Rutherford's "Tricked Out" Magic Show

Henry has been using his magic kit, so we decided to all give it a try and have a Magic Show Night!  We each learned 3-4 magic tricks to perform.  Hayden and Henry were in charge of the signage, Jake was in charge of the music, and Mom was in charge of the snacks... Trix Rice Krispie Treats & Magical Hot Cocoa Bombs!  Ended up being a fun afternoon!

Hayden's 1st Football Game

Although, Jake would have preferred Hayden's first football game to be a Chicago Bear's one, he couldn't pass up free tickets to the NC Panthers' game.  Hayden had so much fun yelling "defense", eating hot dogs & popcorn, and seeing the airplanes do a flyover!

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Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration

Excited that Hayden is now at the age to get into the Summer Olympics!  He was so excited to stay up late to watch the opening ceremonies!  Before they started we decorated with a few Olympic crafts, had an Olympic-themed dinner, and participated in our own family Olympics with an awards ceremony! :)

    Olympic ring fruit salad, Fish and chips (for England), and torch pretzel stick dinner.

Javalin(straw) throw, discus(paper plate), straw-blowing marshmallow, and Oreo stacking which turned into who could eat the most Oreo's. :)

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Family Time

Today, we had a really nice family day spent swimming at the pool during the afternoon, then went out for dinner and to see the new movie, Brave.  Although, Hayden was scared at some parts, 

we all really enjoyed it.

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Afternoon at Freedom Park

This afternoon we enjoyed the beautiful weather at Freedom Park.  They refer to it at Charlotte's Central Park.  It was very pretty with lakes, bridges, tons of greenways, 

and Hayden's favorite; a park with a locomotive statue. :)

After feeding the ducks, we had fun with some bubbles... of course Hayden thought it was fun to try to eat the bubbles... definitely takes after Jake. ;)

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Family Fun Day... Train Ride and Science Museum

We seem to have started a new tradition since we moved, which is to have a family fun day over the weekend trying something new in the area. :) Today, we took the train, which is called the Lynx, to Uptown Charlotte (which is really heading to downtown Charlotte, even though everyone says Uptown.)  

This morning, we started out heading to the Discovery Hands on Museum, but made a few fun stops on the way.  We stopped at Matt's Chicago Hot Dogs to try them out... they were tasty, but not exactly Chicago dogs.  Our next stop was in the corporate area, called The Green.  It is a beautiful park in the middle of skyscrapers, that has an adorable literary theme.   After we enjoyed the first few stops, we finally made it to the museum, which was so much fun!!  Hayden was so excited to try all of the experiments, he didn't want to leave!

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Airport Overlook = Awesome Day!

Today, we decided to go for a picnic lunch at a place they call Airport Overlook... it is a neat place on a hill near the Charlotte Airport.  They have picnic tables and benches so you can sit and enjoy watching the airplanes take off and land.  Hayden REALLY liked it, I thought it was pretty neat too!!  After that, we made a stop at the Airport Museum... surprisingly it was pretty cool too!  There were tons of airplanes and helicopters that we could sit in and get instructions on how to "fly them". :) 

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Home Depot Building a Racecar

Hayden had so much fun at their Home Depot Saturday Workshop.  Hayden was able to build a race car with a hammer and nails, and loved it!  They also gave him a cute apron and some popcorn to munch on.

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