So we have had to be creative around here to come up with things to keep the kids entertained during our snow day break from civilization. I have to give the kids credit, they have gotten along pretty well and have done a good job at keeping themselves busy for the most part so mommy could be lazy and do nothing. They have played a lot of games, had Nerf basketball tournaments, watched some TV, and today they even played "house". They were excited to come tell me that they got married and had two babies (both girls, named Stella and Sarah; don't ask me where they come up with these things). They pretended to take them to the zoo and the park and even to the doctor. I got to be the doctor when the babies needed a shot because they had "caught a fever". Poor babies.
We have also been playing on the computer...A LOT. Austin recently told us about a computer game called Poptropica. We are all addicted. It is an adventure game on the Internet that he learned about at school. You have to find lost objects, solve puzzles and rescue characters to win medallions and move on to the next level. I am amazed at how well both Austin and Aubrey do, they have much better memories than I which is important in playing the game. It has become a nightly ritual to play an hour or so of Poptropica.
And, I am embarrassed to say that we finally carved our pumpkin. That's right, our pumpkin from Halloween. Austin has been asking for months (well, for four months to be exact) to carve the pumpkin we bought for Halloween that we never got around to carving. Before you judge me, we did paint pumpkins for Halloween, just never got around to carving the one we bought for that. Austin would always remember to ask about 5 minutes before bedtime or right as we were walking out the door. In November we were going to do a Turkey pumpkin, and then a Christmas themed one last month, but we just never got around to it. I am surprised the thing didn't rot. But it didn't.
We have also been playing on the computer...A LOT. Austin recently told us about a computer game called Poptropica. We are all addicted. It is an adventure game on the Internet that he learned about at school. You have to find lost objects, solve puzzles and rescue characters to win medallions and move on to the next level. I am amazed at how well both Austin and Aubrey do, they have much better memories than I which is important in playing the game. It has become a nightly ritual to play an hour or so of Poptropica.
And, I am embarrassed to say that we finally carved our pumpkin. That's right, our pumpkin from Halloween. Austin has been asking for months (well, for four months to be exact) to carve the pumpkin we bought for Halloween that we never got around to carving. Before you judge me, we did paint pumpkins for Halloween, just never got around to carving the one we bought for that. Austin would always remember to ask about 5 minutes before bedtime or right as we were walking out the door. In November we were going to do a Turkey pumpkin, and then a Christmas themed one last month, but we just never got around to it. I am surprised the thing didn't rot. But it didn't.
Austin and Aubrey cleaning out the pumpkin.
I wouldn't be telling you now, except look how cute it turned out.
We may have to save a pumpkin again this year...
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