Building a drum

Our new thing is going to Lowes and building their project of the month. I think it is great for the kids because it teaches them new things and gives them supplies that we don’t have. We ended up meeting a friend there and the kids made drums. Caleb is getting down the hammer and is able to hit some of the nails all the way into the wood. The kids love their new drums and have spent the last week running around the house beating them.

We also went to a parade after making the drums and our thought was that the kids would beat the drums as all the vehicles passed but they were too into everything. Caleb was so excited about each thing that passed. It was a lot of fun to watch him.

Maddie playing dress up

She ran around all day dressed up and it was priceless...

Madeline's 1st time riding a bike

Yesterday we were kind of sick of being inside so we took the kids out in the rain to ride bikes and check out what Madeline picked up… that right… her first time peddling her bike all by herself.

Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice is awesome. The whole family loved it. We were smiling, participating with the audience, and truly enjoying the whole performance. Caleb was so excited and would tell me which character just came out on the ice and continue to say that he loved them and he was so excited as he jumped up and down in his chair. Madeline just sat at the edge of her seat taking it all in with a big smile to amazement expressions on her face. Both Eric and I kept smiling at each other because we loved the kids reactions to it. It was a GREAT night! We won the tickets and the seats were truly impressive for a giveaway. I really have been trying to talk myself out of going again this weekend. It was a great time.

VBS program

Eric weekend off

Two really cute pictures of Caleb and Daddy


A nice walk through Tower Grove Park


Hanging at the Zoo



Picinc at Forest Park. The kids loved to run up and down this hill.


I got this boat at a yardsale in GJ. We finally have a spot to use it. We roped the boat to land and took the kids out. It was a lot of fun.

Blackberries

Caleb must have eaten 6/7cups of blackberries right off the vine. Madeline tried them but spit them out and said yucky but she really enjoyed picking them and putting them in her bucket. We took the blackberries home and made jam. This is something that I have wanted to do for awhile now since we are not in CO we are unable to get Grandma’s homemade strawberry jam.