Last night the kids got to have their cousins over while Greg and Tacie went to a wedding. Brooklyn, Maddux and Nolan love it when they get to play with there cousins. Although there are some times where they don't see eye to eye, they love to play with each other. Here is a picture of them watching the feature film of the night, Alvin and the Chipmunks.
It didn't take Maddux and Cannon long to fire up Kung Fu Panda on the Wii. I know that Maddux had been talking about it for a couple days before Cannon got here. Maddux is still a little young to know exactly what is going on and the object of the game but he loves it when Cannon comes over and passes the different levels. The goal for the night was to beat Tai Lung, the nemesis of Po. It took quite awhile but I think they finally did get past him and were able to move on. If you look at Maddux in the picture you will see that even though he didn't have any controllers he was right there playing with Cannon. It was funny to watch him jump and punch just like he was playing the game. After 2 hours Cannon was sweating from head to toe from all the action. It is amazing how much exercise you can get while playing the Wii. There are some games where I am exhausted after playing them.
While the boys were playing Wii the girls were busy building a house. This is Brooklyn sleeping in the house while the others decorate and bring in more furniture. It was kind of funny because it took them a couple of hours to build up and Nolan and Kenzie had it torn down in 3 minutes.
Here is Nolan doing his best to look like his Uncle Spencer.....decked out in the camo. Jennie bought Nolan this outfit the other day for him to wear during the winter. Despite the fact that is was 80 degrees in our house that night Nolan kept that sweatsuit on for most of the night.
Here are Kenzie and Brynnley who look like they are up to no good. It was Brynnley's birthday the day before so the kids got her a purse and wallet with some goodies inside. I think she was more into all the candy inside but what else would you expect. She was pretty good about sharing with the other kids. She even let Nolan wear one of her new bracelets.
Here are Nolan and Kenzie dancing to the Little Tykes fridge magnets. You can line up the matching magnets and different songs or noises will play. They kept running over to the fridge and make it play and then run to the middle of the floor and dance. It is funny that one minute they can be on each others last nerve and the next they are dancing around together.
They also like to climb on the window ledge and look out at the neighbors. Our neighbors were throwing a huge party for the OSU vs USC game last night and had things decked out (the game was a whole different story as OSU was dominated the whole game). They had a huge inflatable OSU mascot, Brutus, in the front yard and the kids loved it. The kept running over to the window to look at it. They eventually got out into the front yard and ran all over like crazy yelling at the top of their lungs. It was kind of funny to watch. I don't know what it is about our front window but the first 3 kids have gone through the phase of climbing up it and I am sure that Payton will also figure it out when she gets old enough.
Speaking of Payton, here she is chilling in her swing. One of Jennie's friends is letting us borrow this for Payton and she loves it. She spent most of the night and a good deal of today just relaxing in it. It swings her back and forth and plays all different types of sounds to soothe the baby.
The trampoline is always a hit. The got to jump on it last night in the dark which apparently is a very cool thing to do. That is all that Brooklyn could talk about this morning. Maddux is getting very good at doing flips and landing on his feet. He just went out there one day, after watching it on TV, and started doing flips. It took him a little while to get the landing thing down but he finally has it. It seems like there is always one person who gets hurt on the trampoline every time they are on it and last night it was Maddux. He got on his back and then of course everyone tries to jump and see how high they can bounce that person. Well Maddux caught one of Brooklyn's feet to his mouth and was down for the count. It is amazing at how resounding they are as 5 minutes later he was back on and to his usual self.
The last one is glow-in-the-dark bocce, courtesy of Rachel. They don't get to play it as much as they would like to but the night was perfect and everybody was up to it. I don't think they actually play the game but instead like to throw the balls around the yard, in the dark, and watch them roll all over with their lights. All in all it was a very busy night and I know that it wore out my kids. I think they were asleep before they hit the pillow and can't wait to do it all over again.
