First Day of Family Co-op

Our first day of family co-op was today! I can't even begin to tell you how much planning & preparation has gone into this co-op. And how much is still to come. It is worth it & then some. My kids & I had such fun.

One thing I love about our family co-op is that all ages are together.

After some learning time Jen led us in a game to get to know each other.

Princess took a little ride in her stroller & took a water break. =0)

Waiting their turn....

Some play time for Princess.

My lefty.
I'm so happy to finally have a south paw! =0)

Boo coloring her binder cover.

Jen teaching the first lesson in World Geography.

Princess found her sissy & climbed right into her lap.

Since it was the first day we planned for a fun field trip. We all drove out to this wonderful, free park. First we had a picnic lunch & then the kids cooled off. A couple of the mommies did too - fully clothed! Lol!

Sweet Pea playing with Princess.

We had a fantastic first day! I love watching the kids all learning together & looking out for one another. The mommies are pretty cool too! =0) This year is going to be great!

Winter Picnic

Our grill has been out of propane for a couple of months. I have longed for the taste of a good piece of grilled meat. This week there was money in the budget to get the tank re-filled. I was very happy when Dave said he was going down to Lowe's today! We planned a picnic dinner to celebrate!

Boo Bear mixed up the lemonade.

Daddy had a grilling buddy tonight. Bugs was very proud of himself. It was adorable to watch him.

Some tastes of summer ~ Cucumbers & tomatoes

You have to have baked beans!

Sweet Pea fed Princess to help out.

Look what I grilled!

Celebrating our winter picnic!

We had hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad & chips too. YUM!

Digging in!

Some may think it's silly to celebrate getting gas for the grill. But hey we are a silly family! LOL! Truly it's fun to celebrate the little moments as well as the big. If you haven't tried it lately go ahead. I bet you'll have a blast!

The Best Picnic Ever!

The company Dave works for held a picnic this year. It was held at a local outdoor YMCA. What a gorgeous place! It was a nice balance of woods and fields and the buildings were so nice. There was lots to do from the very smallest to the oldest. I was very impressed at all that they had for us & their generosity. The meal was delicious too & there was lots of it!

The best part for Boo, Sweet Pea, Elvis & I was the Banana Boat ride. We had never been on this before and thought, "Why not?" The regular boat ride had already filled up and the lady signing people up said, "You'll get a little wet". I figured I could handle a little bit of water but went to change into my swimsuit just in case. Good thing I did b/c we came back SOAKED!!!!!! Holy cow! The whole time I hung on for dear life! We were laughing, screaming and praying to God to keep us alive. I was seriously impressed that Elvis hung on the entire time. It was not an easy thing to do let me tell you. It was WILD! We are still talking about our adventurous ride.

It was a great day & we all agreed we can hardly wait until next year. We also agree that we are very thankful Daddy works for a company that cares about their employees and is so generous. We are blessed & thank God for this job.

We were some of the first to arrive. After signing in, doling out our raffle tickets & receiving our free beach towel we went to the Duck Pond. There were all sorts of ducks to choose from. The kids received a prize based on which duck they selected. And of course the ducks were all cats & dogs! (For those of you who don't know Dave works for a pet food company.)

Sweetness

Showing me her Sassy duck

Face painting!

Normally with 4 kids, (Princess is not old enough), we don't do face painting b/c it is too expensive. But here it was included in the festivities! Fun!

The Bouncy House was right by the face painting which was great. It gave the younger kids something fun to do while they waited for their siblings.

A fierce tiger! Rrrrowwww!

Boo's Turn

Hmmmm........what or who will he be?

Sweet Pea decided to join in.

SPIDER MAN!

Pretty!

Elvis joins Spiderman in the Bouncy House fun.

Sweet Tiger

My camera wasn't quick enough. That blur is Elvis! Lol.

Caricatures!

This is another thing we have always wanted to do but couldn't. Thank you, MARS!

This is the guy that drew mine. I love it!

The Climbing Tower

Ummmm..........maybe next year.

Good sports from the company sat in the dunking tank & met the water quite frequently.

Watermelon is a favorite with our Spiderman!

Two tigers chomping down on chicken.

The kid waterpark was fun. Very clean & lots of life guards too! Mommy like!

Doesn't she look like a pretty little flower?

Part of the waterpark.

The coconut tree sprayed water.

There were lots of other sprayers too which made it all the more fun.

The kids getting ready to go down the slide.

What a fun, Fun, FUN day!