An Unscheduled Week

After a couple of very busy weeks, we had an unscheduled week.  We used the time to catch up on housework and complete a few more items on our summer bucket list -- saw a 3D movie at the Pink Palace, made glow-in-the-dark jello, and had Cole over to play.  Summer is winding down quickly.  Ben goes back to school in two weeks (from yesterday).

 Marcie had her first bath at our house last Thursday.  She had another bath last night after she played
in the mud while we weeded the garden.  We were all too dirty to take a picture.

 The last day of CPK we made slime.  Guess who was in charge of that project?  Me.  Someone asked me Friday what my title was.  I told her Special Projects Team Leader.  She responded, "I thought it was Mess Maker."  That describes my role at CPK pretty well. 

 Mollie Grace shaped her slime into a whale.

 Annie took her first ride in the Corvette.

 Annie tucked Marcie in with her blankie for a nap.

 She's never more content than in a pile of dirty clothes.

 Belly rubs.

 Mollie Grace was really proud of how clean she had her room.

 On Wednesday we saw a movie at the giant 3D theater at the Pink Palace.

 We watched Dream Big, which is about engineering.  Ben found it very inspiring.

 Since we had spent the afternoon out of the house, Wednesday evening we took Marcie to soccer practice with us.  Since she hasn't had all her shots, we didn't get her out of the car.  We laid down the back seats and made a big play area and watched movies on the portable DVD player.

I seldom take pictures at soccer practice.  Wednesdays are physical fitness day. They were jumping from the ground onto the curb.  The players are a variety of sizes because they range from age 8 to 15.  

 Thursday night we made glow-in-the-dark jello.  Tonic water is the secret ingredient to make it glow under a black light.  It does glow but it takes terrible!

Cole spent this afternoon with us.