Friday, November 1, 2019

Lewis’ First Friend Party

In our family children turning seven switch from a family birthday party to a friends party. They get to invite six friends over for some fun. This was Lewis’ first friend party year!

He chose a dinosaur theme which was very fun. We hadn’t had that theme chosen yet in our family. We made a super cool dinosaur habitat with things we had around the house. It was my favorite activity. 

We made salt dough and pressed dinosaurs in it to make fossils, then baked them to make them harden. 

Levi helped prepare the activities by keeping the brontosaurus under control. 

The boys took a break from preparing to have a bird lesson from our neighbors. It was so sweet the way she taught them about their bird! Then I went outside to get the boys and that dang bird flew into my hair. GROSS. I don’t like animals. 



Grandma Susan kindly made the cake, and Lewis decorated it. 





We made dino lanyards. This was the most enjoyed activity. 
They played “which dino is in the box”. 

And musics dinosaur feet. 





We had color pages, color by number, dino fact cards, and dino mad-libs. 



So many good friends to celebrate with. :)

They also organized themselves to play ultimate tag outside and Sparkle, which is a game they play at school. 

Levi found something fun to do at the party. 

Lewis’ best buddy gave him $5 to Runza so we took Lewis there for lunch after the party. She knows Lewis well. 

Then it was on to LEGO building some more. 

It was a great day!

Lewis’ 7th


Lewis’ birthday was a little different this year because I was really sick, there was a field trip on his birthday that we don’t let our kids attend, and I couldn’t host a dinner with the grandparents. Luckily, grandparents to the rescue! My parents sent his gift over. Lots of fun stuff!

He opened his gift from us which was legos so that was fun to build. 

Grandma Kathleen swooped in and took us to dinner at HuHot (Lewis’ delicious choice!), and got him a cookie cake that we enjoyed back at home. 

And aunt Beth sent some puzzles for after dinner fun. 

It ended up being a good day for Lewis. Happy Birthday, Lewis! We love you!

The Orchard











The Yellow Chair







Thursday, October 31, 2019

Playing


“Hello and welcome to St Teresa parish family. I’m Fr. Goodwin and we will be celebrating the first day of the Sundays. This Mass will be offered for John Henry (the plumber). Levi is going to sing The Very Bold Heart. Please stand.”

All these animals needed rescuing from the tree. 

We created a LEGO area that can be closed off to crawling babies in preparation for Levi starting to move. He isn’t yet. Still sitting in one place to play. 

He’s been painting a lot again. His color combos are fun to watch. 

They set up two elaborate veterinary clinics. 

Greta and I had a little girls night in. :)

Friday, October 25, 2019

Running Around

I’m in the car constantly. Why? Because everyone has needs to be met. School. Doctor’s appointments. Food. Shoes. Returns. More doctor’s appointments. It never ends. And I have an infant in tow who, to be honest, has a high tolerance for the car. Thank goodness because there’s really no choice. 

We stopped by my parents house to say hello because my mom has been sick with a cough etc for a month. We are tired of not seeing them much, and we wanted to put a smile on Grandma’s face, so we made her a sign and took her some apple strudel bread. 

This is always a hard, exhausting errand. It’s so much physical work hauling home giant but necessary boxes of food. And it’s far. But we do it and it’s worth it because then we aren’t out of food every other day. I wish I was exaggerating. #fratlife

It exhausts them just as much as it does me. Elias rarely falls asleep in the car. 

I’ve come to the conclusion that the job of stay at home mom would benefit from a personal assistant. 

Birthday Lunch

Grandpa Burda stopped by with a birthday gift for Lewis. We had a nice lunch, lego building, and story reading together.