Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa!

We celebrated Dad's birthday today. The kids painted a birdhouse village for him, and it turned out really cute! Dad loved it.

Water Play

We have not done as much water play this year as last year. The weather has not been cooperative for us! But we did find a nice little wading pool in our new town. It's in the main city park, and is right next to the big pool. But this one is perfect for the kids to just get wet - at the most, it goes up to their knees. The kids were very excited to discover it recently.

Daniel

Austin

Gretchen

My three musketeers!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July from our family to yours! Here is how we celebrated the day.

Coppery Beetles

Uncle Chet helped the boys find a bunch of these coppery beetles on the bushes around our property. They came back from their little nature walk just covered in them - and giggling the whole time 'cause the beetles were tickling them and pooping on their hands! It was a little on the gross side for me - eww! They wanted to come into the house with them, and I told them not a chance in, well, you know! But, boys being boys, they thought the whole bug thing was pretty darn cool! Gretchen thought they were neat too - but from a distance, and not on her hands. Smart girl!

Sports Camp - Final Day

The kids just complete two weeks of Sports Camp, where they got to learn the basics of basketball, flag football, soccer and t-ball. They had a great time, and made some new friends. And surprisingly, Gretchen did good too, but did really well when I left the field for a while. If I stayed to watch, she just kept running over to me to sit and cuddle. But if I left to go run a few errands, she stayed in the mix of it all with the boys and the coach and did well. They all got new shirts and hats, and had a great time! Here is a pic of all the kids and coaches on the final day.