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<\/a>Artie came to the Co-Op with us.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Artie had fun at King Arthur Flour!<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Artie and Eve built block towers together.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Artie joined us for dinner wearing a fancy hat and veil.\u00a0 Artie likes reading Calvin and Hobbes.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>At bedtime Artie put on Pjs…<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>… and shared giggly secrets with Eve.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Artie enjoyed the bedtime stories Eve read him.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The next morning Artie got dressed. Eve assured me that Artie likes pink polka dot skirts and flower crowns. :)\u00a0 Her hair is wild in this picture!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Artie came with us to CAOS at the Ava Gallery. Turns out Artie is very creative!<\/p><\/div>\n
Dear Mrs. Burriss.\u00a0 This photo was just staged and Artie came into no real contact with messy art supplies.\u00a0 We took the utmost care of him. :)<\/em><\/p>\n Later that day Artie made a few phone calls and ran up quite a phone bill! Calls to the Antarctic are expensive!<\/p><\/div>\n 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!<\/p><\/div>\n This morning Artie joined us for a playdate and got a sneak peak at a house he’ll be visiting later this month.<\/p><\/div>\n Four silly kids, a cat, and a penguin. What more do you need for a great playdate!<\/p><\/div>\n 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.<\/p><\/div>\n Artie ended the weekend cuddled up with Eve and Alan, reading bedtime stories.<\/p><\/div>\n Eve has very much enjoyed her visit with Artie.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 We had a little conversation about all the other kids in her class who hadn’t had a chance with Artie yet.\u00a0 She decided that seeing Artie in school each day would be enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>