Weekend Review

We have started off our summer break with a busy, fun-filled weekend.  Love it!  I hope our whole summer is like this. 

Saturday morning we took the boys to our local Lowe's Hardware for their Build & Grow clinic.  They were making Monkey Powered Airplanes, which Chris and Logan were pretty stoked about.  Eric and I always end up piecing the projects together but the boys love doing all of the hammering and putting the stickers on.  I had to help them a little more this time than I usually do so I wasn't able to snap any pictures.  Maybe next time ;)  They had a lot of fun though!  I think they enjoy the certificate and badge they receive for completing the project just as much as the project itself. 

That afternoon we went to a birthday party for my best friend's daughter.  She is turning 3 years old and had a super cute Bumblebee themed party.  Abby (her mom) had different stations with fun things for all of the kids to do.  I volunteered to help her out since she can't be in more than once place at a time ;)  I was in charge of the nail polish and temporary tattoo station.  I was a "busy bee" throughout the whole party.  At one point I even had a small line formed with kids either wanting their nails painted or a tattoo, and I even had a few that wanted both.  I didn't mind at all though.  I had a lot of fun.  I especially liked painting the girls' nails for them.  I don't get to do things like that since I have two boys.  My hubby was sweet enough to bring me some ice cream and a cupcake since I stayed so busy and wasn't able to leave my spot, haha. 

Today we took the boys bowling.  Our local bowling center is offering free bowling for kids this summer.  They get 2 free games per day.  That's pretty awesome!  I just wish the shoe rental wasn't so much.  Eric and I decided not to bowl and it was still $6.63 just for Chris and Logan's shoe rental.  We were thinking about just going to Dick's and buying them a pair of bowling shoes, especially if we're going to be taking them a lot this summer.  I'm sure the shoes would pay for themselves in no time. 

Chris and Logan used the "kid ramp" at first but then quickly got into the swing of things and pushed it to the side so they could bowl on their own.  I had a lot of fun watching them.  During the middle of the first game Chris got to where he would roll the ball, put his hands on his hips, and then turn and tilt his body in the direction he wanted his ball to go.  It was SO funny.  Everyone around us was laughing, too.  Chris got a strike toward the end of the first game and ended up winning.  Then Logan got a strike toward the middle of the second game and won that one :)