Survivor's Ready

Wednesday night is going to go in the record books as the boys' favorite night. They are still talking about it. Isn't funny how it's the simplest things that get kids excited? Our activity was a "Survivor Challenge." We set up a challenge course for the boys: first they had to untie some knots, then crawl under the coffee table, complete a puzzle, finish an eating challenge with hands behind their backs (we had ice cream hidden under a bowl) and then make a basket in a small basketball goal. Ryan won the first challenge and then the boys immediately started asking if they could do it again. They did it a few more times and then started creating their own twists on the challenges as well. They had so much fun and they even asked on Thursday if they could do it again. Reid said he wanted a rematch for one of the nights we have left on the calendar.

Getting instructions on what the challenge will be...

Untying the knots...

Ryan coming out from under the table...

Puzzles! Ryan got quite a lead after this round. Tater Tot was the judge...

Reid focusing on his puzzle...

The ice cream challenge. Ryan almost done, Reid just starting...

Hands behind the backs, no utensils. Chowing down their ice cream. Mom was holding Ross because he REALLY wanted in on the challenge...

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner...

Ross really wanted to play too - he liked the puzzles quite a bit...

On Thursday night I had already went to the grocery store one time and realized that I'd forgotten something. Knowing that I had to go back sometime that evening we made the advent calendar our annual Harvesters donation. We told the boys that we were going to go to the grocery store so they could buy some food for people that didn't have money to buy food. We get to Price Chopper and start shopping down one aisle. Ryan points at a lady walking in front of us and asks "is that a hungry lady that we're going to give some food?" Apparently he didn't quite understand the whole concept. I explained it again, we shopped (which the boys really enjoyed) and then left the food in the Harvester's boxes.