Well, I got around to some pictures today, but they weren't of my beautiful roses. They were of my beautiful children. This week we studied about King James (of the King James Bible fame) and the plot of Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament. (Apparently King Jimmy didn't make a lot of friends.) I have always heard about Guy Fawkes day, but never really knew what it was about. People making dolls and then burning them in a bonfire. It sounds a little violent to me. But, we made our own Guy Fawkes dolls today. It was a great time and the kids loved it. We got a lot of laughs out the whole affair. Apparently, one secret fact of history was the Mrs. Fawkes was involved in the plot too. Well, at least in our house she was. :-)
It was my mom's 62nd birthday today (isn't she cute) and my dad is out of town. We made Parkin (a traditional English cake like gingerbread) to go along with our Guy Fawkes day celebration. We do know that Guy Fawkes day is on November 5th, but at our house today it was a little combo of my mom's b-day and Guy Fawkes Day! It was great fun.
3 comments:
Happy birthday to your Mom, Mindy. She's a fabulous looking 62-year-old!
I've heard you talk of your red walls -- and now I get to see them. They are beautiful.
~Diane
What fun... isn't your family just adorable? Love the new additions. And bonus - you can sit them on the front porch tomorrow and call them scarecrows!
You're a fun mom! Good job, gang. And happy bd to your mom, too!
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