Michigan weather has been noticeably warmer than usual this spring. We were grilling outside in March (because grilling inside is frowned-upon). And we are going to the beach in early May. Normally, Michiganders don’t go to the beach until late June – the water is just too cold before then.
But now, thanks to global warming, we can enjoy the lake for more of the year. More importantly, the kids can enjoy the lake for more of the year.
These photos are from a week ago – Tuesday evening. I came home from work, we all ate dinner, then we loaded up the van and headed to the state park (which is only ten minutes away). We have an annual pass, so we might as well use it.
Although the drive was only ten minutes, that was long enough to put Delta to sleep:
And he stayed asleep for a little while:
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We went to a nearby rodeo recently. Here are some photos and commentary from that.
We start with the horses lined up for the opening cermonies:
which include running the flags around while the anthems are sung:
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It’s been a little while since I shared some of the boys’ schoolwork on the blog, so here are some papers they brought home:
Of all the things mom does, laundry is forefront in a 6-year-old mind.
This one may require some explaining. They read a story about Owen, a child who wanted to bring his blanket to school but the school wouldn’t let him so Owen’s mom cut the blanket into handkerchiefs so that Owen could have a bit of his blanket at school.
Part of Alpha’s assignment was to think of alternate ways to solve the problem. His solution: don’t go to that school anymore. Your solution depends on if you think the problem is the blanket or the school.
If Mary had been homeschooled, her lamb would not have caused any problems.
Two notes on this one:
1. I’m taking that as a good thing that my child doesn’t know what the inside of a court room looks like.
2. The picture of the city council looks suspiciously like the council as depicted in the Star Wars movies. I should confirm if that was his basis.
When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,
Acts 5:27
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Photo shoot-type of shots, that is.
Here is what Christmas looked like around here, and at various relatives’ houses too.
First of all, in chronological order at least, was the traditional gingerbread train.
We keep telling the kids that no, they cannot eat it, especially since it is more than a couple of weeks old. But that doesn’t stop them from picking bits o’ candy of it and eating them anyway.
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This year, we participated in Operation Christmas Child (OCC) again.
The kids got to participate twice, since we had our set of boxes that we packed and their grandparents had a set of boxes for them to pack too.
We’ll do the grandparents’ boxes first.
Grandparents’ Boxes
Step 1: Gather Stuff
Go to the dollar store and fill a cart.
Put all the items on your dining room table.
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Now that everyone has forgotten about Halloween and moved on to November stuff, it’s time for me to update you on this year’s pumpkin carving.
The first step in all of this pumpkin-carving business is to select good pumpkins. Pictured here is a perfectly-formed pumpkin. It’s easy for us, because our neighbors grow and sell pumpkins. It’s on a small scale, but we still get a nice selection.
The next step is to cut open the top
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Now that everyone has forgotten about Halloween and moved on to November stuff, it’s time for me to update you on this year’s costumes.
Here are our boys’ costumes:
Alpha:
Toad, from Mario Kart.
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This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
