Our fun began the night before when my husband and I set up every Superhero toy that we could scavenge in a giant metropolis in our basement. We had Mr. Freeze's icy lair set up under our Christmas tree (which was up much too long this year) while Batman and Robin hid in their Batcave by the window. Superman and Wonder Woman were busy guarding the city in their cardboard brick tower while Penguin and the Riddler coasted in the bay near the train table. I may not have grown up playing with superheroes, but by the end of our setup, even I wanted to play bad guys the next morning! We finished setting the scene by setting out our Superhero dress up clothes and pulling out all the Superhero books we could find in our costume box.
After breakfast the next morning and a 10 minute tidy we were ready to head to the basement. It just happened to be Miss Baby's naptime, so the boys got our undivided attention.
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| Picking out his costume...so many to choose from, but he always goes for green. |
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| And not surprisingly, his brother went for the red. |
We had a great hour of playing before the boys' Superhero appetites had them signaling for lunch. Miss Baby joined us for some delish SuperHERO sandwiches, each customized to the Superhero's liking....which pretty much ended up being ham and cheese and varying amounts of pickles for all.
We cleaned off the table and worked on coloring some Avengers posters and doing an Avenger paint by number. I had found these in the dollar section at JoAnn fabrics when I went to pick up the masks for our big project.
Even Miss Baby formed her own Superhero identity. :-)
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Yes, her tray is covered in Press-N-Seal. Yes, she did paint all by herself. And yes, that is now her "painting" onesie.  |
During Miss Baby's afternoon nap, the four of us enjoyed a game of "Joker's Funhouse"...
before heading out on a walk in the fifty degree weather that doesn't come very often to the Midwest in January. The boys then watched Batman and Robin while Daddy took down our outdoor Christmas lights.
Miss Baby and I took a break from Superheroes. She cooked in her kitchen and I put together some "Super" burgers that we grilled that evening for dinner(the cheese was diamond shaped and we placed a ketchup "S" in the middle of it).
We enJOYed every minute of it. And we celebrated our first "intentional" family fun day with a trip to OrangeLeaf for some froyo. Perfection.
Can I come next time. :) Your family is so lucky to have you and Seth.
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