Jack was invited to a birthday party at the Magic House in November for one of his classmates. It happened to be about a week before our membership there expired, so I decided to take Charlie along too and make a morning of it. The boys always have so much fun there, but it's hard to justify a membership because it's pricey and not super convenient for us to get to. We may renew again some day, but for now we're going to sit out for a bit.
Our last hurrah for awhile:
At the party, Jack and his friends made a few crafts.
Then they got to decorate their own cupcakes. They had a few extra, so Charlie got to participate in that part too.
We also got to check off #24 on our Summer Bucket List (better late than never)
We were so excited that for the first time in many years, Kelly (and her family, of course) was able to join us for the annual lake trip. We had a quick get together with our family the night before we left so our aunts and uncles could meet Graham and see Kel, Greg and Parker.
Playing baseball with Great Uncle Steve
Charlie, Jack, Lily and Parker
Sweet Boy
Slumber party in Charlie's room!
In the morning we left for the lake. We had a great weekend! Lots of swimming, boat rides and fun with friends!
My friend Angie filled up a cooler full of water balloons for the kids. They loved throwing them at each other. Jack and Dylan were trying to catch them without popping them (mostly unsuccessfully).
The annual dice game! (Left, Right, Center).
Greg was the big winner of the night!
My bed mate was a bit of a bed hog
We scratched several things off of our bucket list on this trip. #25 Meet Baby Graham, #5 Ride on a Boat, #16 Have a Water Balloon Fight, #29 Go to the Lake. Can't wait for next year!
After Milwaukee, but before the annual lake trip, I took a few days off work. Grandma Lang and I decided to take the boys to the Missouri Botanical Garden. On a whim I called Rebecca, who is off on Tuesdays, and she and her kids changed their plans and came to meet us too. They have a fun children's garden there that the kids loved checking out. Lots of fun stuff to climb on!
We also checked out the Lego exhibit that was visiting there. The structures were impressive, but there weren't as many of them as I expected. We did see this one and had to take a picture for Daddy. And we scratched off item #14 from our Bucket List.
At the party, Jack and his friends made a few crafts.
Then they got to decorate their own cupcakes. They had a few extra, so Charlie got to participate in that part too.
