Unfortunately this year the rain has stopped us from going outside very often during September/October but we did manage to visit some new parks with some really neat playground equipment. We absolutely love the spin swing behind the White Bear YMCA. Maplewood has redesigned a few of their parks as well. Our favorite park is still Lake Elmo with the crazy amount of equipment to play on.
Both Emma and Analise have been taking some online art courses with Mommy. We have worked on drawing water droplets together as well as a butterfly. Mommy is looking into more kid classes for Emma and Analise so they can work at their own pace learning concepts. We have also been trying to find indoor activities to participate in because of the rain. We have visited the Works, the Children's Museum and attended Suessical the Musical in Stillwater. The girls are both interested in being in the Mahtomedi school plays in the near future.
Emma is learning how to program in the mornings when Daddy drives Ani to school. Emma is working with the Scratch programming system and enjoying the experience very much. Analise is currently into puzzles and completes a puzzle almost every day. Both girls are practicing read skills daily and becoming experts at sounding out words.
