"straight checkmarks"

...just doesn't have the same ring to it as "straight A's." But- Gabi's end of year Kindergarten report card had just that- straight check marks and she made it through the WHOLE year of kindergarten without having to move her clothespin (the class discipline system involved moving clothespins form happy faces to sad faces.) WOW! She's reading, 'riting, and doing some 'rithmatic, too. What a great year of kindergarten! Can't wait to see what FIRST GRADE will hold for the class of 2020.

Boys & Their Toys

Micah had a little buddy over to play and what do they do? Play with the many toys we have? Why, no, they dig a hole. In the dirt. For half an hour.

Well, actually they did also play t-ball.

And Micah demonstrated his ride-on mower. Why doesn't this thing work?!

More from Aunt Chelsea's Wedding

Chelsea posted pics on her Facebook and I swiped 'em right up for your viewing pleasure.

Ready to Roll

Pics from the annual end of the school year roller skate party for the kids and youth from church.

Poor Lonely Cat

I see London, I see France.....

I see Micah's Spiderman Underpants!

Yes, you heard that right. Micah is wearing undies 24/7 these days. Yay for Micah! Now all that diaper cash can go into the gas budget.

Farm Fresh Strawberry

On Webkinz, if you feed a pet food that you have grown yourself, it always says, "That farm fresh food is so refreshing!" It seems Micah agrees that our "farm fresh" harvest of one strawberry this morning was quite refreshing.

How does your garden grow?

The garden pics are going to kick off this week with a mystery............ any guesses what's happening here? Gabi & I know. But you'll just have to wait and see.

And now.....
Shots of what's growing this week in the backyard of the ol' parsonage.

Two Big Kids

Since we have 2 big kids now, we also have 2 big kid swings. We took down the plastic bucket baby swing and Blake (a.k.a. Handy Daddy) hung this nifty swing from the tree.

Micah really likes to fly with his belly in the swing... to be a "Soooopa Hewo!"

We of course still have the disc swing, too. It's fun to pretend you're swinging from a vine like Diego does. Micah is a little more timid than Gabi on this swing, but most people would be.
She's a thrill seeker.

This pic has nothing to do with the swings... I just caught Micah laughing while he tried to run away from the camera, and I thought it was cute and the motion lines were cool.

Hey wait... I thought I just had 2 big kids....................

The Pro Dance Photos

Summer Haircut

Gabi got 7 inches off her hair. We'd been waiting on the recital and wedding to be over, but Gabi was so happy. She said she thinks she lost 20 pounds in hair. The hairdresser thought her hair was so healthy and pretty that she sent the 7 inches into Locks of Love even though they usually ask for at least 10, apparently. Maybe they can use it! I was a little worried that Micah would freak... you all know how he is about hair. He still doesn't like my haircut, but apparently he's OK with Gabi's summer 'do. She says her new hair do is "good hat hair" and is lobbying me to buy her summer hats. She even wore a hat to school today.