The Driveway is Done!

Dave and the boys worked hard Saturday afternoon to finally get the driveway done. Boy it sure looks great. We are all hoping that Dave will let us eventually walk and drive on it someday!

Hoping for a Garden Miracle

Cado and Roo spent the morning planting rows of corn. Dave and them are really hoping that we can have a successful garden this year. (Yep, that would be a miracle).

The Great Picture Mysteries...

The Great Picture Mystery is happening again at our house. Every once and a while this occurs. It seems that randomly a picture gets put in the coveted spot of the wreath above the fireplace. Hum, we can never tell who did it. We never see them do it. We can only guess! Usually the pictures of our four children are placed neatly along the mantle in chronological order, but not right now...the Great Picture Mystery has hit again. If anyone has any clues, please let us know!

Are Family Projects Really That Fun?

Here are Dave and the boys as they work on the family project of retarring our asphalt. This is a money saving endeavor and an attempt at building family unity. Hum, I'm not sure if it is working. Just look at the expressions on the boys' faces as they watch Dave scrap every inch of dust off of the driveway. The boys' jobs are varied and exciting as well. We have shovelers, sweepers and Dayton is the blower. (Everyone wonders how he always gets the cushy jobs.) Anyway, the look of amusement on the boys' faces is sure to tell you that they are not amused. They realize that they are just going to have to do this same process tomorrow and again and again until we finally have a warm day to spread the tar. Keep up your sense of humor... children! HA

Is It Really June?

We built a fire in our fireplace this morning. Can you believe that? It's June! Dave said it was probably the first time a fire has been built in our fireplace...ever in June. It warmed up the house though and by the time afternoon hit and the sun finally came out, I was turning on the air conditioning to cool off! (Not really, I just opened doors!)

Summer School Success...

It was the first day of summer school at our house. Mariah and Dave have worked diligently to be ready for this day! Five friends came and they followed the schedule that Mariah had planned out. They first read for 15 minutes and then they had a book discussion.
They did some puzzle pages and a reading page and then they made a collage where they created their own stories. It was cute to watch them tell each other their stories.
I think that their favorite part of the day was the Around the World time. Each week a girl will spotlight a part of the world and tell about it. Mariah told about Mexico. Her friends "oohhed and ahhed" over the things that she showed them. They were a very good audience.

Then the girls got to make Mexican Wedding Cakes as their final activity. I don't think that any of them had ever had them before. They thought they were grand!

So Far, So Good..

Well we have had our first 2 days of summer and I can honestly say that things are going well. Usually I can't say this because it seems like these first few weeks are big adjustments for everyone and there is often quite a bit of bickering. This year is running a little better. Dayton and Bo go to work at 7:00 a.m. and work all day at the golf course. We see them for a minute at lunchtime. They have both decided that riding motorcycles is the way to go and saving a lot of gas that way! Dayton has to ride on the side streets because his bike isn't street legal. That humors Bo! Cayden is working diligently with Dave. He is earning $3.00 per hour and his goal is to get in 300 hours this summer. Dave told him that he is going to have to work more than 4 hours a day if he wants to get this in. Mariah is just busily happy. She is busy getting summer school ready and has played with Denielle. I've been going into work in the mornings and then Dave has been going in in the afternoons. It's working out well for both of us. Like I said before, "so far, so good."