Moose, Ducks, and New Spectacles

 Last blog post we left off with seeing the moose on our way home from church. After lunch we decided to go to Falls Park to get out side and let the kids do some exploring. 

We of course looked at the ducks there

It was a pretty and chilly fall day

This bridge is a cool sight. It is only used for the Avista employees to go between different sights of the hydroelectric dam

Henry had no problems throwing rocks right into a group of ducks. Luckily for them he doesn't have very good aim

I think it is cool to see the water bead up on the ducks' feathers

The lighting off the water was really cool

The big kids enjoyed the exploring the most

And who doesn't like going down the slide with their mom?

When we got home the moose was resting on our neighbors' lawn two doors over from us

We had to keep Henry from getting too close to the moose

I love the idea of mixing kinetic sand with a monster truck

Lyza's new glasses arrived this week and her reaction was great

Both pairs look good on her

Mason is always so proud of his creations

Look at those squishy cheeks

Have a great week!

Finishing Halloween and a Birthday Party

Every Saturday night Kim sets out church clothes for the kids to make the early Sunday morning routine less hectic. This last week Mason added some accessories to Nixon's outfit. What funny kids.

Our kids had their primary program and they all did great. Mason was VERY entertaining ;)

The perfect puzzle for Halloween on Sunday

The kids made mummy dogs for dinner

We went to a friend's house for a bonfire and home made donuts

Lyza was excited to spend some time with her friend

Mason had a good time with their cat

We then went home to watch Hocus Pocus. Henry begged to stop by the neighbors' spooky house first

Nixon also stopped by the spooky house

This is Lyza taking a break from reading by listening to an audio book 😕

Henry had a friend over this week and had lots of fun

His drawings have gotten really cute

The kids all went to the dentist this week and Kim got a photo of Henry looking super cool. He thought all the stuff they were doing in his mouth was so funny

Yesterday morning was kind of lazy (except for Kim, who got up and ran).

Mason was invited to a classmate's birthday party and his siblings got to tag along to the bouncy house with him.

The kids loved these little cars

Mason had SOOO much fun

Nixon was really good to play with Henry

Lyza also had fun

When the kids went back to the party room they were all very thirsty

And they all loved their cupcakes (at least the icing). You can see how sweaty Mason was.

Henry sat on the big throne next to the birthday boy. No one seemed to mind because he was so cute.

Mason was really happy to give this gift to his friend

Here he is with the birthday boy

Henry has been enjoying this book

On our way home from church today we saw the moose across the street

I got a couple of close ups

Have a great week!