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

Ninja Turtle Playing

The boys playing with the new Ninja Turtles accessories. They have been playing like this for a week straight!

A Very Ninja Turtle 5th Birthday!

Ben had a very Ninja Turtle 5th birthday, to say the least! He had a ninja turtle cake, decorations and presents! We went to Grandma and Dzaidzau's for a little birthday celebration. Ben got some great presents including kinetic sand, Pop the Pig game, a ninja turtle motorcycle, lawn mower and van. And of course the last of the four turtles, Mickie-angelo (as Ben calls him). He was very excited about all his presents! Later that night we had a facetime birthday party with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sarah. Ben got ninja turtle dress up stuff including a Mickie-angelo mask and a shell and walkie talkies. It was a pretty awesome 5th birthday!

Mardi Gras Prep

While stuck inside for the cold storm, we decorated our mini Mardi Gras tree. Nick started his training program for Mardi Gras this year. Activities included neck stamina, agility and jump, jump, jump for the beads. Future training sessions will include one handed catching, don't let the beads hit the ground and the Hey Mister chant. 

The Birthday Boy!!

Happy 5th Birthday to Ben!! Hard to believe he is five. 

A walk down memory lane of the past four birthdays:
4: http://www.balyeatwolny.blogspot.com/2013/01/happy-birthday-ben.html
3: http://www.balyeatwolny.blogspot.com/2012/01/birthday-boy.html
2: http://www.balyeatwolny.blogspot.com/2011/01/birthday-boy.html
1: http://www.balyeatwolny.blogspot.com/2010/01/birthday-boy.html
D-day: http://www.balyeatwolny.blogspot.com/2009/01/drum-roll-pleaseintroducing-benjamin.html

All That Snow - Is Pretty From Inside

The only good thing of the two days of isolation was the sunshine. It did look pretty outside. Though, the most I did was step 6 inches outside the door to snap a few pictures.