Mystery Reader - This Monster Needs a Haircut

One more Mystery Reader for Mom in 1st Grade.  These are so fun!  The book was This Monster Needs a Haircut, and it had lots of hilarious elements.  EVERYTHING gross got stuck in his hair!

The actual day was a little hectic, so the pictures are just from prep.  These are paper bag hand puppets.  In the classroom we glued long crazy strips of green crepe paper to and added weird things like the monster had in his hair.  The kids got crazy with the long paper strips! 

Our snack was a Monster Mix of popcorn, peanuts (no nut allergies in the class), pretzel sticks, and M&Ms.  Yummy! 

It was fun that many of the kids hadn't ever read this book before, and they loved the silliness of it.  Such a fun afternoon in 1st grade.

Cruising in the Golf Cart

Cruising on the new golf cart is a new favorite!!!!!  These two love chilling on the back and taking in the sights.  They even get to ride to get ice cream and treats, so this golf cart is definitely the best!

Cannonball!!!

Lincoln is the King of the Cannonball this summer!  He has the cutest little tuck and enters the water just right.  We probably have 100 cannonball videos.  

Buddy Fun Day - Lincoln 1st Grade

Hooray, it was finally Buddy Fun Day.  (That is Bowie's version of Field Day.)  You get to choose a buddy to do all of the activities/stations with, and Ms. McPherson was kind to let Linc and Nick choose each other early.  She knew they would be each other's first pick!  Oh, and the cutest part is that you dress like twins.  These two actually already had an entire matching outfit!

There are tons of stations manned by volunteer moms.  Some favorites are the 50 yard dash, potato sack race, rock climbing, hockey shots, marble fishing, water gun shooting, and a Popsicle stand.  Other than the Popsicles, tossing rubber chickens was a definite favorite!  Look at those smiles! 

Flying Chickens!!!! 

Oh, and the photo booth provided souvenirs.  This is proudly displayed in Linc's room.

Such a fun morning at school.  The kids look forward to it all year, and it takes a lot of volunteers to pull it off.  We love Buddy Fun Day!

Fun with Friends

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Tuesday night with no sports practices or games . . . invite some friends over for hot dogs and swimming!!!  Clearly everyone had fun!

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Time to celebrate Mrs. Erin's birthday.  We did it in style on the patio at Roman Cucina . . . complete with Italian food, fun drinks, iPads, and petit fours from Stein's Bakery. 

Lincoln's Mother's Day Thoughts

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Lincoln brought home a super sweet note for Mother's Day.  He was pretty accurate . . . especially about the age?!?!

Translation below

25 years old

likes to cook

best thing she cooks is chicken

her favorite food is salad

her favorite thing to do to relax is watch tv

we like to ride (bikes) together

she is really good at working

my mom is special because she does a lot of things

Sweet Lincoln and his sweet thoughts about his Mom.  These little glimpses into how he views Mom are the best.  

Kentucky Derby Party 2016 - 1st Annual Event

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As part of the Bowie PTA Fundraising Auction, we joined a group of fun families to host a Kentucky Derby Party.  Parents paid a donation to attend our party, and we were so excited when the day finally arrived.  We all got dressed up in our fanciest outfits complete with hats on the big day.

The hostesses posed for a picture before the party kicked off.  These ladies are the best!!  Loved hosting with Cheryl, Beth, Hilary, Rachel, and Jen.  Special thanks to the Hamilton family for volunteering their home. 

My friend group posed for a pic too.  Kate, Erin, and Amy joined Beth and I for the big day.  We look fancy!!  (Kate's fun hat was made by Nana, of course.) 

The main beverage station was full of the Derby theme . . . Mint Juleps and Oaks Lilies.  Super yummy! 

Chef Kristin didn't let us down on the food.  Amazing charcuterie board. 

We had gift baskets to draw for guys, gals, and a take home for kids.

There aren't enough words to describe Cheryl's décor.  She worked some major magic with the photo backdrop out front, and the grass covered horse on the buffet table was a show-stopper. 

This post will be updated soon with so many candid photos from the event.  Google photos and my computer aren't really agreeing right now.  But so many fun photos to come.

First Backyard Swim

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It has been a warm spring, and the boys were officially ready to try out the pool.  Lincoln bravely went first off the diving board.  

Beau went next with a boogie board! 

Mom was cooking dinner and watching the boys when Dad surprises EVERYONE by jumping off the diving board too!  The boys loved it!!! 

Happy guys all around! 

This backyard pool has so much in store for us.  An entire summer of family fun anytime we want . . . and we don't even need to go to the club to swim.  Lots of family swimming to come.

Baseball Saturday

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Beau's game started our morning off pretty early.  No worries . . . he got a hit right away!  Great swing!

He's looking like . . . "What are you looking at me for, I got on base?!?!"  Also, he looks like he has been up for about 30 minutes.  Early baseball games aren't our favorite!

These two older brothers huddled with a beach towel because it was pretty chilly in the early morning.  Talan was headed to a soccer game.  Lincoln had a baseball game shortly after but with time to go home and change.   

Linc spent some time at catcher at his basesball game.  Sure looks cute behind the plate! 

Both boys had a soccer game later, but there is no photographic evidence.  Sometimes Mom is talking and watching . . . and cheering!!!

Pinstack Fun

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We celebrated a Friday at Pinstack!  The boys LOVE going there and there are so many fun things to do.  First up, Arcade games and activities.  When they aren't trying to win tickets at the games, they love racing motorcycles.  

Not sure the name of this ride, but they lay back and choose their adventure... an airplane take off/landing, a train ride, etc.  There is a crazy wind machine and they get tossed around quite a bit, and they love it! 

Of course, we needed some bumper cars too.  Lots of giggles! 

Before a busy Saturday of sports, it was great to have a play day at Pinstack!