Taken on our way back from South Dakota. Lost a sweet baby today.

Summer around here is. . . Running through the sprinkler Having a water balloon fight Going to the pool Making homemade popsicles Making smoothies Doing sidewalk chalk Blowing bubbles Reading books Riding bikes Playing BBQing Going on a picnic Going camping M…

Our life ~ Week 26 ~ June 24th -30th This week. . . Dylan turned 12 and for his special dinner we had BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs, baked beans, chips, pickles, and watermelon. Afterwards we made s'mores. He also picked out a lemon meringue pie for dessert…

We had a great first week! We finished Week 1 in 3 days, and rather than moving on to Week 2, I added in some extra summer learning fun to go along - while I can! (I've not yet started school with the older boys.)  For Bible, we covered Creation to Ab…