Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Another day, another board game
Merry Christmas!
Callum woke up super early this morning and waited FOREVER for his big brother to wake up - who was sleeping in. I finally allowed him to wake Logan up so they could open their Santa (and regular) gifts, since I knew he might explode otherwise! :)
This year I decided to have a non-electronic gift giving Christmas - so all of their gifts are card and board games, crafts or books, etc. They loved everything they got and didn’t appear to miss the electronic theme one bit! Hurray!
The boys got me a very beautiful hand painted dragon ornament, that I absolutely love. After unwrapping, Jon made pancakes and I made crepes, and we all stuffed ourselves silly. Then, we decided to play a new board game that Logan received (called Stuffed Fables) - which we are still in the middle of playing but enjoying the time together! (We took a break mid afternoon to walk the dogs and have an early dinner but will start back up again soon!)
Hope everyone has had a lovely day with family and friends!!
This year I decided to have a non-electronic gift giving Christmas - so all of their gifts are card and board games, crafts or books, etc. They loved everything they got and didn’t appear to miss the electronic theme one bit! Hurray!
The boys got me a very beautiful hand painted dragon ornament, that I absolutely love. After unwrapping, Jon made pancakes and I made crepes, and we all stuffed ourselves silly. Then, we decided to play a new board game that Logan received (called Stuffed Fables) - which we are still in the middle of playing but enjoying the time together! (We took a break mid afternoon to walk the dogs and have an early dinner but will start back up again soon!)
Hope everyone has had a lovely day with family and friends!!
Friday, December 21, 2018
Rise Against Hunger
Logan’s school held a fantastic winter service project for his entire grade today, to close out the school year before their long holiday break.
Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food to hungry children and families around the world. They took over the school’s gym to create massive assembly lines for the kids to package dehydrated meals made of rice, soy, vegetables, and packets with many vitamins and minerals! So cool.
The 5th grade class met their goal of making 7,500 meals (in just one hour!) - most of today’s meals will head to hungry kids in Asia, we’re told. The other (4) grades in his school worked on a different day, and made roughly 25,000 meals!!
Logan isn’t usually into the various events that the school and PTA sponsor. But this was one he not only had a big interest in, but had a lot of fun doing too!! I, along with several other parents, helped set up the space and monitor the tables, but the kids were the ones who did all the packaging!!
Music was blaring, kids were chatting while working, every time we boxed up another 1,000 meals we'd ring a big gong - to which the kids would cheer in excitement. They were on fire - it was such an amazing experience to be a part of and witness. What a contribution these kids, and our school, have made.
Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food to hungry children and families around the world. They took over the school’s gym to create massive assembly lines for the kids to package dehydrated meals made of rice, soy, vegetables, and packets with many vitamins and minerals! So cool.
The 5th grade class met their goal of making 7,500 meals (in just one hour!) - most of today’s meals will head to hungry kids in Asia, we’re told. The other (4) grades in his school worked on a different day, and made roughly 25,000 meals!!
Logan isn’t usually into the various events that the school and PTA sponsor. But this was one he not only had a big interest in, but had a lot of fun doing too!! I, along with several other parents, helped set up the space and monitor the tables, but the kids were the ones who did all the packaging!!
Music was blaring, kids were chatting while working, every time we boxed up another 1,000 meals we'd ring a big gong - to which the kids would cheer in excitement. They were on fire - it was such an amazing experience to be a part of and witness. What a contribution these kids, and our school, have made.
Learning how to use a wax seal
But, he remembered he had it when writing thank you cards for his birthday presents, so he decided to break it out to use. The end result was pretty cool - I must admit!! :)
Monday, December 10, 2018
Simple...
All of that equals one happy 11 year old.
Happy Birthday Logan!!
Sunday, December 9, 2018
A birthday party for an (almost) 11 year old!
Today, we celebrated Logan’s 11th birthday!! He has been wanting to do an escape room for awhile but they’ve always been a little too old for him.
Finally, with a combination of finding one that was geared a bit younger, and he and his friends can now handle a little older content, we reserved a spot to celebrate his birthday today!
The theme of the room was “Escape the Aliens” - we had one hour to solve it and sadly, we couldn’t do it!! :) We were on the last clue when we ran out of time. The kids had a ton of fun tho, and that’s all that matters!
After the game, we walked across the street to grab lunch, followed by an ice cream cone treat at Baskin Robbins! We gave the kids each a Rubik’s cube as a party favor, which they loved playing with and trying to solve, on the ride home. :)
Happy (early) 11th Birthday Logan!! Can’t believe how quickly time has flown by - and what an amazing person you are growing into!!
Finally, with a combination of finding one that was geared a bit younger, and he and his friends can now handle a little older content, we reserved a spot to celebrate his birthday today!
The theme of the room was “Escape the Aliens” - we had one hour to solve it and sadly, we couldn’t do it!! :) We were on the last clue when we ran out of time. The kids had a ton of fun tho, and that’s all that matters!
After the game, we walked across the street to grab lunch, followed by an ice cream cone treat at Baskin Robbins! We gave the kids each a Rubik’s cube as a party favor, which they loved playing with and trying to solve, on the ride home. :)
Happy (early) 11th Birthday Logan!! Can’t believe how quickly time has flown by - and what an amazing person you are growing into!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Decorations are up!
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Happy Chanukah Friends!! 🕎
I made homemade challah and latkes - both were a lot of work! But, it was quite a yummy meal that everyone enjoyed (I mean, who doesn't love carbs?) - so the hard work was worth it. 🥰
Saturday, December 1, 2018
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