Happy Birthday Henry!

    I had been asking Henry what he wanted to do for his birthday for a few weeks. He finally decided on snakes for the theme. I wasn't sure where to go with that. I thought maybe snakes and ladders, but I never got that idea off the ground. The day of his birthday was pretty packed for us. Daniel picked up kits from Home Depot for us to finish at home, then he took the older kids to the Temple to meet up with Grandpa Ron and the Blacks for baptisms. 

    We celebrated when they came back. Henry had picked out a controller piñata, because snakes were not an option. He was very happy with it, though. Since this was a traditional piñata, we had it outside. We had to convince Teddy not to get within swinging distance, but after a bit he realized it was in his best interests to stand back. Devon landed the winning blow.

    After the obligatory trading of spoils, we headed inside for presents.

    He recieved a romote controlled snake from Grandma and Papa, it's already bit me twice! Henry loves it. The dagger is a dice holder.

Henry was thwarted by the candles, they just would not blow out!

He succeded in the end though!

    Happy birthday Henry!

Back to School

     Back to School Time! Teddy is in a transitional kindergarten; his class has only 6 students. I caught this cute picture of Henry showing Teddy the ropes.

    Emily got to go for an early preview of her new school. Henry keeps calling her a traitor for moving to the middle school without him, but he's happy to be in charge at the elementary.

The last day of summer vacation, the kids voted to go to the park. This proved to be a terrible idea.

    

    Emily fell and hurt her wrist, Henry got a rope burn on his arm, and Devon fell through the ropes on the top and hurt his leg. We limped out of the park after about an hour, defeated. 

    In classic kindergarter fashion, Teddy says he never wants to go to school again! But he has a lot of fun there. His teacher is kind enough to send pictures of their day.

This year I couldn't get all of the kids together for first day pictures.

   

The Fun Continues

     I signed us all up for a fishing family event at Burr Oak. It was a fun time for the most part. Devon was ready to quit after he pulled in a bluegill. Teddy was quickly bored as well, but it was fun. Everyone caught a fish except for Charles and Teddy.

    School is quickly approaching, and that means new school clothes. After a busy morning of fishing and a Home Depot kid workshop, we outfitted everyone, leading to an impressive receipt! 

    

    We went to the library to drop off our stuffies for a sleepover.  

Then we went to the theater to watch Muppet's Treasure Island. We did our best pirate impression.

Teddy made his first dinner!

    

    Later we went back to the library for Camp Half-blood. It was fun. We had to exit a labyrinth, make a laurel crown, paint a rock, and have our parentage revealed. 

    Lizzy also got her first car! A cute little vibe hatchback. She worked so hard for it, and is still in sticker shock from all the extra fees, like taxes and registration. She had to declare her personal property. Being an adult can be very pricey sometimes. 

 

I'm so proud of her. She has worked for over a year to afford it.