Not sure what I was thinking - but volunteered to host book clubs for the boys and girls two weeks apart. Mental note to self: that was a little crazy! But it was fun! And oh how the groups are so different! I was remarking to Merl that the preparation for girl's club is long and detailed but the actual meeting time is relaxed and easier. Ahem.....prep for the boys was not bad at all - but I am not kidding - those boys wore me out! When Daddy got home a few minutes after they all left I was sitting with my eyes glazed over in a chair unable to move! Wise and wonderful husband that he is, he immediately said - "Let's go out to dinner!" I love that man!
It is so interesting to watch the dynamics of the boys together and how they interact. Their discussion about the books are lively and energetic and they are always ready for the next activity!
This year Ryan chose "The Book of Three" - so our meeting was all about fire and "munchings and crunchings....." After our book discussion we dove into a "Hunt for Hen-Wen" aka treasure hunt......Ryan had drawn a map of our property and labeled landmarks to match the book. We tore the map up and hid the pieces for the boys to find......
Making sense of the first few pieces.....
One or two of the boys was faithful in trying to piece the map together......
Eventually the boys assembled the map and found Hen Wen - Zach wanted me to take a picture from above of them studying the map.....
After the hunting success if was time to make a fire and roast a feast!
Hot dogs and S'mores!
Matthew enjoying his S'more....
Next we made "fire-starters" out of melted candles, sawdust, and egg cartons.....
What boy doesn't like melting wax and pouring it?
The boys and my Mom pouring the wax....
When the "planned activities" were done it was time for cosmic keep-away....
It is a blessing to watch these boys form friendships and grow into young men. They are polite and delightful boys to have in one's home! After it was all done it was fun to hear them buzzing with conversation over legos in the bedroom......I love their versatility at this age. One moment they can discuss plot, setting, conflict, and resolution and the next stuff their faces with hot dogs, to the next just relaxing over legos.
They are such boys and so different from their sisters who keep nice notebooks with their story charts and stickers......On the way out the door one mom asked her son, "Do you have your story chart?" to which he replied, "No, we burned them in the fire pit!" "Naturally!" she said without pause and we just laughed......though later I did find a few that escaped the fire.......
1 comment:
Looks like both meetings were quite the success! Great pics! :)
Adela
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