Thursday, June 16, 2011

Ice Cream Sandwiches

 I bought a big box of the snack sized ice cream sandwiches. My kids love ice cream sandwiches and the ice cream man has been coming around a lot so I thought stocking up my own supply would be a good idea!
 I sent Max and Zack outside with their ice cream treats.
I peeked outside and saw them sitting together at the little picnic table.
Cute little boys :)

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

I relish......

Have I mentioned how much I am loving having all of the kids at home for the summer! I love the lack of schedule and the freedom. I love not having to wake anyone up to go anywhere and I love not having to worry about bedtimes!
This morning we made a trip to the library for new books and movies. Later we are headed to Mcdonalds to meet up with my mom and to enjoy some air conditioned play time. After that I am stopping at the local fruit stand for more strawberries!
I love summer :)

Monday, June 13, 2011

Santa Monica

 We spent the day in Santa Monica playing on the beach and enjoying the pier. It was not a hot day. It was cloudy and breezy for most of the day, but we were still able to have a great time.
 Zackary loved running through the sand and chasing the seagulls. I had to keep a close watch on him.
 Max was eager to participate in all of the classic beach activities. He dove right into the waves and then Ty buried him in the sand.
 Zack came over and started rubbing his sandy hands all over Max's face and there was nothing Max could do. It was not very nice, but pretty funny.
 Max and Mia found this dolphin on the pier. Mia decided it was a baby.

 We took the kids for a ride on the carousel. They loved it.
 More Max in the sand pictures.

 Ty helped the kids build a sandcastle.
 Zackary decided he was king of the castle and kind of destroyed the whole thing. He is very good at destroying things!
 After playing in the sand the sun did finally come out and it was right about when things got really beautiful that my camera battery died! We walked on the boardwalk and made a stop at muscle beach. Ty impressed us all by climbing the ropes and swinging across the rings. He is so very strong :)
On the way home we stopped at In N Out and I had an order of animal style fries. Holy Cow! So terribly bad and so terribly delicious!
It was a great day. We are looking forward to our next beach trip already!

Friday, June 10, 2011

The Marshmallows!

 The toothpick/marshmallow project was a big success!
 Max is a builder. 
He created many cubes and then connected them into one great building.
 Zackary enjoyed sticking marshmallows onto the toothpicks and licking them like lollipops.
After the marshmallows we used the toothpicks to hold together little roll-up sandwiches for lunch.
Then Max carried a gigantic bowl of marshmallows upstairs and ate them without me knowing!

School's Out!

Time to Play!
What are we going to do today!

We will be starting our morning with a trip to the library. Time for books and movies!
Next we will be doing a little crafting with marshmallows and toothpicks.

I found this idea over on the Happy Home Fairy blog. We love us some marshmallows :)
Next a little baking project that I found on the Brown Eyed Baker website.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars. Yum-O!
Happy Friday everyone.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Last Day!

 We finally made it to the end! The final day of kindergarten arrived today!
There were slideshows and treats and awards. Each child got a picture of themselves in a cap and gown. The pictures said Kindergarten class of 2011....High school class of 2023.....College graduate in 2027!!! Holy Moly!
The kindergarten classes put on a little program and the kids sang songs. It was adorable and as usual, I cried.
Congrats to our little grad, Max!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Gilmore Girls!

Ty got me seasons 6 and 7 of the Gilmore Girls series. They were the only 2 seasons that I didn't have on DVD. I have been having way too much fun indulging in some serious girl time!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Strawberry Picking

Today we drove to Oak Glen to pick some juicy red strawberries!
Zackary was not very interested at first, at least not until he got his first taste of berry! After he discovered the yummy berries he sat himself in a comfy spot and ate berries as quickly as he could pick them.
After the berry picking we stopped by the Village candy Kitchen and everyone got to pick out a treat. 
It was a happy Saturday outing and now we get to enjoy our strawberries the rest of the weekend!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

In The Dining Room!

Ty grabbed a neighbor and moved everything inside this afternoon!
I am so excited for this table!
Oh the dinners we shall have!

Before and Afters

 Here are a few quick before and after shots of the table and chairs. They are all still in the garage so I will take some more pictures when we get everything moved in.
 Starting with the before pictures
 The work begins :)
 ugly chairs right?

 Onto the in-between shots

 chairs looking a bit better
 The finished table

and the finished chairs, that refuse to be rotated......
More pics tonight when everything is in the dining room.

(I'd like to give a big shout out to TY. He is awesome and did amazing work on this project. Also....our great big, little helper MAX. He sanded with the best of them.)