Slip n Slide

We were outside practicing our tumbling when Brielle decided to start a water fight. Next thing we knew the mat was wet and slippery so it became a slip n slide! They had a lot of fun!

Brooklyn's Talent Show

Brooklyn had her class talent show. She showed some of her tumbling moves...cartwheel, back walkover, splits, back handspring, and round-off back handspring! She did great!!! I recorded it so I didn't get any pics.

Father's Day

We had a busy but enjoyable Father's Day. Our morning was typical and we tried to keep it quiet so Josh could sleep in and enjoy it. After church the 2 little ones had naps then we headed to my grandparent's house. We met up with my parents so it was nice to be able to see them all.

 Because I was battling meningitis on Mother's Day we didn't have anything to give our moms so we made sure to get them Mother's Day gift as well.

 We headed back home to get ready to have the Ericson's over for dinner. We quickly gave Josh his gifts. Each kid picked out a special date that they get to go on...Brayden gave Josh a gift card to see Jurassic World, Brooklyn wants to take him swimming and for ice cream, and Brynlee wanted to go to Chuck-e-Cheese.

 We wanted to do something different than our typical bbq, so we did shish-kabobs. They were SO good!

Projects...

Because we are year round school, the kids only get a 3 week break. So we rushed to get some projects done as soon as they were out of school. In the process of cleaning out the toy room we found a couple of boxes of stuffed animals. The kids were in heaven! 

This is by far the best thing I've done in a while. This room has always been kind of dead space. When we rented out the basement we used it as our toy room, but after we moved the toys downstairs we haven't really done anything with it. Knowing that we will be here for another year or two, I decided to make it functional again...even if it's weird to have it be a toy room. The younger girls just don't go downstairs in the basement by themselves to play. But since I moved some of their toys upstairs they spend all day in there! Which is a big big help for me. So it's a win-win!

The Bumbo

This little girl wants to grow up faster than she is. She insists on sitting up so she can see everything...which is great until I need to put her down so I can get stuff done. She does NOT like to be put down. I finally got out our bumbo and she loves it. She can't stay in it very long yet since she's only 3 months, but it buys me a few minutes! (And yes...I'm aware of the dangers of putting a bumbo on the counter. I was just wanting a better picture in the light.

Just Because...

Love the outfit! Love the bow! And love this girl!

Cabin Trip

June 13 is Josh's grandpa. It's been a few years since he passed away. Josh's mom wanted to celebrate his birthday up at the cabin so she invited everyone in her family up for the day. It was fun to see all the second cousins. There were lots of kids, lots of adults, and lots of fun! We went up on Friday and stayed through Sunday morning. I had to be back for choir practice at 3, so  we made sure we headed out early enough to be home. The kids found tons of caterpillars and loved catching them all.