summer flew by, and here we are on the first day of school.
although the summer seemed especially short this year, i think everyone is ready and excited to be back to school.
christopher is in the 6th grade this year, and gets to be in the new beautiful building.
it houses the junior high classes and the new gymatorium.
he also gets to play school sports this year and be a part of some other exciting activities reserved for the junior high kids.
we had to wake john again and throw some clothes on him to make it out the door on time.
just like we had to last year.
those early mornings are the hardest to get used to after the lazy days of summer.
here's to another great school year!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
summer snapshot - week 8
we were at my dear friend lori's cabin.
just the mom's & kids for a week...hang'n out together enjoying some cooler temps.
we have been doing this for the last 6 years, since the girls were one and a half.
we had to miss one year (when the girls were going to kindergarten) due to scheduling conflicts.
we always take a picture of all the kids on the front steps before we leave.
here they are - all 10 of them. we had one sweet friend added to the group this year.
there was an awesome rainstorm the first day we were there.
the temperature dropped to 64, and it rained all afternoon and even hailed a bit.
they worked on them for quite awhile and they were pretty funny and entertaining.
we hiked to 'frog pond' the next day.
we go on this nice little hike every summer.
there was a nice stream of water, since there had been so much rain the day before.
all the kids get along so well together. and they get to be outside all day long.
there were lots of rides on the zip line.
and lots of time spent hang'n out together around the cabin.
and games played on the front porch.
we went to the park and to the pool.
the days were glorious and the kids had such a great time (as did the moms!).
we went out for pizza on our last night, a tradition we started last year.
the owner remembered us from last year.
he was very sweet and really complimented us on all the kids & their behavior.
which was somewhat ironic since the boys had gotten rather silly making up some concoction of water, ketchup, salt, sugar, etc... that they were trying to get the girls to drink.
they had a blast, laughing like crazy.
it has been such a fun tradition to go with the kids and our wonderful friends every summer.
to watch all of these kids get along so well and see their friendships develop.
they will always remember the summers we spent together.
and we are so thankful to lori and her kids for their hospitality.
to see our time at their cabin last summer click here.
just the mom's & kids for a week...hang'n out together enjoying some cooler temps.
we have been doing this for the last 6 years, since the girls were one and a half.
we had to miss one year (when the girls were going to kindergarten) due to scheduling conflicts.
we always take a picture of all the kids on the front steps before we leave.
here they are - all 10 of them. we had one sweet friend added to the group this year.
there was an awesome rainstorm the first day we were there.
the temperature dropped to 64, and it rained all afternoon and even hailed a bit.
they worked on them for quite awhile and they were pretty funny and entertaining.
we hiked to 'frog pond' the next day.
we go on this nice little hike every summer.
there was a nice stream of water, since there had been so much rain the day before.
all the kids get along so well together. and they get to be outside all day long.
there were lots of rides on the zip line.
and lots of time spent hang'n out together around the cabin.
and games played on the front porch.
we went to the park and to the pool.
the days were glorious and the kids had such a great time (as did the moms!).
we went out for pizza on our last night, a tradition we started last year.
the owner remembered us from last year.
he was very sweet and really complimented us on all the kids & their behavior.
which was somewhat ironic since the boys had gotten rather silly making up some concoction of water, ketchup, salt, sugar, etc... that they were trying to get the girls to drink.
they had a blast, laughing like crazy.
it has been such a fun tradition to go with the kids and our wonderful friends every summer.
to watch all of these kids get along so well and see their friendships develop.
they will always remember the summers we spent together.
and we are so thankful to lori and her kids for their hospitality.
to see our time at their cabin last summer click here.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
summer snapshot - week 7
trip to the mac store to play games on the ipads
(with hopes of spotting famous baseball players in town for the all star game...nope)
john john napping with his feet up in the air

(with hopes of spotting famous baseball players in town for the all star game...nope)
john john napping with his feet up in the air
building lego harry potter game and playing it
playing go fish
drawing/ hanging out with friends
ella and andrew were at an art camp each morning all week, they loved it.
they had an art show on the last day.
ella performed for her puppet class and her dance class.
andrew performed for his drama class and i have not a single picture of it.
they had their art displayed all over the room.
watching dad flip fried eggs on saturday morning after yard work
Saturday, July 23, 2011
summer snapshot - week 6
playing games
special snack: strawberries dipped in sour cream, then brown sugar -
try it...it's awesome
more just dance 2 - john john got in on it this week...so cute.
he'd say, 'mama, i'm doing it!' with a great big happy smile on his face.
trip to ikea with nani
the boys brought their books and read as we walked around.
the younger two were in the play area.
i scored the polka dot pillows for $5 each - so cute for halloween,
they're orange on the back
trip to the movies (woovies as john calls it - we do this every week)
baking peanut butter cookies with ella.
hot chocolate with homemade whipped cream on saturday morning.
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