Scooby-Doo Party

Ruh Row Raquel turned 7 and had a Scooby-doo birthday party.  The kids had lots of fun collecting all the clues to find the mystery of the missing presents. They made scooby dog collars, pinned the pepperoni in Scooby's mouth, tie-dyed shirts, played games, ate cake and broke open a pinata to find all the clues and the missing presents. Mike put on his scary old man mask and was the present thief. It was a lot of fun!

Raquel & her Scooby cake

Natalya & Raquel decorating their Scooby snack bags.

Erik & his baby sitter Nick

Mummy Raquel

The whole gang

Eating cake

Scooby Pinata

Finding the present thief with the present

Opening the missing gifts

Raquel enjoying the sun and her party.

Marcus in the mask.

Natalya & Raquel in their new tie-dyed shirts

Home Depot Kids Clinic

Raquel's soccer games were cancelled today because of the freak snow storm we had on Thursday. Even though the snow has melted it made the fields too wet to play.  Instead we enjoyed the morning at Home depot. The kids built and painted bird feeders, had fun looking at classic cars, painted outside on a piece of dry wall and ate free hot dogs and chips. I even won a beautiful ornamental lily plant at the raffle.  It was a gorgeous morning, I think Spring has finally found Blacksburg.

Easter

Happy Easter!

It took the kids no time at all to find all the treats and eggs the Easter Bunny left for them. Erik wasn't to   sure what the big deal was about collecting plastic eggs but his brother was more than happy to eat his candy for him.

Finding their baskets full of goodies

Erik and his eggs

The kids and their goodies

Do you think he liked his candy?

Egg Hunt

The kids had lots of fun at the 1st and Main shopping center Easter egg hunt. They made crafts, got face paint, hunted for eggs and Natalya even won a big Easter basket full of yummy chocolate, toys and games.

Marcus, Natalya, Raquel & the Easter Bunny

Tired little Erik

Raquel & Natalya with their princesses.

Bunny Marcus

Raquel & Mom

Natalya and her prize basket

Chicken Coop

We built a chicken coop and the chicks are finally outside. It was fun having them around for the kids to play with but its great to get rid of the smell and constant hay on the floor.  Mike did a great job coming up with a design and building the coop. The chickens seem to love their new found freedom and space.

Marcus & Markers

Marcus & Natalya decided to do a bit of coloring. Which normally is a great activity but today they colored all over the walls in their bedrooms, in the hall and all over Marcus and Erik. Poor little Erik had colored toe nails and marker all over his legs.  Luckily it was washable marker and Natalya and Marcus were put to work scrubbing their masterpieces. 

Snow

Normally snow wouldn't be that big of deal but when we get enough to cancel church and school the last week of March here in Blacksburg its big. Even though we are very ready for Spring the kids had fun playing and enjoying their snow days.

Raquel enjoying the snow

Natalya sledding in our yard

Marcus outside playing

Our snow woman

Erik stayed inside and enjoyed the warm house.

Pet Chick!

Marcus has a pet chick.  He has picked out a favorite chicken that he always catches and carries around like a baby. He loves being able to play with the chicks and is always letting them out to run around our pantry.

Shower

Erik loves the water and especially loves taking showers. The other day I had turned on the water to warm up and then left the room to get a towel. I came back and found Erik fully clothed having fun in the shower.

Birthday Girl!

Raquel turned 7! She had a fun and busy day.

She had donuts for breakfast!

Wore her new dress and high healed pink shoes to school.

Brought Scooby-doo cupcakes for her grade 1 class.

Ate lunch with mom and siblings at school.

And had a pre-birthday cake for dinner with friends.

Birthday Interview

Raquel is 7 year's old

1. Who is your favorite person in the whole world? Natalya

2. Favorite color? Pink

3. Favorite t.v. show? Scooby-Doo

4. Favorite outfit? I love soccer shirt, jeans and pink high heels

5. Sport you like best? Soccer

6. Song you love? Peanut Butter & Jelly with actions

7. Favorite cereal? Lucky Charms

8. Best friend? Gracie T.

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? Teacher

10. Favorite book? Danger the dog yard cat

11. What are you really good at? Horseback riding

12. Where do you wish you could go on vacation? The Beach

13. Best memory? Vacationing in Williamsburg and going in the Indian hut.

14. What would you buy with $1000? Lots of Scooby-Do movies & pictures.

15. What vegetable do you hate the most? I like them all.

16. If you could have a wish, what would it be? To have a pegasus

17. Favorite ice cream? Cookie dough 

18. Biggest hero? Daddy

19. What do you like to do with your friends? Play tag

20. What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? To have a sleep-over

Soccer

Raquel decided to try out soccer this year and had her first game on Saturday. She has never played and her 2 practices before the game were cancelled due to weather. So this was her first time ever playing or kicking a ball with other kids.  Raquel did great and had lots of fun. She never once stood still, she was constantly hopping, bouncing or running around the field having fun and trying to make sense of them game.

Go Neon Fireflies!

Chicks!

We have 12 new pets at our house, twelve baby chicks. The kids have had a blast playing with them they are so cute, little and fluffy. A few of them have been given names like fluffy and fluffy bell and the kids have been a great help in taking care of them.