We Made It Through Another MARCH!!!

This week, the kids finished reading the All School read book, "No Talking" and it was fun to watch the smiles on the kid's faces while listening to the book.   It was also the end of the school marking period and both kiddos are doing GREAT in school.  We are so proud of them for doing their best even with the uncertainty of COVID, masks, and social distance requirements.  NOW the kids are on Spring break for all next week and they are excited that they get to sleep in!!!! 

Addie's Science class house. She had to build a roof that would prevent rain from entering the house for a unit on weather.

Addie was the "Secret Agent" in her class last week. Addie has been waiting patiently for her turn to be the Secret Agent!!

A gorgeous pansy that made it through the winter!

Kids "flying"  :)

Working on next winters wood supply.

Addie wanted a picture with HER chunk of wood.  Yes, the kids bickered over a chunk of wood.

Their job was to stand the wood on its end so that Adam could easily pick them up to stack.

Hello, Spring!!!

Smores!!!

A great way to end a Saturday afternoon.

The kids are on Spring Break as of Friday and eating Smores is a GREAT way to start.

A little drone time

Ayson made a candle out of half a stick of butter and toilet paper and we used the candle as ambiance as we ate breakfast :)

Addie's cat, Thunder, LOVES to steal pipe cleaners and play with them - even if the pipe cleaners are part of a cat headband :)

Happy Birthday, Addie!

Happy Birthday Addie!

How is it that you are NINE years old!!!!  We love you SO much and are delighted in the compassionate and kind person you are becoming.

Trip down memory lane:

Just born!

A 1 year old Baby Doll!

TWO years old

3 years old 

 

Four year old smiles

FIVE years old

Six years old

7 years old

Eight year old smiles

The kids did not have school on Addie's birthday.  So Amy worked until noon and then took the afternoon off to play whatever Addie wanted to play:

Candyland

Glitter glue pictures - tracing the pattern

Now the glue and glitter

Homemade slime was next on the To Do list

Addie added glitter to her slime

Birthday dinner of choice!

Addie wanted a carrot AND a cheese cake for her birthday cake.  We may have sampled the cheese cake on Sunday :)

Addie also gently blew out her candles

Opening cards from Grandma Collene

The finished glitter dragon!

Thunder snoozing in the cat house that Addie made.

While shadow napped in the condo.

Amy went to the dentist on Wednesday and saw the kid's thank you cards on the bulletin (they each received a $10  gift card for being part of the no cavity club)

Ayson made paper hats for friends, family, and the cats :)

The temps in the high 50s had all the kids in the trampoline

Addie thought standing on Didda's feet was TOO high!

Ayson's turn - he is too big for Adam to hold up for long - but they did it!

Super Ayson (and Adam)!

Happy Birthday, Ayson!

Happy Birthday, Ayson! We love you so much and are very proud of the thoughtful and caring person you are becoming.  Everyday is a new day to learn from mistakes and to try your best!  

Amy decided to do a quick trip down memory lane:

2 days old

1 Yr Boppy pillow picture

2 Years old

THREE years old!

Hahaha, Mr 4 year old with a twirl (unicorn horn) in his hair.

FIVE years old!

6 yrs old.

7 Years old.

8 Years old.

NINE years old!!

10 Years old

Happy 11th Birthday, Big Guy!!!

Still the dinner of choice: McDonalds

Ayson wanted to help light the candles.  He did not burn himself this year :)

Hahaha, he gently blew the candles out - COVID consideration

Addie tried to eat the ice cream cake all at once.

Gift and picture time!

Addie still likes to open her gifts on Ayson's birthday.

Ayson opening his cards (the drone was opened on Sunday)

Great smile!

Shadow checking out the drone

Ayson's practice on Sunday paid off - he had fun flying the drone on his birthday.

Addie developed Adam and Ayson's cold (from last week) on Sunday night - check out Addie's tissue hold and receptacle :)

Flying at the park

On Thursday, the temperature got up to 69 degrees!!!!  What a gorgeous day!  So we went for a walk in the orchard and Ayson flew his drone.

The creek was rushing with all of the snow melt.

Puddle time!

The kids opening their cards from Kathy and Charlie :)

Yay!  The $$ and stickers were a big hit!  Thank you Kathy and Charlie!!

Yay!  Thank you for thinking of the kiddos!!!!

The kids worked on stop motion videos ALL weekend!  The kids working on their characters.

Videos may not work at the moment - work in progress!

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