Family Fun

The other day the kids and I went up to Oak Glen after school. The old schoolhouse was open, so we got to visit the museum and then play at the playground for a while. We found a little path and explored a little, and then made a final stop for apple cider and apple slice samples.

Last Friday night we took a trip out to Bogart Park as a family for some "cheater camping." We went for a late afternoon hike. The weather was perfect and the views were great. Kyle could have kept going forever, but eventually we had to head back to our campsite. James and Kyle built us a fire.

We told stories and sang campfire songs, looked at the stars and ate treats. 

Then, in true cheater-camping style, we went home and slept in our beds. I love cheater camping.

Our big 2 year old

Our little Trevor loves bananas, so to celebrate him turning two, we had a "banana day."  Banana muffins for breakfast, bananas for snacks, and a coconut-banana cream pie for his birthday dessert.

The Lego Mini-Build

Kyle is really into Legos right now. He loves to build all kinds of things. So when we heard there was a free mini build at the mall, he was so excited he could hardly stand it. The mall was out in Ontario, which wouldn't have been so bad, but since there was an accident on the way, it took us almost two hours to get there!! Then, once we got there, we waited in a long line to finally build their little vampire lego-men. We played games in line, and ended up having a lot of fun. A friend and I traded kids, so she had the little boys and I had her 7 year old.

 Here are the kids waiting in line. We played the game where you turn a squiggle into a drawing while we waited.

 Finally inside the Lego Store! Those are the cute vampires they built.

Pumpkin Patch!

Earlier this month we went to the Live Oak Pumpkin Patch. We had a great time. The kids rode a bunch of rides, and we all got to see the animals.