Summer's gone...

And it seems like no time at all another summer is gone!

This year we have TWO children in school.  R is in the first grade at our local public school and S is in preschool at the University.

And just as soon as we sent them off to school, V turned one.

Long time, no see!

Hi there!

It's been a while.  Let's see... I had a baby.  Then I took on a new (more demanding) job.  R went off to school and had a wonderful experience in Kindergarten.  Papa had his first year as a full-time college instructor, and he also had a wonderful experience.  And S, well, she went to preschool.  She ADORES it!

See?  We have been busy!

What's that you say?  You want to see a picture of the baby?  Oh, I suppose so...

This is "V".  She was born last September and she was 9 lbs 10 oz!!!  By far my WORST pregnancy.  I hated being big and pregnant in the summer.  I was sooooo swollen and I gained a lot of weight.  But you know what?  She was by far my EASIEST birth!  No drugs and no tearing.  I was up and about within minutes of her birth.  I did over-do it those first few weeks because I felt TOO good.  But all is well.

Rainy summer days and a couple teeth!

I love, love, love summer thunderstorms! (My neurotic dog, not so much.)

I had been saving a set of window crayons for just such a day and they were a big hit!  And they came back off the glass really easily as well (bonus!).

And in other random news, R lost his first and second tooth (bottom middle).  All in one night!  And he has another loose one, this one on top.  The tooth fairy is busy!  Glad that I participated in that toothfairy swap ages ago!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

While we are enjoying some much needed family time, I hope you enjoy a peak at my latest sensory bin.  R did not want his bugs taken out, so S is the only one we

who consented to Red, White, and Blue! 0

 It's not entirely wooden, but it's pretty close!  And I spent all of $.99 on a package of patriotic stars.  The rest is all re-purposed from other bins and my craft closet.  

It's the perfect time to discuss our country's birthday and our flag!

Summer Nature Table

Just a quick shot of our Summer Nature Table (shelf, really).

I may have mentioned before, but we can't have anything wooly or felt on the nature table anymore.  While we are out of the house our neurotic weimaraner will eat anything made of wool, wool stuffing, or felt.  Bad dog!

Welcome Summer!

We've been sooooo busy.  Swimming lessons took up most of our time.  They are quite a bit closer to being fish!



We celebrated the Summer Solstice this year by having many friends over to grill food, drink beverages, and to TIE DYE!!!  We had so much fun and chaos that I got almost no pictures!

I did snap a picture of the un-dyed clothes on the line...

And a couple of the finished baby clothes...