taylors turn on the climbing wall. he got 3/4 of the way up! in flip-flops!
bouncy house fun!
balloons!
Monday, September 23, 2013
celebrate youth
madison school district does a huge back to school party every year. they do it in one of the parks. they have free sack lunches, free carnival games, and raffles. the best part is that we live less than a block away from the park they do it at!
elizabeth doing the climbing wall. she didn't get very far, but she had fun!
free train rides!
waiting for our turn on the train.
face painting! ice cream
minion!
holey hose!
something ate my hose this summer. i was not happy!
i put duct tape around it, and that works for about 2 weeks. then i have to reapply it.
cousins
i discovered one day, that i have cousins living in my ward. he's in the bishopric and owns the inexpensive movie theaters in town.
anyway, we were at the space derby, and trying to entertain kids during the lulls.
aren't these just the cutest little girls ever!!
garden tic-tac-toe
we had a few birthday parties the kids were invited to this summer. as funds are always tight, i had to think of something inexpensive and fun that the kids would enjoy getting. in perusing pinterest, i found a perfect project. and the best part is that it will work for both boys and girls!
these are the ones i did. ladybugs, and bees. you find 4 sticks to use as your board, and have fun!
taylor wanted to do the ones for his friend. his bees aren't done yet, but they still look good for a 9-yr old!
painting
the landlord has given us free rein to make any changes/alterations to the house that we want to. he told us that as long as we don't burn the house down, he doesn't care what we do.
in light of that, we have painted the front room.
we have an accent wall, which i actually like. this is a picture of the corner. showing both the accent color, and the main color.
while we were painting, shaun mentioned that his professors would be proud. he's using a bigger brush (2 inch), and painting from farther away. (in school, shaun was notorious for painting with a 5 bristle brush, and painting super close to his canvas.)
space derby
this summer, we lost nearly our entire scouting unit. leaders and boys. since it was an anticipated loss, they had planned accordingly.
they combined pack meeting with another ward. and so, taylor had his first ever space derby. and i think it was the leaders first space derby as well. there was a lot of trial and error and shuffling to make things work.
trying to get the rubber bands fully inserted. and you can see his paint job here. he did it all by himself!
the start of a heat. taylors is in the middle.
the race!
and...he won second!!
they combined pack meeting with another ward. and so, taylor had his first ever space derby. and i think it was the leaders first space derby as well. there was a lot of trial and error and shuffling to make things work.
Friday, September 20, 2013
brrrrrrr
today was picture day at school. i made the older kids take baths last night. taylor went first, and then elizabeth. elizabeth complained that the water was cold (it happens sometimes. taylor is his father's son, and likes his baths/showers extra warm).
this morning, when i climbed in to take a shower, i discovered that my water was also cold. yesterday, michael apparently turned the thermostat on the water heater down when he was "helping" me do the laundry.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
baking monster
as yesterday was substantially cooler than it has been, i took the opportunity to do some overdue preparation baking.
i made 4 pizza crusts.
i made 32 pretzels.
i made a batch of caramel corn.
i made a double batch of granola bars.
it was quite the productive day!
mouse, mouse
ashley and i were reading a book last night. there were pictures of animals and the sounds they make. she pointed to the mice and said, "mouse, mouse!"
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