Tuesday

Breakfast: fiber 1 pancakes, banana, milk
Lunch: pb and marsh, canteloupe, milk, cheese slices

Great day! Weather is perfect and the kids are being so good!! Oh I hope they stay like this. They are just playing so well together and are all very pleasant! We spent the entire morning with NO TV!!! YEAHHHHHHH!!! We've been watching way too much so I'm banning it! Unless it's raining outside!

We played downstairs for a good bit this morning, we read books, did puzzles, played ring around the rosey, hide the cake, and we played resteraunt.

Lilly ate well today (when I finally figured out to put some cheerios on her plate) otherwise she wouldn't eat. She actually got some in her mouth too!

WE went outside the rest of the morning, The kids swang, played hide and seek, tag, and we painted birthday pictures for me to hang up for Bryce's party.

Ultimate play zone tomorrow! WEar socks and sneakers!

Monday

Great day! Lovely weather!

Breakfast: cereal, bananas, milk

Lunch: mac n cheese, yogurt, cantaloupe, milk, and cookie

Everyone ate well and I gave juice to Paige for breakfast and made her sit at the highchair for a little after she was done eating. She did fine and woofed her lunch down.

We hung out this morning and the kids played with Bryce's new cars set (actually nicely) then we went to the little park at Browns and spent a good hour and a half there. It was perfect weather and the kids had so much fun (I can't wait for the new park at cousler to open up, we will so be there!!!)

We then came home and that's when I had to split up my two so I could make lunch. The kids ate and played some more and then off to nap.

Shana, I signed Bryce up for safety town (don't know if Jer told you about it) It's the last week of June and first week of July and it's $70 (every day from 9-11:30) I don't know if you are interested for Hayden since there are days I can't drive the kids to it (so money wasted) (There are at least 3 days that I don't know if Bryce can attend because of problems getting him there) He might end up staying at Whit's those days.

Also there is a day bible school the first week of Aug. (it's a methodist church on sherman street) from 9-11:30 M-F. Again I'm putting Bryce in this, I don't know if he'll be able to go Tues or thursday that week due to transportation, but this is free so he'll at least go Mon, Wed, Fri. Let me know if you want to register Hayden too (might be good practice for Daycare?)

Thursday

Breakfast: cheerios, banana, milk
Lunch: spagettios (wow they loved them!) cheese slices, butter bread, watermelon, milk

The cereal wasn't a hit today :-( Lilly ate her's though very well (woofed it right on down)
Lunch: everyone but Landon ate a ton! You would have thought I made a gourmet meal? Lilly ate her lunch very well too (not so much drinking her milk though)

So I don't know if it's was because they didn't eat much for breakfast but wow did I have 5 grumpy kids who would not play today!!! Lilly was the only pleasant thing of the morning! Everyone else moaned, and whined and just wouldn't play! Even when we went outside they were complaining to go back in (even Tristan!) So needless to say it was rough until of course lunch time (which I could only hold out until 10:45) then they seemed much better (so maybe they were hungry?)

So that's about it!

Next week we are going to Ultimate playzone on Wed!!!! wooooooooohoooooooooo, we need something exciting to look forward to!

Wednesday

breakfast: fiber 1 poptarts, milk

lunch: mac n cheese, yogurt, watermelon

everyone ate very well for both meals (sissy loves watermelon!)

WE played, played, played today! WE painted (because Bryce wanted to paint his rock!) Then we read some books inside. Then we were outside the rest of the morning. The kiddos painted with water, they swam and I sprayed them down with the hose, we also played on the swings.

Great day! Paige and Landon are in great moods. Bryce has had a few burst outs and Hayden seems a little more emotional (I wonder if he napped yesterday?)

Tuesday

No pics, it's been a crazy morning (sorry)

Breakfast: fiber 1 pancakes, banana, milk

Lunch: pb and marsh on wheat, cheese slices, watermellon

Lilly wouldn't eat much today at all (or drink) She batted everything angrily and spit anything with chunks out! For breakfast I mixed in some squished up banana (she probably ate around 5-6 bites and was not happy about the milk either, at lunch she ate 4-5 bites of her graduate meal, again 4-5 sips of milk, I tried watermellon (most of it popped back out) even when mixed with the yogurt! Maybe it's me (Landon never would eat for me either!) I tried! At least she ate her entire yogurt for lunch.

