Spring 2018?

Still fun to build in the sand with friends. I liked that I could be warm in the house and watch.

My apologies that these pictures will be in a random order. Things here have been exciting. So much going on and each week seems to bring more adventure. Our seasons switched to Spring on the calendar but it brought the first snowstorm that you could really play in with it. Two days off of school led to all kinds of fun. Then it melted away to bring slightly warmer spring activities. 

New badminton net.

Saturday morning activity of dying Easter eggs. We tried some new techniques this year including food coloring in a bag of rice, drop the egg in and shake. Boyd takes this very seriously. 

The outcome. This was his favorite egg and shall be the last one eaten.

"Mom, we get more and more creative every year." Boyd's lot. The one on the left is an example of his earlier years of egg dying...craaaccccckkkk

The whole carton minus the one the cracked and smushed prior to coloring.

So grown up.

Going halves.

Another technique. Food coloring on finger and finger painting the egg. ..

or fingers

Mom, I had to draw a picture of my dream house. It is inspired by the house in Ferdinand. It is obviously on a mountain. Looks like room for me!

Trying on his Dr. Seuss day costume. Wish I had a picture from that day. Cute whiskers, and a tail too.

They called school off before the snow even started so I took these two swimming. Then we embarked on our first sleepover. Basically to Boyd that means getting to stay up and hour late and play video games with a friend in the night. They were exhausted from swimming so they both were zonked out by 11. They are being silly after a pancake breakfast the next morning. 

This photo is older but Team Thunder celebrating their undefeated season after a windstorm that knocked power out and wrecked havoc to signs and roofs all around us. 

The long overdue snow they could sled in!

The new sledding hill since they built houses on the old hill.

My heart was so full as I watched Boyd work so hard to build this snowman. He did all the rolling and had some help with finishing touches from a friend.

Coming inside from playing in the field. Love his style.

Fine Arts Festival for the schools. I should have taken a picture of how big this exhibit was but he found his feather right away. His is actually the brightly colored one to the right of the one he was pointing too. It's hard to pose and get everything right.

His Art teacher was so happy to see Boyd and came over right away to share how much she loved watching  him work and how he always too the projects in his own creative direction. Another owl on display! We are so proud of you Boyd!