Sunday lineup.
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Happy Birthday to me!
S’mores.
S’mores.
S’mores.
S’mores.
So much screen time this week…
Chocolate chip pie coming up.
Today we tried on summer clothes and tackled more cabinets and drawers.
Today we tried on summer clothes and tackled more cabinets and drawers.
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.
Teague spent many hours today in the eye doctor’s office trying out his new contact and being fitted for a contact for the other eye. We didn’t end up taking the contact home. The doctor determined it wasn’t. good fit and was too small. Now two contacts have been ordered and we are once again waiting.
The morning after a sleepover.
Wade’s been out of town and Ben convinced me to let him sleep with me last night.
I walked by to find these two sharing some love of Pokemon.
Teague has joined a mountain biking club, but the weather has been against him and this is only the second time he has been able to join the group.
Evening hike.
Alex chose not to go hiking with us so we put him on dinner duty. Nachos coming up.
Hiking Purgatory Chasm.
Sunday lineup.
Alex being Alex and with a device in his hand.
Saturday morning chores are still everyone’s favorite.
Kaitlyn’s game this afternoon was fun to watch. I’ve missed soccer.
Ben really wanted to play outside but was too cold in his soccer clothes from the morning. I loved how he dressed to warm himself up – especially the single sock.
First Swirls and Scoops of the season.
(Typical picture of my crew. Some being sweet and some…not.)
First Swirls and Scoops of the season.
I love Alex’s current iPad cover. It also makes me do a double take every time I see it.
Today when Ben asked for help, Teague was more than happy to spend quite a bit of time explaining.
Kaitlyn made empanadas for dinner tonight.
There was a contest at school and Ben was one of the winners. He was so excited to get to school today and find his prize. His new frog now goes everywhere with him.
Late night gaming with Dad after the littles are in bed.
Piano practicing.
Ben’s class got a visit today from firemen and their firetruck.
The 3rd grade performed a play this morning (They performed a rehearsal for the entire school yesterday). Part of the play included a performance with their recorders.
(You might note that Kaitlyn’s recorder is blue and everyone else’s is white. Kaitlyn’s is a hand-me-down from Alex. The white ones are the current model. I only counted four other solid colored recorders in the entire grade.)
Ben’s class got the special treat of eating lunch on the stage. (A reward for good behavior over several days at lunch.)
Alex was determined to show me that Ben’s new baseball helmet was definitely not too small.
These two were having a contest to see who could be tallest.
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.
Teague decided today needed to be a Chocolate Chip Cookie day.
This is the second Saturday in a row that Kaitlyn has asked for French braids. This from the girl who hates to hav a single French braid because she hates to sit still.
Ben ran around all day with these sunglasses. He would randomly put them on and should “BFF.” I thought he had the words wrong and was meaning FBI. At some point I asked him and he he said nope, he liked BFF better and he would figure out what it meant later.
Brownies for dessert tonight.
We are still washing dishes by hand at our house. Sadly, I don’t think the kids are getting any better at it.
Kaitlyn was so excited to spend an evening with Ivy. They went to a play at the high school, “Bye, Bye, Birdie.” (She may not look excited in the picture, but anything that involves Ivy is high on her list.)
Wade loves backrubs. Ben is happy to give them, but always adds his own twist. Tonight he wanted to give his back scratch with a pastry cutter.
After dinner – Teague finishing up some overdue chores and Alex trying to enlist Wade to help with his painting project.
Today was Share Day for Ben at school. He could take an item into school to show the class. He picked his special box of Legos. The problem arose when Kaitlyn realized a bunch of his “special” Legos were actually from her room. They fought about it all day and now they are sorting them out.
Ben was pretty proud of his all green pajama ensemble.