Coal Creek Trail Hike

The weather has been beautiful so we took the boys out for a hike.  We tried a new trail called the Coal Creek Trail.  Supposedly there is an old coal mine on the trail somewhere.  While we didn't find it, we had a great time and got in lots of exercise and sunshine.

Burke Museum Field Trip 2016

This past week we took a homeschool field trip to the Burke Museum of Natural History.  I knew Cole would enjoy it too so we surprised him and pulled him out of school to go with us.  We had a great time exploring and looking at all the fossils and dinosaur bones. There was a great Northwest Native Artwork exhibit with several things for the boys to touch and explore.  We had an added bonus with Grandma visiting so she got to join in on the fun.

Cole's 7th Birthday

We celebrated Cole's 7th birthday last Saturday.  He woke up to find balloons on the basement floor, the birthday banner and a huge balloon waiting for him upstairs.  Trevor had Digipen class that morning so we woke up early so Cole could open his presents from us before Trevor and Dad left for class.  First present was a shirt which was okay but 2nd present was a Pokémon video came.  That one got a "Yesssss!" from him. 

 

 A bit later in the day we celebrated Cole's birthday with a party at Chuck E Cheese.  Cole loved having his friends there.

 

Cole with Diesel and Logan

 Trevor posing with Lane and Nick

 Cole's cake

 The boys had pizza and lemonade followed by a slice of cake.

 He loved having everyone sing for him.

 In the ticket blaster.

 We opened his friends presents after we got home.  He was in Heaven.

 Pokémon cards!!!!!

 More Pokémon cards!!

 Legos!

 He had a great birthday party.

Thanks to all our family and friends who made Cole's birthday special.  We love you all.

Late Night with Kids Town

Trevor and I attended an event at our church called Late Night with Kids Town.  It was an event for 3-5th graders that went from 6-11PM.  Trevor was in a group with 4th grade boys and I was a leader for a group of 3rd grade girls.  It was a fun night with worship, pizza, games and a race with an egg to earn sundae toppings for dessert.  The last hour we watched The Zaniac Comedy Show

 guy.  He was very funny and kept the kids entertained.  It was a fun night and one we are both so happy to have been part of.

Trevor turns 10!

Trevor turned 10 this week.  He was so excited.  He requested donuts for breakfast.  He was excited to wake up to find not only the donuts but a HUGE balloon as well.  We have a surprise slumber party planned for next weekend.  I can't wait to see his face when he walks in to find his friends and a Minecraft video game party.

 He picked out his own cake.  He kept saying, "It even has candles included so it saves us money."

 Photo Bomb

Tiger Scout Fire Station Tour

Cole's cub scout den visited the fire station.  They were excited to see the trucks and the firemen dressed up but they were most excited about hanging out with their buddies.

 11 of the 14 scouts in the den

 Silly picture

 Cole's best friends Logan, Braden and Nick

Cup Castle

The cup castle Trevor built at church.

Flower Planting Lesson

Now that Trevor is being home schooled it gives us more time to learn about the things we want to learn about.  My friend is a flower farmer and is teaching Trevor about the processes she goes through to get the flowers.  This week he took Ranunculus starts from the green house and planted them in the ground.  He also planted a Dahlia tuber that he will be tracking to see how it grows.  He was so excited and jumped right to help plant the flowers.  He asked a lot of great questions and asked if he could be her flower farmer apprentice.

Wrestling Picture Day

Cole's wrestling club had group pictures last week.  It took them over 30 minutes to get all the boys set up right.  Afterwards they did a group huddle.