School's Out, School's Out, Teacher Let the Monkeys Out!

The boys are happy that our school year has ended. We finished last week with exams. I think our school year was a success, even with the usual nitpicking and complaining from the boys. On the plus side, Pokemon King informed me that he does like school, but complains because he'd rather be doing something else. So, that made me feel a little better. Now, it's time to plan for next year! The only items left to order are their math worksheets. Other than that, we are all set with our curriculum.

Here's some pictures of their exams. Together, they decided to do a play for Island Story, but I can't seem to get it to load.

Dinodude's diorama of The Velveteen Rabbit:

Dinodude's board game of Aesop's Fables:

Pokemon King's board game of This Country of Ours:

Pokemon King's diorama of Johnny Appleseed:

Dinodude's Birthday Party

Dinodude had his party on the 6th. He wanted a Scooby Doo party. He and Rocket have been watching a lot of Scooby shows lately. We played a game called Pin the Bone in Scooby's Mouth. Here's a before picture of Scooby. I drew it myself...not bad, eh?

Here's the after picture with all the bones.

I really wish he was more excited about his gift. Sheesh! 

I'll huff & I'll puff & I'll blow the candles out!

Another game we played was Making a Mummy. They teamed up with a partner. Each group had a roll of toilet paper and one of them had to get wrapped up as a mummy. This is Rocket.

I think this one is Dinodude :)

Here's the cake. The characters are from our Scooby Doo chess set. Frankenstein just couldn't keep his face out of the cake, so he's covered in icing. I kept telling him to wait until we cut the cake and I'd be glad to give him some. Hee Hee!

We also did a pinata. It was a bull. It wasn't very big. It held maybe 1/4 of the candy. So, Pokemon King and his friend stood by with the rest of the candy in a bowl and when the pinata busted, they just started tossing the rest of the candy down.

The last game we played was a treasure hunt. They split up into groups & had to find Scooby's missing Scooby Snacks. I hid those graham cracker Scooby Snacks & they went searching for them using clues I gave them. 

We actually have a lot more pictures, including the kids trying to bust the pinata, but I don't really know how their parents would feel about having their children's pictures on here, so you'll just have to try to imagine what it looked like. I'm sure they all had a great time. 

Happy Birthday Dinodude!

Today is Dinodude's birthday. He's a whopping 8 years old! I'm still in shock. Great things happen when you turn 8. Dinodude is looking forward to 2 main events: scouting and baptism! As you view his montage, keep in mind that it truly is Dinodude and not Babymoon, although it's difficult to tell sometimes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DINODUDE!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!