A Tea Sipping Indoors Kind of Day

There were scheduled thunderstorms and showers for today but as of this late afternoon we haven't had any rain.  It is, however, very cold and overcast for our warm California weather.  This prompted the kids to stay indoors today.  So, what have we done.  Well,  my six year old brought out his acrylics and canvas.  Lazy days are perfect for setting up, concentrating, chatting and you still have plenty of time to clean up.  I kind of like how my flash didn't worked, it really shows how thick he put that paint on:

My twelve year old decided she needed some movement while practicing her spanish and put on my 3 Mile Walk dvd and yes, I felt compelled to join her ; ) so I got some excercise too:

My eight year old wrote and mailed a letter to her friend this morning.  And this afternoon, while I was having some nice hot tea, she asked if she could have some too.  I'm always excited when the kids want to join me for tea.  I quickly brought out my small tea pot and brewed some more tea for me and my girls (her older sister didn't want to be left out so she asked for some too.)

My eight year old had her cup with some reading of Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden.  I really enjoyed watching her reading and sipping.  It was such a lovely sight.  Then her sister remarked "Oh, yes, they talk about Japaneese tea time in the book.  Are you there yet?"

Her comment made me smile even more.  It reminded me of how she has enjoyed the small collection of Mrs. Godden's books we own.  Now, her little sister is too.  If you have a young daughter that enjoys doll stories I highly recommend giving some of these a try:

• The Fariy Doll
• The Story of Holly and Ivy (not pictured because it is put away with our Christmas books)
• The Doll's House and
• The Diddakoi (not about a doll, but great story about a little girl and fitting in.)

So there you go, that's how we spent a day indoors: creating, exercising, reading and sipping some tea.  Oh, just in case you're wondering what my little boys were doing.  Well, they just spent their day as usual; playing and hanging out! We'll save that for another post ; )