best.day.ever.

We celebrated the last day of school at the gym pool.  LE said it was the best graduation party ever.  R2 said it was the best day ever.  It WAS a great day.  Such a huge difference from last year, both boys jumped right in and began splashing and exploring.  Both girls went straight for the slide and picked up on "swimming."  The pool temps were still pretty cool, but the air temp was fabulous.  

ten months later

School's Out for Summer!!

L.E. wrapped up fourth grade today and Boo finished 3rd.  We will continue to work on math, read and practice the piano each day.  My plan is to begin R2 on kindergarten in the next couple of weeks as he is asking for school work.  It will give us a chance to get into a rhythm and see if he is really ready for kinder before he :technically" begins in January.  If he isn't ready then we can start again next year as he only be five later this year.

Boo- favorite subject: Reading
favorite book:
favorite day:  the day I finished school early at 10:30
favorite field trip: NASA day
favorite park: All Abilities
best friend: Ria (from co-op)
favorite memory- baby bunnies in the backyard

L.E. - favorite subject: science
favorite book: Tale of Desperaux
favorite day: Saturdays
favorite field trip:
favorite park: Brushy Creek
best friends: McKenzie (from co-op) and Blythe
favorite memory: learning to sew

CrAZy WeAthER

The weather has been crazy this month.  I have joked that is our souvenir from our trip b/c it seems like it has rained every day since we've been home.  Over the weekend we had crazy weather, tornadoes, strong winds and LOTS of rain.  On Saturday evening, everyone was in bed when we heard very LOUD rain.  Ben and I watched out the front door, but then decided to check out the trampoline in the back yard.  The trees were blowing in circles.  And three minutes later, it was total calm.  The next morning, we discovered our trampoline was the lone survivor on the street.  The kids across the street lost their playscape and almost everyone had fences missing pickets or completely gone.  Our home was unscathed.
On Monday, we got round two, but this time just lots of rain, and lightning and multiple tornado warnings.  We took the warnings seriously and was able to get both cars and the motorcycle into the garage.  We moved the trampoline against the shed to block some of the wind.  We have seen multiple videos of flooding in the town.  The rain totals were over 6 inches on Monday alone.

WordlessWednesday - "smile"

I really want this to be a Wordless Wednesday pic, but I have to explain for posterity sake.  I noticed he had gotten his rain boats on (by himself), that will happen after 3 weeks of rain, but was still in his diaper.  I was taking a picture to send to Daddy when he also whipped out this cheesy smile to complete the pic.  Love my cheeseballs.

family day

This past weekend, the rain subsided for a few hours so we could enjoy family day with our church at a local park.  We took bikes and a picnic lunch and braved the rain chances for the day.  The rain held off until park day was supposed to end at 2.  The girls and I were on a bike ride when the heavens opened up and we headed back to the pavillion to gather our things and head home.  The day's events included Ultimate frisbee game, fun on the playground, splashing in puddles, nature walks, a picnic, bike rides, fun with friends and lots of mud.

back yard visitor

Are we still in a drought?  I'm thinking if turtles are wondering the streets in the rain, they must be thinking not.  We rescued this big guy crossing the main street in our neighborhood.  He came home with us so I could show the girls and we could get him to the local lake.  When we put him down he first went to the low spot in the yard that has been collecting water, but then headed for the shed where he hung out till this past weekend when the rain subsided.  Thankfully last weekend he came out and we were able to get him to the lake.  R2 was a little disappointed he couldn't stay with us, but he was so brave and decided to join us as we released him.  We are on the lookout for a plastic turtle to add to his zoo animal collection

rain, rain, go away...

roller girls

The girls were recently invited roller skating with home school friends and they had a blast.  Thanks to these assistants and friends, the girls picked it up much quicker than ice skating.  Good, cheap, summer fun option to park day in full effect.

My Mother's Day

I am quite sure I am the most blessed Mama on the planet.  I have the greatest, most supportive husband a Mom could want.  I have the coolest kids on the planet who love me in spite of my flaws and moments of weaknesses.  I get to home school my children and pursue my career in fitness.  I am so grateful.
For Mother's Day, we made a quick trip to Kerrville so LE could participate in the Pioneer Day and so we could pick up our van which had to make an unscheduled stop to the repair shop while we were on our trip.  The sliding door stuck, in open, not the safest option to drive around in.  On Sunday morning, we enjoyed breakfast at Gigi and PopPop's, then headed home where Ben grilled us steaks, roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.  On Sunday night, I served for the first time in Kids' Church so we had leftover steak and eggs for dinner.  I had requested new sunglasses for my trip, so I asked for no more gifts for the day.
Thank you, Lord for blessing me.  My cup runneth over.