Easy Projects

It was great having such a long Spring Break... the crazy part was keeping my kids entertained! I love when we can find a simple, cheap, and fun art project that keeps everyone smiling.

These were little peel 'n stick drawings where they had to match the #'s and shapes to created a pre-printed image. Took care of a good hour :)

 

 Glad they had fun :)

And they're tied again... #14

Makenzie was NOT going to stay "behind" in the tooth-count "race" between her and Kaylie. On the way to pick William up from work, Makenzie was hard at work wiggling her tooth... 

 And sure enough, it came out right before bedtime!

She likes to get creative with the "Tooth Baggie" :)

Family Science Night

We're thankful the school district down here is so passionate about science and reading... definitely makes a difference!!!

Every month, our girls' school hosts a family science night, full of activities, things to touch and explore, and especially time to spend with family learning. Dannen and I stayed home, watching Transformers and eating mac 'n cheese & popcorn, while William took our girls.

Besides learning about planets and the solar system, they also got to use a HUGE telescope to view Jupiter. They were so excited to see that it wasn't the north star shining brightly, but a planet lol

The school is very big on growing their own vegetables and agriculture, so every family got to learn how to plant different things and about their care.

Kaylie and Makenzie each planted herbs in water bottles... oh and on the way home, found a REAL FROG! Leave it to Kaylie, our fearless animal lover, to capture it and and want to bring it home lol "Um, no!" 

 They also planted some veggies to bring home: tomato, lettuce, green beans and celery.

They've done a great job keeping them alive... hoping to find our own space to plant in the ground soon :) Very proud of my little scientists!!!

Tooth #13!

It was only days after the whole tooth race began that yet another tooth added the ranks of hanging on the wall. Makenzie pulled out lucky #13. It's hilarious to see how easy it is for my kids to remove bones from their bodies LOL No fear!

The Tooth Fairy made her debut on time and with her $.50 molar gift :)

She was being a stinker and didn't want to smile for this pic...

Daddy & Kaylie vs. Food

William and I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching the Food Network and cooking shows... correction: we ALL love love love it! Besides our usual watching Robert Irvine (Restaurant Impossible), Gordon Ramsey (Hell's Kitchen & Kitchem Nightmares), Chopped, Worst Cook in America, etc.... we enjoy watching Man vs. Food with Adam Richman. It's all reruns now, but once in a while it'll be on and we're glued to the tv. Huge amounts of food, glorious food, sometimes an overwhelming amount... 

We went out to dinner one night and of course had to turn it into an event. Kaylie was our OCD/take charge of the table child, Makenzie was VERY grumpy and tired, and Dannen wouldn't stop talking too LOUD! The restaurant was filled with @90% elderly customers, half of whom seemed utterly annoyed and the other half very entertained lol

Let's not forget about Kaylie... the tiniest of the bunch. She can no longer technically order from the UNDER 10 KIDS MENU, so what did she order? The Wing Platter filled with 12 Mild Buffalo Wings, fries and veggies. My word this girl can eat! Makenzie and Dannen helped with the fries and I ate the veggies while she dove right in, enjoying the yummy food.

Can't wait for our next food adventure!

Double the Tooth Fun #14 & #12

When one daughter loses a tooth, you bet the other will try to "one-up" her. 

Makenzie was so nonchalant on the car rode home from school... quietly pulled out a cute plastic tooth holder on a necklace and said, "Guess what I did today?" LOL I couldn't help but giggle. She'd been working on it for a while and sure enough it came out. Twelve teeth before 8 1/2 is quite an achievement!

 That tooth removal brought the sister count up to Kaylie:13 Makenzie:12... Until Kaylie surprised me on another car ride home from school. "BAM! #14!" Too funny :) She was very proud to share that it flew out of her mouth onto her school book during math  lol

So now we're at Kaylie:14 Makenzie:12... and guess what? Makenzie has two more loose and Kaylie one. Thank goodness the Tooth Fairy is "old-school" in the $ department lol I'm pretty sure I overheard them trying to get Dannen to start on his teeth!?!?!