The Sibling Race

The siblings had their own race after the scouts finished up. And Nick's car was a...wait for it...Pokemon ball! I know, you almost fell out of your chair, you were so shocked. Nick's car was pretty fast. He won 3rd place for speed! But more importantly, he had fun!

Race Day!

It was the day the boys had all been waiting for - Pine Wood Derby Day! You would have thought it was a national holiday. Ben and Adam were out the door by 7. Nick had his first sleep over at his friend Jake's the night before, so he was a little tired, but he held it together and enjoyed the races. Keeping with the Pokemon theme, the boys made Pokemon ball cars. They each painted their own. Ben did not win for speed, but he did win car design from his den-mates! 

A Wolny Birthday Party

And one last birthday celebration, this time with the Wolny side of the family. This time I made a 'stand up' Pokemon ball cake. I was informed by those smarter than me that I fact made the Pokemon ball upside down. The red should be on the top and the white on the bottom, but I was going for a Nick friendly cake, so I made the majority white versus red. It still tasted good. We took a trip to Milan to celebrate the Great 8. Ben got some pretty cool gifts, and a pretty funny card (that he is still playing with and finds hilarious). 

A Mini Birthday Party

For his eighth birthday, we gave Ben a choice: a xbox one s or a birthday party. I was really pulling for the xbox just because I didn't want to deal with planning a party, and the xbox would come out financially ahead of a party. Ben took the bait and asked for the xbox! We let him have one friend come over on his birthday when he opened his presents and then play on the xbox. It worked out very well. Needless to say, Ben was up at 6 am the next two days to play on the xbox...

Cameryn and Avery came over to sell girl scout cookies, so it ended up being a little bit of a mini birthday party. We kept with the Pokemon ball cake theme and had a regular ol' plain Pokemon ball cake on his actual birthday. 

Eight is Great!

On Friday the 13th, with a full moon in the sky, Ben turned 8! He was super excited. He asked for a candle in his birthday pancakes. As an extra special bday treat, his class went on a field trip the art museum. I went to school to have lunch with him and his friends and then he had Subway and a friend over in the evening. I think he had a pretty great birthday! I can't believe he's eight already 😪

He asked to take Pokemon ball cookies to school. They were pretty easy and turned out pretty good. The kids seemed to like them - I got a few compliments at lunch that day.

Happy New Year, 2017!

It was a quiet, peaceful(ish) New Year's Eve. We rang in 2017 with Lexi and Austin. While the adults played Euchre and Monopoly, the kids just ran around and go in trouble. Pretty much sums up 2016 and don't really expect much different in 2017.