Kid Fun

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    Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    Field Trip: Airplane Museum!

    In our city we have a museum after any young boys heart – the Airplane Museum, it is called Wings over the Rockies.  It is located in a hangar that used to be used on a military base here in Denver.  We didn’t tell the boys where we were going, but after a 20 minute drive, we turned the corner to see this: The boys jaws dropped, their reactions were priceless! After getting our tickets and browsing the gift shop we headed into the hangar.  WOW!  There are tons of different flying machines all around, on the ground and in the air! So much to see, so many cool things!…

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    Homeschooling,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Lemonade Day, Have you Heard?

    Have you heard of Lemonade Day?  It is an opportunity for parents and teachers to equip kids with skills they need to become tomorrows business owners. The National Lemonade Day was today but our local Lemonade Day is May 22nd.  Perfect time to plan. The really cool part?  Your child receives a backpack loaded with workbooks (youth and teen), tips, signs and a parent book.  Plus a lot of fun swag from local sponsors. Each child also gets a personal website for their stand.  This is the one we created:  For His Glory. We picked up our packs today and will start planning tomorrow.  They encourage you to let your…

  • Blogging,  Homeschooling,  Kid Fun,  Thankful For

    Fun in the Sun

    The weather here in Colorado is crazy! One day it is 70 , the next it is snowing and freezing, then back to 70 the next day. Seriously! Last week on one of the so-so days we had some fun outside. Wasn’t too cold, wasn’t too hot. The boys did floor puzzles on the sidewalks, we colored the sidewalks with chalk. We ate lunch on a blanket in the grass, fun! To top it off… the boys went for the costume drawer, which is always a hit. this is a Buzz Lightyear, IronMan Hybrid LOVE this life!!

  • Blogging,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun,  Recipes

    A Rainbow Layer Cake

    My middle boy, my sweet, sweet Oliver had his 5th birthday party.  When planning his party I came across a blog post on How to Make a Rainbow Layer Cake she was inspired by this post and this post both on Rainbow Cakes. I was so happy because Oliver loves rainbows!  I also wanted to make the cake for him.  It isn’t perfect but I like it overall and it was made with love and a lot of frosting :O) I followed her directions and bought 2 cake mixes and 4 containers of frosting, I used Pillsbury.  I did not buy food coloring because I had some at home.  I…

  • Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    A Spring Field Trip

    We went to a wonderful, several acre outdoor space with gardens and ponds. Everything is just starting to turn green, flowers are popping up, ducks are swimming in the ponds. The air was crisp, fresh, perfect.         We walked around for 2 hours, discovering.  They have a super fun kids area, the kids can climb rocks, sit in a “cave”, and jump all around.  They also had a dock by the stream, perfect for pretending -this day, it was a huge ship that we all lived on.  :O)

  • Blogging,  Kid Fun,  Thankful For

    Super Duper Sweetness

    As you may have seen from an earlier post, my son and I went on a date recently.  We had a really great time.  I wanted to share with you, a sweet, intimate moment between the 2 of us.  While at a restaurant I excused myself to use the restroom.  When I came around the corner to our booth, my son was sitting in my seat, I watched for a second and realized he was taking pictures of himself with the camera.  I sneaked up behind him and joined in the pictures, he never knew I was behind him. When I sat down he told me to look at the…

  • Kid Fun,  Thankful For

    a Date with My Boy

    This past weekend I took my 7 year old on a date to downtown Denver.   I secretly bought a Groupon to see the Imagination Movers live. **Disclaimer – I had no clue who they were, my poor boy was the oldest one there, by far! He was not that amused, although he started to enjoy the show** We started by taking the light rail, then off to explore Downtown, ate some chocolate cake, watched the show, and topped it off with a big bucket of movie theater popcorn for the ride home on the light rail.   I really enjoyed our time and I am reminded how important it…

  • Kid Fun,  Thankful For

    Brotherly Love

    My 7  year old attends a weekly club for boys.  He loves it and his Daddy is a helper so it provides a fantastic time for them to bond. Last week each boy was given $2 and challenged to use the money for someone else.  To do an unselfish thing with it.  When he came we discussed some possibilities that he might choose from.  He thought about it and said he thought of another thing. He said that he wanted to buy his little brother a piece of his favorite pie from the Pie Shop across the street from our house.  My first thought was that wasn’t the exact idea here, but…