First Day of School

It is the first day of school - TODAY - AHHHHH....

We actually were not that scared or disappointed, 

actually we are excited...for the most part.

Well, kind of.  A little sad to have summer be officially over,

but we are starting slow and will still enjoy plenty of time outside.

And it is always nice to get back into a routine...

for everyone.

We had our traditional scavenger hunt to find 

their new school supplies.

So much excitement to fill up their pencil boxes.

And we had a "fun" lunch with consisted of a "Cell" Sandwich.

We use different ingredients for the different parts of the cell.

Who doesn't enjoy a sandwich covered in granola, honey, PB,

coconut, chocolate chips, and sprinkles?!

Blueberry Picking

Ms. Fancy

Fancy E loves any thing she can find

that makes her outfits more "fancy."

This fan of course was something she "needed"

to complete her outfit and Grandma

was happy to find one for her.

Early Mornings

Saturday mornings sometimes equals cartoon morning.

These two boys took over our bed, so while 

mom and dad were off for some coffee,

these two enjoyed Daniel the Tiger.

Scooters

Birthday Cake

Her request...a monkey cake.

So we worked together and came

up with this.

Ready to sing to her

Funny girl - making a wish...

And blowing out the candles

And then everyone enjoyed a piece of cake!

Happy Birthday Tiger Lily

Our little girl is SIX years old today!

Happy Birthday our sweet little girl.  

You are such a blessing in our home

and we are so thankful for you.

She was excited to receive rollerskates for her present.

She is looking forward to trying to keep up 

with her big brother and sister when

they rollerblade.

So much love for this lady.

Painting Fun

Girls thought this idea was fun.

I forgot to get a picture of the finished project.

I also did not anticipate that the girls of

course would want to keep their painting and as

one daughter said when I told her there was not 

enough space in their bedroom for it

"Mom, we could just hang it on our ceiling."

This has now become out of sight out of mind.

Big Brother's Helmet

He wanted to wear his big brother's 

motor cycle helmet.  

Selfie

Hard Work

Love this guys determination. 

All the other kids took their laundry baskets up the stairs to unload. 

This guy wanted to take his up as well "All By Himself!"  

Step by step he pulled and carried this basket

up the stairs.  He would allow no one to help him.

He was so proud of himself when he

got it to the top and carried it to his room.

Amazing Grace

Summer Heat = Popsicles

I walked out of the house and they were

sitting like this.

Another Hike

This time we went hiking by the near by lake.

The kids brought their containers again.  This

time I think they found a lot of seeds and nuts.

We didn't go all the way down by the water, but

did enjoy the sand up high.

Hike

We have been enjoying a lot of hiking around the area.

We bring along small containers and all the children

finding treasures along the way.  We are on a bug

collecting mission - but sometimes we come home with

other little creatures too.

This particular hike we came home with

a container full of daddy long leg spiders.

A dragon fly.

A centipede

A green flying beetle

and a little frog.

After the hike we enjoyed cooling off in the

playscape...

The sun was a little bright for this photo

There were also bison at this park.  So

we watched them and actually decided to put

down our picnic blanket here and eat lunch.

It was a really nice morning

enjoying God's creation!