MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 ---
In the morning, we played games while Logan was at his "playgroup". Here we are playing "Alien Race", a fast and fun dice game that the kids love!
After picking Logan up, we went to the mall to eat lunch in the food court. We checked out some fun stores and played in the play area. Before going home, we got some ice-cream cones - YUM! In the evening, I took Spener and Jessica to see "The Spiderwick Chronicles". I thought Alex and Logan would be a little frightened so they didn't come. After seeing it, I'm almost SURE they would've been, so it was a good call -- But Spencer, Jessica and I really liked it!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 ---
I told the kids that if they helped me clean the house in the morning, I would take them to "Caesarland" for lunch. I told them that the faster we cleaned, the more time we'd have to eat and play, which really encouraged them to get it done quick. I didn't have any complaining either. They were super good helpers that day!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 ---
I had a bunch of free passes to a local bowling alley, so on Wednesday morning, we went bowling together. Alex and Logan had never been bowling, and they loved it. So did Spencer and Jessica. They haven't stopped talking about it! Spencer even wants to go back for his birthday in a few weeks. It was everyone's favorite activity that week. We had the ENTIRE place to ourselves!
I had a bunch of free passes to a local bowling alley, so on Wednesday morning, we went bowling together. Alex and Logan had never been bowling, and they loved it. So did Spencer and Jessica. They haven't stopped talking about it! Spencer even wants to go back for his birthday in a few weeks. It was everyone's favorite activity that week. We had the ENTIRE place to ourselves!
For a late lunch, we went to eat and play at McDonalds. At around 4 o'clock, there was a 'meet & greet' for the Plymouth "Whalers", a local semi-pro hockey team. Alex is the only one who's been to one of their games (with a friend and his family) and somewhat knew who they were, so we weren't very eager to meet them. The kids continued playing while other people around us got in line to get autographs and take pictures. But, after the line died down, the hockey players started playing with the kids in the play area. Alex and Logan especially had a fun time with them so they decided they wanted a picture with them. One of the hockey players even played video games with Spencer.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 ---
We ate lunch at "IKEA" today. I love their swedish meatballs, but the kids were still hungry after eating upstairs in the cafeteria, so we went downstairs and got hot dogs, cinnamon rolls and ice-cream too. They were bottomless pits today!
"Self Portrait" by Vincent van Gogh
"Girl Reading" by Pablo Picasso
Spencer liked this Egyptian Mummy
Spencer and Jessica thought the 'Contemporary' Art Wing was extremely unique and at times, kinda humorous. We thought these guys were pretty funny - They wanted a picture with them.
We walked somewhere around 5 hours. We were tired when we were done! But it was a fun and very educational experience. I don't think Spencer and Jessica would mind going back again someday.
We ate lunch at "IKEA" today. I love their swedish meatballs, but the kids were still hungry after eating upstairs in the cafeteria, so we went downstairs and got hot dogs, cinnamon rolls and ice-cream too. They were bottomless pits today!
After we ate dinner, Joshua and I took the kids swimming at an indoor pool at our local community center, just down the street from our house. We had a really fun time! The kids loved the heated pool and waterslide. I loved sitting in the hot tub!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008 ---
I scored a free admission pass for four to the "Detroit Institute of Arts" last week. Our local library has a program where they hand out a certain number of passes to several Metro-Detroit museums each week, but the "DIA" passes are the hardest to get a hold of. They are the most popular ones. But, I was determined to get one, so I went in every morning to see if they had any, and on Wednesday morning, I was lucky enough to get a hold of one!
So, on Friday, I took Spencer and Jessica with me to spend the day looking at the extensive art collections inside this large museum. Alex and Logan playing at a friend's house. I knew they'd be extremely bored and wouldn't get much out of this trip. They were fine being left behind since it didn't sound very interesting to them anyway. But I was excited to take Spencer and Jessica, although they were also very hesitant. It didn't sound very fun to them either. But, once we got there, they had a better time than they expected to. They enjoyed looking at the different pieces of art, pointing out their favorite ones, reading the explanations about some of the more interesting ones, and eating lunch in the cafeteria. We had a fun and memorable day. I was glad to fit in some culture this week.
I scored a free admission pass for four to the "Detroit Institute of Arts" last week. Our local library has a program where they hand out a certain number of passes to several Metro-Detroit museums each week, but the "DIA" passes are the hardest to get a hold of. They are the most popular ones. But, I was determined to get one, so I went in every morning to see if they had any, and on Wednesday morning, I was lucky enough to get a hold of one!
So, on Friday, I took Spencer and Jessica with me to spend the day looking at the extensive art collections inside this large museum. Alex and Logan playing at a friend's house. I knew they'd be extremely bored and wouldn't get much out of this trip. They were fine being left behind since it didn't sound very interesting to them anyway. But I was excited to take Spencer and Jessica, although they were also very hesitant. It didn't sound very fun to them either. But, once we got there, they had a better time than they expected to. They enjoyed looking at the different pieces of art, pointing out their favorite ones, reading the explanations about some of the more interesting ones, and eating lunch in the cafeteria. We had a fun and memorable day. I was glad to fit in some culture this week.
"Self Portrait" by Vincent van Gogh
"Girl Reading" by Pablo Picasso
Spencer liked this Egyptian Mummy
Spencer and Jessica thought the 'Contemporary' Art Wing was extremely unique and at times, kinda humorous. We thought these guys were pretty funny - They wanted a picture with them.
We walked somewhere around 5 hours. We were tired when we were done! But it was a fun and very educational experience. I don't think Spencer and Jessica would mind going back again someday.
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