Bedtime Balloon

Lately, the kids have been getting to bed a bit later each night. Between the extra minutes outside playing, after dinner walks, and other excuses to enjoy the longer days, we've been finding lots of reasons to sneak in a bit more daylight. The other night, we had quite the surprise when we looked out the back window to find a hot air balloon floating in the sky behind our house. The kids we in awe of it, and we're pretty sure this was their first time seeing a hot air balloon in real life.

Kindergarten Picnic

The end of the school year always comes with lots of fun memories and we've been enjoying them all in kindergarten. This past week, we got to join Caleb at school for his picnic. Unfortunately, the rain kept us from having fun outside, but we still managed to sneak in some smiles during his designated gym time. The two little kids loved seeing what "Caleb's school" is like, and Caleb loved showing off his friends and teacher. It was a lot of fun for us all!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like.....SUMMER :)

After the winter we had, there is nothing better than seeing the smiles on our kids' faces when they are having fun OUTSIDE! The days are so much easier when we have the chance to swim, ride bikes, play in the yard, take walks, and the this goes on and on!

HAPPY SUMMER to all of our friends and family!!!

Butterfly Fun

This year, Caleb's birthday present was a butterfly growing "kit". Since it was still arctic cold in March and part of April, we waited until the end of April to order our caterpillars. The kids were so excited when the little critters arrived and we spent a few weeks watching the caterpillars in their little plastic container. They grew nice a fat before forming chrysalises. At that point, Tyler transferred them from their container into the netting, where they sat for about ten more days. The kids were thrilled when they started breaking out as butterflies. After a few more days, it was time to let them go "to Mexico" (as Leah put it). It was such a neat project to do at home and we will definitely be doing it again next year.