An Active Weekend!

We had a long and active weekend this last week, that really got us out of the house and into the great outdoors. I promised you pictures of the American Indian festival and the first group belong to that great event, which we attended on a blustery Saturday afternoon. We also attended my Oldest son's 6th Grade Championship Football game on a drizzly Sunday evening.
I love tepees. Here the boys are exploring the smaller of the 2 set up.

Here is the decorated tepee with the camp set up in front of it

Indian symbols painted on my Youngest's face. Don't remember the symbolism though.

My Oldest picked a more complicated pattern for his face.

These nice people are members of the Kiowa and Comanche tribes and they performed several dances, we learned the meaning behind one of the songs the drummer in the back was singing, and we heard several traditional Kiowa stories. My boy's were enthralled.

My husband and I are of the philosophy that everyone should know how to cook, be they boy or girl. The best time to teach them is when they are interested in learning, are old enough to use the knives safely, and are willing to experiment a bit. My Oldest will be 12 this week, and so is old enough to work safely in the kitchen.

This is my son's Velvetta, Egg, and Veggie pie found in Kraft's food and family, Holiday '09 cookbook. It has mushrooms, broccoli, green onions, velvetta cheese and eggs all cooked in a pie crust. The only thing I helped with other than giving directions was fixing the store bought pie crust because it was cracked and had holes in it. He sauteed the veggies and mixed the eggs and cooked the pie himself.

He served the pie with bacon and hashbrowns with ketchup on top. Neither boy liked the pie (not really surprising), but they ate it and my husband LOVED the veggies.

Sunday evening we spent at my Oldest son's 6th Grade Championship Football Game for the City. They won 26-19 in OT! My son is #14 in the front. Go Longfellow Lions!

Our Optimist Club also offers cheerleading to girls in grades K-6th and they cheered at the 6th grade games all year. Here's the football team with our wonderful cheerleaders!

Of course we had to take pictures with the trophy once we got home. I didn't take the camera since it's new and there was a chance of rain during the game.

This was his 1st year to play football and he loved every minute of it. Next year he will get to play with his School's football team...they grow up so fast.

Well the sports are over until the spring when baseball starts for my Oldest and my Youngest will finally get to start playing T-Ball. My Youngest has attended every game my Oldest has ever played, starting at 5 months old and now he's ready to be the ball player! My Oldest will play any sport you put in front of him, I heard him say this to me this morning..."Why won't you sign me up for Basketball?" Basketball is not in the future, but track is a possibility in the spring, but until then let the boredom begin!