Arts & Crafts

Corben so serious while gluing tissue paper  

Mason using glue and a brush and doing really well on her project 

Mason and Kyndal 

Payton and Corben 

Adding stickers on the final tissue paper project 

Corben and Mason made the rectangle flags...

Payton and Kyndal made the heart flags.

Nonie then lamenated them (picture not shown), they look great!

Making dough 

Everyone helping 

Pressing/kneading the dough 

Busy workers....Mason doing "happy" face 

Stars, circles, and United States dough art to paint and display! 

Mason painting 

Corben riding his motorcycle and stopping for breaks to do art work with Nonie

(finished projects will be posted later)

Decorating for 4of th July with flags in the flowerbeds 

Tin pail, tissue paper and flag project with Nonie!

Fun play time with Nonie and cousins

Mason loves corn on the cob 

Mason feeding her baby doll 

Hiding under the table from Nonie...silly kids! 

Skyping with Dad and Mom while they were gone (notice Caleb on the computer screen)

Please excuse the messy desk! 

Corben pushing Mason around in a box 

Mason giving baby doll a push in the box 

Nonie and Payton both helped with Mason's hair

She looks like such a little girl, not a baby anymore! 

Thanks Nonie for watching Mason & Corben for 8 days!!!

You are wonderful!

Our latest Harvest

Payton and Kyndal stayed with us and this is what Kyndal wanted to show me after staying at our house for the week.  Yep....we are a little bit country! 

Kyndal helping Mason enjoy a bite of plum 

Plums, sungold cherry tomatoes, carrots, plouts and tomatoes 

Fresh picked goodness 

This is the precious picture Nonie sent to Caleb and I of the kids....so cute, love Mason's cute expression!  And we were so excited to get back to continue harvesting our fruits and vegetables.

Sprinklers

Corben sitting in the water! 

Corben, Kyndal and Mason 

Mason loves the water! 

Running fast! 

Happy water girl 

Running in the sprinklers!

Nonie takes kids to campground party

Kids first "camping" experience.

Nonie took them up to where Pop and his friends were fishing for a party/celebration of a family friend. 

Aunt Amy with the cousins 

Corben was showing someone that he is 3 years old.

Pop and Corben 

Corben fell asleep briefly at the party

Pop letting Corben hold his fishing poll

Pop showing Corben how to fish 

Corben feeding goats, Nonie said he was pulling leaves right off these bushes and feeding them 

Mason and the goats

Big slide

Mason going down the slide

Mason Kate and Corben

Cousins Kyndal, Payton, Corben and Mason with Nonie and Pop

Silly picture

Nonie drove the kids up and back for an overnight stay and said the kids did really well and were wise at the party

Sand and Water

Corben and his cousin made a "city" in his sand box 

Sand City 

Swimming with Nonie

notice the water feature in the background, one on each side of the pool 

Nonie, Payton and Kyndal watched Corben & Mason while we went on our trip to Cabo San Lucas

Thanks Nonie and girls!!

Relaxing day in the pool

The kids jumped in mommy's float.

The weather has been warmer, but our pool water is still a little chilly

(We had the umbrella behind them covering part of the water and had to move it so we had some sun on us to warm us up!...I'm sure we won't have to do that for long.

Each time we get in the pool....we do lots of play time, but we also set a timer and do 15 minute swim lessons.  Each kid one on one.  Well, after our nanny watched the kids and took them in the pool to play, Corben excitedly told me that he didn't have to do swim lessons that day....haha! 

Veggies...

Our first zucchini squash 

Bell peppers 

Lots of cherry tomatoes 

Yummy artichokes, we have already enjoyed many artichokes this season! 

Cauliflower 

Broccoli 

Eggplant