Entertainment

Junior

with his captive audience!

This kid's always putting on a show!

"Egg"-citing!

Each week this summer we've been getting together with friends twice a week. It rotates from house to house. On Tuesdays we do a cooking activity and on Fridays we do a science activity. This week it was our turn to host... for our activity we discussed gravity and what you can do to change the expected result - crashing into the ground. Each of the kids were so excited about what they had created they wanted to take it home - however that was a very messy idea so I promised them I would take pictures and post them on my blog. So here it is...

The Great Egg Drop!

They each had: 15 Straws, 10 Popsicle Sticks, 1 Sheet of Newspaper, Scissors, Tape and Their Great Imaginations. Here's what they created:

Swim Team

This is OTG Boy's first year doing the local swim team and he's been having a lot of fun!

This is him after his first meet, they swam freestyle...

He was 3rd Place for his individual race

and his relay team took 5th

(but Handsome Hubby will tell you they were ROBBED!

He could have sworn they finished 2nd!)

Last week was backstroke - individual and team were both 7th Place.

Tonight - Butterfly!

Good Luck OTG Boy!

Note to the Older Boys

I promised you this day would come...

Yesterday, I left Junior, happily, playing under his baby gym. When I walked back into the room after loading the dishwasher, he had his feet propped up on the window and was looking outside!

It's official boys...

your stuff is no longer safe!

So, please remember to put things away, and don't say I didn't warn you!!!

Love,

Mom

First Taste

BEFORE

Junior's first taste of rice cereal

AFTER

Not a huge fan... we'll have to work on it!

Latest stats: he's 4 months, weighs 13 pounds 4 ounces, and is 25 inches long!

Moonlight

You know that song, "Dancin' in the Moonlight?"

Well, Handsome Hubby and I do our

cannin' in the moonlight!

Ever since my friend showed me how she does her canning in the backyard I've been wanting a stove so I could do it, too. Well, Happy Mother's Day (stove for canning)/Father's Day (stove for dutch oven cooking)... we now have a stove!

So, here's my second attempt at Apple Pie Filling...

First attempt not, too successful...

Thanks for the advice Mom, the second batch turned out great!

Also, a special thanks to my Mother-in-Law who gave Handsome Hubby the job of running the apple parer, corer, slicer as a kid - he's a pro!