Busy Ollie

I don't think I even have half of the "projects" that Ollie built today alone pictured here!  He is busy building one thing after another.   The one watering picture was when he was watering some lemon seeds he planted that came from a lemon we juiced this morning while making our watermelon gummies. And he learned to write his name well this week!  He is super proud!  However, it was a little tricky at first since he is a lefty.  Every time he wrote it on the dry erase board it would wipe off the previous letter. All the kids learned on that little marker board but this was our first time for that.  He figured it out though.  He is one busy boy! 

Back in the school zone

We are slowly getting back in the swing of things around here. The kids had a half week last week and now their first full week of school has started. I am so glad they do that half week first because transitioning back to waking early and getting right out the door is brutal! We were all zombies this past weekend, but the kids are enjoying 1st and 3rd grade! Clara Kate seems so much older this year!  And Levi being in the third grade transition year (to more work, harder, and less recess!) seems crazy!  Ollie is busy building, being silly and just enjoying mommy time. We have made a two story "fort" and now he is busy making a big porch for it. (The last picture. :))  Now I am being summoned for another building consultation!

Clara Kate has glasses!

Clara kate has glasses. It turns out she has her Daddys eyes so it is good we caught it early!  She likes her glasses because they have hello kitty on the sides. When she put them on she said everything is so big! :)  Now it will be so much easier for her to read!

Summer days almost over...

 

Oh Clara Kate and her baby!  This how I found her baby this morning.  Sleeping while holding a balloon.  Baby's birthday perhaps? :) It is so fun to have her home with time to do all her imaginary baby play! 

 

Levi reading. I love that he enjoys reading!  He is mostly into historical fiction books but this summer Craig, Levi and myself have been reading Harry Potter together.  We are all enjoying the imaginary magical world of Hogwarts immensely! When we finish a book, we all watch the movie together too.

 Some rock jumping and trail walking at Camp Jordan.  We were just going for a bike ride but couldn't resist some stops along the way for some outdoor fun!  Only Ollie fell in, but he didn't mind at all and actually thought it was quite funny! :)

 And of course some ice cream too...a summer "must have"! But an extra special treat with gluten free cones thanks to their MI lubbers aunts and uncles!

 And while we were living up our last week of summer with the kids at home, we even took an impromptu trip to Ikea! And all this fun wipes a 4 year old boy out!

Silly boys

They boys decided to "style" their hair today with water. Actually ollie did and levi thought it was funny and joined too!  They are going to play at grandma and grandpas house while clara kate and i do some shopping and go to the eye dr.