Fun with clay

Monkey was learning about Cuneiform writing. So we whipped up some salt clay and him and Cat Boy sat down and more some tablets. They had a blast. Cat Boy learned just how hard it was for them to write since if you pushed to hard it made a hole in the bottom, and that if you messed up there was no eraser or backspace button. He used to get SUPER upset when he would mess up, but he took it in stride smoothing it back out and trying again and again. We baked it in the oven to harden it when we were done but I forgot to take a picture of that.

The Boy meanwhile make a clay diorama of his favorite habitat. That was of course the ocean. We went ahead and bought clay for this one so it would be easier to work with and he could re-wet it between sessions. He did an AMAZING job on it. The hardest part was keeping it away from Princess. I also forgot to take a picture of the finished project with this one too. Boo on me.

Visit time

As I mentioned earlier, we left quite a few AMAZING friends back in Maryland. Since we were only 2 hrs away from where we used to live we invited some friends to come visit. The trip had been delayed a few time but they FINALLY made it down before it was time for us to leave. The kids were BOUNCING off the walls waiting for their friends to get here. If I heard, "How much LOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR?" One more time my head was going to explode. LOL Though I secretly was thinking the same thing because I wanted some time with their mommy who is my MD BFF! They eventually got here and the kids LOST it. LOL The chaos that ensued would have been loud in a large house but in our little 35sf rv....well you get the picture. It was totally worth the hearing loss. We went ahead and made Desiree Low Country Boil since she had never had it before (or OLD BAY! GASP!). That night of course we had to make S'mores. I mean you can NOT have a sleep over at a campground WIHTOUT S'Mores. I am pretty sure there is a law against it. There were also some trips to the park, including one in the rain. We were so glad that they were able to visit and we hope to be able to do it again when we are close enough.

Here comes the bride....

In August we went to Ohio to go to the wedding reception of The Hubby's cousin. We stopped in KY first to the in-laws house and stayed there for a bit then we all went over to Ohio. Leah and Michael had gotten married on the beach earlier in the year, so this was just a party to celebrate.

It was outside at a local venue right next to the train tracks which Cat Boy and Monkey LOVED. Cat Boy counted all the cars in each train that passed and then would run over to me to tell me how many cars that train had. He couldn't believe that many of them were over 100 cars.

They had a live band that played and Princess was very happy about that. She loves music and loves dancing. When she wasn't dancing she was busy decorating the sidewalk with rocks. She would grab a handful, drop it on the cement, get another handful, drop it next to the last pile and so on and so on. I have no clue what she was doing but if a section got kicked back onto the ground she would go put the rocks back.

The boys spent their time playing in the field with by a big pile of dirt. When Princess was to tired to keep rocking we all went back to the hotel and The Hubby and the in-laws took the boys swimming while I put Princess to bed.

Leah looked beautiful in her dress and we were glad we were able to go. I wish I had taken a picture of what they had everyone sign, it was a piece of tree stump in the shape of a heart. It was super cute.

Princess rocking out

Dancing with daddy

All the little cousins

Redecorating with rocks

Cat Boy counting the train cars

Princess running a muck

Cute wedding favors

Princess dancing with the bride

On the way home from Ohio we stopped at New River Gorge in West Virginia. It was so beautiful! It was a quick 2 min walk from where we parked to the overlook and there was also a playground and bathrooms there. It was a great little stop for us to stretch our legs and get some wiggles out before we continued our drive home.

4 little ducks all in a row

Cat Boy

Princess had to look too

The Boy, Princess mad she is not running, me, and Monkey

Random fun

So a friend of mine recomended we try Chuey's for dinner. So we decided to check it out. It is a cute little mexican chain where they make the tortilla's where you can watch and all the kids meals come with a push pop for dessert. The first time we went there The Hubby ordered the "Bigger then your face"" burrito. Cat Boy found this hilarious and it was not long before he asked to go back so he could order it. So we went and he ordered it. When it came he of course had to measure his face to the burrito to see if it was true, he was so excited it was indeed as big as his face!                                                                                         

Look mom it IS as big as my face!

 The Hubby went to the store one day to get stuff to wash the cars and the RV since are parked under a bunch of pine trees and it is really dusty that the RV park. All the kids wanted to help out but The Boy and Cat Boy were just interested in using the hose. Monkey however wanted to help with the actual work.So him and The Hubby worked hard scrubbing away. The other two boys did eventually help some but Monkey was defiantly the big helper of the day.

Monkey scrubbing the dirt off the boarders. 

We invited everyone over one night for some S'mores and fun. We were finishing up a round of Bingo at the RV park (we won 4 games woohoo) so everyone met us up at the front. We played some ping pong for a bit before heading back to the RV. The Hubby had gone back with Cat Boy to get the fire started so it was ready by the time we got there. We all sat around enjoying the fire and stuffing ourselves with S'mores and roasted marshmallows.

