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Friday, July 19, 2013

Misc.

Berry time---finally! We did lots of jam, shortcake and berries & cream....mmmm. I had a few good helpers too =)

Jake's into building pullers and anything that moves really!

Space cadet ;-) ...he was so thrilled to wear this snowmobile helmet around one day

The tree stand, it's much farther along than this now. The sides are about done I think.

A little carpenter.

Emily did a bit of carpentry

Jake was a big help, he did a lot of pounding nails in

He loves to use the hammer. He'd pick up a random nail and find the "perfect" spot and get busy =)

I've been so thankful for many bouquets picked by sweet kids. Love all the wildflowers we find around here.

This trio played fashion show the other day.

Beautiful job girls!

Emily had a My Little Pony party back in June for her 9th birthday.

First time swimming with a freshly filled (aka FREEZING cold) pool. They stood around a few minutes, then jumped out to quickly thaw their feet, then back in =)

Oh, back to the party. I was having a bit of camera trouble, so it's a kinda blurry!
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There, I'm slightly caught up from the last month or so. It's crazy how fast time is going. I can hardly comprehend it. I've got a few projects I need to get done before fall--but I think I will focus on getting our "school room" organized, and making sure we have everything we need as far as books, supplies, etc. I'm realizing this is a continual work in progress as we try to find the "perfect" curriculum for all. Maybe there isn't such a thing? Anyways, we've been fitting in a bit of school a few days a week this summer. As I'm their teacher, I don't enjoy the thought of re-teaching material I've already taught. It seems to be working well so far.
Other than that, we've been enjoying a bit from our garden--a few beans, and lotsa cucumbers! My peas are history I think, enjoyed by some deer or rabbit I'd guess. Tomatoes have a ways to go. We planted so late this year because of all the rain. I think it was into June! So we'll see what we all end up with to harvest!
We're looking forward to some time up north with my parents and sisters/brother, hopefully aunt & uncle and a few friends I haven't seen in a few years. Oh, and a nice lake to jump into whenever we feel like it!
All for now, hope you're having a great summer too!

Friday, July 12, 2013

Boys being boys

This is the boys mega-sized "sand-box". The huge dirt hill/cliff in our driveway has brought hours of fun. They've carved out roads in the side, dug deep holes with diggers, and so much more. Recently a few older metal toys were reconstructed, the digger Jake is using had a new bigger digger put on it. The kids were thrilled when their daddy fixed up some of the toys and made them like new again. Such a sweet daddy they have =) Love how despite a 7 year age difference these two often times play together. So thankful for this. ♥

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Emily is 9

Happy Birthday Sweet Emily!

I hope you have a super fun birthday =)

You have been counting down the days for the last few weeks and are SO excited!

You are turning into such a sweet, thoughtful girl. You are always looking for ways to help, and many times you help do chores without me even asking you.

You love to read, which I am SO glad that you do! You love being outside playing, you have a wonderful imagination and I love hearing and watching you play with your favorite toys----horses, of course =)

We love you tons!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Are you sure?

If you know James, you know that he is almost CONSTANTLY talking. Seriously. ALWAYS. So I had to laugh when I saw him playing with this tape measure and just talking away. I knew I needed to get a video. Well, this video is so not how he normally acts, it's just too funny. You'll see what I mean =)