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Devyn: Softball

I just started playing softball. We've only had 3 games. 2 wins 1 loss. Friday was our best game. We were against Maraeka's team. The score was 9-1. We won. The first time I went to hit I got 4 balls, so I got to go to walk to first base. Then when the next batter was up I stole second base. I was at second for a while but then when I could steal I booked it to to third. She missed the ball, so I ran home and the catcher didn't get the ball in time so I got a home run. My team mates were cheering for me. It felt good. The second time that I got to hit I hit the ball, hard! But it was a foul. Saturday's game the score was 6-3. We won again. Wednesday's game the score was 5-4 we won again! I'm on the Patti Gagne team our team color is bright yellow. I'm number 17.

This is my team in our dugout

This is me up to bat

That's me at first base

No-Bake Baking with a 4 year old

So it seems as though Landon thinks he is all-knowing with the microwave these days.

We have busted him a few times. He will punch in a few numbers, push start and it's a go!

To my own surprise, he actually knows what he is doing. I figured that if he is going to start helping himself to the appliances, I might as well teach him about metal in the micro.  Nothing like a traumatizing experience to keep a future little chef out of the kitchen. Now that would be tragic.

Landon's project? Melting chocolate. In all honesty, we were actually working on a dessert when I busted him doing his microwave thang.  He had just jumped ahead of me while I was off doing other things. 

 No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse

My go-to, whole wheat crust. If I were super ambitious I would make my own crust...but I'm not. :)

 Ingredients

• 1 can of pumpkin 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 2-3 TBS honey

Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 20 second intervals, stopping to stir in between. Next pile all ingredients  into a food processor. Process until it is velvety smooth. Pour into a pie crust. Chill in the fridge for a few hours. 

Ready for the fridge. The longer it chills the better, as it will firm up nicely.

We do frozen cool whip. It kind of tastes like ice cream.

Perfect combo.

Kyle loved this pie. It's always good if you can pass the man test.

CORBIN : CREATING LEGO'S

I have been building these legos for the past week. Some are from books and some I made up.

This is a house I built. It was one of the easier ones to build cause its pretty small. I made up this one.

This is a evil shark jet. It was sort of hard to make. I made up this one.

I named this one Corbin's starfighter. Those two green lego pieces next to where the pilot sits is where the blaster bullets come out. I made up this one.

I call this one the alien space speeder. I gave wheels for when it is taking off or landing. I made up this one.

This a motorcyicle. It was sort of hard to make. I built this one from a book.

This is a speed boat. It was sort of hard to make. I built this one from a book.

This is a monster truck. It was pretty easy to make. I built this one from a book.

This is a race car. I think it's pretty cool. I built this one from a book.

This is a big rig. This big rig is made out of 15 lego bricks. I made up this one.

This is a hotel.On the top of the hotel there are the letters h o t e l which spells the word hotel. I built this one .from a book.

This is a New York city chene. There are the twin towers the empire state building a swimming pool 2 flowers a plant and 2 benches with flowers between them. I made this New York chene up.

This is all the lego stuff. I am working on some new lego stuff like a yoda head.