Spring Break

This week was spring break.  We didn't go any where and the weather was not very nice, so a lot of time was spent watching t.v. or doing crafts inside (other than a couple trips out to a museum and some indoor play areas.)  One morning we woke up (an hour later than the kids, most likely) and found that d & j had gathered all their "babies" to watch morning t.v.  They are not normally allowed to watch t.v. on weekday mornings, before school, so this must have been an exciting morning for them.
I should also say how great it is that they get up on their own, get something to eat, and entertain themselves until we wake up.  Yeaaa for big kids!

Jamie ended up in a time-out at some point this week.  Not unusual for her.  What is unusual is that she hunched over in a doorway like a turtle, and a few minutes later she fell asleep.  She was snoring and everything.  Who does that?

A2 Hands-On Museum

Today Dawson, Jamie and I went to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum with my friend Mary Lou and her kids Collin and Matthew.

As with most places like this, Dawson loved everything and could have stayed for many, many hours figuring things out. 
Jamie, on the other hand, kept interested for a little while, but became bored pretty quickly and lost interest in all the science.  (I can relate.)

 

Collin & Dawson

 



A Dawson Original

Dawson made this huge poster for fun.
It is almost 6 ft. long and completely colored in. 
We are amazed at how long he sticks with his crafts, to complete them,
and the amount detail he puts in.

Spring 'Do

Jamie got her hairs cut today...
check out her new spring 'do.

Our Love/Hate Relationship: Michigan Weather



From 30 degrees to 80 degrees, in 24 hours. 
I think everyone went a little nuts outside today,
 after waiting six months for some weather like this!



Red Wings

We decided that since Jamie had

not been to a Wings game yet,

it was about time she had the chance to go.

So, we went to the Wings vs. Oilers game last night.

The kids got cool lunchboxes as the give-a-way. 
Actually a good promo for once!

Jamie really has a love of cotton candy. 
I wonder where she gets the sugar love from?



And Dawson loves the Wings.



A Peek Into Dance Class

We were able to visit Jamie's dance class today

and see how they are doing with Miss Barbara...

Jamie in the middle, her friend Laney, on the left,

 and Audrey (our neighbor), on the right.

Carly (our neighbor/Audrey's sister) is not

 actually in the dance class (she is only 3),

but she likes to dress up every time there is

class, like she is part of it.

She also loves Dawson.

House Progress



Click on this post to see the latest progress on the house.  Boards are all up!



Decorating A Temporary Residence



There are a lot of things that I do not like about our temporary living situation (especially during the winter, because the fun of having a pool is no longer an option). 
However, there are a few perks:
-Decorating is easy, just stick up anything you want, anywhere you want.
-It isn't our house, so it doesn't matter how messy it gets or if anything is damaged*
* Which means...We know it is temporary, so pretty much anything goes.



I don't know if it is normal or not, but the kids do not really play with toys very much.  They spend most of their time drawing, writing, and making crafts.  They could do something crafty all day long, if they had enough supplies.  This is great, but also messy.  (Again, a positive thing about apartment living, because - who cares if paint is on the carpet or tape is peeling off the paint on the wall?!)  This could drive me a little crazy in a new house though, so maybe I should start steering their creativity into lego building or something more clean?

Happy V Day!

 

Happy Valentines Day everyone!



All About Jamie

Jamie is the Kindgergarten star of the week.
Here is what she will share about herself.

Sharing

Just thought I'd post this one for documentation's sake.  They actually still kind of enjoy sharing a room right now...to the point where they want to share a bed sometimes. (Not all the time. They still have separate beds - we aren't that crazy.)  I'm also not sure how much longer they can stand being in the same room.  So far so good and hopefully only a couple months to go.
Anyway, since they still like each other for the most part, I figured I should post proof, because I seem to remember not getting along with Joel once we got a little older than the age they are now.  (This is Janet speaking...David can speak for himself, on his sibling relationships during the elementary years.)

Tag

You would think that it would be difficult to play tag very competitively in a 2 bedroom apartment...but they find a way.

 

7

Dawson turns 7 on January 30. 
Wow, I think I lost track of all that time somewhere! 
We had a birthday party for him at a Plymouth Whalers game, with some of his friends.  They had a blast...as you will be able to see below....

 

Shooter the Whale

Ryan . Brandon . Danny . Julian . Dawson . Mikey . Josh . Jack

Brandon & Josh (our neighbors)

Ryan & Jack (friends from school)



Ryan (friend from school)



Jack (friend from school)



Mikey (friend from school)

Julian & Dawson (friend from church)

Danny (friend from school)

Grandma V keeping Jamie entertained

They had a great time, even though the Whalers lost in a really long drawn out shoot-out.

The bad news is...after going to bed that night, Dawson woke up at 1am with the flu and is in rough shape now.  Tough way for the poor kid to spend his birthday weekend.