I think this tooth was loose during the Christmas break. Saturday was the day though, Dylan finally lost his first tooth.
Dad and Thade helped him too.
He was so excited. He couldn’t wait for the tooth-fairy to visit. He even went to bed early.
I just love that little grin!
Thanks to many unplanned and unprepared snow days, I knew I needed a plan to keep my kiddos busy on Spring Break. They are all different ages, and all different stages, and they each have their very own interests. I need some activities to do at home, indoors or outdoors, that are budget friendly too.
I had a few in mind, and I asked the oldest two for some ideas. Together we wrote down a plan to have a different activity for all of the week days during Spring Break.
We kicked off Spring Break yesterdaywith ice cream from the ice cream truck, and running around the yard after school was out. We also picked up dinner when Dad got home, so I got a night off from the kitchen.
Today we got started on the rest of the list…
Today’s activity was a lot of fun, and it was messy too.
We made the sidewalk chalk paint with everything that we had in the kitchen. It was 5T of water 5T of Cornstarch, and lots and lots of colorful drops of food coloring. Mix it all together, and grab some brushes. I used some “throw away” brushes that I had on hand from painting projects.
The weather is just awesome today. It is in the 70’s and oh so pretty.
The kids had a lot of fun decorating the sidewalk.
They even shared a bit too.
We will have to do this project again soon. I think I need to make bigger batches of sidewalk chalk paint though. The kids loved painting, and it was nice to spend a bit of time outside in the sun too.
I’m a little late with this post, it has been one busy month already. February was fun, but it went by way too quickly. We had lots of snow days home from school, and fun days to celebrate too. Here are a few of my favorite photos from February.
Thade was in the Spelling Bee this year. He did a great job.
He also loved the snow days at home too.
Dylan had a blast playing in the snow too.
Agnes got flowers from Dad for Valentine’s day. She loved them!
She took this one herself.
One snowy day, we stayed indoors and kept cozy.
Another snowy day, the kids couldn’t wait to get outside and play.
Agnes’ Valentine’s Day flowers, they were so pretty.
I got flowers from my hubby. They were beautiful.
I made Red Velvet cupcakes for my birthday. They are my favorite birthday treat.
Dylan made a sweet Valentine for Agnes.
I spent many cold days and evenings crocheting Thade’s afghan. I still don’t have it finished.
Snowy scene from my neighborhood. We had a big snowstorm, and the snowflakes were huge.
I finished all of the crochet work on Dylan’s afghan. He loves it.
We still have pretty daisies in the window from our Valentine’s Day bouquets.
The pup got out in the snow a bit. She was pretty happy playing indoors though.
The big cat had to go to the vet. He wasn’t too happy about the road trip.
He has finally fully recovered from his injury, and he is feeling so much better.
March will be busy too. Spring Break is almost here, and it is almost time for Dylan’s birthday too. I hope to get lots of photos this month.
It started with James, traveled to me and Agnes. Thade caught it over the weekend, and now Dylan has it.
I’ve kept Dylan home from school today, he is miserable. The rest of the family is doing much better.
We’ll be staying in today, and hopefully the little ones will rest a bit. I sure hope this is the last cold of the Winter.
Spring Break starts this Friday. I have a few things to get done before the kiddos are home. I’ve got to get to the grocery store, and get stocked up, and I have a few cleaning projects to do too.
The big question… Do I clean or not clean the boy’s room before Spring Break? On one hand it would be nice to clean out the toy bins, and tidy up a bit. On the other hand, they will trash it all Spring Break week, and I’ll have to do the job all over again. Tough call.
I do have a few Spring cleaning jobs to get to this week, if Agnes will let me.
During Spring Break:
I am looking forward to having the kids home from school for a bit. It is nice to get a little break, I just hope the weather cooperates.