mon, 2/22...day 53

Niall and I built the "ladder golf" game over the weekend that Phoebe sent us for Xmas.

We had fun trying to figure out how to get the ball+rope things to loop around. One time, Niall's bounced off the ground and looped around the lowest bar. Funny!

sun, 2/21...day 52

Cory was inspired to build a different kind of Legos creation today: a BIG Boba Fett.

He was so pleased with how it turned out. I think it was pretty darn cool too.

sat, 2/20...day 51

Today was Cory's friend Allison's birthday, held at Creation Station in Lynnwood. What a cool place. I've been hearing about it for years but we'd never been there.

They have a bazillion different recyclables of all kinds, big and small, that you can construct into whatever you're inspired to make.

Cory and his friend Theo sat across from Allison while she opened presents. At the end, the kids were each given a little bag that they could fill with anything from a certain part of the store. As long as some part of the item fit in the bag, they could take it. So some kids got a few huge things and tucked a little bit into the bag. Pretty funny!

fri, 2/19...day 50

The kids and Colleen took some wonderful photos this week. The children also decorated frames, and they were displayed along with the photos when we came to pick up from camp this afternoon.

You can see Cory on the far left with his aqua-colored picture frame.

What a fun week of camp this has been for the kids! Topped off with a pizza party today (Niall and friends made pretzels instead) and lots more outside time.

thu, 2/18...day 49

They did face paint at camp today, and Cory made a skeleton outfit out of paper to match the cool design on his face.

I love the detailed work that Donna and Colleen did with the kids' faces. They turned out fabulously!

wed, 2/17...day 48

These silly guys were trying to avoid having their picture taken after I picked them up from camp but they were laughing so hard, they couldn't put up their hands to block me. Ha!

Check out the bright orange hat that Cory made with Candi today - fun!

Niall is going to camp now too, since I found out - very belatedly - that Tynor has school this week! No filling in kidcare at home for Mom - sigh.

tue, 2/16...day 47

Cory went to "Gap Camp" today at Little School, and much happiness: Donna and Colleen were the camp teachers!

Cory borrowed my camera when I picked him up after camp and took these photos of them (and a bunch of other pictures too, of course - he gets trigger happy whenever he gets hold of a camera!)

They've got some fun plans for the week, including photography, face painting, sewing, a field trip, and more.

And as Cory says, the best part is that there's NO schedule! "We had *nine* outside times today, Mom!" That relaxed pace is just what he needs. Wish he had more of that during the school day too.