her chance.
We just got out the bin of bigger sized clothes for Cannon that used to be Clark's.  Faith immediately laid claim to the Finding Nemo jammies. 
She is diligently practicing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for her upcoming piano recital.
She is most definitely not the squeaky wheel of this house.  For which I am exceedingly grateful today.

This week was our younger kids' book club.  We read The Door in the Wall, in which the main character learns to whittle.  We had thirteen 8-11 year olds, so whittling of actual wood was not an option.  We carved soap instead.  This proved to be the cleanest, but at the same time, the messiest of any book club activities we've attempted.  However, this is a really charming and cooperative group of kids, so it worked out just fine.

But even messier than that many kids carving soap at my kitchen table was Clark and Taylor making the scones for our snack.  Messy, but very yummy.  Not at all healthy, but very yummy.

Generally speaking, the boys and girls of this age group MUST stay segregated.  I like that Elinor has never heard of that rule.  She is usually happily situated amongst the boys.

She is so refreshing.

Georgie loves, loves, loves it when lots of kids come over to play.  The kids took to the front yard to play games at the end of book club.  He was thrilled with the leaves.

It does my heart good to see children of all ages playing together and bigger kids happily helping with younger kids.  How healthy for both sides.

The kids started playing a game called "Ninja Destruction".  I'd never seen this one before but it was so funny to watch them.  They take turns trying to touch each other with fast ninja moves.

It involved some imposing ninja poses.

And some not so imposing poses.

These kids look like they are having so much fun playing all these games they have.  I want to have a birthday party for myself this year and invite all my adult friends over for night games at a park!  Why should the kids get to have all the fun?