Hello June

We hope that all of our family and friends are doing well.  We continue to send good thoughts!

Gianna stopped by on Monday to share with us her cute High School Graduation cupcakes :)   Thanks Gi!  We loved the cupcakes and wish you the best!  Happy Graduation!!!


After dinner, we went for a walk in the orchard 

Ayson showing off his "solid" (ahem, frisbee) chest/abs :)


Great throw!


Looking for four leaf clovers...Addie found over three in one area!


A^4 with 4 four leaf clovers :)


Dinking around in the creek.


Eggs in the creek




Gorgeous evening


Addie received a letter with a friendship bracelet from her teacher.  So thoughtful!!


Flowers from the garden








Ayson received his Running Club t-shirt on Thursday and immediately put in on.


Another gorgeous night


Addie's "Think Out of the Box" assignment: draw a picture using the "2" as something else.  Addie turned the 2 in a wave :)  

Addie catching air


Playing in the sprinkler (Ayson is standing over the sprinkler)


Gorgeous Friday evening - we ALL went swimming


The poppies are blooming!

Goodbye May

The week seemed to melt on by with a short school/work week and 4 days of super hot (so lots of pool time) and then cooler weather for the weekend (good for weeding the gardens and picking rocks).  Goodbye May, we are looking forward to summer!  We hope that all of our family and friends are staying safe and healthy!!! We are also sending thoughts of calmness and peace to every human being during a time when hopelessness abounds and words seem so useless in response to the needless loss of life and the violent protests.

Fun in the hot, hot sun!


Seems crazy that we saw our first monarch already!


Adam leveling out our next door neighbors yard..using the tractor from another neighbor :)




The kids received post cards from the school librarian, Ms McDonald.


Ayson with his week 11 art assignment: Mosaic chalk :)


Addie showing everyone how it works!




TaDa!!


On Thursday, Ayson turned his bedroom into an "Enchanted Library" and he asked me to take pictures and send to Ms. McDonald :)


The kids reading books in the Enchanted Library




Lots of gardening on Saturday and Sunday:)  The kiddos picking up the weeds that Amy pulled


The kids also picked rocks out of the main garden - over 700 rocks removed from the garden.  Their reward was their own pint of ice cream (cones just would not do :)

Memorial Day Remembered

A gorgeous week with lots of pool time for the kiddos.  We spent Friday night and Saturday with family.  It was good to see Auntie Julie, Uncle Dan, the cousins, and Grandma Collene.  On Saturday, we visited Grandma at her house and Pama, Grandpa Chuck, Fran, AND Uncle Jay stopped by for a visit.  We hope that all of our family and friends were able to enjoy Memorial Day weekend with family and friends AND remember the men and woman that have died while serving our country.  There may be few parades this year but we remember and honor those we have lost.

A Tuesday evening walk in the orchard plus a little frisbee :)






Our apple trees in bloom


Addie left a picture for Amy on her camera


The kids had fun with a music assignment for the week - making songs out of various beats and voice distortions


Voice distortion fun




Ayson made caramel and chocolate covered pretzels.  Thanks, Ayson!




Yum!


Addie wanted a picture with all of her kitties :)


Addie and Flat Mrs Davidson on the trampoline




and in the pool


Thursday afternoon fun while taking a break from the pool



On Friday, we went to Auntie Julie and Uncle Dan's house
Homemade pizza!  AND we each got to make our own pizza :)






Kaela and Grandma


Ayson rolling out his crust




Amy and Adam's turn!




Kids...young and old :)


Ice cream!