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Maddox gets his Cast Off.

The boys got their very own library cards this week and we checked out quite a number of books. It is really convenient being a short walk away and we will probably go at least once a week. The boys found out about a new book series called ‘My Weird School’. We are going to see how far we can get into the series because the library is having a party based on it. Next month they will have a Scooby Doo party. Its nice having things for the boys to look forward too while we are here. One thing we have been looking forward to is having Maddox’s cast taken off. Maddox got to keep his cast and we celebrated by having celebratory pancakes for breakfast afterwards.

Maddox before getting his cast taken off.

At the Doctor’s after getting his cast off.

Library finds!

Movie Date!

Back to School

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The boys went back to school this week and started our new journey: The Adventures of Home Education. We are not sure when we are going back to England, so being able to home school will help keep us going through out this transition period. The boys and I have already had a lot of fun and I look forward to the rest of the school year. We started the week with taking our ‘Back to School’ photographs. Enjoy!

Popart Superhero Birthday Party

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Maddox as Batman for his 5th Birthday party at the bowling alley. He chose the theme of Justice League and I tied in a little Pop Art to give it an added PUNCH! (No pun intended)

Older brother, Ronan, went as Green Lantern.

Batman & Green Lantern before the party commences.

Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern.

11 boys (plus two younger ones not pictured) all together. England is not so big on dressing up for things. We had2 boys that were Justice League themed, one marvel superhero, one Indiana Jones (um, might have gotten confused from Ronan’s party invite back in January?), one police officer, and four in plain street clothes. I think in hindsight I should have just had Maddox dress up and made capes for all the other kids for better themed photo. Or try it again in the USA.

This was our party host who orchestrated the whole bowling party. She was amazing. Keeping 11 boys under the age of 9 in line while dealing with heavy bowling balls is not an easy feat.

Maddox and boys lining up to start bowling.

Maddox bowling at his birthday party.

The birthday banner I made from Flash comics with Maddox’s name on it. We used it to decorate the party table.

The party bags that I made with the Pop Art comic book theme. I bought a bag of confetti and glued each dot on, one at a time.

The table center piece with the pop art dots and an M (for Maddox) and a 5 (for his age) which I collaged in Flash and DC comics.

Each boy got a photo frame/thank you card that I collaged individually in comics.

Another look at the photo frame/thank you cards.

Since the cake pops fell through, I decorated lollipops with masks and capes. Using a two tier cake stand, I decorated it with the cup cake toppers I made.

Another look at the center piece.

Wonder Woman and Batman gift tags.

I believe all the photo frame/thank you cards were Flash themed.

Maddox telling his dad, Superman, how much fun he is having at his party.

Holy Cupcakes Batman it is time for food! (Sadly with the cake pops not turning out, we ended up leaving the back up cake at home. So no singing at this party. Thats okay because they don’t eat birthday cake at the kid parties in England.

As the kids were getting ready to leave, we quickly rounded up a few of them for a very quick photo with the felt masks I sewed and put in each of the goodie bags.

The Sun comes out and we flock to the Beach.

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The Sun came out today and so everyone flocked to the beach at Brighton. After picking up the boys from school we decided to meet up with Ryan’s friends. But by the time we got to Brighton the sun hid behind the clouds and the temperature dropped again. Ryan’s friends had become reclusive to their apartment and we had the beach to ourselves. As the light started to go down we decided to seek warmth at the pub for dinner. But not before we got some new family photos on the shores of Brighton Beach.