BenSpark Family Adventures

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01398 Imagine finding out that you were positive for COVID moments before heading out to trick or treat on Halloween. It’d be devastating. Well, that is what happened to Andy today. He’d been coughing for a while now but for some reason, today he was coughing more than normal. So, Allison tested him and found that he was positive for COVID. This was a precaution before heading to a friend’s house to trick or treat and well, it was really rough for Andy. Despite attending two trunk or treats already and having more candy than he’s gonna know what to do with it still stinks that he couldn’t go out on Halloween. So, he’ll be homebound and quarantined for the next week. He’ll also have to miss one of his more favorite things and that is rock climbing on Wednesday, but at least he won’t be sick with COVID for his birthday at the Rock Climbing location. to help cheer him up we let him trick or treat at our doors in the house.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01397 This afternoon we had Eva’s friends over for a little birthday party. she had her cousin, Amanda, 3 friends from school and her friend from Dungeons and Dragons. They cam over and watched the movie Labyrinth. They weren’t quite sure what to make of it but overall they had a fun time laughing and screaming at the movie. Movie watching is a lot different with kids now. They chatted and debated about the movie all the way through. I could hear them from upstairs while I played Fortnite with Andy. After the movie we got some pizzas for dinner and enjoyed them with the kids. They were having fun. Eva has some very nice friends who care very much for her. They gave her perfect gifts for her personality. We enjoyed the cupcakes and singing to Eva. The kids watched another show together and had a great time. Eva was very happy after the party. This morning Andy and Allison were ambassadors for Saint Mary-Sacred Heart School. Andy brought up the gifts and then the b...

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01396 Andy worked on some cupcakes for Eva’s birthday get together tomorrow. Eva’s having a few friends over to watch Labyrinth tomorrow. Andy insisted on being the one who made her cupcakes for the party. These are all his designs. He did a fantastic job on the mini snickers bar spiders. He does a great job at decorating. We’re working on the cleaning up after yourself part, though.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01395 We had a great time at the annual Trunk or Treat at America’s Best Defense tonight. Eva and I had put together the trunk and she helped me give out the candy to the kids. We went with a pirate theme because that is a costume that Eva has and one I could easily put together for myself. I would like to get some other pieces for the overall costume in the future but for now, it looks good. Andy was a strawberry cow and he had so much fun running all around and playing with his friends. He invited his friend Bella to come for the night and he introduced her to his friend Hailey and the three of them went from car to car several times over. They also went to the Haunted Dojo a couple of times, too. At one point towards the end of the night I found the three of them doing candy swaps on the ground in the parking lot. They really enjoyed their time together. My friend Liz had a LEGO themed trunk and my friend Mia had a Nintendo themed trunk and they were right nex...

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01394 Andy had a half day at school today and Allison had the day off. Allison was out running errands and she texted me to see if we could take Andy out for lunch. I suggested KC’s Classic Burger Bar because Andy had asked if we could go last night after his Rock Climbing class. We had some leftover meatloaf to use up so we did that instead. It was nice to spend some time just with Andy, we don’t often get the chance to just have him with us. Today was also stripe test for each of us. Mine was in the morning and it was very tough but I earned my stripe. Eva and Andy also did well on their tests in the afternoon. Then Eva and I went back again for our sword class and we learned that the form contains a shoulder roll while holding the sword. Yeah, neither of us liked hearing that, nor did my back.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01393 Well, they are supposed to glow. My idea for the trunk or treat decorations was to do a pirate theme with the trunk itself being the mouth of a shark. We took some cardboard to make the teeth and we first attempted to spray paint them but the spray paint did not stay on. I then picked up some white poster paint and painted the jaws a second time. When they were dry I sprayed them with some glow in the dark paint. I want the jaws to glow in the dark. I also picked up some fun lights to put inside the car to light things up, too.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01392 On Friday we are putting together a trunk for Trunk or Treat at America’s Best Defense. This is an annual event that I enjoy very much. I love that ABD does this for the students. They also run a haunted dojo and the kids love it. Eva and I are putting together a pirate themed trunk and we’ve gotten our costumes together and also some decorations. One of the fun things I found was an inflatable treasure chest that when inflated it can hold 48 cans. This would be perfect for holding candy. I also got a jolly roger pirate flag and Eva claimed it as her own when we are done using it.