We had donuts from Hans Bakery yesterday after Family Formation and part of Shecklet #3’s came home in the bag that was originally my maple-bacon long john. As she was finishing up her raised glazed doughnut, she had this to tell me…
Shecklet #3: “Mom, do you know what?!?”
Mom: “What?”
Shecklet #3: “These are pieces of bacon and they are delicious!”
My sweet, sweet girl –
Wow! Five years have gone by so fast! I can’t believe how you continue to grow! Your love of Jesus, others and yourself truly does bring JOY to all of us! Your dad and I pray that you keep that spark about you that draws others to you. We love to see you extend a friendly hand to new faces, try new things, play, experiment, cook, swim, scooter (with your unicorn helmet, of course!) learn, write and be the wonderful young girl you are! We love you so much and can’t wait to see all that you do as a 5 year old!
XOXO
Mom
Shecklet #2 lost his two front teeth in a matter of days. The first fell out while on an overnight camping trip with his Aunt Larissa and a couple of cousins.
And the second fell out while eating dinner. He took a bite of his vegetables and realized that something WASN’T a veggie! He spit out a tooth!
Shecklet #2 came home with a math worksheet today (3-digit addition problems) that had the following teacher comment on it: “Please show your work.” His response to me (as I was reading the comment to myself) was, “I didn’t now we had to show our work, I just did the problem in my head.” Love his confidence and ability to compute things in his little mind like that!
Shecklet #1 and Shecklet #2 boarded the bus for YMCA day camp adventures this morning. Shecklet #1 is going to archery camp (and will have other camp experiences, too,) while Shecklet #2 is going to regular day camp. I’m excited to hear all about their day – especially since it’s been a rainy one today. The weather for the rest of the week looks great! Here’s hoping they have a ton of fun!
This is the kind of craziness that goes on while Shecklet #1 is at his tutoring session:
At the park with this cutie. Can she really be old enough to sit on the “big kid” swing?!?
Another Pinterest idea (from Frugal Fun 4 Boys) brought to life. Jake thought it would be fun to paint the catapult boards, so he sprayed the girls’ pink and the boys’ green. The kids stuck down grip tape so their shoes wouldn’t slide off when they stomped on the boards. (Brilliant ideas by their dad, if I may say so myself!) They all had a lot of fun figuring out where to place the fulcrum to get the best ball launch!
I originally pinned the idea to let the kids use the catapults as water balloon launchers, but tonight was a bit cool too get wet. They gladly settled for launching wiffle balls and playground balls. Still tons of fun!
Uncle Tony and Auntie Kristin invited Shecklet #1 over to spend the night at their house as part of his birthday present. From the looks of the photos that Kristin sent, he had an awesome time! They took him to Toys R Us where he selected a LEGO set, they played at the park, took Teddy (their dog) for a walk as well as played with him, made homemade pizza, and got to open an enormous art kit present from Kristin’s mom. (She is always so sweet to think of my kids!)
I’ve been pinning things to a “Fun for Kids” Pinterest board and was able to finally do one of the activities with the kids tonight. Jake was the photographer, so I also have photo documentation of what we did. We decided to try making slime. The kids all selected a glitter color and we made 4 batches.
Everyone thought it was one of the coolest things they’ve played with. Even Shecklet #4 enjoyed it. So much so, she broke out her hilarious giggle (that Jake was able to capture on video.)