Andrew's Journal

Since it is the end of the school year Andrew is bringing home a whole bunch of stuff that he has been working on in class. It hurts my heart to just throw it away but I cannot seem to bring myself to save everything. I suppose that is where a blog and a scanner come in nicely. I can save it all this way but not have the permanent paper clutter. I hope you enjoy reading Andrew's journal as much as I did!


















Hope you all enjoyed it as much as Eric and I did!

Couch Potato

Gwen loves to sit on the couch all by herself. I think it must feel like a personal playpen to her. She is happy as can be just sitting up there with the rest of the family. She also has learned that the remote does stuff. Sigh....


She certainly looks proud of herself doesn't she?

Hiking with Daddy

Eric took the boys on a hiking adventure this weekend. The weather was gorgeous and the boys are always in the mood to go and hike. Plus Eric needed to scout out a trip for a youth group camping trip that is happening this summer. The guys decided to go and try the Robe Canyon trail. It is one that Eric has done before but the boys haven't. Eric figured if a four year old could do it then it would be just about perfect for whiny teens. Anyway, off they went on the trip.


The plan was to have lunch during the hike. However Eric has been helping build a dock this week and has been in the sun a lot. He is quite burnt to a crisp. So that meant it was up to the boys to shoulder the burden of food and drink. Years ago we got Andrew and Eric camel-packs and they have room for some food in them. Andrew was able to wear Eric's and Zane was thrilled with Andrew's. I think that the boys peed on every bush during the hike due to all the water they drank. Boys will be boys I suppose.

I think Eric could get used to them carrying the packs though!

Playpen?

Eric was playing with the kiddos in the front yard last night and I was on a run. I guess he didn't want to worry about what Gwen was getting into.


She seems awfully proud of herself doesn't she?

Sidewalk Chalk and Hopscotch

After days and days of nasty rainy weather we finally got a chance to go outside and play. Since our lawn was about a foot long I opted to let the kids play with some sidewalk chalk after the thrill of riding bikes wore off.

Gwen did not know what to make of the chalk. She kept eating it which meant I had to keep taking it away. She was not happy with me.

Zane asked for some hopscotch. I happily obliged him.

Hopscotch kept him busy for quite awhile. By the time he was bored Andrew was home from school. It made my afternoon go much quicker.

Lucy apparently thought that the chalk was makeup. She kept rubbing it all over her face. Goofy little girl.

Letterboxing Hike

Today we took a quick adventure into the world of letterboxing! The kids were very excited to go into the woods on an adventure. Eric and I didn't realize how much of an actual hike this trip would be. So we brought the stroller. We ditched it about 1/8 of the way and just carried Gwen the rest of the way. It was a good call.

Letterbox #1! The kids were very excited to find the first box. Inside is a stamp and a little notepad to sign your name on. It reminded me of "The Book" hike in Ellensburg.

Andrew in particular got very into the clues to find the boxes. Plus he really enjoys hiking. It was a super win-win adventure for him.

Letterbox #2! Andrew was a trooper about climbing into the bushes and on the stumps to look for the boxes. Which was good since Eric was carrying Gwen and I was attempting to not get eaten to death by mosquitoes while taking pictures.

Letterbox #3! Zane was excited to be involved but a little bit concerned about getting dirty. He was happy to carry the last one and put it back though.

My sweet kiddos on a hike. Lucy was quite scared the whole hike. She kept saying "scary, scary" when she would slip. Andrew was very sweet and held her hand on the way back to the car.

I think letterboxing is something we will try again. The little ones just liked being out and about with us but the treasure hunt was a lot of fun too!

I Swear this Isn't a Blog about Hair!

It may seem like all I take pictures of and post about lately is different hairstyles that I have done with Lucy. I promise we do other things with our day but I absolutely HAD to share today's braids with everyone.

It was also a huge princess dress type of day. So cute that it actually fits now!

Check out all the bling. She is trying to be the next Elizabeth Taylor I think.