On Saturday the 20th, we headed down south and had the 'grandparent party.' The kids had so much fun riding the rides and playing the games! My parents got Nick a Wii Fit, my grandma got him a drill/screwdriver playset, and Jeff's parents gave him some money. I'll post some game pictures in the next posting...
On the 19th, Nick's actual birthday, we bought a little cake and let him open the gifts from Jeff, Rachael, & me. Rachael got him a huge bouncy ball, and Jeff & I got him a plasma car. We had been loking for something for him to ride on, but with his CP, everything that required 'pedal power' was just too difficult. The plasma car is perfect because it requires only upper body strength/coordination.
On Thursday, June 18th, Thomas & Ross took Nick out for his birthday. We went to the movies, Mr. Gatti's, and then to the mall where they bought him a Build-a-Bear. He had been wanting one for awhile, so he was thrilled! While at the mall, we also stopped by the pet store where all the kids were able to play with the animals.
I didn't get home until late Saturday evening, but Jeff had let the kids stay up and had bought cake & ice cream to celebrate my birthday! Rachael even convinced him to let her put all 35 candles on the cake (can you say FIRE HAZARD?!?!?!)
I'm so thankful for such an amazing husband & two awesome kids!
Also, here's Rachael's new haircut. My mom took her to the mall to get it cut. It took two hours to complete and probably cost WAY more money than I would have spent, but THANKS MOM!!!!! It looks really cute! (My mom also watched my kids while I went to the convention, which meant that Jeff & I even got a couple of nights to ourselves before I left! WOOHOO!!!!)
It just so happened that my 35th birthday fell on the same weekend as the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention. This has been our co-op's annual "Mom's Weekend" for the past few years. They all took me out to dinner on Friday, which was a GREAT time! I was also able to hear my 3 favorite speakers: Jay Wile, John Stonestreet, & Susan Wise Bauer all in one weekend! I always learn so much and get so much encouragement every year. It's exactly what I need when spring fever hits!
We went to Stoll's Amish Buffet for an early dinner, followed by cake and ice cream back at the house. We managed to snap a 4-generation photo in the process!
We do birthdays big at our house, but we do parties in lieu of gifts. After the pool party, we went to the local pizza place for a pizza party. With my mom, step-sister, and most of our co-op friends, we pretty much filled the back half of the restaurant. (it's such a shame that we homeschoolers are so unsocialized!) By that evening, we were all exhausted.
Seven giggling girls, one little brother, and a cookout for s'mores.... the perfect recipe for a sleepover! Friday, 1/23, Rachael had the girls over for a slumber party. There was a lot of food, a lot of pranks, and tons of fun!
Here are the pictures that my aunt sent me from my grandma's birthday.
We started off our school day with a science test which Rachael completely bombed. It wasn't that it was difficult (it was matching scientists with their achievements), she just didn't study. As a result, she is writing a paragraph about each of the 10 scientists that she missed, then retaking the test. As much as she HATES writing, I don't think she'll be goofing off during her study time anymore! Sometimes it's kind of fun getting to be a mean mom... ;-D
Today was Sophia's 10th Birthday party. She had an orphanage party, which meant instead of gifts, we brought gently used items for donation to an orphanage in Africa. Sophia & Mary (& Heather) have been sch a blessing to our family in recent weeks. Even though we still trek up to visit our friends in Bloomington every week, it's so nice having good friends close by!
After the party, we went to the movies to see "Meet Henry Poole." It was an interesting movie. It kept my interest, but I can't say that I 'enjoyed' it. It was more of a character study (which Jeff loves!)
Day 172 - Birthday continued and Travel day to St. Louis
Monday, June 23, 2008
I didn't take any pictures today. As soon as we got up this morning, we packed up and headed to St. Louis for Jeff's family reunion. The pictures above are from Nick's birthday yesterday.
Name: Amy Home: Indiana, United States About Me: I am a Homeschool Mom of 2 awesome children. This is my attempt at Project 365 - to chronicle our world through daily photos... See my complete profile
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