Cousins

I took the kids to South Bend this week to see Meg, Lilly, and baby Zach. We attempted to get a picture of all 4 kids together, but that was easier said than done. Becca clearly did not want to sit on the couch to have her picture taken. Here is what we ended up with:

Becca did not want to sit on the couch because she was in love with this little play kitchen that Lilly has. She wanted to play with it for almost the entire time we were there. She loved opening and closing the microwave and saying "ding dong, ding dong." I am definitely going to look for one of these at garage sales this summer.

Here is a picture of Samuel and Zach. Before we got there, I kept reminding Samuel that Zach was going to be really little and that we would have to be very gentle with him. So then Samuel asked me - "is he bigger than a banana?" Um, yes, I think he is.

Family Fun Night

I have been awful about posting on our blog lately. I think it's because we have been the house of germs for the past few weeks, with everyone getting colds/ear infections/coughs, etc... and there is nothing fun to write on the blog about that. Darn you preschool, with your insistence on sharing everything - including germs!

We did manage to go to Family Fun Night at Samuel's school last week. It had a carnival theme with lots of different games set up where the kids could earn tickets. At the end, they could cash their tickets in for little prizes. Here are some pictures:

Making a mask by scratching off the black part to reveal colored paper underneath:

I'm not really sure what these were, but Samuel seemed to like them:

Visiting Clifford:

This one is hard to see, but it's Samuel in the bounce house. I think this was his favorite thing:

Choosing his prize at the end of the night: