Lied Children's Museum

We met the homeschool group at the children's museum. The kids had so much fun downstairs that after 3 hours we never made it to the upstairs science part. Of course, as we were leaving Alex said he wanted to go upstairs- not this time, buddy.

Marie-Anne

Swimming

A friend invited me to bring the kids for lunch and to let them swim. They had a great time. It was Sabrina's first time in a real pool! She had no fear. I think we should look into swimming lessons.

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Red Rock Meadow- Calico Basin

For family night we went to Red Rock Meadow after Frank got home.





Hiking with small kids is definitely different. Sabrina fell asleep in the car and woke up very grouchy. At first I thought our hike would end before it began, but after a short piggy-back ride she calmed down. She enjoyed the rest of the hike.



The kids wanted to go higher than we did, but we knew that the return trip wouldn't be pleasant if we did.







Alex really enjoyed scrambling over some boulders with his Papa. Sabrina wanted to, but she's just not big enough. Alex wants to go back tomorrow, but that's not going to happen. We did tell him that maybe next time we could get a sitter for Sabrina and climb higher.

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Maslow Park

The church had an outreach at the park this evening so my kids got two parks in one day. I am exhausted.

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Mission Hills Park

We met the homeschool group at the park this morning.





Of course they enjoyed the playground.





They also had a blast in the sprinklers. (Besides a few kid scuffles for Alex. Afterwards he played with the same kid who kicked him.)

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MLK Park

On Wednesday I took the kids to MLK Park after we dropped Frank off at work.

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Visit from the Florida Crew

We had a wonderful visit from our Florida family. The only problem was it was way too short.









We went to Chuck E. Cheese.



The kids played in the rocky maze, played with the toys, and had a water balloon fight.

Before they left we went to Applebees.

It was a great visit, but as I said, much too short.

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MLK Park

I took the kids to MLK Park this morning before it got too hot. By 8:30 it was getting hot so we left to go grocery shopping.

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Family Night

Last night for family night we took the kids to Barnes and Nobles, Jason's Deli, and Toys R Us. We had some very happy kids.

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McDonald's Play Place

We planned to go home after evangelizing, but some friends invited us to go to McDonalds. The kids were thrilled because it was one we haven't been to before. We actually drove past it about a week ago and Alex asked to stop. They had a lot of fun playing with their friends and they also made some temporary friends. The adults had fun with our friends too, (just in case you were wondering.

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Apartment Playground

We went door to door inviting people to church at an apartment complex today. As we were wrapping up Sabrina saw the playground. So I took the kids there while Frank talked to some more people.

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Nellis Meadows Park

We took the kids to Nellis Meadows Park this morning. They had the whole playground to themselves. Sabrina brought her “baby,” which is a green teddy bear. Both kids had a whole lot of fun. They absolutely love parks and I love the price.

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Chuck E Cheese

Tonight we went to a joint b-day party for two of our young friends. My kids were so happy to be going to Chuck E Cheese. Alex followed Chuck E Cheese all around and even gave him a hug. Sabrina grabbed Frank's hand and dragged him to see Chuck E, but she didn't get too close.



Following Sabrina was like following one of the Family Circus kids. Every time we turned around she was on the horse that was really too big for her. She loved it though.



Alex's favorite part was playing air hockey with anyone who would play with him.

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Library Summer Reading Program

Alex completed the library's Summer Reading Program. He got 3 new books, a pass to the Lied Children's Museum, and a certificate. He read for at least (often more) 20 minutes for the past 50+ days. Way to go, Alex!

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Las Vegas Zoo

Las Vegas has a tiny zoo. The kids haven't been in a long long time, I'm not sure if Sabrina has ever been. Today we went even though it is a very hot day- 106 degrees. (We stuck to the shade as much as possible and drank lots of water.) The kids had fun, but I was reminded of why it has been so long since we've been there.




Our favorite part, by far, was the goat pen. Alex had more fun chasing pigeons than petting the goats.

Even though it is a tiny zoo we still had fun. It was a nice change of pace.

Marie-Anne

Totschool

These were taken last week before I got sick and my big plans for lots of totschool went out the window.

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