Johnny was a good man and an amazing police officer who always went that extra mile to help others. His funeral service was beyond words, and the church was completely packed with those who wished to pay their respects. This was the first time I have been to a police officer's and a soldier's funeral. The police officers carried the casket at the grave site, then the Honor Guard presented arms. My cousin Jason then presented the flag to my Aunt Susie, and it was such a beautiful moment, there was seriously not a dry eye among us. While I was in tears my son Ares turned to me, and said, "Mommy are you crying? Johnny is an angel please don't cry." That of course only made me cry more, but it was so sweet of him! I hate that this was the circumstance that I was able to see all of my family for the first time in ages, but I loved seeing all of my family this past week. We rarely are all together, and I really felt safe and secure being with all of them again. I really wish we would come together more often I love them all so much.
Today was another day, but the sorrow did wash over me while I was at church this morning with my husband and children. Luckily Ares saw me crying again and was quick to help me try and dry my tears. He's such a caring and loving boy. The rest of the day was better, and we made homemade pizzas for lunch. This was so simple, and easy that we might just make that a staple for Sunday lunch/dinner. My Grandma had 10 kids, and she used to make it so that every Monday night was hamburgers and fries. This continued at least until I was in 3rd grade if not longer. It was simple and cheap. Even though I have 3 kids instead of 10 like her, I see no problem in following in her footsteps in saving money and making one day a week a lot simpler. Here's the pictures of our pizza making.
Here is our favorite ingredients (Ares only likes cheese pizza unless we hide pepperoni in it lol!):
So good that my husband couldn't wait to grab a slice before he took a picture! :)
After pizza, Ares and I did a special project. I call it exploding soap even though it doesn't really explode it just expands in the microwave. What you have to do is take a bar of Ivory soap (yes only Ivory works for this experiment)
Lay down a piece of parchment/ wax paper inside your microwave, put the soap bar on top of the parchment paper, and then microwave for about 3 minutes.
Once it is done please do not just grab the soap. Remember that it was just in the microwave and it is hot. Just grab it by the parchment paper and take it to the table. It only takes about a minute or so to cool off, and then you can do with it what you will.
Ares was so proud of his exploding soap! He could not wait to start playing with it.
Ares had his fingers make "snow angels". His fingers also had "snowball fights"
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! :)
The only down side to this experiment was that the crumbled up soap pieces were easily blown around by our ceiling fan, and got into our noses making us sneeze a lot. Ares is a trooper, and it only bugged him until I had vacuumed it all up. I, on the other hand, am still having a bit of trouble. I've never been allergic before to it, but I think some might have gotten stuck up in my nose because for hours after cleaning it up I can still smell soap!
Things to do with this soap:
1.)Have the kids break it up, and just use it as a sensory activity.
2.)Use it during your child's bathtub time and sprinkle it over their heads making it "snow".
3.) Mix in a couple drops of food coloring with it in a bowl and use cookie cutters to make your own little soaps!
For more instructions on making your own soaps check out: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/04/kitchen-craft-soap-clouds-and-homemade-kiddie-tub-soaps/
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