Last night the kids got to have their cousins over while Greg and Tacie went to a wedding. Brooklyn, Maddux and Nolan love it when they get to play with there cousins. Although there are some times where they don't see eye to eye, they love to play with each other. Here is a picture of them watching the feature film of the night, Alvin and the Chipmunks.
It didn't take Maddux and Cannon long to fire up Kung Fu Panda on the Wii. I know that Maddux had been talking about it for a couple days before Cannon got here. Maddux is still a little young to know exactly what is going on and the object of the game but he loves it when Cannon comes over and passes the different levels. The goal for the night was to beat Tai Lung, the nemesis of Po. It took quite awhile but I think they finally did get past him and were able to move on. If you look at Maddux in the picture you will see that even though he didn't have any controllers he was right there playing with Cannon. It was funny to watch him jump and punch just like he was playing the game. After 2 hours Cannon was sweating from head to toe from all the action. It is amazing how much exercise you can get while playing the Wii. There are some games where I am exhausted after playing them.
While the boys were playing Wii the girls were busy building a house. This is Brooklyn sleeping in the house while the others decorate and bring in more furniture. It was kind of funny because it took them a couple of hours to build up and Nolan and Kenzie had it torn down in 3 minutes.
Here is Nolan doing his best to look like his Uncle Spencer.....decked out in the camo. Jennie bought Nolan this outfit the other day for him to wear during the winter. Despite the fact that is was 80 degrees in our house that night Nolan kept that sweatsuit on for most of the night.
Here are Kenzie and Brynnley who look like they are up to no good. It was Brynnley's birthday the day before so the kids got her a purse and wallet with some goodies inside. I think she was more into all the candy inside but what else would you expect. She was pretty good about sharing with the other kids. She even let Nolan wear one of her new bracelets.
Here are Nolan and Kenzie dancing to the Little Tykes fridge magnets. You can line up the matching magnets and different songs or noises will play. They kept running over to the fridge and make it play and then run to the middle of the floor and dance. It is funny that one minute they can be on each others last nerve and the next they are dancing around together.
They also like to climb on the window ledge and look out at the neighbors. Our neighbors were throwing a huge party for the OSU vs USC game last night and had things decked out (the game was a whole different story as OSU was dominated the whole game). They had a huge inflatable OSU mascot, Brutus, in the front yard and the kids loved it. The kept running over to the window to look at it. They eventually got out into the front yard and ran all over like crazy yelling at the top of their lungs. It was kind of funny to watch. I don't know what it is about our front window but the first 3 kids have gone through the phase of climbing up it and I am sure that Payton will also figure it out when she gets old enough.
Speaking of Payton, here she is chilling in her swing. One of Jennie's friends is letting us borrow this for Payton and she loves it. She spent most of the night and a good deal of today just relaxing in it. It swings her back and forth and plays all different types of sounds to soothe the baby.
The trampoline is always a hit. The got to jump on it last night in the dark which apparently is a very cool thing to do. That is all that Brooklyn could talk about this morning. Maddux is getting very good at doing flips and landing on his feet. He just went out there one day, after watching it on TV, and started doing flips. It took him a little while to get the landing thing down but he finally has it. It seems like there is always one person who gets hurt on the trampoline every time they are on it and last night it was Maddux. He got on his back and then of course everyone tries to jump and see how high they can bounce that person. Well Maddux caught one of Brooklyn's feet to his mouth and was down for the count. It is amazing at how resounding they are as 5 minutes later he was back on and to his usual self.
The last one is glow-in-the-dark bocce, courtesy of Rachel. They don't get to play it as much as they would like to but the night was perfect and everybody was up to it. I don't think they actually play the game but instead like to throw the balls around the yard, in the dark, and watch them roll all over with their lights. All in all it was a very busy night and I know that it wore out my kids. I think they were asleep before they hit the pillow and can't wait to do it all over again.
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WOW! We knew it was a busy day...but I'm glad you captured the details. Thanks again for watching them -- we really appreciated it! And, since Greg was the training officer for the bride...it was nice that he was able to attend.
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