Tag Archives: my boys

A duel

duelNick has been gone since Sunday but gets back today.

I have been working on finding outlets for the boys energy while he is gone.

pacesI had them pulling weeds in the garden and thought a water gun fight would be a good way to cool off and wear themselves out.

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It’s too bad they do not enjoy water guns…

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They indulged me though.

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See the look of boredom on his face?

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faces

both

laugh

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What do you do to help get the wiggles out of your kids?

You know, so they don’t tear the whole house down…

I have not been successful.

They decided to swing from the towel bar in the bathroom.

Shockingly  it ripped the screws from the wall.

They just do not make things like they used to…

Making Rice Crispy Treats.

ricecrispiesMy boys went crazy at Christmas for rice crispy treats.

But they had no clue what they were…

mixingI felt like they were missing a childhood right of passage.

coonskinSo we made some.

oldestThey really liked that they could do most of it on their own.

eatingI think clean up was their favorite.

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ricecrispies2I made them with this fruit loop type cereal because that is what I had.

I would not recommend it.

It was WAY to sweet!

cutNow my children have had a full childhood…

We did the microwave version found at the Kellog’s site.