When Gabe Sees a Camera

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Gabe and the Big Boy Cup

Gabe has been climbing on chairs and stealing his siblings' cups for quite a while now. And the lids to our sippy cups keep mysteriously disappearing. So I decided to try giving him a regular cup at dinner tonight.
He loved it and successfully drank 2 cups of milk before he decided to dump the third cup all over his plate. As long as the milk does not end up in my lap, I consider it a success.
I have to say this shows how much we have relaxed since having our first kid. I do believe the older 2 boys used sippy cups forever and we were not at all excited about getting rid of them. Now I am tired of finding sippy cups all over the house and loosing parts and pieces so we switch much sooner to a regular cup. Amazing how having 6 extra kids will force you to chill out.

Ash Wednesday

We decided to try something new with the kids this year. We will be working on Lenten Lapbooks with the older 3 boys. I suppose I could work on them with Katie and Liam as well but I have a feeling that I would end up doing all of the work myself so I think we will wait at least another year on that one.
So far we only have the covers done. Bryan and Sean will be working exclusively from the materials provided by Lapbooks for Catholics while Kieran will be using materials from Lapbook Lessons as well. All of the boys are very excited about this project so I'm sure there will be lots more pictures in the future.

Of course, everyone colored the print-outs from the Catholic Mom website and we are working on the Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure. While I was browsing the Catholic Mom website, I also found several Lenten file folder games for the kids to play. I think it is rather important that we attempt to emphasize the purpose behind Lent and help the kids understand that it is much more than just meatless Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Easter morning. There is a reason for the penitential season and it should not be glossed over with all the emphasis placed on the silly Easter Bunny.

Gabe Says. . .

. . .that these high heels are just so darn hard to walk in. Actually, the kid was doing a wonderful job until Dad pulled the camera out. Then for some reason, he fell apart. Must have been the pressure of performing for the camera.

Pancake Tuesday

We celebrated Fat Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday or Mardi Gras (pick your favorite name) tonight with pancakes for dinner. Of course, they could not just be plain pancakes. We had to have whipped cream and strawberries to top them.
Alan decided it was time to corrupt the youngest child and teach him the best part of certain treats.
Gabe obviously approves. Seriously, the kid was giggling his head off at dinner.

Congrats Kieran

I just wanted to let everyone know that Kieran officially broke 100 bowling this afternoon. His final score was 102. You've got to love those bumpers.