The Kilcoynes: Summer Fun Week 1

Summer is in full swing with our first full week of summer vacation. We didn't hesitate and jumped right into our summer schedule! I'm so thrilled to have all the boys home and spending our time exploring and playing together.

Make it (Movie) Monday

Today's theme was dinosaurs. We first dug for fossilized dinosaur bones. Using Discovery Kids kits, we used tools to excavate TRex Bones and then built the 2 dinosaurs.

P&F hard at work

Sully & Mommy's finished dino

After dinos, we went to the library to their "Kick off Summer Reading" event

and after dinner it was time for the main event - Jurassic Park 3

The boys brought down all their dinos (including the skeletons we had assembled earlier in the day) and we enjoyed the scary movie together

(Sully was more interested in his toy dinosaurs,

but that's ok, we all had a great DINO DAY!)

Take a Trip Tuesday

We headed to South Carolina to the Schiele Museum today. They had a great Planet exhibit. We each did the scavenger hunt throughout the exhibit and answered all the space questions correctly and earned a prize at the end. The highlight of the exhibit may have been the interactive lunar module!

After, we went to the Planetarium to learn more about space

Then, we explored the rest of the museum, including the TRex,

and Patrick's favorite part, a look into the Earth's core

Wet and Wild Wednesday

This afternoon we celebrated Nathan's 5th Birthday with a pool party

Sully loved swimming with Ashton, Nathan and Eli,

while the big guys had a blast with Romie

Think about it Thursday

This morning the boys helped me around the outside of the house. We set up the sprinkler, played in the water, and they helped cleaned the front porch, deck and protect mommy from all those pesky spider webs. I love my helpers!!

In the afternoon, we went to the library for a special Discovery Place presentation about Chemical Reactions. The boys loved making slime, learning about chemical changes and had a BLAST with the science experiments (except for when the light up a hydrogen balloon and the sound resonated through the library)

Fun with Friends Friday

Today should really be called Fun with Girlfriends Friday!

In the morning, we met the Poole Girls at the YMCA for hours of swimming

In the afternoon, we went to the indoor playground with our new neighborhood friends, the Felty's (they also have 3 girls and all 6 kids get along so well)

All six kids in 2 trampolines