Happy Valentine's Day!

For us, it was more like Valentine's Week, but we had lots of fun!

 

I, er... I mean the boys, made their Valentine boxes. Emanuel wanted Spiderman and Ben wanted a monster truck. I think they turned out pretty well. Then it was off to the party with the Omaha Area Homeschoolers.  

 

Everyone had lots of fun eating too many sweet things, passing out valentines and playing games. Both boys made new friends and can't wait for next year's party!

Emanuel also had a party with his Preschool Storytime class at the library on Thursday. He was feeling so generous after that party that he gladly gave his cookie to Ben. On Sunday the boys made valentines and brownies for their abuelos. We had a great Valentine's Day 2010! Hope you did too.

Thanksgiving Crafts

The Saturday before Thanksgiving we spent doing crafts. Julie and Abuela Georgina came over to help us. It was a lot of fun!

Isabel's first time finger painting.

Emanuel, Benedict, and Julie have fun finger painting, too.

Abuela and Benedict working on their tepees. Since Emanuel can't let a holiday go by without making some sort of cookie house, we used sugar cones, frosting and candy to make these tepees. (I got the idea here from Family Fun.) The kids thought they were quite delicious.






We used toilet paper rolls to make these Pilgrims and Native Americans.

Emanuel traced his hands and feet (with a little help) to make this colorful turkey. Cute!



We had a lot of fun making our Thanksgiving crafts. Can't wait for Christmas craft day!

The Joslyn Art Museum

Every few months, the Joslyn has a family day with crafts and activities for the whole family. We finally decided to go to one. It was so much fun! The boys made bead necklaces like the Native Americans and Possible Bags, which trappers would carry on their journeys to hold essentials. Isabel really had fun looking at all the art. We'll definitely be going back for the next one!