Friday, August 31, 2012

Friday August 31, 2012

Menu
B~ pancakes made with fresh blueberries (again by request) scrambled eggs, cinnamon apple slices and milk
L~ Angel hair pasta, with choice of sauce or not, Parmesan cheese, broccoli, bread and butter, milk
S~ fruit kabobs-- cantaloupe, green grapes and banana chunks

Today is our friend Clover's last day- we are  hoping to have her come back next summer! :-)
Brady was here too - for his last day before heading to Kindergarten!

It is a lot of fun having a full house- and how do you serve blueberry pancakes and eggs to eight children?
You enlist the help of the older kids! :-)  Tuesday, I plated the food and Alanah, Joey, Brady and  Phaedra served the 4 younger ones and then came back to me for their own plates. Today, Alanah, Joey, and Brady served the youngest ones and Addison, Clover and they took their own plates.

For lunch, we lucked out and played outside til Dave said it was ready- my favorite days! lol

Clover built a couch

Alanah with the hammering design toy

Charli transferring beans between pitchers

She started this activity at the table but I moved her so she could see what she was doing

Addison set out the play mats and announced "Time for bed everyone"

Brendan, Alanah, Clover and Brady with the design hammering

Addison with her playsilk apron

Clover added people to her couch


On the porch: Brendan, Joey and Addison

Joey, Brady and Brendan

Waiting for bug spray- I keep it in the rv and they all know to stop there on our way out :-)

In the sand




Everyone is in the sand- where is Brendan?

He has mastered climbing and sitting on the easels





Joey lifting the toy grill

Joey likes to cart things around in the wagon behind the car

Meanwhile Charli decides she is going to drive Joey's car

Off goes Joey

Brendan makes a call

Brady and Alanah pushing her pink bunny back and forth on the swing

Ivy is determined to get on the tricycle

Ivy watching Addison and Clover play Red Light, Green Light

Brendan, Charli and Ivy

Brady, AJ and Clover

Wheeee!




I figured I might as well snap the photo before getting Brendan down :-)  He was actually starting to climb down anyway

Clover, Addison and Alanah

Addison, Clover and Alanah

Still climbing :-)

Speaking of climbers- Charli and Ivy

Joey and Brady

Brady and Addison on the glider

Addison says "Brady, you have a big back!"


Brendan cooking dinner

Alanah

Brady and Brendan


Joey on the rings and Brady swinging


Charli gets on a swing

Brendan

Brady on the rings

Clover on the rings, Joey, Addison and Brendan


Ivy kept smiling up to Brady :-)

Brady, Ivy with Alanah's bunny, and Alanah giving pushes


Clover and Charli

Joey with his arms inside the rings

Brendan's turn



Clover and Joey the monkey :-)


Brady pushing Ivy in the swing

Brady says "Look Lanie, I can push her with one hand and not even look!"

This was sweet Charli came over to give Ivy a push



Alanah giving Charli a push


Lunch!


Reading books while Charli and Ivy finished eating

Brady, Alanah, Clover and Brendan