Family Fun Day

On Sunday we had what we like to call "Family Fun Day". Family Fun Day started last January after Pete spent 3 out of 5 weeks in Toronto and the kids were really taking it hard. We were trying to think of a way to do something special with them without having to travel somewhere, since Pete had just finished up all that travelling. We thought we could just get a few things for the kids that we could do as a family. Hence .... Family Fun Day! We've done puzzles together, paintings, games, etc.. And, the only rule for that day is NO TV. Just time together. Well, Pete had been in Toronto again and the kids were sad about that, so we decided another FFD was in order. We have them 3-4 times a year.



We made the kids close their eyes, so they would be surprised to see what we got to do that day as their FFD activities.

This is their reaction when Pete showed them one of the things we got them for that day.

When we were out on our date on Sat night, we went to the clearance section in Walmart and they had this gigantic 1000 pc lego set for $30. It was half off! Pretty cool! So, this was their major surprise. They were super excited!!

Since it was a castle, it came with a bunch of knights and archers and a king as well. The bad guys were skeletons (not sure why). Then the good guys had a horse and the bad skeleton guys had a dragon. They played with those all day and night long. This is Livie with her favorite archer and the dragon (also her fav).

This is Noah's knight being attacked by Livie's dragon.

This is Madie's evil skeleton king fighting the knight.

Madie helped us build a couple sections, but Livie and Noah mostly just played with the figures until we'd get a section done, then they'd play with those. Pete built the most of it. I was in charge of giving him the pieces he needed.

Pete had to take a break, because he was hunched over so long, his back was hurting, so I took over for the last tower.

This was the completed castle. Cool, huh?!! :-) It has a drawbridge, a secret entry way, a treasure chest, and cannons. They just loved it!!!

The other gift we gave them was a large Star Wars Clone Wars coloring pad. So, they each took a break from the legos and did some coloring. Livie's favorite is R2D2.

Madie's favorite is Anakin. There were several pictures with Anakin, but she chose this one with Asoka. She likes her too. :-) I actually broke the NO TV rule while they were coloring and playing with the castle later that afternoon, because I have a cold and was fighting a headache and the general blah feeling you get with those. So, I layed down for a while around suppertime, but after that we sat around the table and Madie worked on her valentines, while Noah worked on his schoolwork. It was a fun day and another successfull FFD. Whether it's staying in the house and building lego towers or going to the park and looking for leaves, it's always great to spend that time together and let our kids know that we love them and love every minute we spend with them. :-)