Lucy's 1st Haircut

Lucy got her first haircut on Monday. She was so excited to go see Crystal and get her hair cut like everyone else. She climbed right up in the chair and sat so still. What a cutie! Now, if we can just get her big brother to get his hair cut!

Swim Lessons

Wow, I guess it has been a while since I last posted, but summer has just flown past and it is hard to believe school be will starting next week :( Micah and Lily have been taking swim lessons for the last month and they are both doing great. When they first started, neither of them even wanted to put their faces in the water and now they are both jumping right in. Micah is practically swimming across the pool and Lily is going under and swimming to her teacher. I am so proud of them both!
Here they are, jumping off the diving board at the end of the first session. Notice Micah is plugging his nose while he jumps. That was a hard habit to break!


And here they are by the end of the last session, jumping off the same diving board. Great job, Micah & Lily!

Two in a Room

So, we decided to move the girls into the same room on a "trial basis". So far, they love it but are not getting much sleep. Aren't they cute, though?

Happy 4th of July!

We had a pretty laid back 4th of July this year. Isaiah is on a Youth Mission Trip to Seattle, so we didn't do anything to exciting. Of course, I stayed up all night the night before making skirts for the girls (call me crazy, but they looked darn cute!:) The 4th fell on a Sunday, so we went to church in the morning, then came home for naps. After nap time, Ma & Pa came over and we hung up decorations and had a BBQ. Later on, we broke out the glow sticks and lit off a few fireworks, compliments of grandma and grandpa. I let the kids stay up late and we actually had a great view of the fireworks off the river from our back yard. I just laid out a blanket on the lawn and the kids and I sat and watched the fireworks. It was a little cold for the 4th of July, but was still a good day overall. Happy Independence Day to all!

Summer Camp and Zip Lines

Well, we survived another year of Summer Camp. Isaiah directs a camp every summer and this was the second year that the kids and I went along. Of course, we didn't see much of Isaiah but managed to find our own fun. They had a zip line there and Lily really wanted to try it. I asked Micah if he wanted to try to and he said, "No way!" Those two are so different. I kind of thought Lily would chicken out at the last minute, but she did great and loved it! She even wanted to go again, but they were closing up. Afterwards, I told her she was such a brave girl and she told me, "Yeah, I'm brave and fearless." You go girl!

Happy Birthday to Lily!

Last Saturday afternoon, we celebrated Lily's 5th birthday! Her actual birthday is tomorrow, but I still can't believe she will be 5. In fact, I started lighting the candles on her cupcake and realized I had only put 4 candles on it! She wanted a Littlest Pet Shop party, which was lots of fun.

I made Lily this Littlest Pet Shop outfit to wear for her party, and she loved it. She looked pretty darn cute, too!


Hard at work making pom-pom pets! I also made little animal headbands for each of the kids, so they got to pick which animal they wanted to be when they first got here. They all looked so cute!






We also played "Pass the Hamster Ball", otherwise known as "Splash Ball". The "Hamster Ball" was a little plastic ball with a water balloon inside and a timer. You pass it around until the timer goes off and the balloon pops and splashes whoever is holding it. Poor Memphis, I think he got "splashed" both times. What a good sport!


Pinata Time! Swing, Lily, swing!

Lucy is always ready for candy!

This is what was left of the pinata after Micah finished it off and Isaiah put it on his head. Leave it to the boys!


Here are the yummy cupcakes (Notice there are only 4 candles on the top cupcake. I added the 5th after I took the picture and realized that there should be 5 candles).



Of course, I was running around like crazy the whole time and it took a lot of planning, but Lily loved it, I think everyone had fun, and I heard a couple of the kids say "This is the best party ever!", which makes it all worth it :) We love you, Lily!

Lunch With the Principal

Micah did such a great job in his Accelerated Reading program at school this year. He earned lunch with his principal, Mr. Campbell by reading 100 books on the First Grade Honors List and taking a test on them. There were only 4 other First Graders who met this goal. They got to eat lunch with Mr. Campbell and even sit at his desk! They also had an award ceremony at school to congratulate all the top Honors readers, where he got a certificate and a medal. Way to go, Micah! We are so proud of you!