Spring FEVER

Well, Spring has sprung, we're on Spring break and my kids are sick. Spring "Fever", indeed. Levi started us off with sinus infection and ear infection- after 7 days of antibiotic he is going back in to the doctor this afternoon because his fever started spiking up again. Caleb was struck down this weekend with a nasty cough and ear infection to match. Kellie has not yet been to the doctor, but she is sleepy today and has started a cough of her own. Aaron, so far is pretty good. (We'll keep our fingers crossed!)

Since we can't go out and play and see our friends we decided to have a movie day.

 Current movie of the moment:

I think I'll go do a little bit of disinfecting while the kids are watching. Wish me luck!

...and this is what happens when you come back 1/2 an hour later to check on everyone:

 (Poor, sick Levi...):(

Welcome Spring!

We decided the best way to celebrate the 1st week of Spring was to plant some flowers to put on our front porch. Here's my little worker bees! Levi and Caleb loved putting their hands in the dirt. It was such a great project for a bunch of boys; a job that you're supposed to get dirty doing! Happy Spring!

80's Hair?

Kellie likes to have her hair curled, but doesn't like to sit still for me to use the curling iron. Last night I braided her wet hair and then let it be "curly" this morning. She is very happy with it, but Matt insists that I created an 80's flashback. (actually, he said "cute 80's flashback") After looking at it, I guess I agree. :)

Dancing Kellie!

Caleb and Kellie have been putting on performances for us. Caleb has really started playing the role of MC- he even put on a tie! (What she lacks in talent she makes up for in enthusiasm!)
(You may want to pause the music player at the bottom of the page so that you can hear Caleb announcing her.)

Leprechaun Traps...

Last week Caleb brought home the following assignment:
Be the first kid in the class to catch a real live leprechaun!
Your home project this week will be to make a leprechaun trap. The trap can be of any design you wish, but consider these things.
*Leprechauns love shiny things.
*Leprechauns are very tiny.
*Leprechauns disobey signs.
*Leprechauns love green.
*Leprechauns love tasty treats.

They are going to use their traps to write How-To books about how to catch a leprechaun. Here's how Caleb's turned out: (In case you're wondering we used a ROLO candy wrapped in shiny gold for his treat...)

Here's hoping you get one, Caleb!

Visiting the Airport and Aunt Kathy

Aunt Kathy had a layover in Denver and we were lucky enough to go see her, which was great!  I hadn't realized that our kids have never been to an airport before, and was surprised about how very excited they all were to actually go see "a real live airport." (to quote Kellie)

Kellie was so excited that she told her Preschool class all about it and we decided to take some pictures so that she could go back and tell her class about it. Most of the Preschoolers had never seen an airport before either. Here's our trip to the airport:

 

Denver International Airport

The kids really enjoyed the roof, they thought it looked like a circus tent. It was made to look like the Rocky Mountains.

 Kellie liked that we parked next to the big "K".

The roof from the inside, looking up.

Aunt Kathy!

Kellie was fascinated with the Baggage claim, they liked watching the suitcases going around and around the carousel.

Levi's favorite was the Planes. He especially like the ones with animals on them!

Kellie also loved the "HUUUUGE flag."

Kellie Lost Her 1st Tooth!

Yesterday Kellie came running up to Matt and I to tell us that she had a loose tooth. It was VERY loose, and in fact, I thought that she would lose it before the day was over. The tooth made it through the night, only to come out at church during sacrament meeting this morning! She was one very excited 5 year old girl, bouncing around and showing everybody her new gap! (She looks so different now!)

4th Grade Golf Course

The 4th Grade has been busy building a miniature golf course. They have been studying motion and motors and so each hole designed had to incorporate those items.

 

This is the hole that Aaron helped work on.

 Aaron's part of the hole was this neat ramp with a tube.

The ball rolls through the tube and comes out this end. The white thing on the end was a motorized propeller that the ball had to shoot past.

Side view...

Here's Aaron, we are proud of his creativity and were so glad to go see the golf course!

Caleb In The Hat

Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss's Birthday so the 1st graders have been reading Dr. Seuss Books all week. They actually have a day off from school tomorrow so they ended this week today by putting on their own "Cat in the Hat" hats. He said his favorite book this week was "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back".  I love it!