I'm blue...aba dee aba di

Are you singing along?  Okay, neither were my kids, but we all did have a smashing time on our Family Fun Blue Day.  After a very sick few days in our household, we were all needing the enjoyment of a family outing, but due to the very sick days in our household, we had little or no time to prepare for such an outing.  We had hoped to use our "blue" day as an opportunity to explore an indoor, community swimming pool.  Yeah, that didn't happen.  So here's how we pulled together a fun afternoon.

We started our day by encouraging our kiddos to get dressed in as much blue as they could find.  (note: this happened after lunch...see previous household status)  We were pretty impressed with all the shades of blue we could find in our wardrobes.  Well, except Miss Baby.  Funny thing to see how little blue she had.  After two older brothers, I can't imagine why that would be!? 

We then climbed into our BLUE minivan (okay, that was just a coincidence....but still fun) and drove to Target.  Why Target?  Because they have BLUE Icees.  Perfect for enjoying on our blue scavenger hunt around town. 

We then challenged the boys to try and point out blue things that they spotted while we were driving.  Our only rule was that we would be able to take a picture next to the thing they spotted...so NO moving vehicles or personal property...although we did see a couple of really fab, blue houses.  Here are a few of the things we found. 

Kind of in love with the 2-Step Hot PreSoak explanation....

So excited to have my in-betweener going through the awkward smile stage....oh and around this time he started licking his lips.  Always a fun treat in the middle of the dry winter months. 

Thank you, God for the beautiful blue sky on a winter's day and for temperatures warm enough to allow for a few trips down the slide. 

Our 10th find!  We walked right over it on our way to the 9th.  See how my boys are pointing...would hate for anyone to be confused by what was blue in the picture.  ;-)



It was a great afternoon driving around aimlessly, but with purpose.  HA!  The baby napped.  We all got to get out of the infirmary.  We took in some fresh air.  And we ended the celebration with a stop at our downtown coffee shop.  Those who know me, can probably guess how fabulously that played into our theme.  The boys drank fancy hot chocolates and we all enjoyed some pretty delish blueberry muffins.  Ahhhh.......and they thought it was a day just for them.