Birthday Party

 Zoe attended a birthday party this week. My cousins daughter is around her age and invited her over.  Zoe had a great time and behaved well without her brother there. It was interesting to see how she was without him around. They really have been bumping heads hard lately.

It was a good time and well needed.

He is now 8 Years Old!

I can't believe that he is eight years old! Where does the time go?! We celebrated his Birthday in Florida with a Captain America cake.

Early Birthday Presents

 We just got back from our vacation. Austyn had his birthday on vacation so before we left he got presents from grandparents and then from us. He opened up some gifts from Zoe. 

 One gift from her was home-made. This is a pig nose.

We are really tired of purchasing toys for birthdays, so this year we did something different. We got him a dirt bike. We felt that he was ready and that it would be something that he could learn about and take responsibility for.

 Daddy had to take a spin first, just to make sure it works properly. I think he is having a little too much fun, though. LOL!

 Austyn got a few lessons from Daddy about how to run it and maintain it. They also changed the oil before running it. 

It wasn't long before he was driving it all over the yard and in the field. He loves it!

This is just another benefit of living in wide open spaces instead of in a city or town.

Happy Birthday Zoe!

 We had plans to go out for her birthday, but instead had to stay home because Austyn had a fever.

 

She woke up early to open gifts before Daddy left for work. This worked out because at least she could enjoy her gifts all day since we couldn't go out.

 She couldn't go through the day without making a gift for me. She put some odds and ends in a box and wrapped it up for me. 

 She had a fun day playing and fell asleep on the couch inside a bin she just got. 

 After supper we had cake and played a game.

She chose her favourite game. It's called Guess What I Am. She took this picture of Daddy playing.

MUST BLOG... Update Part two... Austyn's Birthday!

Austyn turned 7 and lost another tooth.

He had a bunch of friends over to celebrate.

We went to the park to play.

It was a nice day.

He is just like his Dad. He is making faces while everyone sings and I take his picture.

A few days later he went to visit his grandparents. Here is his chocolate chip pizza birthday cookie. It is from Nanny. We got to decorate it. I like how it turned out.

Grandpa came to visit and he got more Playmobil and a Hawk book. He's never owned any Playmobil until this birthday. It was exciting for him since that is what he looks forward to playing with when visiting with homeschool friends. Of course any money he got for his birthday went toward more Playmobil. He just loves them.

Nanny had more kittens on her property this visit. Here is Austyn with his favourite.

Zoe tried to play with all of the others at once.

Friend Birthday

We went to a homeschool friend's Birthday Party. It's always so special to be invited to parties. School or not we get invited to some. It turned out to be a wonderful day for an outdoor party at a park.

Zoe liked to play with a piece of wire in the mud.

Then she rubbed dandelions all over herself.

Austyn made a hole and discovered clay at the bottom. He became a bit possessive of the hole but got over it. LOL!

Cute!!

Here is Austyn constantly chatting with the other kids. He loves to talk and will talk your ear off.

Jumping in the mud made their day!!

Is this math or science? LOL! This teeter-totter rocked!! I could sit closer to the middle and two small children could sit on the other end and we could teeter well together. 

The kids got to plant some sunflowers. One red and one yellow. We water ours everyday on our kitchen counter.

Four Years Old?

I'm certain that I'm not the only mother who wonders where time goes.

“Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of 'you' in the world.” ~ Unknown