Garden loot...

Even after the terrible hail storm our yard suffered, our garden held strong. This is the loot we picked just today! Adly usually can't wait until we actually wash the pickings...as you can see. Holt just loves to get in and pick all the ripe foods. We picked around 15 or so tomatoes and 2 green bell peppers!

Happy Helpers...

My kids have reached the age where doing chores is fun...for now...I know! Anyway, they argue over who gets to do what. So, I made a little chart for the few chores and choices they do now and it is really working. Anything visual seems to make things easier. It's not the prettiest, but here's our new chart....

(I think I need to add clearing the table soon!)

Family Lake Trip

We headed to the lake today. John's family has a little secluded spot just below their lakehouse. We took my family down to the waters and had so much fun! Holt is in love w/ any body of water, but when it involves fish and "treasures" abound...he's in heaven. Adly loves to play w/ anyone who will hold her and let her "fwim". Here are a few pics of the day...

Show Week at The Little Gym

Adly had her last class at The Little Gym. She loved this class. We took it w/ our dear friends Jessica & Diana. The girls both got ribbons on their last day and got to show off their new skills. Adly's favorite is the bars & beam. She really liked Miss Kate. She's standing next to her receiving her ribbon!

A few thoughts...

I honestly worried about not having enough things to do this summer w/ my son being home...
I can't believe I ever had those thoughts. Thank goodness we are always busy. That's what I need for this summer to go smoothly. Thank God for friends!

Nitro Swimming
Holt had his first Nitro (http://www.nitroswim.com/) swim lesson. With a small bump in the road b/c mom had to actually wait in the waiting room and not poolside, we had a great first lesson. He loves his goggles and continues to love the water. I think Nitro is going to work great as a confidence boost for this little boy.

Alphabet Art

Here's a fun way to learn letters...
My friend Brooke recommended this cool book Alphabet Art. It's got some great ideas. We made "Aa" and "Bb" these past couple weeks. I actually made up my own "Bb" activity...I had blue sand & beans...so that's what we did. They both loved it...especially the bottle glue and sand part!

Back at it...

I started this blog just as Holt's school was winding down. I love to look at other blogs and thought this would be such a fun way to journal and record all the fun stuff we do. Sharing it is the best part. I love to hear new, creative things from my mom friends! Let's see how I keep up now....