Have you noticed?

I have been letting more and more time pass between each submission to this blog. It hasn't been intentional. I didn't realize how much our schedule has been running our lives. In an attempt to keep ourselves busy so time will pass quickly, I may have over scheduled a bit. We are so busy that I don't have time for the things that need to be done everyday, let alone keeping up the blog. I am going to attempt to remedy this situation. I enjoy sitting at home every once in awhile too. I plan to stay home the next couple days and play "catch up."

Anyway, Here is what I found yesterday when I went out to check on the clothes in the dryer.

The baby had emptied the dryer of its contents and climbed in to hear his own echo.

I remember doing this myself when I was a wee one. I loved to talk (yell) into the dryer just to hear myself. My Mom thought I was talking to someone once only to find me out there talking to the 'me' in the dryer.

Peace and Love...... and love... love...love

and the walls came tumbling down

On Thursday the old grocery store building in town was leveled...

It was really quite awesome to watch... ...and then it was over.

love and fin

Mmmmm Chicken

This boy loves chicken.

Love and Legs

what we did today

Our homeschool group uses a gymnastics studio for an afternoon once a month and the kids are able to have some fun jumping around. There are lots of trampolines. Behind baby, just over his right shoulder you can see big sis running down the padded runway to a big trampoline that she can jump onto and do a flip. The lane just to her right is a long trampoline lane that runs the length of the building, kids can jump and do flips the whole way. Just like on Cirque du Soleil. The big tramps... kids were really getting some air on these. Above these is a rigging, that the gymnasts can attach to and learn complicated flips high in the air.

And the wedges to help kids learn to do back bends and flips. K had some fun with these... then began doing her back bends without help to the amazement of the owner. She was even more amazed when I told her K had been doing them since she was about 3, after she taught herself how. They were very interested in getting her into their gymnastics program. It was mentioned to me more than once while we were there.

Here is some remodeling I did today. Yes honey, that is our big floor model water cooler on the tall counter in the kitchen. I had to move it to keep my sanity. The baby was having too much fun filling cups and drinking, spilling, or pouring the water all over the floor, or in the dog's dish, or anywhere else in the house. He liked to lean against the button with his forehead while watching his cup fill, and overflow. Besides, I was filling the three gallon bottle every day. The inconvenience of cleaning up spilled water constantly makes standing on a chair to change bottles worthwhile. I know, I could get rid of it, but I like having a cup of tea at my fingertips.Jumping, Love, and doing something insane for the sake of sanity

Daddy's Artwork

Hey all, Check out what Daddy has been doing. He misses us so much that he must immortalize us at work. These concrete walls are all over the place there. I'm guessing this one is somewhere near where he works. Can you tell what it is a picture of?

Here it is a little more close up. I took this photo of K a couple of years ago, I think. Daddy made a stencil of it and spray painted it on a wall so he can see his goofy kid every day now. He did an awesome job. I told him he may have a future in the graffiti arts.

Love and Family Forever

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Happy Birthday Honey!

I actually had some reservations about hijacking the blog, but decided that today, it would be worth it. I want to take a minute to wish my wonderful wife a happy birthday and to encourage any followers to send a special wish as well.

I can't be there today to pamper you and make you feel special, but I hope, in some small way, this message will let you know how important you are; not just to me, but to your whole family. Happy Birthday, Honey. I love you!

Swimming Lessons

Today was the first day of swim lessons. It was hard to wait patiently for the day to get here but it finally arrived. She began with basic bubble blowing under water, then jumping up to get a breath. K was very good at this, as she practices in the tub all the time. Next they learned and practiced Flutter Kicks. She did very well here.

Next, she put the flutter kicks to good use. A boogie board helped her swim several trips back and forth across the pool. This was K's all time favorite part of swim lessons.

When it was all over, we took one posed shot of instructor and student together.

She told me that today was the best day of her life. So here is to the purest forms of enjoyment we experience as young children.

Love and Water