A fun, cheap family fun day

I'm a little behind in posting this, as it was 2 weeks ago, but it was such a good day that I have to share it. It also goes to show that there are plenty of fun things out there to do with the kids that don't cost an arm and a leg.

The first thing we did on this Saturday was attend a Lowe's "Build and Grow" clinic. These clinics are completely free! They supply each child with an apron, a hammer, safety goggles, and all the supplies to build the featured project. They hold these every other Saturday. It is such an awesome thing, and the kids had fun! We plan to go to every clinic we can. This particular one was building photo frames for dad in honor of Father's Day.

Look at the expression of concentration on Stephen's face!

True to her personality, Emily was very meticulous in her work and took her sweet time.

Daddy helping Stephen with a stubborn nail.

The finished projects! Now we need to find just the right photos to put in the frames! Daddy is taking these to work to put on his desk.

Next we tried to figure out what to do for lunch. We realized that Stephen has never been to Casa Bonita *gasp*! We used to go ALL the time when the girls were little, but then they shut down for awhile, then changed hands, and we had heard it wasn't the same. But they somewhat recently went back to the original management, so we decided to give it a go. I have always LOVED their cheese enchiladas! Well, it was not a cheap lunch, that was for sure, but we decided that it was a good way to celebrate Billy's recent promotion! We stuffed ourselves silly, and had a great time!

We definitely did not leave hungry!

Next, we went to Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa. Every second Saturday of the month, they offer free admission and lots of kids activities.

When we signed up, each of the kids got an art case that held a sketch pad, pencil, eraser and some information about the art they would see. Each time they go, they will get a new art supply for their case. They got to make "scarab" necklaces in keeping with the Egyptian theme for their newest Egypt exhibit.

We participated in a scavenger hunt in the gardens. They followed clues to find each animal on their list. It was super hot, but the gardens were beautiful!

Done with the scavenger hunt!

Here they got to do "Egyptian" painting. Basically, just paint something you think might be considered Egyptian. Stephen painted a picture of a pharaoh's sarcophagus, Natalie drew some hieroglyphics, and our little rebel, Emily, made a Happy Father's Day greeting, lol!

It was a great day, and fun was had by all!