Outside...

Playing ball.


Watching big brothers.


Showing mommy things.


Searching for bugs.





Nibbling on basil he grew himself. :)



It's that time again...

With the air growing cooler on some days here we are once again finding it hard to stay inside for school. One day we spread a blanket and had our lessons outside.

Remy was wearing his picnic shirt, so he had to eat his lunch out there as well. :)

Piper was a very good mama helper as she "guarded" the shoe. ;)

Elijah and Momos snuggled while he did his language work. :)

I think we have had the last day in the pool, there could be a few more, but the water is getting icy. The grass growth has slowed. The leaves on the big Elm are starting to turn and fall into the mentioned pool. Matthew had to buy a new net head so he can spend his early fall days scooping out those leaves. HA HA!

I think I will pull out the fall decorations and put them up tomorrow. :) I love this time of year. Now I need a pumpkin scented candle. :)

Pretzel Time after a Full Day

We had school outside by the pool today, it was my attempt at making the children hurry. :) They always love to be out and who wouldn't love to have penmanship with a tall glass of ice tea?

Is it just me, or is my Eliman a dream? He is having his math lesson here.

It was a really beautiful day full of big fluffy clouds. They finished up and then we all four had a splashy time in the pool.

After we came in I called out Elijah's spelling list and it took some time to get the words out of him. Maybe it would have went better if Piper hadn't been in the spelling bee?

Matthew and I made dinner together and I put some dough on and surprised the boys with pretzel making after they ate. :) They were so excited!

Remy says that they were EXCELLANT and that he and I could open up a new pretzel shop in the mall. I wasn't thrilled with the recipe but plan on trying another one in the future, because they really liked making them at home. It was super cheap, made with ingredients on hand, and it gave us some fun together. :)

Schooling on a Spring Day

I thought I would update our homeschooling blog now that the rain has been here for days on end. I love stormy weather, but I have been itching for sunshine and flowers with my whole soul, lately. :)

During our day of school outside we watched a very funny little squirrel. He was eating up the seeds from our tree and would hang upside down to get them. I think he did it for the pure enjoyment of it, because he could have just went to the next branch. :)

Remy started his 3rd reader of his first grade year that day and wanted to pose with his coke that daddy has treated him with because it was summer. *laugh* Silly Remy!

I spread out our two Mickey Mouse blankets on a sunny patch and we laid on it with bare feet and worked away the day. :)

The puppies were more than happy to sit with us and they gave us lots of loving while we were at their level. I never saw two little tails wiggle so much. :) Oh but how I do love a puppy doggie!

Rommie was her usual sweet but lazy self. :)

I bet you can't tell who she belongs too...

Remy drew a bulls-eye on the little "stove" by the pool and had himself a little target practice with his water gun. He later made a little fire in it and cooked his veggie hot dog in it. :)

That little squirrel and the wonderful wind that blew that day showered us with those little seeds. They were everywhere. We collected some to sprout in a napkin for later.

Piper was very happy to have her beloved mommy person outside with her. I got many sweet doggie kisses and watched her chase everything or inspect everything. :) Those brown eyes get me!

I have to share this photo of how LONG she is. :)

Remy has discovered how to hang upside down. He turns into his favorite animal more and more each day. *giggle*

Remy Is BETTER and he LEARNED to SWIM!

Remy didn't have anymore sickies after 6:30am this morning. And he was up to his old self and full of energy. Daddy was off from work, so this means no "real" schooling, and a day of fun! Since Matthew and I were feeling a little wiggly ourselves and we didn't want Remy over doing it we stayed home. We were supposed to go geocaching with some family friends today. But it has been put off until another day. We have lots of time since all of our friends are out of school for the summer! YAY!

We waited until after lunch so Remy could have something in his tummy. But after that we went swimming with daddy!

Daddy will not allow his picture in his suit to be on my blog. Hee hee...

But the boys don't mind. Here are a few shots.

We saw a rainbow in the sprinkler. :)

Yesterday Remy whinned a few times about how he hated being sick. And he told me he had planned on learning to swim without his floaties. I didn't think much of it...

But as you can SEE, he got in all by himself without floaties and made one of us stand off for him to swim too. And then of course Eli couldn't be outdone. So he swam with us holding him up. He hasn't let go just yet. ;) But I have a feeling he will soon enough!

We then watched a movie and had dinner. It was a pleasant say, just pleasant in every way. The children were such a joy to be around. And we enjoy it even more when daddy is home for the splashy fun.

The pool was the best temp we have had yet. It was just delicious and freeing be so weightless. *sigh*

School starts back up tomorrow! See you all then!

A weekend with the Lundell's

We had a WONDERFUL weekend. Friday night Matthew played with the boys and I got these really GREAT photos of Remy hanging upside down.

He played with Bunny for a while, Bunny now has a name! Beatrix! Matthew named her. She loved this blanket that was in the floor.

She BEGS to get out and loves to run around picking whose lap she will grace with her presence. :) Very sweet girl, I am so very thankful she is still with us.

Here are some photos of Remy that night...he is such a ham.

Saturday we went to Mrs. Sherri's house for her daughter Madison's bday party. It was the most fun we have had in a long time. I was able to meet Sherri's twin sister and to see them together is such a blast! They were both such a blessing to me yesterday. I enjoyed my time with them. They are one of those few people in life that you meet and click with. Being with them is easy and it refills your cup for many more days. Vicki has a little son named Landon who is Remy's age and I could have watched him play all night. He is really drawn to music and I bet that he has something to do with music as a grown man.

If you want to stop by Sherri's blog you will be in for a treat: http://ourplaceourplace.blogspot.com/

My boys were SUPER creative today. They made bows and arrows out of stick and rubber bands! Enjoy the photos and video!

How much they enjoyed this!

Tonight I made dinner for Matthew's store meeting he held here at the house. It was very yummy and everyone had a good time. They didn't leave until 9pm! I was a little sad to see them go.

I can't wait for the new week of school! I sure hope that my core stuff from abeka is printed and shipped this week. They are behind on the "3rd" grade stuff. I can't wait! Eli wants to see his new stuff too.