Monday, April 26, 2010
Buddy's Drawings
Check out Buddy's blog for some recent maps and more maps and a picture of a Metro station that he's drawn.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Buddy is turning 6! Arf.
I saw this party idea and was sad that Baby X already had his birthday. Then I realized that Buddy loves dogs. I showed him the blog and he loved the idea.
The Invitation:
Designed on Smilebox.com, printed out and mailed.
The Prep:
Dog bowls for their cake.
Dog collars. Each kid picked either their own name, or a doggy name.
Doggy Ears headband.
B, the better cake decorator, was nice and decorated the dog food cake for me. I caught him with a mouth full of cereal.
Dog Food Cake. Just a regular cake, baked in a bowl, flipped, frosted and covered in Reese's Puffs cereal. The blog where I got the idea used a real dog bowl. I was too cheap to buy a dog bowl I'd never use again.
The Gift Bags:
Each gift bag contained the following items, plus a
doggy pencil, doggy stickers and piñata candy.
Paw print pops... Princess Sparkley and my first attempt at making candy.
Puppy Chow for the gift bags.
Dog bone sugar cookies.
Decorating for the Party:
I bought Ty Beanie Baby dogs on ebay (6 for under $10).
Then a "handkerchief" of doggy fabric I had leftover from a blanket I made my nephew to tie around the doggy necks.
Piñata from Party City full of Easter sale candy.
The Party:
After the kids had made their collars and headbands, we read McDuff Moves In and Don't Lick the Dog. Afterwards, I realized I could have had a lot of fun with Dog's Colorful Day too. After the books, we went to Doggy Obedience School where the doggies learned to sit, lay, speak, and roll over.
We played "fetch" and they received Scooby Snacks as their rewards.
We played Doggy Doggy Who's Got Your Bone?
My favorite game from Family Night when I was little and one that my kids have enjoyed.
Princess Sparkley as Spunky.
This doggy chose to go by his human name.
Doggy Rex.
Doggy Sparky.
Doggy Lucky.
I bought these little food boxes at Michaels and used them as "doggy houses" for the Beanie Baby dogs.
The doggies.
The doggies with their tongues out.
It was rainy all day, so B decided we should do the piñata inside.
Doggy Fido blowing out his candles.
Princess Sparkley and Buddy helped me make dog themed place mats. I offered to let the kids eat like dogs without their forks. They all wanted bowls of water (which I refused) and to eat on the floor (which I refused), but I noticed that they all used their forks.
Buddy's been wanting this present for awhile and was thrilled when one of this friends brought it. He loved all his presents. And Baby X loved all the presents too.
The thank yous will be a picture of each doggy... with a note written in "dog." Arf arf. Woof woof. Car race track. Bark bark. From, Fido.
The Invitation:
Designed on Smilebox.com, printed out and mailed.
The Prep:
Dog bowls for their cake.
Dog collars. Each kid picked either their own name, or a doggy name.
Doggy Ears headband.
B, the better cake decorator, was nice and decorated the dog food cake for me. I caught him with a mouth full of cereal.
Dog Food Cake. Just a regular cake, baked in a bowl, flipped, frosted and covered in Reese's Puffs cereal. The blog where I got the idea used a real dog bowl. I was too cheap to buy a dog bowl I'd never use again.
The Gift Bags:
Each gift bag contained the following items, plus a
doggy pencil, doggy stickers and piñata candy.
Paw print pops... Princess Sparkley and my first attempt at making candy.
Puppy Chow for the gift bags.
Dog bone sugar cookies.
Decorating for the Party:
I bought Ty Beanie Baby dogs on ebay (6 for under $10).
Then a "handkerchief" of doggy fabric I had leftover from a blanket I made my nephew to tie around the doggy necks.
Piñata from Party City full of Easter sale candy.
The Party:
After the kids had made their collars and headbands, we read McDuff Moves In and Don't Lick the Dog. Afterwards, I realized I could have had a lot of fun with Dog's Colorful Day too. After the books, we went to Doggy Obedience School where the doggies learned to sit, lay, speak, and roll over.
We played "fetch" and they received Scooby Snacks as their rewards.
We played Doggy Doggy Who's Got Your Bone?
My favorite game from Family Night when I was little and one that my kids have enjoyed.
Princess Sparkley as Spunky.
