First Swim of the Summer

The pool has been ready for over a week now, but the water has been SO cold!  Not anymore. 

They got out to look for a few more pool toys and when the water started dripping, Samuel was convinced he was pee-peeing.  So funny. 

Almost from Scratch Cookies

I baked last night.  A miracle. And it was an "almost from scratch" recipe. 



No, I didn't put them on this book to take their picture, we ate them too fast for pictures.  :-)

Part 2-Samuel's First Travs Game

The rest of our Memorial Day weekend has been super lazy and relaxing.  We only got out one more time-to go to an Arkansas Traveler's Game. 

We don't know how much of the game he actually saw, but he did have a blast.  Hot dogs, running around, people watching.  What more could you ask for? 

The music they kept playing might have been is favorite part.  He loves music and dancing. 

One of the players from the other team threw Samuel a baseball. He was so excited!

Memorial Day Weekend-pt 1

Day one of our weekend was fun.  And filled with very little. A refreshing change from last weekend. 

Samuel slept til 9:00 and when he got up, was in a fabulous mood.  He and Casey played and played all day.  

Around 5, we headed over to our new friend, Liz's house.  We got to meet her kids, Bella, Emma, and Russ.

Samuel had instant babysitters and tons of new toys to play with and explore. 

This is Parker. He is Chad and Kelly's littlest guy.  Too cute!

Last Friday

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but had to dig through my pictures to make sure I didn't have any of kiddos that didn't have photo release forms. To play it safe, I tried to just avoid close up face pictures all together.

Last Friday, my school had it's BIG test reward day. If the students attended school everyday, were on time every day and had excellent behavior during those grueling test weeks, we rewarded them.

I have a friend who owns Inflate Arkansas, so he was able to give my school an excellent price on 5 bouncy houses.

The kids had an absolute blast! So did I, if truth be told. I love seeing children play. I think one of the things schools have forgotten is that elementary age children are still CHILDREN! Playing is vital to their social growth.

A big boy needs a big spoon

Tonight when we were eating dinner, Samuel insisted on a "big" spoon. So....he got one. 

He was surprisingly good with it.  Less messy than a baby spoon. Hmmm.....

Oh man! Am I ready for this?