Everyone else ate great! Even Paige ate a good breakfast before she threw up (yes she has I think a stomach virus for real this time) She looked so out of it after breakfast and laid around then threw up and passed out in the high chair (poor girl!) let's hope it doesn't get all the other kiddos but going off of how she looked I wouldn't be shocked if everyone gets it (FYI I won't be watching kiddos if either of my kiddos or myself gets this thing so just be aware)

So it was a shaky morning. I could tell most of the kids were a bit off from the long weekend. Although they did play well for the most part, Bryce and Tristan kept each other busy downstairs for a good bit this morning when I was dealing with Paigy (no fighting either) Landon didn't wake up until 9 am (he was up all night crying on and off, it was so much fun :-( We went outside around 10:00 but the kids only lasted until 10:30 (I could tell they needed food and sleep.

We did do some playdough, books, swings today. Oh Bryce was on time out in the later part of the morning:

1. He bit his brother and started freaking out on all the kids around lunch time

2. After lunch he and Tristan were up in his room playing, while I was in the play room with hayden and lilly and landon was with Miss Karen (speech) downstairs. Well I went up to check on them and it wasn't pretty (the boys decided to tear apart Bryce's daddy's pop-up books!!!) Needless to say both boys were put straight to bed and Bryce's punishment is no books in his bed (he isn't happy about this!)

So it's almost 1, everyone I hope is asleep (Lilly is in the office for the first time since Paige isn't here) it'll be interesting to see if she sleeps longer? She is scooting up a storm, and Landon did great with speech.

Lilly and Tristan will need diapers next week

Thursday

Oh boy, I'm exhausted!! It was a super busy day!

Breakfast: poptarts and milk

Lunch: a smorgasbord of food at the party/picnic!!! And of course they had their cookies which they loved!

So we went to the grocery store today (wow 4 is a lot more than 3!) WE survived and I got about half of my shopping done (including candy for the candy toss at the graduation party!)

We got home and then it was time to get ready for the picnic. The kids were great and had fun (although they were so tired and hot by the time it was over!) Landon wasn't a happy camper (he's sick!) They ate well, Paige was talking to flies (it was funny) they saw Bryce get his certificate and then played in the playground and sand. Then they had the candy scramble (the Carver kiddos and Bryce looked like pros while Landon didn't really "get it".

So all in bed, and I'm pooped, I hope they all sleep until Daddies and Mommies get home from work!

reminder: paige needs diapers

Wed. and yeah for pics!

Breakfast: cheerios, banana, milk

Lunch: pb and marsh on wheat, yogurt, canteloup, milk

All ate very well (Hayden gave me no trouble and woofed his food, maybe he is finally hungry?)

Almost all the kiddos ate a whole sandwhich for lunch!! Hayden even asked for another half after that!

Today was busy busy busy and it was excellent!

WE first got "cookie monster" aka Bryce's fish a new tank and set that up (the kids had fun helping out and just might want their own little fishy) Then we coated on the sunscreen and changed and out we went!!

WE did the parachutte (fun but it would be more fun if there was a second adult to help me with it!) Kyle we should try this with the boys. The loved it, we played ring around the rosie with it.

Then we of course did lots of swimming, and sprinkler time.

We swang and played played played!

Then we painted some May Flower pictures (it was so funny to see the 2 year olds (well Paige included) at one table and how they just smeared the paint everywhere. The 3 year olds at another table taking their time and painting just in the lines.

Then we swam some more to wash off.

11 o clock was lunch time and then the kids just looked worn out so they played quietly and watched some bob the builder until nap time.

12:30 and all is quiet!

Oh Paige needs diapers by next week! And we will be at the playground tomorrow so I would wear sneakers on Paige and Hayden so mulch doesn't get in their sandels!