The kids are going on their second week of no school and are loving the nice weather. After chores they are usually outside playing. We even schedule play dates with their friends. There were 8 kids here one morning and it went suprisingly well. In the past I have let one child have a friend over and with the boys it was torture because the other kids played with the friend. So this time we were able to have all 3 friends over at the same time. It went really well. Now for the little boys to have their friends over.
We are lucky to have a skate park close by and when the children's cousin Ethan came out a year ago they were introduced to it. We finally made it there a few times. This was the first time all the kids had something to do there. Kaden was so excited yet scared of the jumps. But he was also the first to try them. By the time we left all the big kids were trying new things. I was so grateful we didn't have any casualties, even without the helmets they forgot to bring.
Before Elsie went off track she was awarded for learning her multiplication tables. They had a ceremony for all the kids. They also did a little program for everyone. Elsie was so excited to do this. She was even more excited when Dad showed up with us to see her.
We finally got to see and play with uncle Brent. He came over to visit one afternoon and played with the kids. He sure got them thinking. He even helped Elsie build a catapult for school which I didn't get a picture of. The kids loved all the playtime. Thanks Brent and don't be a stranger.
