Play Dates at the Pirkles

After the first of the year we started something new with children from the Children's Center.  This idea came about one day when Liz jokingly told the girls they would be welcome to take some of the kids for a day if they would like.  Well,  Rebekah and Sarah loved this idea and asked if they really could;  thus began "Play Date at the Pirkles".   For the past four Saturdays,  we have gotten two children and had them spend the day with our family.  They have done everything from bake to have Nerf wars.  Here are some pictures from the first four weeks.  They pretty well speak for themselves so I will keep my commentary to a minimum.  

Week One: Merrily and Genesis

Merrily and Sarah painting

Rebekah and Genesis painting

Precious girls at naptime

Week Two: Ana and Maria

Baking cookie bars with Rebekah

Making necklaces and bracelets

Painting nails with Sarah

Week Three: Ronnie and Felix

Started they day right with biscuits and chocolate syrup

Baking snickerdoodles with Rebekah

For some reason I didn't get pictures of the painting and other activities with these two guys.  Perhaps it was because we were too busy with the Nerf wars:)

Week Four: Kevin and Juancito

Baking chocolate banana muffins with Rebekah.

Enjoying one of the benefits of baking.

Kevin was my helper with the laundry also.

Juancito preparing for a Nerf war.

Kevin is ready too.

We have had such fun times spending time with these kiddos and I think they have enjoyed it also.  One of the favorite things so far is to be able to bake goodies to take back and share with all the others at the children's center.  Looking forward to sharing many more Saturdays with many more children.