Rainbows, Birthday's and Hummingbirds

For science lately we've been learning about weather.  There's no better way to learn about seasons/weather than by reading scriptures and showing that God created everything including our weather system.  I incorporated the story of Noah & the ark and the rainbow being God's promise to never destroy the earth by flood again.  We made a fun rainbow craft to go along with our lesson and the kids loved it!

We just used paper plates cut into the shape of rainbows, painted them and glued cotton balls on them to represent clouds.

The 21st was my Mom's birthday.  The kids and I baked chocolate cupcakes and finished them with cream cheese icing.  We spent the evening with her and ordered pizza for supper.  The kids rushed through eating b/c they were so excited to eat some cupcakes!
On Saturday my sister and I took my her out to lunch and then to the movies.  It was great being able to celebrate twice with her.  She's been a blessing to our little family and she's been a wonderful mom. 

Yesterday we found a hummingbird in Bobby's shed.  It was desperately trying to get out so Bobby caught it in Hannah's bug catching kit.  We took a few minutes to observe it before letting it go.
Hannah had never seen a hummingbird in "real live person before!"

 

 

Spring is in the Air

Spring has slowly crept in but summer feels like it's tagging along.  Still, we felt the need to take advantage of this wonderful warm weather so yesterday we took the kids to the park to play.  {It's about time to start play dates again ladies!}  It ended up being a really warm day with the threat of a thunder storm.  This didn't bother the kids in the least and they still had a blast and enjoyed the much needed fresh air and exercise.

 

click on image to see Sammy with his tongue stuck out!

In other news, our chickens are growing like crazy.  They're no longer cute but are still cuddly.  They're especially used to the kids getting into the coop with them and holding them.  Bobby built a big wooden coop outside and they're certainly enjoying the extra room.  It's big enough that the kids can sit inside and hold the chickens or feed them.

 And last of all, just a cute picture of my handsome little prince.  Don't you think he's the cutest boy ever? 

Weekends Are for Parties

Fun costume parties complete with...

 ice cream & delicious cakes

games

crafts

and kids running in circles until they dropped.

 Musical Chairs

 Sam didn't want to dress up at first but quickly decided he wanted to put on his Superman costume after seeing the other guys.

The costumes got crazier as the afternoon progressed...