Christmas break week 1

 Monday - We had planned to do a full week of school but other things came up and we adjusted.  We started the week off with volunteering at Kid's Food basket.  We were able to volunteer with our friends.  The kids really enjoyed it.  we went from their straight to Westin's swim lesson. Caiden did a math lesson while we waited.  After that we went home and had lunch. Next we went to the library to print cards for our first battle of the books meeting this week.  We all had down time in the afternoon then after dinner we watched the Polar Express. 

Kid's food basket

Math at Westin's swim lesson

working on battle of the book notes 

Polar Express night

Tuesday-  We made Christmas cookies in the morning then the kids had Spanish.  Caiden didn't go because he ended up having foot surgery.  Maddy and westin went to the public museum with the Bibers after spanish.  We came home and had dinner then Maddy Westin and I met up with the Abbas family at the ODC.  They invited us over after the hike for pizza and games. Mike went to robotics with Caiden.  

Christmas cookies

Caiden's foot surgery

Night hike with the Abbas family

Games with the Abbas family at their place

Wednesday -We worked on frosting the Christmas cookies and Caiden worked on his cake.  Caiden's feet were causing him alot of pain and he didn't sleep well so he took a pretty long nap. Maddy Westin and I finished up the note cards for the boys battle.  The boys had their first meeting in the afternoon and it went well. After dinner I took Maddy and westin to church for the nativity.  Mike took Caiden to robotics.

Frosting cookies

Battle of the books prep

Caiden's pain rotation\

Caiden's cake 

Nativity  

Caiden won 2nd place in the cake contest 

Thursday- We spent the whole day cleaning and packing for Detroit.  Maddy had her battle meeting in the evening we had dinner and got on the road.  We stopped in Howel for milkshakes on the way to Detroit.

I preped meals for the weekend.

Shakes 

Friday - I Dropped Caiden off at 8:00am and came back to the hotel.  We went back to sleep for a little bit then Maddy, Westin, my parents, and I went to the DIA.  The kids loved it.  We went to Greektown for lunch after the museum.  We went straight to the competition after lunch.  Caiden had 3 matches and then we went back to the hotel.  

Talking with the Docent at the Native American exhibit

The Greek display

Diego Rivera's fresco 

Van Gogh

Rodin

The outside of the building

Greektown

Caiden at the State robotics tournement 

Go Caiden Go!

Hanging out at the hotel

Saturday - Caiden was up at 6:45 and they had 3 competitions.  We ate lunch and then watched the team selections then I took Maddy and Westin home.  Mike and Caiden stayed with the team and got home after dinner.  Everyone was so very tired after the big weekend.