What a wonderfully eventful month!! We're kind of starting backwards here, but #2 left cub scouts and officially "crossed over" to become an 11 year old Boy Scout. Before he did, he got the Super Webelos award, meaning he earned every achievement badge possible as a Webelos scout.
#3 is constantly adding to his badges, arrow
#5 LOVES to camp, so we even fit in a family campout--plus one of #1's friends came so that it could be counted toward the camping merit badge.
Dad took the 3 oldest boys to Guadelupe River Park. They had an absolute blast. I think I'm most jealous of the time spent in their canoes.
But they also got to tour Natural Bridge Caverns. We want to go back soon because part was closed for renovations during their visit.
That trip was when we learned that #3 can sleep like a pretzel.
The only thing we can imagine that might outdo a visit from Gram is a visit from Gram AND a cousin or two!
Oops--back to the Spring Break trip. :) They also went on a wildlife safari and got to see a wildlife preserve with deadly snake and big cats and such.
This is how Gram spends most of her time when she's with us. We call this the ET. Remember when he hides in the closet amidst a million stuffed animals? That's pretty much what it looks like every time she sits down.
The legos eventually covered the entire floor of the room when they got them all dumped out.
We celebrated #2 turning 11 during the visit by going to "Mars Needs Moms" and coming home for some jumping and ice cream bars.
I absolutely LOVED this show. So much fun! The boys got tired, so we left at intermission. I was a little bummed, but hey, this year they made it all the way through the ABBA tribute show and the vote was unanimous to stay!
This is fabulous art work from #3 describing the time Gumby the hedgehog darted up his pant leg.
This art work is #4's version of Plants VS. Zombies.
More time at the zoo for #5 and his best friend, Camo.
This is after our Photography merit badge workshop. Thanks to Anne for teaching!!
This was our Primary activity--don't ask. :)
This was Michael's pre-UIL band concert. I am continually amazed by these talents!
We spend tons of time at the zoo, but I had to include this pic because I'm pretty sure this lion wanted to eat our babies. It literally stalked them and stared and didn't move away the entire time we were there. We weren't there too long; even with the glass it was pretty unnerving to this mama.
This is #1's first suit from back in 2002.
Now my baby is wearing it. Of course, I think the cowboy boots are a fantastic addition...
This tortoise followed #5 around the entire time we were in the store. Why? The owner said he thought the green crocs were lettuce, and he was hungry! #5 was more than a little nervous.
Thanks to my dear friend Jerilyn for our amazing Christmas gift!! We spent a family night together at Strikz playing games and laser tag. #4 felt a lot better about the opportunity after we assured him that we would not play with lasers and it would not be like real life light sabers. I gotta wonder what in our history makes him think I'd put him in mortal peril for fun...
Dad coached #5 in soccer.
#4 helped with planting our square inch garden.
#5 gets more friends and more outings than any of the others did. A perk of being the baby, I guess.
Of course, he's also had more goose eggs than any of the others...
#1 made it official when he turned 13--we are now parents of a teenager! His request was pizza and a chocolate fountain. :)
#1, 2, 4, and 5 all got cowboy boots. YEEHAW!
#2 decorated his birthday cake with me after his actual day. This is a treasure chest with octopi.
#2 decided he wanted to learn the french horn!
We decorated cookies for Easter. If my memory serves me well, we also dyed eggs. If not, I'll just apologize to Gram right here and now for not giving her grandbabies all of the experiences she expects them to have. ;)
