Good Project Week

I was better this week with projects. We did one pretty much every day (not today though).

 Monday we made fruit snacks. We used Jello and unflavored gelatin. They actually turned out really well and the kids loved them. We'll have to make them again. 

Tuesday we did two projects. I had to go out to get a few things, so we got a lunch-able also and went to Harrison School to eat. It was great weather outside and playing on the toys wore the kids out.  

 Jackson discovered the see-saw and loved it. He didn't ever want it to end. 

 That day we also did sandpaper t-shirts while Jacks slept. You draw a picture on some fine sandpaper and then use and iron to transfer the image to a t-shirt. The kids thought it was pretty cool to see their design on a shirt. 

 One of the kids favorite things to do is a box drive in. They come up with some interesting boxed. Emery's was more of a hide out. 

 We watched "Jack the Giant Slayer." All of the kids liked it. 

 Thursday was a free day. They got to make whatever they wanted from my craft bag. They made a pretty big mess, but it kept them busy for a while. 

 Camden used one of the ink pads and then touched his face, it looked like he got hit in the face though. 

Small Projects

This was not a good week for projects. We really didn't do much. Monday I was tired and didn't want to do anything, so we didn't. Tuesday I felt bad so we went to the park for lunch and played with bubbles. The kids liked them for about 5 min and then were done. They liked it more when Brad or I made the bubbles, but I gave up after I got light headed. 

Wednesday and Thursday we didn't have a project. The boys didn't do their chores so they didn't get to do projects. They had a tough lesson this week with listening and doing what they are supposed to do. I thing this next week they'll be better.

Friday we had a water day at Grandma and Grandpa Arrington's house. The kids love to play in the water and of course it is more fun at Grandparents houses. 

 Jacks favorite this was the swing, he just doesn't have the balance the older kids do. 

I think next summer I will only do projects every other day. By the time we get through one month of projects I am a little burnt out but the kids just want them more and more. This next week I'll do better and we'll have our daily projects back. 

Photo Bomb Week

This probably should have been a week where I broke the projects into days, but I didn't so this is a long post. Monday we had a water day. It was so hot out which made it a perfect day for it. It took Brad and me about 45 min to fill up all the water balloons and the kids about 2 min to pop all 150 or so of them. It was a fun 2 min though. 

 They all had a water gun also. It was fun to watch them try to shoot them because they got really close before they would shoot the water. 

 They don't quite get how to do a slip n' slide but that makes it fun to watch. 

 Tuesday I didn't feel like doing anything which made our project going to Orange Leaf. The kids love to pick their own things, so it was a fun thing for them.

 Wednesday we had a camp out in the back yard. We had hot dogs for dinner... yes I ate a hot dog. The first full one I have had in years. We did wrap them in bacon, but I have to say it didn't help the flavor much. It will be many years before I have another. The kids loved just playing in the tent. We found a milk weed in our yard.

 Cam made a beard. 

 Beck put the 'milk' on his chest and spent the rest of the night trying to pick the sticky stuff off. 

 Jacks had a blast. 

 Then he got worn out. 

 Emery was tired also by the end of the night. 

 Maybe we should have found a bigger tv... oh well. 

 No camp out is complete without smores. We used the grill to cook them and they turned out great.  

 Thanks to it being the day before fireworks, lots of people thought they should light off fireworks, so the kids got a little freaked out and couldn't sleep with the noise. Our camp out became a camp in, but the kids still thought it was awesome. Jackson was happy, he was glad to sleep in his bed and not the tent. 

 Thursday our project was fireworks. I really hate fireworks, but the kids love them. Jackson didn't get that it was fire and ran towards on of them. It made a pop noise and he quickly ran the other way. We only got a few in thanks to some big wind storm that came in. I wasn't too disappointed. 

 All of the kids were so tired from the night before they were all out by 8:30. It was nice.

Today's project was a game day. The kids usually have only 1 hour of games they can play a day. Today they had unlimited as long as they didn't fight. We were gone a lot in the morning so it didn't end up being as much as it sounds. Plus by 6 the boys had a few big fights so they were done for the day after that. You think they would learn to not fight. 

Busy Week of Projects

 This was a fun week for projects. The kids loves all of them. Monday we had a Call of Duty day and made marshmallow guns. The kids thought they were sweet. They got to pick what tape they wanted and where to decorate their guns. The only problem was the marshmallows got wet and got stuck in the curves. We had to take them apart  so it was just a straight gun, they worked a lot better that way. 

 If they got tired of shooting each other they did have a few zombie pictures around the yard to shoot. 

 Wednesday we made Jello oranges. 

 The best way to eat them must have been to eat them by the pool. It was so hot outside, it made a good cool treat. All the kids thought they were pretty cool. 

Tuesday we went to Hands On to paint. The kids liked it,but didn't like having to do 3 coats of paint. 

Jacks even did one and thought it was pretty funny to paint. 

Camden made a tank. Beck made a mug. Emery made a Hello Kitty jewelry box and Jacks painted an angry bird, which was fitting for how he was while trying to take this picture. 

 Friday we did a sticky city. It was contact paper taped to the window. I cut out shape and they created whatever they wanted from that. They spent a good hour creating things. 

 The boys love Minecraft, so they really got into this. They made a subway, bank, houses, and restaurants.