Friends from school suggested we meet at the park/lake to play and fish. It was a beautiful night and lots of fun! (Cut a bit short by a brief but intense thunderstorm.)
Shecklet #3 and I were the lucky fishermen of our family. 🎣
I ended the night (after the kids were in bed) with some fresh air amidst the croaking frogs and humming air conditioners.
Jake is in CA for a conference. The Shecklets and I went for a bike ride tonight and stopped to check out a new park.
Once we returned home, we had ice cream cones and Shecklets 1, 3 and 4 drew designs on the driveway.
We celebrated the birthday of our friends’ daughter this afternoon. Pizza, cake & ice cream and TWO piñatas! Breaking open the piñata and collecting candy is always a thrill for the kids. Thankfully the weather was nice enough for us to be outside.
We took advantage of the sunshine and went to the local dam to see how high the water was and do a little walking.
Jake got the snowblower working last night and put it to use this afternoon by helping the kids build a sledding track. ❄️🛷❄️
6 of the last 12 school days have been cold or snow days for the Shecklets. We finally had a warm enough snow day where they could play outside for more than 5 minutes before freezing!
This kid got a swurfer swing for Christmas and her dad made it possible for her to use is in the heated garage during the winter.
I even gave it a try. Shecklet #4 made sure I had a helmet on for safety!
Jake took the Shecklets to find inner tubes for the sledding ramp they built toward the bottom of the hill in the backyard. They came home with these:
On the second run, Shecklet #2’s donut hit a screw head on the fence and exploded. Thankfully, he was physically fine. Unfortunately, he was pretty devastated that his new tube only lasted one and a half times down the hill. 😥
We visited a a Christmas tree farm tonight and found our family’s tree 🌲 The kids (and the tree farm guy) all thought it was pretty funny that the tree fit inside the truck 😂
