We play a card game called CuBirds and one of the cards looks like a vanilla wafer to me. So I finally got some vanilla wafers to eat while we play the game.
They reminded me of Sunday after church while growing up. Joshua did not enjoy them. Ben and Isaac didn't say much.
It was a pretty normal day...Joshua and I dropped Isaac off for rock climbing and went to get groceries and to the library. It was nice to have company while shopping.
We came home, had lunch, then screen time/rest time. Afterwards the kids set up an obstacle course in the basement for a little bit while I prepped some chicken. I had gotten two family packs because they were on sale and we didn't have chicken, but it did take a while to do everything I wanted to do with it.
The washing machine stopped working today too. I got two loads done with no problem and went to do my third load and it just wouldn't start. There are still a few more items to look at to try and troubleshoot. This washer is 18 years old and I'm rather attached to it, so I hope we can figure it out - it's worked really well for us.
After dinner I went rock climbing all by myself. I think it's the first time I've gone without kids.
The climbing session was nice, but I didn't really climb well. There were several routes that I've topped in the past that I was unable to get today. It was a bit disappointing, but I tried really hard. Talking with people was nice.
He is Risen indeed! Happy Easter!
It was a nice day. We watched church from home today, partially because church was going to be crowded and partially to be with Ben.
The boys and I went on a walk/scooter ride after nap time because they haven't been out of the house in a few days. However, Joshua hit a pothole about 1/3 of the way around the lake and faceplanted. Really, the fall wasn't too bad. A small scratch on his knee, a very small scratch near his hip, and a small patch of skin on his hand was peeled off. There was blood, but not too much. Ben came and picked up all up.
Luckily, we were decorating our graham cracker creations after that and so the injuries were mostly forgotten.
Amanda - an Easter basket with a book and grass around the outside. The book reads "Once upon a time there was a sea serpent. The sea serpent was flung a land preserver, so that it could go up on the land and smell the flowers."
Ben - a skyscraper with a King Bear attacking it:
Joshua - a castle with a draw bridge:
Isaac - a climbing gym with a path around it and a bear arch:
As always, Holy Saturday is a weird liminal day. Jesus has died but has not yet risen but we know he will! We did our secular Easter activities.
Isaac and Joshua dyed Easter eggs. I didn't get a picture of the results yet, but they had fun. Isaac had been planning on only doing a few eggs, but he did his whole allotment. They also got out some pipettes and dotted a few of the eggs with mixed results.
We also started our graham cracker houses! Hmm, I guess this is usually Christmas thing, but Isaac gave up candy and store-bought baked goods for Lent so by the time we found a free weekend after Christmas he wouldn't have been able to eat the house. We did the structure today and will decorate tomorrow. Joshua made a classic mansion, Ben a skyscraper, Isaac a sculpture, and I an Easter basket (with a book). We went through more graham crackers than I expected and I had to go get some more frosting today so that we could have enough colors tomorrow.
