DQ for FHE

We surprised the boys with a trip to DQ to top off our FHE tonight. It felt really good to go on a ride together and get our treats. When J dug in for his 2nd bite, he said, "This tastes like heaven!" I agree. We both had a Reeses Blizzard. T got a couple ice cream brain freezes, but it didn't stop him from finishing his. Great idea, Dad!

Webelos

B started Webelos this month and is very excited about it. He finished up his BEAR already, so he moved up to Webelos and is gearing to go! He's almost done with his first pin, the Scholar. We need to get going on his Pinewood Derby car because the Derby is coming right up. Hopefully, his car will do better this year. Last year, the weights kept falling off. That was very frustrating. He really enjoys scouts and all he learns. Plus, he gets to be with his friends. It's pretty convenient now because he meets at the same time as N @ the church.

Bouncin'

Wow, this is FUN!

T with his buddy, "Rett"

T cut into a game of Ice Hockey. Thanks, Ed!

This morning, T had a preschool field trip to an indoor play area with several types of bounce houses. First, he kinda just watched, but then he jumped right in, especially after I took him down one of the slides a few times. We sat on this little canvas where we could tuck our feet in and slid down the slide. This definitely burned off a lot of energy. Almost too much, because he wanted to go to sleep instead of going to his speech class this afternoon. That makes two of us!!

Uggh!

T right before he was attacked with Pink Eye

It's been a little crazy in our household this past couple of weeks or so. We've been dealing with Pink Eye. I HATE Pink Eye, mostly because it's so elusive and contagious! First B had it (during the school break), then N (who missed 2 1/2 days of school), then G got it. G missed church on Sunday, so I took the 4 boys by myself. I thought we had it kicked to the curb until I took one quick look at T yesterday morning. Not only did T have to miss his regular day of preschool, I had to cancel and reschedule Art Docent for B's 4th grade class. B was so bummed out! There was no way that G could stay home with T due to his work commitments. Now, the other frustrating thing: try putting drops into T's eyes. Not fun for anyone involved. He seems to understand that it's medicine, but he'd rather wait out the infection vs. getting antibiotics. Oh, the mind of a 3 year old. I've been doing so much laundry because I keep changing pillow cases, changing out towels and blankets. My can of Lysol is handy, and I've constantly been wiping down much of the house. I've been so paranoid of getting it myself, so it's been hard when T wants to climb all over me and cuddle. His eye looks SO much better today. He may be able to go on his field trip tomorrow. Keep you fingers crossed!

Crazy Pictures for FHE

Our FHE Crazy Art

We did a really fun (and easy) activity for Family Night tonight. G said that his family did this quite often for their FHEs. We took a piece of paper for all those who participated and folded it in thirds (width-wise). We numbered each section 1, 2, and 3. Everyone began on section numbered 1 and drew a head of some type. The only requirement was that they had to draw the neck lines onto the section numbered 2, so the next person would know where to start AND there was NO PEEKING through out the activity. Once everyone was done with their heads, they turned the paper over, and handed it to the person on their right. Now, everyone drew a body of some type in the section numbered 2. Again, drawing two small lines to guide the next person on part 3. Part 3 is where we drew legs and feet. SO, everyone got to draw one part of a person, animal or whatever in a different section of a paper. At the end, we took turns revealing the drawing! It was hilarious! We'll be doing this again. We had some good laughs.

Mending Fences

G spent most of the morning fixing our fences. He finished the fence facing the street, and started prepping the holes for the posts for the other fence, between us and our neighbor. I'm so glad to have the fence facing the street done, in particular, because everything just felt so exposed -- kinda like being a fish in a fishbowl. Our backyard was a total mess -- something I WISH I could fully blame on the storm. I put on gloves, my old shoes, and grabbed a big, black garbage bag and cleaned up the backyard. Pieces of our trampoline fabric were all over the place, not to mention broken toys, some other garbage, and popped balls. All gone! I found several odd socks outside, too. This adds fuel to the maddening task of matching socks, for sure!