Dodie, John & the 3 kids: June 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Polka-dot, Polka-dot, Afro

What a fun night! Drive-In movie time for Madagascar 3!

Nothing like getting the gang together for a night of fun!

Of course, Mom knows nothing about the movie, since I kept getting "Mom", "Mom", "Mom".

Jillian fell asleep after she saw the "polka-dot, polka-dot, afro" part.

And, while the kids started out in their chairs, they were all freezing half-way through.

Nolan and Jillian finished watching from the back of the van.

Mom, on the other hand, was outside in shorts... watching all the adults in blankets & wondering WHY am I the only one hot?!!

Nature Scavenger Hunt

A lot different then last year, where it was almost 100 degrees, when we participated in the Pioneer Park scavenger hunt! Today, was a perfect 80 degree's!

This year, they incorporated many more things....

- Smell a flower

- Feel tree bark

- Look at poison ivy

- Listen for the song of a bird

- Find a Y shaped tree branch (Nolan's were antler size. Jillian's was tiny....and you can't see in pic)

Just a fun little outing, before our night at the Drive-In!

We originally went to Garfield Park for a Rainforest Carnivore class for kids. Unfortunately, we were 20 minutes late, by the time we arrived... and the class was cancelled, since no one showed! OOPS!

We still took the opportunity to explore the Garfield Park Conservatory.

Can you imagine the last time we were there, we were saying our "I Do's"!

Camp for Memorial Day weekend

We're at camp for the entire Memorial Day weekend... and I only have pictures of the kids in the boat?? No worries, when the kids are steering the boat...it was anchored & not even a foot of water.

It was another great weekend of family time!

It started off shaky, as John did not get home from work until 9 PM - and that's when we got to start our 9 hour drive! The kids started fighting immediately. The dog was whining, since he hates the car. And, mom was a horrible co-pilot as usual, and fell straight asleep! Ashley hopped in the car & took over as co-pilot.... and instantly fell asleep too. John consumed many 5-hour energy drinks... and only needed a cat nap around 2 AM. WOW! What a trooper, after working a 15 hour day!