Monday, Monday

Easter Monday, the boys and I got up, packed lunches and backpacks, and headed off to school. Upon our arrival and seeing the closed gates to the campus, I suddenly remembered that I had requested this day off because the boys' school was still closed for Spring Break! Yoinks! 

Taking the opportunity by the horns, as it were, we headed out to the east to Annemarie Sculpture Garden where there was a festival of Magic Fairey Homes in the forest of the campus.

Found one! (Maceo was a little chilly, so I lent him my blazer.)

Both boys brought their cameras to document the magical homes, and they ran around searching for each new installation.

This photo is very meta.

And happily, the packed lunches came in quite handy when lunch time rolled around!

Let's have a picnic in the woods, I said.
Let's sit on benches near the river, I suggested.
No.

There were also various structures that fascinated the boys. Here's a small house that the two suggested I could replicate in our backyard.

Ahhh, relaxing in the giant small house my father will some day make me...

I actually most enjoyed the sculpture, and my super sophisticated sons pointed out several,
asking if they were Giacomettis!

Eventually, we found a magic glen with lots of cool activities--a tipi, small houses to play in, musical instruments hanging from trees, boulders, and more.

Our ride home was marred by some stress, however. Although my car told me I had 70 miles until my gas tank was empty, the car stalled on the highway. While I was pretty sure that I had only run out of gas, the fact that I had 70 miles to empty made me unsure. So I called for a tow, and we got the car "fixed"--i.e. the tank got filled. The boys were pretty great about it, and here you can see their "dejected" affects. 

When we got home, Cassius and Maceo helped to cook the third recipe of this month's Raddish Kids meals--chicken satay skewers. Maceo? He really liked it. Cassius? He said it was all right, and he ate one bite. Sigh.