Saturday Fun

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Sarah Graves mentioned wanting to make a marshmallow gun, so I looked into it and was surprised to find it looked pretty easy to do. I bought the PVC parts and a PVC cutting tool and got ready for fun.


With some supervision the kids were able to follow the instructions I found and basically did it themselves!




Decorating them with fun duct tape was also fun! Being a little older, Sarah Graves was able to get hers really neat!

On a trip to The Home Depot, Sarah Graves asked if they could see if there were any kids' workshop kits available. To her and Pop's delight, they had them! The kids enjoyed building their own miniature tool benches and Pops presented them with their certificate and pin!

To add to his fairy house, Aaron ordered Charlie some army men and vehicles. I was surprised how much interest he gave them! He set them up for battle and did a lot with them.

Charlie was eager to show off his fire building and cook lunch for us! He and Pops showed us their whole routine to make the hotdogs and serve them fireside. 


Still using his smoke goggles!

Sarah Graves preferred Lucy duty to cooking a hotdog!

After our lunch we got out on the water!
This flat raft is a little harder to stay on, but the kids seem to like the challenge! Pops rigged up a handle in the middle to help them hold on and they slip slide around!




Jet ski rides are always a lot of fun too!

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