A Girl's Day

Yesterday, Brynne and I spent the afternoon with our good friends having a Girl's Day. Both families have been doing a unit study in our homeschools on the book The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. We have learned about England, tea parties, plants, friendship, and the magic of a garden.

Megan and I took the girls to The Pink House in Claremore, Oklahoma, for lunch and tea. We chose a few different pots of tea: plum black tea, strawberry green tea, and bubble gum tea. We sipped our tea while the girls colored, then we had a delicious lunch of sandwiches, soup, and fruit. We couldn't end our time without some chocolate chip cookies, chocolate dream cake, and a strawberry dessert. Yummy!

Brynne has worked so hard on this unit! She has learned alot, done lots of gardening with me, listened to the book on cd, and watched the movie (she cried at the end .. it was so sweet!). As a reward, I bought her a tea cup and saucer, a new tea pot, and let her pick out some loose leaf tea to take home for our own tea parties.

After our lunch and tea, we attended a local musical production of "The Secret Garden". The girls really enjoyed seeing a musical version of the story they have been so immersed in over the past couple of months.

It was such a special day and I hope it is a memory Brynne has forever. I know I will never forget it.