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Nana Cousin Camp 2015--Movie Night Edition

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This is the first summer that our grandchildren have really been big enough to all sit for a Movie Night and it was such a fun night. They loved the book, even though it has a Christmas theme. And, oh my goodness, if you have never seen this movie, or haven't seen it in a while, it is such a treat.  Kelly remembers that when we had out of town company once when she was little we decided to have movie night and watch this. She was not at all interested. According to her (and I don't remember this) I told her that she didn't have to watch anything more than the first several minutes. At that point I told her, she was welcome to leave and do her own thing. Of course, she was hooked. You cannot have movie night without popcorn. These are giant, Texas Sized bags.  The boys got popcorn and Cora had mini marshmallows in hers.   Of course, you have to have a ticket to be admitted. I usually just tell the parents when Nana Cousin Camp will be or at the most

Nana Cousin Camp 2015--Digging Edition

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The second Nana Cousin Camp happened today. Our backyard has the greatest spot for digging, so we focused on digging with  the great classic by Ruth Krauss illustrated by Maurice Sendak A HOLE IS TO DIG. We also enjoyed the fantastic book DIARY OF A WORM.  We had 3 extra guests today. Two were friends of Caleb and Aaron, Jackson and Halle. Because of the extra kids we also had Aunt Mandy as a visitor. She taught the kids the Hokey Pokey featured in DIARY OF A WORM , but for some reason it won't load on this post, so you'll have to  check out my INSTAGRAM to see how great the kids (and Mandy) were. Group hug   You gotta love a great book. David and Cora are hidden behind the book. Now you can see everyone. After we learned about digging holes and all about worms, it was time to explore the great outdoors. The highlight was when Halle found a worm.  The even bigger highlight was when the worm pooped

Nana Cousin Camp--Sea Turtle Edition

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I love having Nana Cousin Camps during the summer although I am not as brave as some of my Nana friends such as Debbie Gardner who does a week long sleep-over camp. This year I decided that each day camp would have a book theme, a book themed craft or activity, and a book themed snack. KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) I checked out 3 Sea Turtle books from my fantastic local library. Sea Turtles by Judy Wearing Sea Turtles by Samantha Bell Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons The kids were super cute about learning about sea turtles. Of course, the 3 boys taught me and Cora information we didn't know because there had been a sea turtle episode on Wild Kratts , their favorite show.   Each of them made an air dried clay sea turtle. Caleb is pondering his lump of clay. Aaron's creation as it evolved. David created a Palmer Park Mountain with a cave. Don't ask me how that correlates with Sea Turtles. I have no idea but it made perfect

Thing 1 and Thing 2 Birthday Party

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 Last weekend, I went to Houston to attend the first birthday party of my 1 year old twin nephews.   Boy, can my niece and nephew-in-law throw a party. They would be the first to say that others, like MawMaw and Aunt Stacie pitched in to make it a success. I hope you enjoy the wonderful pictures of all the details that made the party so much fun for children and adults alike.   Cookies Cupcakes Popcorn in cute bags with Dr. Seuss sayings. Smash cakes. I had not heard that term before but these were the cakes that Thing 1--Alex and Thing 2--Nick smashed and ate. Assorted sweets all in the blue and red theme. Punch "Real" food too and even a cheese tree. Everywhere you turned, there were more decorations. Wreaths with pictures of the boys during their first year. This is Alex. This is Nick. Each boy had a book for the guests to sign so they would one day "remember" who wa