Library activity - The kids loved getting a chance to learn more about animals...even the creepy ones! My favorite part was the turtle vs. tortoise race! They had no qualms petting any of these creatures, or even holding a children's python.
We headed to Deep Ellum for pictures in front of a huge flag mural. I'm going to save those for the 4th, but wanted to include our fun after. :) We met up with friends (Courtney is way more advanced with photography than I am, but she is a sucker for a new photo spot so she dragged her four kiddos along!) so we had to have a little fun with the kids after their cooperation. :) The mall for carousel, lunch and a sweet was a fun treat for them.
At the library Science Night we found out that they had some fun gadgets available to check out. When we put our name on the list for Little Bits, the librarian also added our name to a few more items. The kids have loved trying out this little robot ball called Sphero! Brad even helped engineer a Lego car for Sphero to "drive".
We try to take advantage of summer and make sure to get together with friends we don't see much being at different schools. We met Kaitlyn and Haley at the park until they were all hot and then headed to the pool for a swim! I absolutely love making new friends but its also fun to get together with people who have known your kids before they knew their ABC's. :)
With both kids being school age it feels like so many more friends are attending camps over the summer. You can imagine the world of possibilities living in the metroplex. We could spend a fortune if we wanted. As we started feeling the pull towards letting the kids experience ONE camp this summer, we looked at prices and analyzed. (We are proud of setting our a summer bucket list budget this year and choosing to nix some things to stay in budget! We consulted the kids on a few items so they could choose what they thought was more important.) I'm also wary of sending young kiddos to a building/home where I do not know the adults well. This resulted in...our own versions of "camp" at home. (Lorelei will have an art/baking camp in July with friends.) Makin, no surprise, chose Lego camp. They have awesome choices around here and I think we will splurge for one eventually when he is a couple years older. However when we offered him his own camp at home and he found out he could then KEEP the Lego, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. Even though my version of this camp would involve several more kids, he was only ready to share this Lego with Charlie at this point. Maybe next year we can have more friends? Savings: $60 minimum + Mom's stress ;)
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| Both boys each had their own Lego set, but since Charlies was smaller he helped Makin after he finished. |
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| Scrappy 4th Flip Flops (Makin's suggestion that they make these while the boys build.) |
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| Brittany was up for baking with the girls, so they made Lego brownies for snack. |
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| 9 PM (Late-Over Party Same Day) and Still Playing with Lego Train...and still have lots of energy! |
Lorelei was thrilled to celebrate Reagan's birthday. They swam, had treats, played, and watched a movie. Great memories and and hope these girls can be friends for years to come. :)
Got a couple of cute pics that I don't know when I'll post so here they are! :)
So much fun! Love the idea of the camps at home. Good job!
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