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Our annual pilgrimage to Steamboat Rock State Park with my family (31 years and counting) was, as always, a  huge success. Out of the 1340 pictures taken by my sister-in-law and I, I have narrowed it to 34 to post. These are not even necessarily my favorites, but they show some highlights of the week.Continue reading “Family Camping 1”

You may have read that Haley could pedal her two-wheel bike (we don’t do training wheels) when I posted about that awhile ago. The problem was that she was exhausted from being so nervous about it, and she didn’t want to try because she said it made her want to cry. That all changed aContinue reading “Riding”

We went to the library yesterday to get some news books and grabbed the materials for the summer reading program. Oh. My. I had no idea my kids would be so excited about this. The librarian did an awesome job talking to them about their new summer reading journals, and they came home ready toContinue reading “Summer Reading Program”

Both of our sports commitments ended in the past week. We already miss kickball and t-ball! Jiminy Kick-Its lost in tournament play in the semi-finals. Down two male players (my husband included) because they both couldn’t get off work, the team of nine played well against other fully stocked teams and lost 3-4. Final gameContinue reading “Ending Seasons”

This weekend was hot and wonderful! We started with a trip to my parents’ house to celebrate an early Father’s Day. Grandpa had a surprise for the kids… he moved my old play house (that he built for me thirty years ago) to their house so they kids can play in it. It needs someContinue reading “It’s Almost Summer…”

Yesterday my friend Katie and I took our kids to the Bike Safety school offered at a local school. We were among the first to arrive and there were hardly any other families for the first half hour or so, so we got to get the bikes checked by a professional and a tour ofContinue reading “Bike Safety School”

Today is my 700th blog post. Wow. How did that happen? I have almost 36,000 page views. I don’t advertise anything on here, and it’s really just for family and friends who live around the country to keep up with us. I felt like I should save something abundantly special for the 700th post. AllContinue reading

We are officially done with preschool for JT. His end of the year celebration was at a little farm nearby and it was so much fun! Haley got to hold a bunny named Rainbow. Wrapped in a baby blanket. Feeding the goats Awwww… Class Photo Watch out, Mrs. Robin! So sweet. We will miss her!Continue reading “Ending Preschool”

We had three baseball games this week (and a practice). Things are really getting exciting. The weather on Wednesday was gorgeous so Haley wore her Mariner’s outfit. She is so stinkin’ adorable in it! We had team pictures so we had to be there early… which meant JT’s dinner got delayed so he finished eatingContinue reading “Three Game Week”

We have a new friend named Piper. Well, really, I’m friends with her mom. But we finally coordinated a playdate this week, and the weather was great for photos. We had a nice time and discovered a new play area as well. What a bunch of cuties! Posing for the camera   JT was veryContinue reading “Our Friend Piper”