What Do Your Kids Do On Lazy Afternoons?

Mine like to look at bugs under the microscope.

Claire found some cicada shells - the shell they leave behind after molting and getting wings. So of course her first thought was to get out the microscope and check them out.

Very interesting. After giving it an examination and dissection the fun was over.

Next task: Catch a live cicada, have Dad freeze it so we can check out one with wings.

Yep, that is summer fun in the Thomas household.

Weekend Update

Last week we attended our friend Aidan's 5th birthday party. It was lots of fun. First we went bowling. Good thing they had the railings up. Real bowling is a lot harder than playing on the Wii.

After cake and presents we went over to the arcade for some games. Sarah hit the jackpot winning 250 tickets. She was thrilled to say the least!

Look at all the tickets we got! Now to pick out prizes.

They both had to choose fake teeth. It was pretty funny to trick Dad. We wore them in after the party and told him we ate too much candy.

Sarah helped make brownies.

On our way out to Honda to go swimming we spotted some vultures. How cool.

We also went to the science museum and saw our first 3D movie.

We loved the Dolphin and Whales 3D movie. We kept trying to reach out and pet the whales. It was so much fun!

A Quick Trip to Canada

We took a quick trip to Canada this week. We were supposed to stay longer and camp, but Dad's back was not cooperating so we had to head home early. Sorry to all of you we didn't get a chance to visit with! We will hopefully be back soon. We did get a chance to see our fav dog Sadie!

And to relax in Aunt Lori's hot tub!

Ahh.....

We went mini-golfing with our cousins. They were very nice and let us cheat.

We tried on some of Grandma Feenie's jewels. Aren't I beautiful!

Canada Day boat ride.

Captain Claire driving the boat with Grandpa's help.
We saw an eagle, a beaver and lots of bats.

On the boat with Grandma.

Of course Grandma took us for lots of golf cart rides.

Even Barbie got in on the Canada festivities. Take it easy girl....

Sarah refused to admit she was tired, even though she had been staying up to nearly 10pm every night.

Dad caught a baby snapping turtle.

The three amigos created a Canada Day flag.

Claire created a sandcastle town decorated with flowers.

Unfortunately we had to cut our trip short and bring Dad home to rest his back - hopefully we can come back soon!