Milestone

When you're the youngest of 5, there's lots of action at home, but not a lot of time for you to have your own classes.  Mr. Crash has been to a couple story times at the library and a couple parent-child music classes...  and that's it.  

This summer, we really wanted him to learn a few skills such as sitting in a circle and follow a teacher's directions, so we signed him up for a creative movement class. 

The first week, I attended the class with him.  He loved it but definitely wanted me there for security and needed a little extra guidance.  

This week his sister walked him in, and he did the whole class all by himself.  

So proud of this little stinker.  And so grateful for patient and kind teachers.  

June

 

Diary of June 2016, the month that came and went like cookies in the pantry : 

 

Days 1-5:  Diligently finishing 9th grade English papers, 4H projects, and packing!

 

smiling because he's done with 2 projects

Days 6-12:  Family trip to the Smoky Mountains with my parents and sister plus fam.  We hiked!  We shopped!  We had a girls' night out!  We rode horses, played golf, and slid down a ridiculous number of scary (by my standards) water slides!  Serious family bonding all around.  It was great. 

Boys full of pancakes

Three generations of bargain shoppers

 

Days 13-17: Ballet Intensive for kids 1, 3, and 4, track practice, more 4H projects, more English papers, a trip to the spina bifida clinic in Indianapolis, and a baseball game. 

 

Days 18-21:  More 4H projects, packing and preparing to send Joy to NYC.



 

Manicures for the girls on the day before Joy's departure

Day 23-27:  Joy and I flew with Grandma and Pada to the Big Apple.  Daddy and the other 4 are at home. 

First time in a cab!

Dinner at an Irish Pub for the tired travelers.

Grandma had the spontaneous idea to take in a show while I was still in town.  Incredible! 

Day 27-30:  Joy began her ballet training, Grandma and Pada stayed in the City while I flew back to reality. 

Celebrating 16 happy years of marriage with this handsome dude - one week late. 

 

 

All the while, our garden grew, we snuck in a whiffle ball game or two (pants optional), Yoyo and I euthanized lots of beetles in the garden, and Bosco the dog behaved badly, as usual. 

Say goodbye, you horrible creatures.

Happy 4th of July!  Here's to another wonderful summer month!