Boys Will Be Boys

    

     I was going to spend some time here and add some photos of our trip to the Erie County Fair.  Or maybe talk about when school started.  BUT...All the children decided to wake up right when I turned on the computer this morning.  They should still be sleeping!  Oh well.  Off to make some pancakes...

Our Trip to the Buffalo Science Museum

Nice Lion

 This was their  favorite thing to do at the museum.  They built a water way and canal and had so much fun with it.

                                                           Quin building some fun.

                                                              Jackson at the train table.

                                             Jackson didn't want his brothers having all the fun!

                                                
                                              It was great fun for them, they worked together.

                                         
                                             Abigail even had a good time in the toddler area.

                                                   Yes, I know it's sideways!  I couldn't move it.



Jackson and the polar bear

We all had a great time at the museum this day.  We are looking forward to going again in the near future.

Bounce Magic

 We got to go to Bounce Magic back in Feb. for Jamison & Jackson's birthdays.  We usually do Chuck E. Cheese, but changed it this year.  We spent a long time having fun!  Abigail loved it.  She enjoyed crawling around the bounce houses.

Is that me?  It sure is hard to get your 8 yr. old to take a good photo, LOL.  I bounced too, so much fun!

Jamison did flips and tumbles all over.  The boys really enjoyed themselves this time.  It was worth going to just to watch them have so much fun!

James even climbed in a bounce house and jumped a few times.  It is always fun when Mom and Dad join in on the games.

     A super slide.  Why is it that children enjoy going up slides?  Is it a rule as a child that you have to do it?

                                           Carter & Quin using team work to get up the slide?

                                                          
                                                              Hey there birthday boy!

          She was worn out like the rest of us! Time to go home and take a nap.  She loves her Daddy.

The basket balls were the little guys favorite.  Jackson stayed in this one most of the time cause it had the balls and a  net.  So glad we went.  It was worth every penny we paid.  Glad that parents are free!

Having a daughter is such a joy!

Who would have ever thought that after having 5 boys, that the Lord would have given us Abigail?  She is amazing!  She really is.  Any of you who have had a daughter after having boys know exactly what I mean.  Or even a boy after having all girls.  You can tell she is a girl by the way she plays and acts.  I just wish her hair would grow or wish she would keep her head bands on her head, LOL.  For Christmas my Brother and Sister-in-Law gave her a toy purse with some toys inside.  One being a  lipstick rattle.  I showed her how to use it and she does it all the time.  In the video she does it and it is so precious to me.  I am so thankful that God gave her to us!  The boys all love her as much as James and I do.

Having Fun

Guss who wants to play Mouse Trap?  

What' cooking now?

     I have promised the boys to make homemade pretzels today.  It is almost time to make dinner, so now is a good time to start.  By the time the pretzel making mess is cleaned up it will be time to make the dinner mess.  What's cooking now? Open Face Tacos...I found it on another blog and can't remember which one.  As soon as I remember I will give her the credit.  So it is off the the red Kitchen Aid mixer with no dough hook.  Where is my dough hook?  It just vanished one day.  To be honest I think hubby put it away in the wrong spot and I can't find it after about 6 months now.  I have searched my cupboards a zillion times and no luck. 

      I can't wait for the pretzels to be ready... I love soft pretzels!

    

  

Summer Fun

My Mother found a park not to many people know about and we went there today. Thank you ,Mother! We had the most fun and the boys can not wait to go back another day. We are going again on Wednesday. We are planning on going when they open at 10 A.M.

It is in Lancaster and it is surrounded by trees and tucked it a nice neighbor hood. It was so wonderful to get away from the city for a the morning. When we got home James took the 4 oldest to the pool while the other 2 took naps.

There is a hill at the park and they put down some plastic and made a water slide. That is what my boys loved. We were not prepared to get wet. I let them go anyway. Jackson even went down one time with Carter. I did not think Jamison, 4, would be brave enough to slide down. He showed me I was wrong and went down and down and down. I will take pictures when we go on Wednesday and then post them another day, so you can all see the fun.

I wish I was a kid again just to go down the water slide!

Fishing Fun

We had so much fun tonight at Walden Pond. It seems like every time the boys throw their rods in the water a fish is caught. The fish are still small, they just stocked it not to long ago. But they do not care! James even got a cat fish tonight. He was very happy about that one.

We just hung around and enjoyed each other's company after the worms were all gone. Quin and Kendall were poking a dead frog and have a blast doing it. Jackson wrestled with James in the grass and the laughter was great to hear. Carter and Quin practiced throwing a Frisbee. Jamison was a good boy today. He loves to fish. It is one of his favorite things to do.

Instead of grilling we brought the crock pot with BBQ pulled chicken. It was great! I just put a large package of chicken thighs in the crock pot during the day and when they were done, I shredded it and added the BBQ sauce. Had it on buns with a salad and cupcakes for desert. Good food, great fun!