Saturday, April 12, 2014
Half of my heart is deployed.
This week I stood with my children at the Portland International Airport and watched as their father's plane took off. My husband is an amazing man and it is always hard to watch him go. I always try to remind myself that even though he is not home as much as I would like he is an amazing role model for our children. I couldn't ask for a better husband or father for my children. Travel safe my love as you travel with half of my heart. I love you Charlie.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
During Spring Break
So we had an interesting spring break here in Oregon. Most of the week was very wet and stormy, so we spent a good portion of our vacation indoors. We played a number of games and watched several movies as well as enjoyed multiple rounds of Ottoman Olympics and fashion shows.
For those of you who don't know... Ottoman Olympics is a crazy activity I created to help me cope with my 4 energetic children being stuck in the house because of bad weather. This activity only requires 2 things: first its helpful to have an ottoman and second children willing to participate. When you gather your items you can begin to find a good place to set the ottoman where the children can run, jump and flip over it and nothing is going to break (including the kids). Then your set. I simply suggest they get into line and take turns flipping and rolling across the ottoman in as many ways as they can imagine. They are usually pretty tired after about a half hour of playing this game and are ready to settle down for a little while. This gives me just enough time to come up with the next activity even though they usually just want to play Ottoman Olympics again.
Although we didn't do all the things we had hoped to this year, we did have fun together and that is really all we wanted anyway. Have fun in all you do and remember to roll with whatever happens sometimes the simple things that we do to save the day really work and they create the best memories.
For those of you who don't know... Ottoman Olympics is a crazy activity I created to help me cope with my 4 energetic children being stuck in the house because of bad weather. This activity only requires 2 things: first its helpful to have an ottoman and second children willing to participate. When you gather your items you can begin to find a good place to set the ottoman where the children can run, jump and flip over it and nothing is going to break (including the kids). Then your set. I simply suggest they get into line and take turns flipping and rolling across the ottoman in as many ways as they can imagine. They are usually pretty tired after about a half hour of playing this game and are ready to settle down for a little while. This gives me just enough time to come up with the next activity even though they usually just want to play Ottoman Olympics again.
Although we didn't do all the things we had hoped to this year, we did have fun together and that is really all we wanted anyway. Have fun in all you do and remember to roll with whatever happens sometimes the simple things that we do to save the day really work and they create the best memories.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Spring Break!
I don't know about all of you, but I am looking forward to spring break. For us spring break is next week (March 21-30) and we will be spending as much quality time as a family as we can.
Spring break is another great opportunity to create memories your children will always remember. We enjoy playing games together, lying back in the grass and enjoying all of the sights and sounds that surround us in nature, and even a few late night movies (or video games) in the yard.
Games to enjoy (rain or shine):
Flashlight Tag
Hide and Seek (usually with a twist)
Basketball
Soccer
Football
Scavenger Hunts
Nature Challenges:
Cloud Characters
Bird Watching
Identifying Animal Sounds
Catching Frogs
Late Night Movies:
Pillows
Blankets
Snacks (of course)
We enjoy outdoor movies from a projector and have a 8ftx16ft movie screen to show movies on (courtesy of Luke Jedda).
As we enjoy our break we will be capturing photos and plan to share the experiences with all of you. I hope you all have an equally spectacular spring break.
Spring break is another great opportunity to create memories your children will always remember. We enjoy playing games together, lying back in the grass and enjoying all of the sights and sounds that surround us in nature, and even a few late night movies (or video games) in the yard.
Games to enjoy (rain or shine):
Flashlight Tag
Hide and Seek (usually with a twist)
Basketball
Soccer
Football
Scavenger Hunts
Nature Challenges:
Cloud Characters
Bird Watching
Identifying Animal Sounds
Catching Frogs
Late Night Movies:
Pillows
Blankets
Snacks (of course)
We enjoy outdoor movies from a projector and have a 8ftx16ft movie screen to show movies on (courtesy of Luke Jedda).
As we enjoy our break we will be capturing photos and plan to share the experiences with all of you. I hope you all have an equally spectacular spring break.
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