Diving In

Way Behind

I am so far behind. It's not that I haven't been wanting to blog it's just we've been really busy. Here are a few things you can look forward to seeing posts and pic's about in the very near future

• Summer at the public pool. Chiggie is doing flips off of the diving board!
• The girls new bike trailer, a gift from Great Grandma. Trust me this one deserves a post all to itself. They love, love, love to go for rides and we have a pretty fun story about this.
• The pool we bought for the backyard and put together just this weekend. I have a whole new respect for my parents and the summers they put pools up for us. Much harder than it looks.

Until then I will share a couple of shots I got of crazy, crazy hair. Seriously where did this come from?

Summer Kick Off

Last Day

Today was Chiggie's last day of Kindergarten. As of 10:55 am she was free from teachers, homework, and waking early in the morning. Free to fantasize about summer. Trips to the pool, library, camping, and all of the other stuff she is so looking forward to. That's one of the greatest things about parenthood. You get to live your own childhood all over again!

Zoo Trip

Today was Chiggie's field trip to the zoo. We had an absolute blast. The weather was fabulous. Blue skies and temperatures in the 80's. We left the school at 8:45 and our first stop was City Park. The school had reserved the park and the kids got to ride rides for over an hour. Here is a picture of Chiggie and her best friend Tater.As you can see Midge and Tea enjoyed themselves as well.We ate lunch at the park and then the kids got a little bit of time to play on the equipment. Midge got a lot of attention from the Kindergarteners.Tea felt really grown up in their company.Boo kept everybody cool with offers of water.
Penguins were a huge hit!In the end we were all exhausted!

Temptation

When it comes to stuff like this I admit it, I am weak. Summer is quickly coming upon us and I know keeping the weight off will be a constant challenge. Some people struggle around the Holidays. I don't seem to have a problem then. First of all it's only a month long season really. In the summer time there's more than 3 months of barbeques, camping, and all kinds of tasty ice cream. I know, moderation is the key. I think I can, I think I can....

Pond Completion

This is where we left off yesterday. We had finished installing the pond and had even planted some flowers at the top of the waterfall. Today we added rock and three colorful bushes as accents. I am very happy with the way it looks. I didn't really know what to expect, but I'm pleased for sure. Now, once the seed comes up, we'll have a lot less grass to maintain and I hope that makes a difference. Tonight we added two water plants but the lighting wasn't good enough for a picture of that. They'll take several weeks to bloom.
I also hung several flower baskets around the front porch and back deck. I think this one is my favorite.