We have a 6 year old!

This little guy turned 6 a few weeks ago and I am not really sure how this is possible.  This is a photo of Britton the week we moved to Thailand 5 years ago.  I never thought that we would still be in Thailand 5 years later and I didn't think my baby would turn 6 so quickly.  Honestly, I just had him!! But, he is 6, So, here is how we celebrated Britton.  

The day before Britton's birthday we had to run to the embassy to get the boys passports re-newed, so my husband took the whole day off and we decided to start celebrating Britton's birthday a day early.

We stopped at the book store to check out a few books. 

Britton got to choose where he wanted to eat and he chose McDonald's.  It's so funny because kids just have a thing about McDonald's.  He has only eaten there a handful of times and this is what he really wanted. 

Then off to go bowling. 

And to finish the day with some ice cream from Dairy Queen. 

And a visit with a superhero.

It's Britton's Birthday

 Birthday Pancakes.  A tradition at our house.

 Me & the birthday boy

Science Museum with Homeschool Co-op

 We had a homeschool field trip scheduled on Britton's birthday, so he got to celebrate the day with friends.

 We took a chemistry class with our group.  It was a lot of fun. 

Cake & Presents

 Very excited about his snorkeling gear

 I told him I would make anything for dinner...he chose peanut butter & jelly!

Friend Birthday Party/ Swim Party

A few days later we celebrated again with his friends at the pool.  Brittton had a great week celebrating his special day!

Here was Britton's 5th birthday party.  It was a Jake and the Neverland Pirate theme.  

Now to get ready for Greyson's 11th birthday!!

Valentine's Day 2016

I have said it a million times...I do not enjoy Valentine's Day.  I'm not really a romantic and it puts so much pressure on you to find a gift or do something out of the ordinary.  It stresses me out.  My husband and I started dating when we were 14 & 15 and I think we only celebrated the very first Valentine's Day with gifts or flowers.  After that, we forgot about it.

But, then I had these three beautiful babies that I was over the top in love with and couldn't help but celebrate Valentine's Day with them.  The boys really get into to it too and look forward to celebrating, so the bar has been set.  Maybe they will be sweet, romantic men someday.  So every year we have a Valentine's theme day.  Here is what we did last year.  We had a party with our friends. And some fun projects we made in the past. This is how we spent our Valentine's Day this year.

Table all ready for breakfast. Free Printables HERE

I found these cute little tic tac Star Wars covers.  The boys loved them.

Breakfast was red velvet muffins, strawberries, & pink milk. 

Good Morning boys

 Chocolate covered strawberry wafer cookies. 

Lunch: Heart Grilled cheese, cheese & crackers, strawberries, Strawberry yogurt, & jello. 

Happy Valentine's Day from Thailand!

Reading List 2015

2015 was a big year for us.  We made it through 35 more read alouds, most from our list of 100 Books to Read.  We discovered some great new series The Cricket in Times Square Series by George Selden, The Penderwick Series by Jeanne Birdsall, The Benedict Society Series by Trenton Lee Stewart and The Spiderwick Series by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi.

We read books by our favorite authors, Kate DiCamillo, Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, & Judy Blume. We were introduced to some of our new favorite authors like Andrew Clements, Jerry Spinelli, & Christopher Paul Curtis.

I have loved discovering books that I have never heard of or having my opinion changed on books I was "judging by its cover."

I asked each of the boys what their favorite book that we read in 2015 was and this was what they each had to say.

Greyson: "There are so many good books.   You read so many great ones last year.  I am not sure how to choose.   I can't narrow it down to one.  My top three are Half-Magic, Bud, Not Buddy, & The Penderwicks.  I liked the adventures in all of these book. "

            

Lincoln: " Can I have more than one?  We read so many great books.  They keep getting better.  My three favorite were Bud, Not Buddy, Cricket in Times Square, and Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.  I hope our books this year are even better, but I don't know how that could happen. "

                         

Britton: " My favorite was Trumpet of the Swan. I liked it because the swan had a real trumpet and then he would get in the pond.  It was funny."

                                              

I am excited to get to even more of the amazing books on our list.  There is just never enough time to read all the books I want to.  I would love to hear some of your favorite reads from the past year.


Books we read in 2015:


29. Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
30. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
31. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
32. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
33. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
34. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
35. Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
36. The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
37. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
38. Winnie-the-Pooh By A.A. Milne
39. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
40. Frindle by Andrew Clements
41. Ramona and her Mother by Beverly Cleary
42. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
43. Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
44. The Field Guide: Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi
45. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
46. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
47. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
48. Loser by Jerry Spinelli
49. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
50. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
51. Stuart's Cape by Sara Pennypacker
52. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
53. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sister's, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
54. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
55. The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
56. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
57. Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
58. Half- Magic by Edward Eager
59. The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
60. The Time-Wrap Trio: Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Sciezska
61. When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke
62. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
63. The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements