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WAHOO, IT'S SUMMER!!! So we homeschool all year long but we're really laid back about it, especially during summer months. I'm so excited about everything that goes with summer...bbq's, camping, 4th of July, picnics, beach days, hiking...adventure!!! I have a mission this summer, that I'm hoping will become such a normal part of life that I do it all year long. My mission is to do at least one fun project or activity everyday this summer with my kiddos. I'm going to try to take pictures during each special event but as you know, sometimes you can't take the camera with you. Yesterday we had a BBQ at a local lake but it was so windy at first that right after we ate, we loaded our stuff up so it wouldn't blow away and then went over to the water, where the kids splashed and played for awhile. It amazes me that no matter how windy or cold it is, kids don't care, they'll jump right in and play around! I love it!
So far this past week we've had a picnic at one of the elementary schools with a friend of ours and her kiddos, where the kids got to ride around on bikes, eat our picnic lunch and play on the playground for 3 hours.
**FYI, mom wasn't using her brain properly and neglected to administer sunscreen on herself (she did however get the toddler covered) and dear ol' brainiac mom has a RAGING sunburn on her back, shoulders, arms and shins that hurts even 3 days later! Yes...lesson learned! LOL
We had a fun lunch of english muffin pizzas one afternoon, where Keegan got to pick what toppings he wanted and make his own pizza. He loved being in charge! :)
We just bought a new tent that fits our family a whole lot better. It's like 18x10 and can fit both of our queen sized air mattresses, Tatym's playpen and still have plenty of room for our stuff. My hubby, who happens to be the world's BEST dad (and husband), was itching to set the tent up to check it out so it's been up in our backyard now for like 4 days so the kids have been having a blast playing in it. Hubby even had a campout with Keegan the night before last. I love our new tent!
It's been raining a lot here lately so one day this past week, I took the kiddos on a puddle jumping walk! We walked around the neighborhood on the hunt for massive puddles which we found some great ones! I couldn't take the camera along for obvious reasons! LOL Tatym was soaked from head-to-toe by the time we got done and Keegan was soaked up to his waist! It was a blast and definitely something we'll do a lot more now that Tatym is getting older...but hopefully it won't rain like that very much this summer! *Wishful thinking!*
We went on a walk around the neighborhood on a sunny day. We walked down to my grandparents house to check on our garden and then we stopped at the park and played for a little while.
Have I mentioned how much I love being a mom?! I feel so blessed to be able to stay at home with my kiddos! It's the best "job" I could ever hope for and I'm cherishing the time I have with them!! <3>
WOW!! My first thought seeing this sunset is that God is the greatest painter of all! This is the sunset we saw on our way home from a day my family & I went out of town! A perfect ending to a perfect day!
Well, today is Saturday so that means my son, Keegan has a soccer game this afternoon! I just love being a mom and especially being blessed with the honor of getting to stay at home with my kids! My hubby works VERY hard so that I don't have to work, well, I work one day a month but c'mon, that's nothing! Josh (hubby) knows that my biggest passion and desire is to be a homemaker and he works long hours and 6 days a week so that I can stay home! See what I mean, a great husband!
Keegan is in AWANAS and loves it! Since Halloween is coming up (ugghhh...hate Halloween) the theme of next weeks AWANAS is Orange Night so Keegan and I thought it would be fun to decorate an orange shirt to look like a jack-o-lantern. We had bought some iron-ons that had the pumpkin face but long story short, we put them on wrong and instead of ending up on the orange shirt, they ended up on my husband's white shirt that I was using as a barrier when ironing! LOL Of course I have to learn the hard way! Anyways, we bought some orange and black puffy paint and went to town on the shirt! Here are some pictures of the process:
Keegan drew a picture of the way he wanted to face to look and then asked me to paint the outline for him. Here he's started filling in the areas:
I love his concentration faces:
A smile that melts my heart:
Ta-Da:
I love doing projects with him!!!
Well, I better run and get us all ready for the soccer game!
HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!
