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A sunny weekend

These pics make me laugh since it is currently raining, and they are calling for freezing rain and snow.

But a few weeks ago we had very warm weather and my husband started building me an Adirondack loveseat!

If you follow me on Instagram then you have already seen a peak at it.

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He is building it so that I have a place to sit while watching the boys play on the zipline and fort.

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He found a local man that was selling lumber he had cut himself into slabs.

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It is beautiful cedar.

While my husband was making all of this progress at the dry fit(he will take it all apart and glue it together after he is done making sure it all works), my boys were doing something a little less productive…

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After they got good and dirty, they decided to try their hand at leaf carving.

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I love it when they get really close to each other and doing something like this.

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It is easier to take pictures of them when they are not running around like crazy.

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knees

I will miss dirty hands, faces, and knees, especially ones sticking out of torn jeans.

Marshmallows vs. Gumdrops

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After seeing this post on the Money Saving Mom site, I decided a toothpick and marshmallow structure would be a great idea for the boys to try.

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I bought the marshmallows and toothpicks over a month ago but kept putting off getting them out.

I am lazy.

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We broke them out finally when I chose a zoo trip on the day it was closed…

It helped curb the disappointment a bit.

Well, that and ice cream.

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Thankfully I keep the Magic School Bus dvd’s in the vehicle so they watched the one about building bridges called “The Magic School Bus Under Construction” on the way home from the zoo.

The boys got frustrated with how flimsy the marshmallows were.

Their buildings kept leaning and it got worse the warmer our house got.

gumdrops

Since the Magic School Bus episode used gum drops, I picked up a package at the store the next day.

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They liked them a lot better!

They were nice and sturdy and tasted good also!

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They thought their bridge should be over water…

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I had them do a contest to see who could build the tallest structure.

My youngest won with the one on the left.

I have seen some amazing structures done with marshmallows and spaghetti on Pinterest!

I think the boys would break them easily and get discouraged but if you have older kids or a very patient child you should try it out!