One of "Those" Days...

Gabe's Minecraft Birthday Party!

We had a Minecraft party for Gabe's 8th birthday. It was a bit last-minute, but a couple of friends were still able to come join him for the fun! 

Activities:

Don't Eat Steve!

Minecraft Bing-o

TNT piñata

Creeper bean bag toss

I had a few other activities ready, but the boys were so happy just playing around that we didn't worry about those! And then a friend who didn't come on Friday at 4:00 showed up on Saturday at 4:00, so we did a bunch of it all over again!!

Happy birthday to our Gabe-man!

Naomi Hugs!

Gabe started it, and Peter wanted in on the fun!

Group Picture from Blacklight Volleyball

Naomi is the one with a yellow shirt, a pink circlet on her head, and standing up but bending forward with hands on her knees (left side of the group). 

Black light Volleyball!

Naomi's last volleyball practice on Friday was a black light volleyball game/party! She loved it!

Morning Science Discussion

This is the view when your kindergartener is super excited to tell you about different parts of an egg, but he dropped it on the floor before he's able to get the bowl and crack it into the bowl. So instead, I had him elaborate about the parts of the egg that was on our kitchen floor.

Peter Loves String Cheese!

Peter has been helping me with my grocery price book. Well...at least he's gotten used to me taking pictures of the price stickers so I can write the info down later.

Today his patience gave out with the string cheese, but he was appeased with a picture that included him!

The Eating of the Cupcake

Peter was sleeping yesterday when we celebrated Gabe's 8th birthday with cupcakes. He had helped me bake them earlier in the day, though, so he knew they were somewhere about. 

He enjoyed the frosting but discovered Andrew was eating ice cream (a reward he had earned). Once Peter spied the ice cream, he lost all interest in the cupcake!

Birthday Fun!

Gabe turned 8 today! His soccer game was rained out, but we enjoyed presents and camouflage cupcakes here at home!

Naomi at the Salon

Reading Along...

Apparently Peter has taken note of how I point to each word in the sentence when having Andrew read books. This morning, while readin some Pete the Cat books, Peter insisted on pointing to each word as I read the word. I was impressed he realized the spaces indicate a new word!

Chopping Heads...

Playing Guillotine, being sneaky, having fun!

First Picnic of Spring Break!

Chores followed by riding bikes at the park and then a picnic! We are enjoying spring break so far!!

Free Ice Cream Night at Dairy Queen!

We stopped on our way home from church activities. A friend had all the girls on her car, and I had all the boys.

Kitchen Helper Got Hungry!

Dad Goes Away...

...and the kids play! We played Ticket to Ride on Sunday. We haven't played it in awhile, but we've been playing Colt Express a lot. In Colt Express, you have characters, so the kids each drew and cut out a character they could use in Ticket to Ride. Luckily I was able to distract them enough that they forgot to use them. 😄

Kids Playing the Neighbors at Our Puppet Theatre

Dr. Seuss Week - Green Eggs and Ham!

Gabe forcing a upset look - he was loving the food! And Naomi trying to match him. :)

Slightly happier-looking!

Saturday at the Elementary School

On Saturday, we went to Naomi's volleyball game. Then we came home and did chores followed by a picnic on our front lawn. After that we walked along a hiking trail passed the lake and through the woods to the children's elementary school. There's a walking path there with a grassy area. We played volleyball, soccer, and football for a little bit. Then we headed to the playground. It was a fun day!

Dr. Seuss Week - Crazy Hat Day!

It's not often we get a picture with this kind of grin from Gabe. He usually likes to grimace or look serious in pictures. I love this one!