The Snow Ball at the Library

Friday evening the boys and I went over to the Perrysburg library for their annual Snow Ball. It is an indoor festival for kids. It was awesome! They had a dj, a very organized snow ball fight for each age group, putt putt in the stacks, big legos, cardboard box snowmen, 'ice skating' on paper plates, face painting, coloring, a photo booth, basketball, velcro ball, and much more! The boys had a great time! We met up with Avery and Cameryn there and the kids all had a blast. It was a great way to end a long day home in the cold. And it was very, very well run with tons of volunteers to keep everything running smoothly. 

The Miracle of January 24th

The miracle of January 24, 2014 - Nick pooped on the potty! It took a day and a half, but it finally happened, and everyone was very excited. Nick FINALLY got to open his poop present that has been sitting in a box on the counter for three or four months. He got a Thomas train set with a penguin that can connect to to their other train sets. I actually think Ben was more excited than Nick was. We had good success on Saturday, but a fail on Sunday, so the poop present had to be taken away again, to be earned again when he poops on the potty. I feel like it will be a on and off process for a while more yet. 

A Little More Kinetic Sand Fun

Nick and Avery love playing with the kinetic sand. I think Avery played for over an hour, on and off, just making shapes and running cars in it. I brought the little picnic table upstairs in the kitchen and Nick will just go play by himself for quite a while. Sometimes, I might even find myself playing with it for a bit...

Ben's School of Blocks

Ben made this 'school' out of blocks the other night. He was very proud of himself, as were we!

When the Sand is Frozen Outside...

We find inside sand! The boys had fun playing with the kinetic sand. It's pretty cool. It's 'wet' but with a polymer not water. And it doesn't dry out. It makes amazingly little mess. In fact, a study proved that 2 out 2 children over the age of 4 made more of mess than children 2 and under. But it is pretty awesome stuff - way less stressful than play doh!

Little Sleeping Beauties

Drinking Glasses

The boys got drinking straw glasses from Dzaidzau for Christmas. They had fun drinking their orange juice with them. It was pretty entertaining, yet required skill to keep the glasses on, one end in the cup and the other in their mouth. 

Another Pretty Sunset

Birthday Cake

The birthday cake and cupcakes for school. It was very strong green, blue and black frosting! Everyone's mouth was stained after having a piece.

And more decorations

A 5 year old picture Monday morning