Buck Lake

We have had a pretty wet and chilly summer in Rhinelander this year so our time at the beaches has been limited! We got a warm Sunday in August and decided to head to one of our favorite places -- Buck Lake! Lucy and Roman were so excited! 

The water level was so high! It was crazy! Normally there is a retaining wall and sand before the lake starts and, this August, water completely covered the wall in some areas! We met up with our friends Jeff and Jillian and the kids for the afternoon. Roman thinks that Alex is the coolest!

Here they are filling up their big water squirters! These were from Grammy Nola and they were a huge hit with the boys! ;) Keep in mind that where Roman and Alex are standing is normally a sand area! 

Lucy had a great time swimming. She also found many creatures during this visit to the lake including a froglet! Look closely and you can still see his little tail. :) So proud that Lucy was able to recall all of her science lessons on the life cycle of a frog from Ms. Koth's class last year! 

What a fun afternoon at Buck Lake!

Roman's 4th Birthday

We celebrated dear Roman's 4th Birthday with a superhero themed party at Pioneer Park. We had a blast! 

As previously blogged about, we had lots of activities for the kids! These girls worked on their superhero masks. 

Here is Dennis doing a Green Lantern tumble on the mat!

Roman & Dennis needed to concentrate on the Avengers Balance Beam!

Here are Easton and Romy zipping through the Batman tunnel. :)

The kiddos loved saving the city and putting out the fire with their squirt guns!

Super hero cape - Check! A can of sparkly lemonade all to himself - Check! A Happy birthday boy - check! 

Lucy loves spending time with her sweet friend Izzy!

Romy was excited to sit next to his buddy Easton while they ate lunch.

After lunch we sang Happy Birthday and ate some Hulk Cake!

I can't believe that my baby is 4!!

It was a little bit windy on Roman's birthday so he had some help blowing out his candle!

This boy loved his cake!

After lunch we played a couple of games like Pin the Star on the Captain America Shield!

We took turns taking a whack at the Batman piñata.

Everyone had to stand back and wait their turn during Piñata time.

Romy opened up his gifts!

And then everyone went to play in the park. What a fun day!

Both kids fell asleep on our way home! We had 2 exhausted children after the party. :)

Happy Birthday to our Romeo! We love you so much! 

Roman's Superhero Party!

This year Roman requested a Hulk birthday party. Mama broadened the scope of the party to include all superheroes and started poking around Pinterest for ideas a couple of weeks before the big event. :)

First up - we made this cake together with the Hulk busting out! Roman thought this was pretty cool. :) Green frosting - check! Hulk action figure - check! Little Oreos to fill in the extra space - check! 

I depend on the Dollar Store for all of my children's birthday party decor! Haha! I got some plain yellow and green Party favor bags and quickly transformed them into Batman and Hulk bags with the help of a Sharpie. 

I am so lucky to have a kiddo with a late summer birthday. August birthdays = party in a park! I don't need to clean my house, I don't need to reserve a venue for a party, it is the best! :) We held Romy's party at Pioneer Park this year. Based on my Pinterest browsing I knew that I wanted to do a Super Hero 'obstacle course.' I did a little brainstorming with a co-worker and was able to put these games together with stuff that we already had around the house plus just a few purchases from the Dollar Store. 

Here are some of our obstacles! I put together a few homemade signs, duct taped a dowel on the back and we were all set. 

First game - Superman Jump AKA Leaping over the pool Noodles. This was a favorite among the 3 and 4 year old crew. 

Next - the Green Lantern tumble. Hello, Lucy's nap mat from 4K! This was a perfect way to get the kiddos to do a quick somersault. (I have no idea if Green Lantern really tumbles - just trying to be creative!)

The Avengers Balance Beam did require a purchase ... I bought a little roll of Avengers Duct Tape from the Dollar Store and taped it to the floor of the picnic shelter in a straight line. The kids really liked this activity as well!

We grabbed our hula hoop for the Wonder Woman Hula obstacle.

I dug the tunnel out of our toy bin for the Batman Bat Cave tunnel! 

The Fast as Flash activity was zipping around these cones. We had these in our garage - the kids like weaving through them on their bikes. 

The Captain America frisbee throw involved me taping some red, white, & blue construction paper to a frisbee! Here is Roman modeling the game. 

The next Obstacle was a bean bag throw. I created a Spider-Man face to stick on the game. 

The last obstacle (and the clear favorite) was a water activity. The kiddos got squirt guns as part of their party favors and I filled them up before the party so that they could put out the fire and save the city. They loved it! 

These games were so much fun for the kids and they just took a little bit of posterboard, dowels, markers, construction paper, and creativity to pull together! 

Here are the Party favor bags - filled with bubbles, stickers, tattoos, and a squirt gun. 

We couldn't have a birthday without a piñata! This year Roman selected Batman for the big event! 

Lucy got in the spirit of the party and wore her Captain America tank top! She is standing in front of another game that I put together -- pin the star on the Captain America shield. :)

One last party activity to share! I got a little pack of Superhero masks that the kiddos could color if they wanted to make their way around the obstacle course in style. :)

It was a fun party! I loved the theme! :) I will do a post on the celebration very soon.

Life at the Storm Household - Mid-August

Guess what? Lucy was once again honored for her coloring skills at the James Beck Cancer Center's Celebration of Life! The kids at her summer camp were entered in the contest and she won 3rd place for the 5-7 year old age range. Last year she came is second and received a very nice little prize so she was super excited to go back to the event. 

Here is our champion colorer! ;) Sidenote - Lucy crafted her necklace a couple of weeks ago and wears it all the time! Thanks for the big bag of fun beads, Grammy Nola! 

Lucy was very proud of her coloring job! She won some neat butterfly beads as a prize this time. 

Here is Lucy's cheering section - her little brother! 

After the ceremony they release a bunch of butterflies! The weather was pretty wet and cold this year so the butterflies stayed close for quite a while and some landed on the childrens' hands and clothes. Romy was so happy to catch one!

After Lucy was honored we headed out for Mexican food. Yum! 

Wet August nights equal toad time at our house!

Here are some blurry handfuls of toad. The kids just love finding these creatures. 

We have a special birthday to celebrate in late August so we always get excited to make treats for the big event! When you are helping your mama make a cake and you are photo bombed by your sister ...

Nothing better than licking a mixer after making some treats! 

Get ready for some epic superhero birthday party posts coming soon!