Sunday lineup.
Alex
Happy Birthday to me!
S’mores.
So much screen time this week…
Alex did his room clean out completely on his own after I was in bed one night. It has left him with a lot of empty time on his hands.
I walked by to find these two sharing some love of Pokemon.
Alex chose not to go hiking with us so we put him on dinner duty. Nachos coming up.
Sunday lineup.
Alex being Alex and with a device in his hand.
First Swirls and Scoops of the season.
(Typical picture of my crew. Some being sweet and some…not.)
I love Alex’s current iPad cover. It also makes me do a double take every time I see it.
Late night gaming with Dad after the littles are in bed.
Alex was determined to show me that Ben’s new baseball helmet was definitely not too small.
Solar Eclipse.
Sunday lineup. (Ben decided on a western theme for his outfit today and we didn’t bat an eye. Alex hated it and we agreed we never would have let him attend church at age 6 dressed like that. Oh how things have changed in 10 yers.)
Alex tried the skateboard again today. It was quite hilarious to watch.
Brownies for dessert tonight.
After dinner – Teague finishing up some overdue chores and Alex trying to enlist Wade to help with his painting project.
Alex was so excited to give me a call about 9 am this morning from school. Evidently there was a plumbing issue at the high school that couldn’t be fixed and they were forced to dismiss the kids at 9:15 for the day. Alex really hated having an unexpected day at home. We even went out to lunch. (He offered to treat me.)
These guys have run into quite a few challenges getting the case painted, but they think they have a plan. Warm paint, thin coats, and lots of hopes.
Alex decided to get in on the outside play.
Happy Easter.
Easter Sundays are always really busy (at least for the first half of the day). We agreed as a family to get up at 6:30 and see what the Easter bunny had brought. Then some people could start getting ready and the ones who needed a quick nap could take one. This year we all remembered to put Pepper in the kennel the night before so that she wouldn’t get into the chocolate. The kids were excited for their baskets and it was fun to watch them dig into them.
Then we got dressed up, attended church, and took the Sunday picture. I needed to get a few of our lunch things underway and then we went outside for the kids to hunt eggs. The kids all found their special eggs pretty quickly, but the chicken egg was a little tricky this year. Alex finally found it with quite a bit of “hot-cold” help from Wade.
What a glorious day!
The big decisions these days – which color to paint the various parts of his new computer case.
The chaos of an evening at the Burch house – made even more so because our dishwasher is currently broken. Alex is washing dishes. Teague is telling Wade about his day. Kaitlyn is running around. Ben is trying to finish dinner.
Alex decided to use his sourdough starter to make cinnamon rolls. Yum!
Alex has been having fun creating these little figures lately.
Alex’s cake was evidently quite a success. This was all he brought home from the birthday celebration.
Sunday lineup (minus Ben who stayed home sick).
Alex is still working hard on painting his computer case.
Alex was determined to show Kaitlyn that he too could have a ponytail.
I finally measured the boys’ for the growth chart – only a month late, not too bad.
Alex came home from hanging out with his friends with a warm 2 liter of Diet Coke – that was half gone. He pointed out how much cheaper it was to buy than a cold smaller amount of Coke. I laughed at him and he continued to drink his Diet Coke (warm).
The assignment to each child – make a funny face.
Sunday lineup.
Alex has a new plan for his computer case. He used his vinyl cutter to print Mario. Now he’s going to work out painting this – strategically to get all the colors just right.
Dad’s home and he brought snacks back from Belgium!
Alex got a vinyl cutter and spent this afternoon trying to set it up.
Alex has spent quite a bit of time lately doing some 3D modeling. Even crazier is he is hanging out in the kitchen doing it. The littles loved it because it meant they could play outside while I was gone. (The rule is they have to be inside while I am gone unless someone is with them or specifically watching them.)
As of this weekend, all of the kids have their own Fortnite accounts. I love the usernames they have picked for themselves. Alex’s username is Crusher. (They all have random numbers after the names as most usernames do these days.)
I put the other kids to bed and was surprised to walk through the living room to find Alex and all his homework spread out everywhere. I’m not sure if he rarely has homework or just never does it downstairs.
Sunday lineup.
Kaitlyn decided to make breakfast this morning – pancakes! Alex wanted to supervise (but Kaitlyn was having none of it!)
Alex is having quite a bit of trouble 3D printing the gears he wants to use on the case he is modding. This is what happened on his last attempt.
Pasta and Bingo Night!
I convinced Alex to unload the dishwasher one last time before he went to bed. Then I can tackle the huge amount of dirty dishes piled up on my counter before morning.
Laundry time for Alex.
Although Alex is a typical teenager in that he never wears a coat in winter, he only wears shorts when he is overdue on laundry. I can almost bet he is currently washing every pair of pants he owns.
Sunday lineup.