The Boy got a microscope for science. He was so excited to use it as soon as Princess went down for a nap we got it out. He spent her whole nap looking at stuff. We did the stuff for a science lesson (some onion skin and celery) and then he spent the rest of the time looking at whatever he could think of. We did hair, spit, a popsicle stick, cotton ball, and I don't even remember what else. He was bummed when Princess woke up so I told him he could play again when she went to bed. I had barely gotten out of the kids room after putting her to bed when he asked if he could use it again. LOL So we took it out and he played for another 2ish hours. He told me the other day he wants to be a scientist when he grows up and invent stuff. He really does love science.

My niece works at Cicic's so we went to visit her one day. Of course I had to take her picture and embarrass her. :) The kids loved it there and my step-mom seemed to enjoy her self as well. I remembered the brownies being much better the last time we went though that had to have been 5+ years ago. The Hubby and I didn't feel so good later that night so I am pretty sure we will not be going back.

Birthdays

So we had a few birthday's since my last post. First, we had my Uncle Rob's birthday. The family got together and we did dinner and games at Dave and Busters. Despite the HORRID waiter we had we all had a great time. We played a 4 way game of air hockey which was a ton of fun. Uncle Rob lost to Monkey in a racing game, and snuck in a last second win against The Boy.

 My sister brought cupcakes and shared some with Princess, oh the mess. I am pretty sure that dress is still yellow in spots from the frosting but man did she like it.

Princess and the cupcake

 The next birthday that we celebrated was that of our dear friend Maddux. We drove back to MD for this one as we would not have missed it for anything. The kids had an absolute blast playing at the jump house and seeing all their friends again. We have THE best group of home school friends anyone could ask for and we all miss them bunches. After the jumping we went to the birthday boy's house for some pizza, cake, and fun. We ended up staying WAY later then I thought but I still had to drag the kids to the van, the would have stayed for days. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDUX! 

Last but not least was my birthday. The Hubby had arranged a dinner out with all my family at P.F. Changs. It was a great idea but we both agreed after we should of done something else. The food was amazing as always and it was great to have everyone there but Princess was in a horrid mood and for 95% of the dinner one of us had her outside running up and down the sidewalk. We have now learned she HATES high chairs and insists on sitting in a chair or at the booth like a big girl, she will not even use a booster. I think a big reason is because in the RV we do not have space for a highchair so she either sits at the table or eats on the go. Oh well, live and learn. Anyway, the restaurant was at an outdoor mall so after dinner we walked around a bit to walk off some dinner and let the kids get out some energy. While walking we came across a fountain that is flat with the ground for playing in! Of course the kids wanted to play so we let them. It took a while till they got wet as they were trying to avoid the water coming up from the holes. Cat Boy was the first one to get hit. Soon, him and Monkey were SOAKED! The Boy was holding back but finally gave in. I think that was my favorite part of my birthday, just watching them play and laugh and have fun. This is why we did this, to be able to see new things even if it is just a fountain in the dark at the mall. My phone was dead so I didn't get any pictures except for on Cat Boy's DS but there they stay. 

MMMMMM Doughnuts

So a couple weeks ago Krispy Kreme was having a 77th Anniversary sale. Buy one dozen, get the second for 77 cents. We decided we would go up there and see them being made and get some.....until we saw the line.....the HUGE line. So we drove to another one.....the line was worse. So we left and I promised the kids we would go back another day. So 2 days later we found ourselves in the parking lot of Krispy Kreme. We watched them come out and into the fryer, watched the machine flip them over to the other side, and then watched them go under the frosting waterfall. Monkey asked what it was and when I told him it was a wall of frosting yumminess (yeah I made up a word. Though in my defense it should totally be a word). He said in a longing and jealous voice, "Man, I wish I was a doughnut!", yeah, me too little man, me too. Princess was loving watching the doughnuts and kept saying mmmmmmm and kissing the glass. We went ahead and bought one dozen glazed and the kiddos insisted on one dozen of assorted. We tried to change their minds but they were not having it.....until we got to the car and they tried a nice hot glazed doughnut. Yeah, we should of just gotten the 2 dozen glazed. They were sooooo delish!

Princess practically drooling
watching the doughnuts

The waterfall of frosting yumminess

Drunk of the yummy smell. 

Not much going on

I know I have not blogged in a while. We haven't really been doing much. We are still playing the waiting game as we wait for our house to rent. As soon as that baby is rented out we will hit the road. We have pretty much been hanging around the rv, going to King's Dominion when it isn't busy, exploring the area, and just enjoying being together. For the 4th of July the campground we are staying at had a big event on the 5th. There was magic, balloon stuff, FREE food including cotton candy and snow cones (pretty sure my kids each had like 4 snow cones), games to play, a bounce house, and karaoke. My dad, step-mom, and Uncle Rob came over for the fun too. We had a great time. Then that night we went to downtown Richmond to watch the fireworks. They were set to music and there were even ones that said USA. COOLEST EVER!

Cat Boy's prizes

Monkey got his face painted. He is a tiger. BEST Face painter EVER. 

Princess realized she likes bounce houses

Monkey in the magic show