Happy 4th

(Nate is absent from these pictures because he was in the house with an earache. AND he was a bit scared of doing the sparklers.)

Filling spaces

I've been trying to decide what to do in the corner space between the TV and the couch. Since I picked up a new dresser for the kids' room, we moved their old dresser into our room and then moved my favorite Nannie and Pop antique, this wash stand, out to the living room. It works great.

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We have VBS this week and are having a great time! Here are some pics from the past week or so since summer started.

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This week

Nate's school play

Last week, Nate's class presented its play, Jumping Mouse. It was so cute! The kids memorized a lot of lines. Nate and two other girls were the narrators/story tellers, dressed as Indians.

Here is a video of a couple of minutes of the play. You can hear Nate well around 0:40.

Memorial Day weekend pictures

I don't know why the pictures from my past few posts are so grainy. I haven't had time to go back and re-upload them, but I'm hoping these new pictures look better.

Levi question

"Do fire ants shoot fire?"

Kids playing nicely

On the days Janel and I don't do our carpool thing, Levi and I pick up Lucy at 12:30 and occupy ourselves in Aliso Viejo until Nate gets out at 3:00. Dinosaur Park is a favorite spot (for me too: there's a Starbucks across the street). That's where we are today. L and L have the run of the whole place and are playing really nicely together.

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This year's Cubbies gifts

I like to make a little something for each of the Awana Cubbies leaders at the end of the year. It's a tiring, year-long volunteer job and definitely deserves some thanks! I didn't get too super crafty this year, but I still like this gift--it's a dry-erase frame backed with fabric. Yay for another year complete!