Quiet Time

We've been spending a lot of quiet time around the house lately, partly because I'm really tired just about all the time, and partly because I want Claire to be so bored with me that school is a welcome relief next week. But even though we've been cooped up, we've been doing some fun things.

Claire's recently had the light bulb moment of figuring out that letters put together carry a meaning in a word, and she's been a reading maniac ever since. She's constantly asking me "What does that say?" to any word she sees, and she now wants to read her own books by herself. So the other day, she dragged her blanket, her mouse cookie book and the newest Skippyjon Jones, a cookie and drink outside and set up a nice little reading picnic for herself. She wouldn't let me stay out with her, but I could hear her through the crack in the door "reading" away.



And yesterday we had a little baking party. We baked some sugar cookies, then Claire did all the decorating. She was so careful about covering the cookie with a nice layer of icing, then did her best with putting the sprinkles on. This easy project kept her quiet and concentrating for about an hour! We took them over to Grandma's house last night and thankfully Aunt Jamey took them home with her so we can make more today!