This doggy chose to go by his human name.
Doggy Rex.
Doggy Sparky.
Doggy Lucky.
I bought these little food boxes at Michaels and used them as "doggy houses" for the Beanie Baby dogs.
The doggies.
The doggies with their tongues out.
It was rainy all day, so B decided we should do the piñata inside.
Doggy Fido blowing out his candles.
Princess Sparkley and Buddy helped me make dog themed place mats. I offered to let the kids eat like dogs without their forks. They all wanted bowls of water (which I refused) and to eat on the floor (which I refused), but I noticed that they all used their forks.
Buddy's been wanting this present for awhile and was thrilled when one of this friends brought it. He loved all his presents. And Baby X loved all the presents too.
The thank yous will be a picture of each doggy... with a note written in "dog." Arf arf. Woof woof. Car race track. Bark bark. From, Fido.
T-ball: Yankees vs. Cubs
This morning's game was cold and drizzly, but the team got their shirts at Thursday's practice, so they looked great today.
Buddy, #10 Yankee playing 3rd base.
Hello.
Buddy on the bench... #10.
High fives with the opponent.
Buddy, #10 Yankee playing 3rd base.
Hello.
Buddy on the bench... #10.
High fives with the opponent.
Great Falls National Park
National Parks were free this week (still are until Sunday), so a woman in our homeschool group invited whoever wanted to meet her family at Great Falls National Park for some "hiking" and a picnic. The park is in Virgina on the Potomac River, northwest of Washington DC.
Buddy in a little kayak on display.
Baby X loved the "boat."
Princess Sparkley read all the warning signs about how dangerous the river is. Don't swim in it, don't wade in it. You have to be a certified, high level kayaker to kayak in it. On average seven people drown there each year.
This ranger brought out a snake. Princess Sparkley said she wanted to touch it, not hold it and I needed to take a picture. I convinced Buddy to touch it too. He told me, "I don't want a picture though." PS is in the greenish blue with the ponytail. That's her hand on the snake. Buddy is the blue hat.
That's Buddy's camouflage arm sneaking to pet the snake. I told him I was sorry I accidentally got a picture of him petting it when I was trying to get a picture of PS touching it. He said that was okay. Even Baby X and I touched the snake.*
Great Falls... treacherous part of the Potomac.
Pretty though.
There were LOTS of rocks to climb on.
Buddy and Baby X rock climbing.
The brown lump on the left hand side of the right construction barrier is a beaver.
We got our first tick ever here. Buddy came in to talk to us after we'd tucked him in last night and I saw a spot on his neck. Yep, a tick. Yuck. He was very brave and I stuck the tick on tape so he could see it.
*I was sure Baby X would be terrified of it like Buddy was at about three years old when he saw earthworms wiggling around on our patio in Kansas and ran in the house screaming "Snakes! SNAKES!"
Buddy in a little kayak on display.
Baby X loved the "boat."
Princess Sparkley read all the warning signs about how dangerous the river is. Don't swim in it, don't wade in it. You have to be a certified, high level kayaker to kayak in it. On average seven people drown there each year.
This ranger brought out a snake. Princess Sparkley said she wanted to touch it, not hold it and I needed to take a picture. I convinced Buddy to touch it too. He told me, "I don't want a picture though." PS is in the greenish blue with the ponytail. That's her hand on the snake. Buddy is the blue hat.
That's Buddy's camouflage arm sneaking to pet the snake. I told him I was sorry I accidentally got a picture of him petting it when I was trying to get a picture of PS touching it. He said that was okay. Even Baby X and I touched the snake.*
Great Falls... treacherous part of the Potomac.
Pretty though.
There were LOTS of rocks to climb on.
Buddy and Baby X rock climbing.
The brown lump on the left hand side of the right construction barrier is a beaver.
We got our first tick ever here. Buddy came in to talk to us after we'd tucked him in last night and I saw a spot on his neck. Yep, a tick. Yuck. He was very brave and I stuck the tick on tape so he could see it.
*I was sure Baby X would be terrified of it like Buddy was at about three years old when he saw earthworms wiggling around on our patio in Kansas and ran in the house screaming "Snakes! SNAKES!"
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Battlefield
We couldn't find the trail for the regional park where we wanted to hike, and since National Parks are free this week, we went on a little walk at one of the many battlefields in Virginia.
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