Sunday: this and that

The morning started off with me pretending to sleep in because neither boy had cleaned their room yesterday.  Isaac cleaned his pretty quickly though. :)

They continued to play a game they were calling "pussy cat."  I really have no idea what the rules were, but they both said it was a really fun game.  I think it involved a lot of running and yelling "pussy cat."

We all went to Joshua's class for Sunday school today and Ben and I were in charge of leading it.  It went well for the most part.  At one point we were playing red light green light and Joshua was taking super tiny steps, so Ben put him on his shoulders to help him get to the stop light.  I'm not sure he understood the point of the game.

This afternoon Isaac and I played Battleship, a game I picked up at a garage sale, and it was not as much fun as I remembered.  I don't remember it being all that fun, but I thought Isaac would still like it.  Well, the pins to put in the holes were a bit to hard for him and it made the game drag.  We found a few other pins from Mastermind to use and that helped, but still...ugh.  I think it could work for us if we think of something different that we could use.

Saturday: bike, Paw Patrol, not cleaning

This morning we went to look for a new bike for Isaac.  It turns out that he's big enough that to get a bike that will last for a few years he needs to get a bike that doesn't support training wheels.  So they converted a bike into a balance bike for him and he rode around the shop for 15 minutes.  He had definite improvement and with a bit more practice we should be able to get him the bigger bike.  (He was a bit upset though, because there was a silver bike in the smaller size that he apparently set his heart on.)  Tomorrow I'll see if he wants to convert his current bike to a balance bike and ride around the lake for practice or go back to the store.

We went to get our picture taken with some Paw Patrol characters.  It went quite fast, so we popped into the Peanut Store too.

 This afternoon was cleaning time.  Neither boy cleaned their room today, but instead they played with each other for about three hours.  I'm not really sure what they were doing, but there was a lot of laughter.  Since they didn't clean their rooms, they couldn't watch TV during dinner and instead ate outside.  They were rather excited about that and it didn't really feel like a consequence.

Friday: a nice day

Today was a rather nice day.  Joshua and I visited some garage sales in the morning and came home with some puzzles and some games.  Then we took down the Lego minifigure house, which I still didn't get a picture of.  This version had a few cookie rooms, an umbrella room, a sun, a bird shooter, a few monster shooters, lots of stairs, and a maze.  We started to make Lego marble runs instead.  Joshua's goes straight down.  Apparently he was thinking that it was a race (both making it and for the marble) and he wanted to win.  Mine is still a work in progress.

Pat came over for a dress fitting that went much easier than expected.  We had a treat after that. :)

Thursday: almost vacation

The kids were in school today and Ben took a vacation day.  I did productive stuff in the morning for a bit.  We went out for lunch.  I took a nap.  The children got home and had some play time, screen time, and Lego time.  We ate dinner and then it was time for them to go to bed.  I did some quilting.  And the lovely day was done.

Wednesday: kayak

Joshua and I took a kayak out for the first trip of the season.  I forgot how wet it gets, but it was very warm so it was ok.  Joshua thought that the ...drain holes?...that go through the kayak were fish talking to him.

Tuesday: cavities

Isaac had a dentist appointment today to fill some cavities.  It was the easiest thing ever.  They didn't numb him or give him gas or anything.  We were there for 20 minutes and then he was done with no restrictions.  Boom boom boom and we were out.

I wish dealing with my cavities as a kid had been that easy.  Yay for technology.

Camping

At the sort-of last minute we were invited to go camping with some friends this past weekend.  They had been planning on going with some others who were unable to make it and had a trailer rented.  So pretty much all we had to do was show up and it was awesome.  It was like luxury camping.  Yes, there was A/C.  And a freezer.  And a bathroom.  And enough room to stand up in.  But we were also outside more than we would have been at home and had an excellent time.

Friday night was a wagon ride.  Nothing all that exciting, but the boys were excited about it.

The boys also spent hours at the playground.  We did a lot of "can you find your way back to the trailer from here?" over the weekend.  Isaac could find his way back from the playground pretty quickly and Joshua could too by the second day.  Most of the time we just let them go and come back as desired.

Squirters were a big hit for all the kids.

This tree got squirt especially a lot.

Ben and I read a lot. :)

One downside to the campground is that since they are in a residential area they are rather strict on when you can and can't have fires.  We only had a fire one night, so we made sure to have hobo pies and s'mores.

CC stopped by on Sunday!

Joshua wanted his picture by these flowers.

Magnet blocks were a big hit.  These boys really do love their blocks.

We also finally got an anniversary picture.

We had lots of ice cream throughout the weekend.  There was also a great candy store that we all loved.

Monday was hot hot hot.  We had ice cream (above) and slowly got ready to leave.  We were all packed up, played a game of mini golf, and then took off.