Summer Vacation

Zach's last day of school was today.
Time for:
playing outside all day
popsicles
sprinklers
swimming
art projects
staying up late
S'mores
amusement parks

sleeping in (okay...I might be dreaming on that one...)

I can't wait to enjoy summer!!

Our First Campfire!

When we built the deck, we bought a fire pit so we could have campfires in our very own backyard.
The kids thought it was a good idea to have a campfire this past weekend......and to have S'mores at the same time!

I wasn't sure how long this family time would last....the kids don't always have the longest attention spans. =) But I was pleasantly surprised. Jeff told the kids a spooky story that ended up being funny, then the kids decided to tell their own spooky/funny story. Even Lily told a story and kept giggling throughout the whole thing. It was really fun to listen to their stories and to listen to them laughing with each other. Hopefully we will have lots more fun campfires!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Summer......

Riley's Preschool Graduation

Riley graduated from Preschool last night!
Here he is with his teacher Miss Eva:

We LOVE Miss Eva!!
She was Zach's teacher, then Riley's.
Next year, she will be Lily's.

Before the kids got their hats and diplomas, they sang and danced for all of the parents and grandparents.
It was really cute and the kids all did great!
Riley was especially funny. =)
He is such a ham!

Here he is with his hat and diploma.

The whole class:

Now Riley is all ready for Kindergarten next year. (sniff, sniff!)

I don't know what I will do without him to crack me up all day long.

At least I have all summer. =)

Cub Scouts

Last night, Zach moved up from being a Tiger Cub to being a Cub Scout.
He is now a Wolf Cub.
First, his troop received there beads for all of the hard work they did this year learning about scouting and doing electives.

Then they had the Cross Over Ceremony where he moved from Tiger Cub to Wolf Cub.

He got a new neckerchief (he changed from orange to yellow) and a new slide with a wolf on it.

We are so proud of all of Zach's hard work!!

This summer he gets to go to day camp for three days & he is super excited!!

Next year he will start learning new things and working on new electives.

Way to go Zach!!

Cooking with Zach

Zach has to do electives to earn beads for Boy Scouts.
He does a lot of these with his troop, but he can do some at home to earn more beads.
One of the things he chose to do was making a snack for the family.
So, last night, we made Orange Julius.
First, we got out all of the ingredients.

Then Zach measured and added the ingredients all by himself and blended them together.

One of the things about this elective was that he had to make it for his family.

So, he poured the first glass for Riley......

which was kind of hard for Zach because he wanted the first taste.

When he did get his glass, he decided that he had done a good job!

And he was right.

It was YUMMY! =)


In case you want the recipe Zach used, here it is:

Orange Julius

6 oz. (half of a can) frozen orange juice.

3/4 cup milk

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

12 - 15 cubes of ice (depending on their size)

Blend completely and enjoy!

Riley's 5 Year Pictures

We finally got Riley's five year pictures taken!
We didn't buy all of these, but these are the ones I really liked.