Beck's Night and Camp

The boys had their first scout day camp yesterday. They were so excited to go and had a blast. 

 We did Beck's special day on Saturday. He was really excited for it and had some fun plans. First he wanted Subway to eat. He really loves it here. I think because he can choose. 

While he was eating he said his tooth hurt. I looked and it and pulled a little and it came out. He thought it was pretty sweet he lost a tooth while on his special day. He lost another on Monday night too. 

 Next he wanted to go swimming. He said since Cam let everyone go to the drive-in with him, he wanted everyone to come with him too. We went to Nat-soo-Pa. It wasn't as nasty as I thought it would be and the kids had a blast. Emery and Beck went on the slide a ton. After swimming we went for Orange Leaf. It was a fun day for all of the kids.  

More Projects

Last week we only did two projects, but they were both pretty fun. 

One day we had a Lego day. First we decorated a letter with Legos. The pile you see if only like 1/3  of what the boys have. It was a little nuts to see them all dumped out. 

 They chose the Legos they wanted and where to put them. I glues them since the glue we used was pretty strong. After doing 4 of them I decided Jacks really didn't care, so I didn't make him one. 

 The finished products up close. They turned out pretty neat. 

Then they colored their own Lego man creation. It's fun to see what kind of Lego guy they would have if they could choose. 

 Last we watched "The Lego Movie" and had a Lego snack. So the one that is all different colors was the first one I did. I'm too OCD to have them like that, so I sorted through them for the colors to match... on a snack that was gone in like 2 min. But they did look cool. 

 Another day we made grass heads. They put seed and compost in a nylon sock. I told them they could use their hands or a spoon. All of them chose a spoon so they didn't get dirty.  

 They were then able to put eyes on and color the base of their grass person. Now we get to wait a few weeks to see if they actually grow.

Everything that was Random this Week

Emery had her first eye appointment. We are getting her ready for school. She though it was really cool to sit in the chair and have her eyes checks. She passed with flying colors. 

 Isn't that such a cute face? Well he's not as cute all the time. For whatever reason we can not get Jacks to do #2 where he should. He refuses even though he knows he is doing something wrong. The other day his room smelled so bad. I figured it was from his nap time accident, so I cleaned his room and sprayed it, but later that night the smell was back. I soon noticed it was really bad when the AC came on. Yep you guessed it. He thought instead of getting into trouble he'd hid his mess down the vent. Luckily it was solid and an easy clean. We had a talk and hopefully that's a 'trick' he doesn't do again. The picture was taken a few day later. 

 Still not sure about our dog, but I'm dealing with him pretty well. He is funny to watch sometimes though. For whatever reason when I was watering the lawn he decided to try and attack the sprinklers, then he would get mad that he was getting wet. He did this for like 10 min. He'd not the brightest. 

 I was worried the boys would be totally crazy in the summer being home, but we have really good kids and they have been really good. They have done their chores without complaint too. A new chore is they move the laundry. It's so nice to have them do some of the little annoying things I don't like to do. I'm still a little too OCD to let them fold the clothes, but we'll get there. 

 This past weekend was Friday the 13th. Brad had a scary movie and treat night with the boys. These were the cupcakes he made. They watched "I am Legend" and ate theses. The boys though it was pretty cool and didn't get too scared from the movie. 

The Start of Projects

Well summer is here and in full swing. It really hasn't been bad so far. We've only had a few little annoying things with the kids, but they have really been great so far. With summer here it also means we are doing projects again. I have decided to do it a little different this year. They wont be every day. I got too burnt out last year. Monday we went to the library to sign up for their reading program and get some books. Camden has really taken to it and loves it. He has already finished one book and read a lot of minutes. The other two days were swimming days. We had some nieces and nephews from Boise in town this past week and so we were able to hang out with them a few days. We went to Dirkies one day. The water is so cold, but that doesn't seem to stop the kids from having fun in it. 

 Another day we swam in Grandma Arrington's back yard. It's a good thing we found a bag for Beck's arm or this summer would be really boring and hard for him. Hopefully only one more month and then it is off. 

I have a months calendar up for the projects we are doing and so the kids can look ahead to what is coming up. I think we all are exited for some that are soon to come. It should be a fun summer. 

School's Out

It is officially Summer Break. The kids are really excited... I'll tell you in a few weeks if I am. The last day of school they had award ceremonies. Beck got an all A's ribbon, a ribbon for getting all his reading points and a ribbon, medal and trophies for all the minute math he completed. 

 Camden got and A's and B's ribbon and a ribbon and medal for the minute math he completed. They had a great year and are excited for 3rd grade. Emery is also ready to go to school. I think she is most excited for summer to end so she can go. 

Now it's time for summer projects.