Another Week!

The last weekend in February Andrew had an airsoft war for his birthday!

It was a rainy, yucky day....and 2 of his best buds were unable to attend.....but the guys still had a blast!

 I really like Andrew's friends!

They are a great group of guys.

 Jackson loved all the big guys being over and can't wait until he is old enough to have an airsoft war.

It will be Nerf guns for him for a while yet!

The guys were so simple.  Give them ammo, point them to the woods, and feed them and they are happy!

I like easy!!!

They do eat a lot!

Chips, Soda, Hot dogs, Cookie Cake before and after the war!

That evening we hosted a Crabtree side of the family birthday for Andrew and my sister Stacy.

They share a birthday week.

Andrew did not share the candles with Stacy!

He blew them both out it a single puff!

Sorry Stace!

 Mom and Dad provided the food: Pizza, Salad, Drinks, Chips, and Cookie Cake!

THANKS MOM AND DAD!

It was FUN!  Lots of lively conversation and lots of fun cousin playtime!

Family is a blessing!

 We also finished up basketball season this week!!!

YIPPEE!

 

Jackson and Joshua's (his cousin) team made it to the Championship game.

They were sad to lose, but they both had a great end to the season!

Sophie's team also ended their season this week.  They ended up undefeated in the regular season and the tournament.  They had quite a run!

I really enjoyed watching them play!

I am also excited that basketball is over and now we can stay home and play some!!!!

 I got to enjoy a fun mid-week date with Lydia.

She finished one of her school workbooks and found a coupon in the back for a yogurt date with Mom!

YEAH!

 I love spending one on one time with the kids!

Of course we had co-op!

Which was loads of fun.  We continued studying dinosaurs with Mrs. Rebecca.

They enjoyed learning how fossils are made and how scientist piece together skeletons!

Mrs. Rebecca is so creative!

Writing wasn't quite as much fun.....learning about PUNCTUATION!!!

It is a necessary evil!

Home free play has centered around

THE TREE

this week.

 It has been a stage for "tree shows".  It has has been a fort.  It has been a hideout.  It has been a meeting spot of every child in the neighborhood.  It has made brave little girls and brought skinned up boy knees and bellies.  Yet it is sooo much fun!

I was delighted to hear the neighbor will be clearing it out in 2 weeks.

The kids were devastated!

Ahhh...perspective!

 The Stewart side of the family treated us to a birthday lunch at Tyler's.

You know your son is growing up when he asks for a sports coat and pants and a tie for his birthday.

He looks so handsome.

He is a blessing to me!

Randy and I also got to have a special date with the birthday boy!

Andrew chose dinner at Kanki's

It was so nice to be able to talk to him and focus some one on one time on Andrew.

Unfortunately, Randy scratched his eye and had to wear shades for the whole night!

He was miserable without them!

Andrew and I had so much fun ribbing him at dinner!

He laughed right along with us!

In closing I offer a WARNING:

NEW DRIVER ALERT!!!

Pray for him and for me as we start this new adventure.

God is S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G me!

 

That about sums up our week.

Unfortunately, Audrey ended up with a mild stomach bug yesterday.

Hopefully it will end with her.

If not at least it was mild!