Mad Hatter's Tea Party

 Marina had a case of the Mondays today, but I gave her some incentive to get her work done. A local library was having a Mad Hatter Tea party this evening and I offered to take her to it. She got her homework done after school. Then she changed into her Alice in Wonderland costume.

Marina started by trying some of the crafts that were set up. First, she made a man out of a playing card. Then she decorated a mini Mad Hatter hat. She liked it so much she put it on and wore it for the rest of the event.

The last part of the party was a performance of Alice in Wonderland. Marina chose a Cheshire Cat cookie and sat on the floor with the rest of the kids. Clearly she enjoyed the performance. She especially liked that at one point Alice tried to hide from the Queen of Hearts behind her.

After the show, she wanted to meet the actors. There were only three performers and they were happy to talk with Marina. One even put his costume back on to pose for a photo. Despite being the oldest child there, Marina really enjoyed the evening.

Princess Pedicure

Ever since Marina's first manicure earlier this year, she has wanted to try a pedicure. So, we went for one today. Marina insisted on bringing Julie, her American Girl doll. They wore their matching outfits as well.

The manicurist started by putting a huge butterfly pillow in her chair to bring her forward and make her more comfortable. Marina loved it. The water was a bit too hot at first, but once her pedicure got started, she loved it. Her foot bath had lights that changed color periodically and she had fun watching that. As her feet were worked on, she exclaimed over the the decorations at the spa. Occasionally she'd giggle when her feet got tickled. Her manicurist was patient and answered her questions as she worked. Marina even loved the pink disposable flip flops she got to wear as her toe polish dried.

 

After our pedicures, we went out for lunch. Then, at Marina's request, we went to the library. Marina happily picked out two Rainbow Fairy books to check out. She enjoyed looking at the books as well as trying some of the activities in the children's section. We stopped for ice cream on the way home. It was a fun day!

Fall Break

I'm not sure when Fall Break was invented, but I never got one. I took a few days off to spend with Marina. We took it easy today, hanging around the house until lunchtime. Then we went out for lunch. Marina has wanted to go to Re Robin, so we went there.

After lunch, we went to our local library. They have a nice kids' area where she always makes friends and has fun. Right away she found two books she wanted to check out. Then she found activities to keep her busy for a while.

Marina reminded me that I'd planned for us to get our flu shots today. I was surprised she remembered and I didn't. She was very brave even if she was scared. She got a Barbie band aid for her bravery.

On the way home, we stopped by the grocery store to buy pumpkins. Marina wanted to go home and carve them right away. But I told her we should wait until closer to Halloween. She wasn't happy about that.

Marina had dance class this evening. She complained her arm hurt too badly to go. But her teacher promised to take it easy on her. After ballet, she tried Poms for the first time. I peaked in and saw her having a great time with a set of hot pink pom pons. So, it looks like she'll be taking that class again.