Eve’s class is studying penguins this month and as a special treat they have a friend named Artie who visits each student. Eve was overjoyed when she found out Artie was coming to spend the weekend with us! We had some errands to do after school, so Artie came along for the ride.
Artie came to the Co-Op with us.
Artie had fun at King Arthur Flour!
Artie and Eve built block towers together.
Artie joined us for dinner wearing a fancy hat and veil. Artie likes reading Calvin and Hobbes.
At bedtime Artie put on Pjs…
… and shared giggly secrets with Eve.
Artie enjoyed the bedtime stories Eve read him.
The next morning Artie got dressed. Eve assured me that Artie likes pink polka dot skirts and flower crowns. :) Her hair is wild in this picture!
Artie came with us to CAOS at the Ava Gallery. Turns out Artie is very creative!
Dear Mrs. Burriss. This photo was just staged and Artie came into no real contact with messy art supplies. We took the utmost care of him. :)
Later that day Artie made a few phone calls and ran up quite a phone bill! Calls to the Antarctic are expensive!
We had a movie night Saturday night, but the kids chose to watch a NOVA episode about genetics instead of a movie. Artie was fascinated!
This morning Artie joined us for a playdate and got a sneak peak at a house he’ll be visiting later this month.
Four silly kids, a cat, and a penguin. What more do you need for a great playdate!
This evening Artie put on Eve’s paint smock and did some more (pretend) painting. Artie also helped Eve with her math homework, but I wasn’t around to take a picture of that.
Artie ended the weekend cuddled up with Eve and Alan, reading bedtime stories.
Eve has very much enjoyed her visit with Artie. She was even in tears (put-upon tears) last night that she loved Artie so much and it would be just too hard to give Artie back. We had a little conversation about all the other kids in her class who hadn’t had a chance with Artie yet. She decided that seeing Artie in school each day would be enough.
