Running Again

Buddy loves to run, Princess likes it, but gets tired easily.  Munchkin is just starting to run.  The base here has races at least once a month.  My kids love them.  They did a Mothers Day 3K, at 6:30 in the morning on a Thursday.  So after this, they showered, ate breakfast and walked to school.  Notice the huge smile on his face as he lapped some adults. I had a guy come up to me after the race, and say that Buddy was his best motivation.  He was hoping to beat him, but couldn't quite manage it.  Buddy loved to be faster than lots of adults.

 Princess started out strong, but didn't finish quite as strong.  She did finish though, and I was proud of her.

 Munchkin completed the first lap, took a break for the 2nd lap and then rejoined Daddy for the 3rd lap.

Finishing the race, still going strong and with a smile.

 This is the top kid finishers.

 Happy with his medal.  He will do more races and will attempt his first 5K before Memorial Day.

Dodgeball

We signed Buddy up for Dodgeball, they actually have a practice 2x a week and then a game once a week.  No score is kept and the teams change.  It is a lot of fun, and Buddy loves it. However, he moves so fast, it is really hard to get a good picture of him.

Life

Life has been busy lately and the blog has suffered.  I downloaded the camera today and realized That I haven't even done that in the last 5 months.  But I finally did that.

I am excited to return to spring weather.  And hopefully an end to the winter colds and minor illnesses that seems to have taken over lately.  

We have been enjoying spring. Going hiking, letting the kids get involved in sports. It is fun to watch them learn something new and love it.  

For now a bunch of random pictures.

I had a training conference in DC for 2 days.  Of course I got to wander around the city and explore.  I haven't done that without kids since I was pregnant with Princess.  It was actually a lot of fun. This is taken at the top of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 

 The first of our many snowstorms this winter.  I stopped taking pictures after the 1st storm.  There were too many snowstorms this year.

 Munchkin joined her sister in Girl Scouts this year and is loving Brownies.

 Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit.  Naptimes are good at all ages.

 We spent Christmas Eve in DC watching my awesome niece perform in "The Nutcracker on Ice" Then everyone went skating afterwards.

 What happens when the kids spill a full bowl of popcorn on the floor.  A Picnic.

 The hard push-ups.

 Reading time

 Scout is learning how to pedal his big bike.  Not quite 3 yrs old and can pedal on flat ground.

 You never get too old to play with water in the sink.  This entertained 4 kids for about 2 hours.

 Then the return to spring and The first Lacrosse game of the season.  Game ended in a tie 1-1.

 He worked hard, and played well.

Fall 2013 pictures

I took the kids to a pumpkin patch and attempted to get pictures.  I did get one pretty good one.

The rest - not so much.

 This one is not bad either, especially if you ignore the closed eyes and the one child looking at something interesting.

 This one would have been really cool if the smallest child would have stayed in the picture.

Cub Scout Stilts

Daddy helped Buddy make some stilts.   He thought they were pretty cool.  Of course the next weekend we went camping with Cub Scouts and had to make 10 more sets.

Costumes 2013

I am actually 2 steps ahead and have the Halloween costumes finished for the year.  Well, except for the part about picking up some borrowed lacrosse gear so Buddy can be a Navy Lacrosse player, but he has a stick, a yard sale helmet and a jersey.

As for the girls, I assembled both their costumes for the year.  Munchkin requested a duck and so with some felt for a hat, some fleece for some feet and a feather boa pinned to a raincoat - A duck she shall be -

I think it looks a little unique, but she loves it and that is all that matters.

Now for Princess, she requested Candy Corn - So I found a tutorial online and followed it with a few exceptions.  (I used a T-shirt for the white and fleece for the rest. )   But then I had a realization, Candy corn have orange in the middle, not yellow.  Oops, I was going to pull it apart and start over, but she didn't seem to mind, so I just moved forward and made sure her hat and bag matched.

 A little photo-bombing by the little one behind the door.

 A great hat and a long warm fleece dress.

 The whole outfit, she LOVES it.

Buddy, so happy with his preliminary costume - simple and no sewing, he just needs some pads to fill out the jersey. 

 Scout is going with one from the dress-up box , ELMO

Buddy is 8!

Birthday's come fast around here.  Buddy turned 8 this week and that means NO CARSEAT! He is very excited about that.  He is growing fast and every time I turn around he surprises me with something. (sometimes good, sometimes bad)  He wanted a sleepover, so we ended up having 3 kids from another family spend the night, then everyone got a friend for the night.

He does hate having his picture taken, so I only have a few when he was busy opening his presents.

 He is hiding under the table ans wouldn't come out to blow out the candles until I put the camera away.

Happy Birthday!

Red Solo Cup Rockets

 Sometimes the things I find on Pinterest save a rainy afternoon. 
When the day looks like this.

sometimes it helps to use simple Red Solo Cups to have some fun
We found these at Frugal Fun For Boys

Simple Red Solo Cup and some tape and rubber bands. Take another cup and push down... Turns it into a nice little rocket.  We used the smaller cups and the bigger cups.  The smaller ones seemed to work better.

 

Sorry, but all the pictures are a little blurry, they were moving fast.  I finally managed to upload a video, so you can check this one out.