Bittersweet Ending

Last Tuesday was my last day of being an official Nanny. I've been offered a full-time job at a doctor's office doing a number of different things and it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.

In honor of our last day together G, C, Kraig, and I headed to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Not going to lie it was a pretty expensive day trip for us with the cost of tickets- I would suggest any family to get a family membership because it's totally worth the cost and I would recommend taking kids multiple times in the year, they really do love it- and feeding the goats is worth the membership alone.

They have their new exhibit: Stingray Cove where you can touch (non-poisonous) stingrays. Unfortunately, we were at the exhibit between times and they were giving them a break... They also have a new baby that they started putting out for the public two days after we had gone to the zoo!

The boys were the PERFECT age for exploring the zoo and we had SO much fun together! I'm really going to miss hanging out with these two. G was thinking of ways that I could still come and hang out with them- it included skipping work, canceling work, and coming after I was done.

Tell me that's not one of the sweetest things you've ever seen!
If that doesn't put a smile on your face... well.. it should.

I will continue to make occasional posts of things I have saved up from the last few months, so don't worry I'll be sticking around hopefully at least once a week ;)

Ice Cream Deals & A Summer Wishlist

Another BEAUTIFUL day today! So much time spent outside
(which of course means less for me to clean! :-) )

Took G & C to the park and because they were SO good and the weather was so nice we headed over to Baskkin-Robbins and found out they were have a huge sale on ice cream- Guest Appreciation Week!

Since the weather is supposed to nice for the next couple of days take advantage of this great deal! (Although they say one scoop cone- they allowed me to put it in a cup for the kids since it's easier to eat that way and ended up being a nice size serving for both kids!)

Before we headed to the park while C was napping, G and I composed a list of things he wanted to do this summer so I'm sharing with you! I think I'll be making this poster sized with check boxes so that as we complete an activity we can check it off! I'll be making a similar list with the other boys, K & T, and I'll post that and we can compare the two lists!

"Awesome City" & Slime

As I was just typing that title, I realized how thankful I am that those two things did not meet.

Awesome City was our Lego City creation. The boys had started it with their mom before I arrived and we continued it for another couple of hours. Usually we don't do something for that long but the boys weren't fighting, getting along REALLY well, and not going nuts... so I went with it and we played until they started bickering (which was for a good 2 1/2 hours)!


Like I said, I'm really glad that the boy's didn't think to have the slime over taking the city or anything, I cringe at the thought of the mess this could have potentially created.

This SLIME is another one of my favorite's because it is SOOOO easy to make, entertains the kids for a decent amount of time, and clean up really isn't too bad.

Supplies
-Liquid Starch (found at Walmart)
-Glue (regular white or clear works- changes how the slime looks [clear or solid] but the consistency is the same)- I used 16oz bottle's this time
-Food Coloring
-Bowls
-Table Cloth- i usually use just to help with clean up, but didn't feel like it this time.

• In a bowl pour our all of the glue. I used two different bowls- one for each boy which also ended up being one of each color since they wanted theirs different.
• They then added some food coloring to each bowl. We used quite a bit to end up with a more vibrant color. Using a plastic utensil we mixed the color into the glue
• Slowly pour some liquid starch into the colored glue mixture. This is when I started using my hands to mix it, keep pouring the liquid starch (about 1 tablespoon at a time) into the mixture until the slime is no longer sticky. It should not have a much slimier consistency and not so sticky and messy.

At first, the boys were totally not into it because it was SO slimy from the starch but as soon as one started playing with it, the other joined in. After playing with it for a while it ended up not so slimy but more like gak. They LOVED making it make farting noises into a cup. We ended up saving the slime in sandwich bags where I poured 1/2 a tablespoon of the liquid starch in for safe keeping to keep it moist.

Sidenote- it didn't stain the table at all but did stain our hands a little bit. I'm not sure what glue and liquid starch does to clothes in the long run, BUT I do know it's not fun to get out! The first time I did this was with younger kids and got all over their clothing, K & T didn't have this problem. For clean up I just used some bleach wipes for the area we played in and peeled off the residue from the bowls, I soaked what was left on the bowls in some soapy water for a few minutes and it cleaned right off!