Random April Pictures

Just a couple pictures left over from April. 

Paige has been "almost" reading for a long time. She finally got comfortable reading and wanted to read Curious George out loud. I'm not sure why she was holding a spoon! 

Paige

I thought this Dogwood petal was lovely!

AHG Messy Game Night

Last night the girls all participated in our American Heritage Troop's Messy Game Night. Our coordinator and her husband planned and set up the games and they surely did not disappoint! My girls got messier than last year - BY FAR - and we all had a great time!

Shelby being grumpy at first. She doesn't take to doing things in groups well - without Mommy by her side. So she ended up not being put on a team. She warmed up and joined in a little later.

Paige enjoyed Bear Hunt! The point of the game was to find as many gummy bears as possible, in a bowl of pudding, using only your mouth (and spitting the "cleaned" bears into a separate bowl). 

Cheyenne playing the egg yolk relay race. Each team had to see how many egg yolks they could get from a bowl to a cup without them breaking! It definitely turned into a mess!

Paige and her team searching for marbles with their feet. The pool is filled with a water/cornstarch mix which turns the kids a pastey/white color!

Cheyenne's turn with Bear Hunt!

Shelby wanted to give it a try as well!

She got in on the cornstarch marble game earlier too (can you tell by her skin?).

She didn't get too messy!

Paige playing the egg yolk game.

Trying to get an egg yolk out of the bowl!

Paige sat down for a game of duck duck goose EGG. It's just like regular duck duck goose, only whoever is it cracks an egg on the head of the kid they pick! 

Shelby posing for a picture.

Oh this girl! She got into the messy games and got as dirty as she possibly could!

All my girls at the end of the evening!

Ice Cream

My kids love ice cream! For a treat one day, we got some cones. Shelby didn't want a cone, so she got the last bit to eat out of the carton. These aren't the best pictures, as I still have issues getting enough light in my dark house - especially at night - but oh well. 

Camping: Shady Grove

On our second camping trip with the camper, we headed up to Lake Lanier again. This time we went to Shady Grove campground in Cumming. The campground is a very nice one, but the spot we got wasn't so great for setting up a camper. We made it work though and had a great time! It was a cooler and windy weekend, so we sat by the fire and bundled up quite a bit. 

The beautiful view from our site.

I thought this tree was neat. 

Shelby found a seat. 

Shelby getting dangerously close to the water. I kept telling her she better not fall in!

Sweet Shelbs.

Shelby and Paige playing on the beach. The sand was COLD!

Paige buried her feet.

Shelby did too.

Jon sitting near the lake.

Jon warming himself near the fire. 

My goofy girls playing Slap Jack. Paige got one!

Jon reading to the girls.

More view from our site. 

The trees above.

Shelby bundled up in her chair with her blankie.

Paige

Being goofy again!

Walking along the rocks near the water.

Shelby just chillin' with her doll. 

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Paige reading to Shelby in the camper. They both went in to warm up for a little bit.

Cheyenne playing with the fire and keeping it going.

Yes, Clayton was there too! I'm not sure why I only got this one picture of him!

Cheyenne playing near the water.

Shelby crashed in her chair!