SCENES FROM DANDELION FARMING

The early part of the week was sunny and warm, so we took walks along the path by our house.

We came across this cool little creation someone made.

One of my favorite flowers is the dandelion!

I love taking their seeds and planting them nearby.

Actually, the whole town is in bloom right now.

By mid-week, it was cold and damp, so I played inside on my homemade roller coaster.

And did some windowsill reading.

But I eventually went out again and made some chalk drawings.

Puzzle update: We did it! We finished!

Okay…two pieces are missing. We got 99.8% of the way there, though. Not bad, huh?

Corn cob update: It’s taking over.

Apr 11

SCENES FROM THE NEW NORMAL

Here we are, another week at home, with no end in sight. So we played some music…

…and just kinda collapsed on stuff.

I also practiced skateboarding in the kitchen.

The neighbors probably got used to seeing me make the mail run in my pajamas.

Another day, another pair of pajamas.

I drew lots and lots of pictures.

Daddy and I drew amusement parks together and made tons of them in the last week. I’ll post my favorites some day.

I also liked to climb on things.

Garden update: We thought all of our snap pea babies died in the snow, but one little guy prevailed!

We also soaked this dried up corn cob we got from a friend a couple years ago. It began to sprout, so we’ll put that in the deck container garden next week.

Apr 4

SCENES FROM CONTINUED ISOLATION

We finished our third full week of being housebound. I told Mommy, “it feels like we’re under house arrest.”

As usual, working on my many Planet Coaster parks was a top priority.

I also rode rides at my in-home amusement park.

Our potato sprouted!

We chopped it in half and put it in that pot of dirt.

We continued to make progress on our puzzle. It’s only fitting that it’s actually a Christmas puzzle, because that’s probably when it will be finished.

I drew, colored, and named birds.

Daddy and I drew a whole bunch of amusement parks.

And we saw a pretty rainbow outside our window at sunset. What will next week bring???

Mar 27

SCENES FROM LOCKDOWN

This week, we were ordered to stay home ALL THE TIME. (Except to go get food. That’s Daddy’s job.)

Grandma and Grandpa sent me this book about Curious George and a roller coaster. Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa!

We did a lot of staring out the window. But if you look out long enough, you get to see…

…DINOSAURS!

I made a lot of LEGO roller coaster cars and demonstrated the layout of their imaginary track.

I loved drawing and naming cats with this fun drawing sheet.

Here’s this week’s puzzle update. I found a lot of pieces!

I got my LEGO Life magazine in the mail at the perfect time.

And Nana and Papa sent me a comic book drawing kit. Thank you, Nana and Papa!

We were going to start our deck garden, but can’t go get any seeds or plants. So we’re improvising. This is an organic potato and we set it on the windowsill to sprout. Updates coming next week…

Mar 20

SCENES FROM SOCIAL DISTANCING

School was ordered to close last week and won’t be opening back up for a while. Lucky for me, I was made for social distancing.

A few days before spring, we had a second day of fresh snow.

My most important order of business has been working on my amusement parks in Planet Coaster.

Mommy has a jigsaw puzzle she started working on. I’m helping out when I can.

I also made a constellation tube. This one is Leo.

This is what I see when I look inside.

I did an experiment where I drew a design with lemon juice and let it dry so it was invisible.

Then we warmed it up over the stove and – voila! – my design appeared.

We go outside everyday to check the mail…

…and run back down the hill to seclusion once again.

Feb 22

HAIRCUT AND PLAYGROUND

It was haircut day! While I waited for my turn, I did what Daddy and I call “the joke dance.”

Here’s the “before” picture:

Then after my haircut, we went to my school’s playground to play.

Here’s the “after” picture:

Feb 10

STAY-AT-HOME BLUES

Oh, look who’s sick again.

I’ve missed a lot of school this winter, but I did get to slide down my homemade “roller coaster.”

Feb 1

LEGO CLUB: AMUSEMENT PARK

After a bit of a hiatus, I returned to LEGO Club with Daddy! I even saw my classmates, Milo and Henry, there.

No surprise, I built an amusement park. Blair, the Master Builder who runs the program, gave me a suggestion to add hinges and supports to my roller coaster track. I took his suggestion and it turned out awesome!