As I mentioned previously, we attended a very lovely autumn equinox celebration last Friday. The party was held on a large, private wooded lot out in the country. It was so relaxing, and it felt like I was back in Athens. The hosts were three families who homeschool and I'm pretty sure the only reason we were cool enough to get an invite was two of the families also had a two-year-old daughter when their twins were born. (And crazily enough, both of those moms were also in the same situation as us in that they didn't learn they were having twins until an ultrasound for the anatomy scan was done around 20 weeks.)
The children in the homeschool families made banners with their wishes for the earth. Under the pictures are words like strength, joy, and love, and all the guests walked under the banners before going on a walk in the woods to look for signs of autumn. As we were walking, we realized it was the first time the boys had ever been in the woods. Our poor little sheltered beach dwellers! They were very excited, even if they kept tripping over roots and falling into holes.
We had a picnic dinner (Ree also counted this as a first since the only other picnics we've attended were at preschool) and the kids all ate heaping plates full of vegetarian food. I knew Leon and Michael would eat the pasta and rice salads as well as lots of raw veggies, but I wasn't sure Ree would eat anything. I was glad she embraced the moment.
Following dinner, the kids played instruments and sang songs around a bonfire. (Yup, another first for the boys. They slept through the only other bonfire they've attended.) This photo is actually Michael holding a rain stick about 30 feet from the fire.
For us, the party abruptly ended when Michael stepped away from the bonfire area and realized it was dark. He freaked out and took off running for the car with the rest of us tagging behind. But with any adventure, it's not complete until someone (usual Michael) is in tears. We still chalked the party up as a success.
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