Summer! Here we go!

We had one day last week where all kids that I am babysitting we’re under one roof! It was crazy, but everyone came out alive! 😉 And had some fun too! 

We even managed an outing to the library when we had just two extras…The weather was rainy so there were TONS of kids playing at the library too… some we knew! 

On Friday the weather was cooler and just right for putt-putt. Everyone had a great time! 









Over the weekend our family met Ayaka, a student visiting from Japan! The kids had so much fun asking her questions! Their favorite part was eating the yummy desserts and treats she brought from Japan to share! 



Hoping for the warmer weather to begin next week when the pool opens, but it’s looking like we may have another cool and rainy week… come out sun!!  

Until next time…

Summer is here! Let’s all cheer!

The kids had only 2 1/2 days of school last week…Kieryn showed off her skills playing ukulele, drums, and boomwhacker at the 5th grade musical. The kids had a great time!

They also had a quick ceremony for the 5th grade promotion (now we have a middle schooler-wow!) Kieryn was voted “most likely to be a movie star”!









Lots of water play this week!





And snuggles!



We ventured to Seneca on Sunday to celebrate my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary! It was great to see and catch up with family and friends!







Next week is officially our first whole week of summer! Yeah!!

It’s beginning to feel like summer!

Kieryn gave a talk about crochet at the Monday 4-H meeting.

We have been outside ALOT!



On Saturday we enjoyed a 4-H foods meeting at HyVee learning from the Head Cheese Chef and making some yummy treats using different kinds of cheese!







We celebrated Aunt Ali’s birthday on Saturday evening! 



And on Sunday, Ronan enjoyed a birthday party at the zoo!





Alexis has been hunting baby snails! She loves being outside!





These two are excited about the clubhouse…





Welcome Summer! We are excited you’re here!!

Week of Clean Out!

We spent a lot of time this week preparing for our yard sale! We did a ton of clean out but we still managed to have fun on the side…

The kids did a treat table and made a good amount of “fun” money from selling cookies, brownies, and lemonade! 

Kieryn won game night AGAIN!





It rained a few days so we had fun in the mud!



Happy Mother’s Day celebration at our house! 



Fun week! Until next time!

Y & Z - That’s a wrap! Now for some summer fun!!

My post is later than normal because the app was glitchy all weekend and wouldn't let me upload pictures... but luckily here we are! Happy Monday!!

We finished up the alphabet last week so that I could have more time to take kids to parks and be outside AND begin preparing for our upcoming yard sale!

Alexis and Tyson had fun learning about Y on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday...











Yoga with Alexis...



On Tuesday evening Kieryn and Ronan had a BLAST at a 4-H Lego Brick Master building session. The "littles" and I enjoyed the park while the "bigs" were building masterpieces!













On Wednesday we reviewed some Y, but then began our letter Z learning too. We were at home all day due to my babysitting so we included the baby in the fun! ;) We learned about letter Z on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!





zig-zag drawing and cutting...







You better believe we ended our alphabet learning with a BANG and a fun visit to the zoo!!

On Saturday morning Kieryn and I ran in our first 5K race together for Girls On The Run! We had so much fun!!









It was such a fun race!

Kieryn did an amazing job! 

THEN, on Saturday afternoon we had a 4-H foods meeting and we got to make some yummy spring treats!







After such a busy Saturday, Tyson thought we needed to relax on Sunday with some TLC and coffee!





He loves his new cup and asks for it when he sees it!



Summer, we are ready! - 12 1/2 days of school left!