We went on a treasure hunt at the library! (I spent all morning getting ready for our camping trip so the children needed a break from "my" errands so they could do something else! Geez, what's wrong with smog checks, Target, bank visits, and Costco? I just don't get these children. They are so picky!).
The library had a treasure hunt to kick off the summer reading program...
Arr... Aye Matey!!!! (He loved that patch! He cried everytime it fell off and made he put it back on immediately. You would think he was bothered by it being on his eye! At one point he dropped it near a bigger child sitting at the computer. Somehow when she moved, she stepped on his eye patch. Wow, you should have heard his cry afterwards! "That person she tep (he often leaves out the s sound in some words) on my eye patch!" I had to make him another one pronto!
Then they started to decode the first clue:
Arr!!! He wasn't too interested in decoding:
So she and I did most of the work!
While they had a sword fight!
Eventually, we made it to the "X" marks the spot -- where they were able to pick their prize!
And there you have it -- 3 hardworking, no 1 hardworking 2 free loading brothers... 3 pirates who chose a lolly as their final reward/treasure!
Well worth running around the library today! Then it was back to getting ready for the camping trip with Jim and Clare. Vince was out all day videographing AND photographing a wedding. So I was on my own to gather all the supplies and pack up the car. We are leaving first thing in the morning. Good thing the camp site is only an hour away! I wonder if sleeping ALL DAY is an okay camping activity???
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