Our Week - The Good and The Bad

Here is a wrap up of this past week for each of my kids. Overall we had a pretty good week with one exception - chicken pox. Don't worry, no pictures of this.

Will - He had chicken pox this week. Thank goodness it was only a mild case, since he has already had the vaccine. There is a 15% chance they can still get them, so he was one of that small percentage. Will didn't seem to mind having chicken pox too much. I confined him to the top floor of the house. He was able to miss three days of school and watch tons of movies. By Saturday he seemed fine, so he was able to go camping at Dan Nicholas with cub scouts.

Ben - I think the Dan Nicholas camping trip was the highlight of Ben's week. He even brought his light sabers along for tons of sword fighting. Ben is a very thoughtful and giving child. He decided this past week to pretend to be the Easter bunny for Megan. He brought her lots of little presents each night before she went to bed. Thank you Ben!

Jack - While the big boys went camping on Saturday Jack, Megan, and I went to a birthday party. Then we made our own blanket fort in the den. Jack really enjoyed it. Although I am sure he would have rather done the real camping thing. Maybe next year for Jack. We did go to McDonalds for a Happy Meal. The prize was a Kidz Bop CD. I am suprised how much I like it.

Megan - This week Megan has been busy enoying wearing any pair of shoes she can get her hands on. She is trying to talk a bit more and has said "dog" and "thank you" this week. It is lots of fun seeing her change.

Time for Baseball and Caterpillars

The weather has been so nice. Will has been busy with baseball games and practice this weekend. Each of the boys has had a great time this week finding caterpillars. They love doing this every year. Of course many of the caterpillars don't make it for long, but the boys still love holding and watching them.

On Saturday I stayed home and did some cleaning. Al helped me hang pictures. Thank you Al, I am now very happy with the look of my dining room. Picture hanging works out much better if Al helps.

During my cleaning I tried out the Woolite rug stick and loved it. I had seen it on deal or dud, I believe. I was excited to find one and try it out on my off-white carpet in the den. This carpet gets tons of spots with drippy sippy cups and who knows what else. I have to say I loved the Woolite rug stick. It was easy to use, smelled great and gave the carpets the "just been cleaned" look. It did not get out all the spots but the carpet looked so much better it really didn't matter.

On Sunday, I had a Tastefully Simple party. I loved the dips. Al and I are still enjoying the party leftovers.

Easter Weekend

On Saturday I took Ben, Jack, and Megan to our church for an Easter egg hunt. Here is a picture of a picture of them with the Easter bunny. I know I should learn to scan a picture. Anyway, everyone had a great time.

Everyone enjoyed their Easter baskets. Especially Jack, who got in trouble for sneaking candy in his room. I even found some wrappers in his closet. I can't blame him he is so my child. No one better ever tell me I can only have two pieces of candy a day. Self control is impossible when you have reese cups. Jack loves chocolate just like his mom.

Megan did great in the nursery for Easter. She enjoyed her reese cups too.

Happy Birthday Jack!

Yesterday, April 6th, was Jack's birthday. He is now a four year old. The official non-toddler age. Jack is such a sweet boy and so funny. He had a party with friends on Sunday. Then Monday, his official b-day, we went out to eat at McDonald's and had cake at home. Jack helped me make this ice cream sandwich cake. I had never made one before, but it was very easy for him to help with. Jack got lots of presents. He loves all his different action figures. Happy Birthday Jack! We love you!

Will's Lego Creation

Will made this lego racer this weekend without a kit. He is very proud of it and wanted me to post it on my blog. Will took the pictures himself as well. I think it is very cool.

Our Nice Long Weekend

Thursday - This was the last day of school this week for the boys. With report cards coming next week they were out on Friday. Both Will and Ben went to sleep overs. I love teacher workdays. This means no homework to deal with and no schedule for Friday. I love to sleep in!

Friday - On Friday afternoon I took all the kids with me for triple coupons. I bought all this stuff for $3.81. I tried to explain to Will how much we were getting for free or really cheap. He seemed impressed. When we got in the car he said he would not be using coupons when he is older because they are for girls. I gave reasons why they were not just for girls, but I don't think I convinced him. Maybe when he works hard for his money he will use those coupons.



On Friday night I made this lopsided Easter egg wreath. It is my first time making a grown-up craft. So even though it could use some work, this wreath is hanging on my front door. Hey, from the road you can't tell the eggs are so lopsided.



While I made this wreath, Al took the boys to Sci-works for a cub scout sleep over. They have done this every year since Will started scouts. As always they had a great time.


Saturday - Al watched the kids and I went shopping by myself. This was part of my birthday present - which is today, Monday. I was able to find a bathing suit and some shoes. Then Saturday night we went out to eat Mexican. We got a babysitter for the boys, Megan got to come with us. She is a bit much for a babysitter to handle. Megan was great while we ate and enjoyed the Mexican food too.

Sunday - Megan was good in the nursery at church twice. She actually got down on the floor and played. Lets hope this continues. I played twister with the boys and lost. Then later I went to baby shower.

It has been a nice birthday weekend for this 36 year old!

A Fun Sunday at Adventure Landing!

Here lately I have been receiving a bit of a hard time from my oldest son, Will. He likes to tease me about our digital picture frame. Will says, "Oh another picture of Megan." Then he will say, "Oh look there is Megan in the high chair." As he is watching me type this he says, "You take too many pictures of Megan." Of course being the only girl, she is having a few too many pictures taken of her. So today our pictures are of Will and Ben and their fun Sunday.

I took Will, Ben, Jack and Megan to Adventure Landing with a friend and her son. We had lots of fun playing games, putt-putt, and bumper boats. They all got lots of tickets for prizes. They were so nice and didn't even spray me with the water from the boats. Will and Ben did spray Jack a bit. Thank goodness it was a nice day to get outside. We had a great time!