i've decided that blogging is not for people with slow speed internet. sorry for the incredibly long breaks lately, but my new computer still needs a few updates before it runs at a good speed. since i'm the queen of impatience, blogging hasn't been high on my priority list. we are actually staying home for most of the summer this year (we head to maryland to see my aunt on the august 3rd). here's what we've been up to:
- BBQ with friends on the fourth
convinced Pat to build a little fire pit in our backyard, so that we could have friends over and make s'mores. read Harry Potter (this will probably require a separate post).i've been the gatekeeper for my friend's pool while they were out of town (basically meant i had the key to the gate for their pool). this job has allowed us to swim tons and my kids have gone to bed exhausted many nights. my friends even have a diving board and i re-learned how to do a back dive. downside to this job: fishing out two dead mice out of their filter. i got one out, but the second wasn't visible until i moved the filter and it popped out. pretty freaky moment!reinforcing chores with the girls. i implemented angela's fuzz ball idea - where the girls get to put a fuzz ball in their individual jars when they complete a chore. when the jar is full they get a prize. the girls have been watching "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." i wish all of you could hear lily sing "Meet Me in St. Louie" - it has all these funny words in it that rhyme and it's just priceless to hear lily try to say them. grace and i have also been watching "so you think you can dance." she likes pasha and i like sabra.the girls like to march up the stairs with me and greet evan when he wakes up from his nap.baking lots of yummy foods with zucchini.grace has been taking 1 hour piano lessons and she will get lots of horseback riding in when we go to my aunt's house next month.jake has been going to camp for the month of july and just giggles everytime i take him swimming.so that has been our month. i can't believe how fast it has already gone by and i'm glad we have one more month until we are back on the routine of school daily.
4 comments:
April, just a suggestion- next time you might want to use your digital camera to record Lily’s singing and add that to you blog. She can sing and dance very well, that I know!
Hey Ape! Sounds like a fun summer! We are headed out for a long road trip out west for a family reunion but I check your blog often and love to see what you guys are up to!
sounds like the perfect summer...
i love this post. and i agree, blogging is frustrating with a slow connection. now that we have high speed, i'm loving it! blogging is way faster. keep up the good posts.
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