Worker Bats

We have a Worker Bat in the house! He is quiet, quick, and nocturnal. He will do whatever work I don't get done during the day because he just likes to work. This afternoon he said, "Mommy, you deserve a break today. It's just so calming with the rain and the comfy futon."
Our little Worker Bat ironed shirts between our after-church dinner meeting and the Christmas Cantata rehearsal this afternoon. I was just supposed to rest (and do the tricky sleeves!).
He is a helpful little Worker Bat!

Applesauce

We made applesauce!

Sarah Likes to Spell

Sarah has been experimenting with how letters work! Today she figured out how to turn "zoo" into "coo" and "foo" and "moo" and "woo" and "roo." She also likes to memorize the spelling of important words like "Michael." She even pointed out a mistake that big brother made on his reading log for kindergarten.

Bedtime Rhyme

No pictures right now (it's late), but I wanted to post a little poem that David came up with at bedtime tonight. He's been reading The Adventures of Sammy Jay by Thornton Burgess today, after finishing The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk yesterday. I always enjoyed The Adventures of Old Mister Toad; maybe that one will be next! They are all hardback chapter books from around 1915, reprinted in the 1950's. I think Old Mister Toad was one Grandma got for Christmas from her grandfather when she was 5.
Anyway, here is his little rhyme:

Peter Rabbit is powerful,
Sammy Jay is stout.
Chatterer is cute,
and all about.

Making the Alphabet

Sarah is very interested in the alphabet. One day, after David came home from school, they decided to use the toothpicks from their snack to make the entire alphabet, one letter at a time. David made big letters, and Sarah made little ones.

Sarah is also very interested in spelling. She likes to spell the names of all the members of our family as well as important words like "the," "zoo," and "spiral."

Little Firefighters

After trimming the shrubs behind the garage, we had a lot of sticks that needed to be disposed of, so we had a fire in the firebowl. If there is a fire, you need to have plenty of firefighters on hand to take care of any problems, of course! Sarah couldn't find her fire hat, so she wore her bike helmet instead. We used the green sticks to roast marshmallows, just like my grandpa used to do when I was little. I really like the cleanup on those compared to skewers!

Homecoming and Sunday School

We've had a big couple of weeks here in the parsonage. David's kindergarten class marched in the homecoming parade Friday. The parade had "Video Games" as its theme, and his class dressed up as Guitar Heroes (rock stars). David made the red and black cardboard guitar to carry in the parade. Dan helped him put a tie on his head and safety pins on his vest so he'd really look like a rock star. It was cute! Two other moms carried the sign, and I helped the teacher and aide keep the little ones all together in the back. David's teacher is wearing a pink shirt, and I am hidden behind her.
We had a good time! You can see our church in the background.

Sarah is enjoying Sunday School this year. She got herself all dressed this morning before the boys were awake. Here she is, wearing our friend Ella's mom's dress. We think she looks like a little doll!