Monday started this year’s MOPS season. Heather decided to continue taking part in the one out in Elk River. We decided that once a month was a good trade-off for the benefits she receives in attending. Cecilia picked Jake and the Neverland Pirates for the nightly show.
Since it was just me I had them each bring one story to our room and they got to hear each others. From Gideon we got The Sailor Dog and from Cecilia we got the Sophia Tea Party book, read as Princess Cecilia and friends again.

Tuesday is Huisinga dinner night this week. No show at home, but Madagascar on the drive.
Also no stories since we stayed a little late and played Nintendo.

Wednesday I actually felt a little bad picking up Gideon. I got there right when it was time for them to go play outside in the playground. Since I was just taking him to play alone at a playground I started wishing we had planned for Heather to get him on the way home from Cecilia’s dance class. Gideon picked Octonauts for a show.
Cecilia picked The Pirate Fairy for a story from Heather and I got to read Hope and Olivers story about camping.
I read Gideon a book from their class while Heather read him his Turtles Pizza Party book.

Thursday I took the kids to a park while Heather got the house ready for a deep cleaning on Friday. Cecilia picked Sophia the First for a show.
I believe Cecilia did another double Sophia Tea Party again.
Gideon had a library day and got a new “level 2” book. It’ about droids in the Star Wars universe. We both read it to him.

Friday Heather spent time with the kids at a park. We had a bit of a late meal and ended the day with Gideon picking Chuggington.
I’m not sure what Heather read Cecilia but I got to read her Hope and Oliver’s camping trip again.
Gideon seems to have learned from Cecilia and we both read him Sheep Blast Off.

Saturday was the first day of a long weekend. The morning was spent at the corn maze on the Brooklyn Park/Champlin border. The afternoon was spent at the Lexington Fire Station and Church. The nighttime show, after a little more America’s Got Talent, was Jake and the Neverland Pirates courtesy of Cecilia.
Cecilia had me read her Gideon’s Ninja Turtles book I’m not sure what she had Heather read her, but it may have been Sheep Blast Off.
Gideon had me read him the same thing Heather read him, the Ninja Turtles Pizza Party book.

Sunday is the second day of this long weekend. In the morning we went to “our farm” to get our final fall share and some potatoes. It was a rough year for them resulting in even the squash levels being a bit low. Except spaghetti squash. They had lots of that. We also dug potatoes for a bit, and Gideon loved that. On the way home we stopped at White Bear Lake theater for their fall family movie series. We get a total of 6 movies for all of us and I think the total was about $20. This week was The Lego Movie. It got a bit intense for Cecilia near the end, but Gideon really liked it. After our usual watching of America’s Got Talent (still on the first semi-finial, and falling behind on amazing Race) Gideon picked Jake and the Neverland Pirates.
Cecilia was pretty tired. I ended up reading her Oliver and Hope’s Amazing Adventure after some consternation. I think Heather read her the same thing she read Gideon.
Gideon started with one of the class books they make at Kindergarten read with Heather. I read him his borrowed Droid book.