What?? I have a speck of yogurt on my face??

 

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Swinging through Summer...

It is already July.

Joshua is already one!

Lil is already ready for school.

We are enjoying the mild summer days while we have them. When the weather cools it is going to be back to school and back to work. So, we are soaking in the sun while we can!

 

And, yes, around here shirts are optional.. Smiles are not! They are a must!! ;)

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Baby Captain America

Saving the world and destroying piles of laundry one day at a time. ;)

Don't move!

Lil would like to be hired by Old Navy as a mannequin.  Every time we walk in she heads right for the opening display and finds a spot to join the family of display people.  She fits in pretty well, although she could never stand still for that long.  ;)

Starting School...

This past Fall Lil started VPK.  She was very excited to start preschool.  On the first day of class I thought for sure she would have some nervous feelings, but she had none at all.  She barely even had any interest in saying 'good-bye' to us.  She did want to say 'bye' to Joshua, she thought for sure he would miss her while she was gone all day.  Joshua was about five weeks old when Lil started school... time flies!  

Five and Fabulous!

Lil asked for her fifth birthday to have a party where she could ride a horse for the first time.  We found a great little place that was only about ten minutes away from the house.  She (and her classmates) had a great time riding horses, feeding them, enjoying hayrides, and partaking in an on-site bounce house and playground.  Although participants had to be over 18 months old (as a rule of the location), we snuck Joshua in anyways and he enjoyed some of the atmosphere. Here are just a few pictures of us as we enjoyed the day.  Unfortunately the place is not open for parties around her birthday and so the party was at a weird time almost a month after her birthday, which made it hard for people to join us as well... we are so happy though that some of Lil's friends and family could be there and we definitely missed everyone who couldn't make it.

Weird Science

A few months ago Lil's vpk class went into the day school's science lab to do a little 'Weird Science' experiment.  She wasn't a fan, so we have been doing some science experiments here at home to get better acquainted with how the scientific method works.  I mean... Really... How can a child of mine *not* like science?!?!  Ha!

We have been picking up some kits here and there... museum gift shops are a great spot to find them.  Also, places like Tuesday Morning have some kits that are really reasonably priced and offer just the right amount of science + entertainment for a little one.

This kit came with test tubes and we worked on densities and colors... she had a great time!  Here are a few pictures of our experiment.