Weekend

Our friends the Barnes just happened to be spending the weekend at The Canyons so they kindly invited us over for a swim on Saturday. Our kids are all exactly the same ages which works out so well. We also made them grab dinner with us on Friday night at Squatters. We had our own room which was perfect for our brood of 6 kids ages 6 and under. The kids were certainly "busy" and a little bit giddy but we're used to it and had a great time together!

On Sunday we made some homemade gluey-goo (slime) and it was a huge success--I think it occupied Cares and Beans for well over an hour.

Fake sneeze=fake boogies (this was such fun for my little guy :)

On Sunday night the Horsleys joined us for a delicious schnitzel dinner and of course more cousin playtime. I only managed to catch one pic that night--of Grandpa Sherm and the girls catching a secret sharing moment together:

If you want to make your own gluey goo here's how:

Put 8 oz white glue in a large bowl.
Add 1 cup water and stir until blended.
Add paint/food color to desired color, set bowl aside.

In a small bowl stir together 1 1/2 tsps Borax powder (laundry detergent) and 1 cup warm water until dissolved.

Slowly add the borax mixture to the glue mixture while stirring constantly for two minutes. Knead the sticky slime with your hands until it's smooth and stretchy. There may be some excess water and it will feel really slippery as you knead, but empty out the extra water after a few minutes of kneading and then let the goo sit for a bit--it will ease into into the right texture after about 5 more minutes. The best surface for play is granite or tile (and not wood).


Store in an airtight container.