This is the book that was chosen for the intermediate level kids in our neighborhood book club. It is really a very good story. Two brothers go white water rafting with their dad for the first time and their dad ends up getting bitten by a rattlesnake. It is quite an adventure since the boys have never been rafting before and their dad is drifting in and out of consciousness. Book club is this weekend and we are going to discuss the books, do an activity related to each of the books and then have some yummy popsicles.
How Pizza Came to Queens is a very cute story about four little girls and a summer visitor from Italy. It turns out these girls have never heard of pizza and their Italian-speaking guest wants nothing more than to make pizza. The girls try everything to make their guest happy, but soon realize that they have to figure out what pizza is if they are going to put a smile on their guest’s face.
Cooking an egg on the sidewalk
The boys could hardly contain themselves this Father’s Day. They had been planning what to give him for weeks and the day had FINALLY arrived. So, we started the celebration with the opening of the presents which included several Star Trek action figures, the Bridge and the transporter. They got all of that set up and played with that while I made Sean breakfast in bed. Once I brought Sean’s breakfast up they decided they all wanted to eat breakfast in bed together. Later on in the morning we went to church and then went to the T-Bones game. I am glad they won because it was HOT!!!
Eggs, turkey bacon, honey and butter toast and OJ
Playing with their new toys
At the ballgame with Grandma and Grandad
Sunday- Bratwurst, Nachos, Big Pretzel and lots of water (at the T-Bones game)
Monday-Bison burgers with leftover cheesy potatoes and baked beans
Tuesday-Whole Roasted Chicken with cantaloupe and bread and butter
Wednesday-Salmon, roasted potatoes and steamed peas
Thursday-Mijas with cantaloupe or watermelon
Friday-Pasta with italian sausage
Saturday-?
I took the boys to see the play The Chronicles of Narnia at Theater for Young America at Union Station this week. They boiled the book down into a 45 minute play, but it was enough to get the gist of the story. Then we went to go see the Narnia Exhibit that was also at Union Station. The boys really liked it. You go into the wardrobe, through the coats and you step out the other side and it’s snowing and you’re in Narnia. Very cool. They don’t let you take pictures though. Sorry. Then we went and explored Science City.
Colm was too scared to be in this picture. I can’t say that I blame him.
Colm was too short to put his face in the holes, so he took the pictures.
Colm making some music.
Liam playing with the dead animal pelts; he was fascinated.
This was not the wedding they had planned, but sometimes Uncle Sam makes other plans for you. John will be leaving for Afghanistan next month and will return August 2010. Many prayers for his safe return would be greatly appreciated. John is Sean’s cousin and Liam’s godfather.
This is the book that the first through third graders are reading for our first meeting of the neighborhood book club. It is a cute little story about a kid who is kind of lazy, but gets inspired to work very hard to earn a spot as his team’s goalie.
I picked this book off the “recommended” shelf at the library. It’s definitely not a book I would normally read. If you like football or know anything about football you might appreciate it a little bit more.
Yesterday I got Colm two pairs of pants for school in the fall and Liam two new pairs of pajamas for 21 bucks and some change at The Children’s Place which I think is a pretty good deal since, in my opinion, kids’ pajamas are usually freakishly expensive. Then tonight we went on a shopping rampage getting the boys clothes for a wedding tomorrow. I got Colm a white dress shirt for less than three dollars at Target and then I went to Kohl’s and got Colm some dress shoes, both the boys a tie and a Slip ‘n’ Slide (hey, it was 50% off) for less than forty dollars with the 20% off coupon the nice lady behind me in line shared with me combined with the sales they already had going on. Not too bad.