Ladd’s Birthday, Tub Time
Weekday birthday party time! This time up, it’s Ladd. Ladd is probably Brian’s best friend from Mrs. Boswell’s Kindergarten class. This was a sports-themed party in Ladd’s backyard. The kids played soccer, had cake, and got a bunch of party favors! This all reminded me that we were down to a month before Brian’s seventh birthday party, and we were still not completely ready. His planned theme is also a discontinued entertainment property, so finding...
Read MoreKendall After School
I’ve come to really look forward to my Tuesday afternoons with Kendall! While Brian is at skating lessons, Kendall and I have some girl time. She’s so cute, every time I pick her up, she asks, “Do we have Mommy’s car?” She cheers when I say that we do. Then, on the ride home, she asks if we can do all of the things we’ve done on previous afternoons together. “Can we play with Baby Jenna?” “Can we ride bikes?” “Can we have...
Read MoreFoam Swords and Lego Fun!
Today was a day of Lego and foam sword fun! We made some pretty involved creations together. Later, when Nana was here, the kids showed off their foam swords! They sure love those...
Read MoreBrian’s Turbo Creations
Brian caught up on his Turbo-themed Lowes Build and Grow projects today after his Mad Science: Eureka! camp. He now has both a cool pull-back Turbo he made previously (the super-fast snail from the movie which bears his name) and the really cute Taco Truck he made today, which belonged to the main human characters from the Turbo...
Read MoreSwords and Shields!
Brian first spotted these at ToysRUs quite awhile ago, and I wasn’t sure he’d still be into them now–but oh boy, am I glad I decided to get two sets! Both kids just love their foam swords and shields. I suppose it’s because of the Dragon movie being such a huge deal for them right now (leaving aside the fact that these don’t look like Viking gear in the...
Read MoreElla’s Birthday Party
Way-back in preschool, Brian seemed to have about three birthday parties a month by the time he graduated. But, with Kindergarten, and a whole lot of new people, the parties settled-down to a more manageable number. It has almost gotten to the point where I miss them. So, what luck, Ella had a Birthday pool party! This was especially fun since it was the middle of summer break, so a lot of Mrs. Boswell’s kids and parents got together to catch up and have fun poolside. There were...
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