More Projects & Sunshine

Today was a gorgeous day! Mitch decided to take advantage of the sunshine to get some yard work done, so I came up with yet another project to keep the boys occupied indoors until it was safe for them to go outside - sock puppets! We made a snake (which ended up becoming more like a dragon since Sawyer wanted to put spikes - aka puff balls - down its back) and a butterfly. The boys were cracking up as we put our puppets on our hands and had the snake try to chase the butterfly who promptly started teasing the snake "neener neener, you can't get me because you're stuck on the ground, and I'm flying high in the aiiiiiiiir!" They can be SO silly sometimes, and it's always tons of fun to just let loose and have fun being goofy with them.


The completed puppets before we tested them out



I'm gonna get you!



Ssssssssssssssss, my snake is going to bite you!



I'm flying away so you can't get me! (even Daddy joined in the puppet fun during his lunch break!)


We left the puppets on the counter so the glue could finish drying and grabbed our bikes and headed out to the front yard for awhile. All the neighborhood boys were playing outside, and eventually they all ditched their bikes and ended up playing in our backyard (as usual!). Mitch was still busy mowing the front lawn, so I spent a nice chunk of mid-day hanging out in the backyard with SIX little boys for awhile! It was such beautiful weather, and all the boys were playing really well together, so it was really nice to spend that time with them instead of stuck inside doing laundry or any of the other chores that I should have been doing. We finished the day with TiVo'd football, some playroom organization, baths and storytime. Tomorrow Sutton and I are going to go spend the day playing with Aunt Kari since she has the day off of work (those lucky state workers!).



Five of the six boys - the only time I could get them all in one picture!
Joshua, Sawyer, Jaden, Jordan and Nathan