5-18-17

Adam came to lay next to our bed at around 5:30.  Soon he was up and went to wake his brothers. The boys played with balloons for awhile and then Adam wanted to see his cake.  Eli gave Adam his birthday spankings and Adam gave Eli some spankings back. Then Eli said, "Ok, I'll take the presents!"  Adam was ready to open presents before breakfast.  He got some candy and gum, a fidget spinner, glow sticks,  a book, little squirt guns, a foam water board, a zing bow, and a lego ninjago set.  Adam wasn't really feeling well so he skipped breakfast and started building his lego set.  Adam took cookies to school for a birthday snack.   I came home and did some mowing on the lawn.  At around 11:00 I headed to school for a picnic with Eli.  I stopped and picked him up a Happy meal for lunch.  Jared left work early and also came to the picnic.  It was super windy today.  Eli greeted us with hugs and we headed outside.  After eating Eli had fun playing with Lane, Jayden, Bobby and Gage.  We walked Eli to his classroom and then went to the office to sign Adam out for the day.  He spent the next few hours putting together his new legos set and was on the last step when his brothers got home from school.  We headed to McDonalds to eat and the boys had lots of fun playing there.  At home Adam and Eli played minecraft together.  We took a walk in the woods and took care of the sheep.  Then Adam came outside to shoot his new bow.  He shot one over the house but couldn't find the arrow.  We searched for it and even looked on the roof.  We ended up finding it over near the coop.  We sang to the birthday boy and he blew out his candles.  They were trick candles and it was really funny to watch Adam try to blow them out.  While eating cake and ice cream we watched Clone wars.  Adam got to stay up a little later tonight and we played legos with him.  Then he lay on his cot with the kitten and we watched I Love Lucy.  It was such a fun day celebrating with our 10 year old!

5-17-17

One more sleep! Adam turns 10 tomorrow!  Tonight he and Jacob helped me decorate a birthday cake.  They made up different colors of frosting for me to use.  Its a fidget spinner cake with 10 fidget spinners.  It was their idea and Jacob wants one for his birthday too (with 12 fidget spinners).

5-16-17

Today Jared took the day off work and we went on a field trip with the 4th graders.

We got to hang out with Adam at Greenfield village which was very interesting and super fun!

Riding in a Model T

In the Wright brother's cycle shop where they built their earliest flying machines!

The geese wanted our lunch

The turtle and fish liked our food too

Riding in a 1931 bus

Weiser Railroad ride

Glass blowing

Fun on the playground

Riding a horse drawn omnibus

Nana picked up the boys from school and they had so much fun!  Thank you Nana!!

Eli being silly

Last night we moved Sophie and her kitten's cage outside.  This morning Adam came running in the house with a lifeless kitten.  It had rained during the night so the kitten was in a puddle of cold water for hours.  We felt really horrible!  Jared had the kitten on the counter and was trying to rub it in the towel but it was gone.  Adam woke his brothers up crying and telling them that the kitten had died.  We had some very sad boys!  Jacob and Eli went to the kitchen to look at the dead kitty in the towel.  Eli said, "I saw her mouth move!" and Jacob agreed.  I went to look and sure enough she was barely alive.  The boys quickly got the rice warmers heated.  I got some water heated up and gave her a hot bath.  Then Jared turned on the oven and we blow dried her in front of it.  Soon we had to leave because Adam had to be to school early for his field trip.  When we left the kitty was doing good and was even nursing!  The boys got the kitty out when we got home and she was chasing Adam down the hallway.  This kitty has used up a few of her lives!

5-15-17

The boys are having fun drilling holes in scrap wood.

We got all the deck floor boards screwed down this evening.  

The boys called Nik and they all went on a bike ride.