January 2013

January meant Rob had to leave Idaho and go to Washington DC for training.  Before he left we decided to have a mini vacation.  We went to the Mobius Science Center in Spokane, ate at Carl's Jr (with a play area of course), and stayed at the Holiday Inn.  We enjoyed swimming in the pool and then we went to bed.  In the morning, Rob took the shuttle to the airport and I returned to Coeur d'Alene with the boys.  It was nice to have some time together before being separated again.

A lot more snow than we have seen in awhile.  The boys enjoy it, but I wasn't missing it.

We got the boys swimming again.  They have lessons twice a week and I take them once a week just to have fun.

Ryan and I made a "Hey Diddle Diddle" nursery rhyme book.  This is the cover.

 

We talked a little bit about wants and needs.  Probably a good thing to talk about in December before Christmas and birthdays.

The boys REALLY enjoy collage type projects that involve markers, plastic shapes, feathers, and stickers.  I don't find them particularly exciting or beautiful, but they have fun.

We made snowflakes and talked about symmetry.

Experiment! Baking soda and vinegar blew up our balloon!

Justin labeled the steps in his notebook.

 

December 2012

December is a busy month with Christmas and the boys' birthdays.  This December is the first in three years with snow.  Christmas just feels more like Christmas when it is winter.  We took advantage of the winter weather by sledding, building snowmen, having snowball fights, and seeing the Christmas lights.

 

The experiment!  Justin wanted to put marbles and some other things into water tinted with food coloring to see what would change color and what wouldn't.

We read a little about Hanukkah and played dreidel.  I had the boys make tally marks to show how the dreidel landed and then we graphed our results.

We went to the CdA resort to have their famous gooey desserts and to see the Christmas lights in the downtown area.


 

The boys have really enjoyed building different marble runs.

We made "gingerbread" houses out of graham crackers, frosting, and candy.  Ryan ate more candy that he used on his house.

We decorated Christmas trees.  The boys really like the peel and stick foam stickers.  Basically the more they peel and stick, the better.

Sledding on Cherry Hill!  I can't believe I let Ryan go down alone.

Play doh!  Grandma doesn't mind the clean up as much as I do.  I swear they somehow get it all over.

Our snowman.

Snow angels.

Down the hill in the yard.  Not as big as Cherry Hill, but still fun.

My baby turned four.  I can't believe it.

My big boy turned 6. :)