Continuing our Candelmas theme for the week, we went to the home of some new homeschooling friends. The host mama provided the candle making supplies, another homeschooling mama friend provided clay to make candle holders (and a story of the biblical origin of Candelmas,) and we contributed a few small ornaments (amethyst beads, tiny shells, cloves and acorn caps) to press into the wet clay. The children all brought their imaginations and enthusiasm and we stayed for hours, talking, laughing, playing and snacking. We came home very tired, but very full.