The sunsets through our family room window are pretty amazing. This was a beautiful peach sky.
Mac was having some tummy troubles so we were talking about good bacteria in yogurt and that he should eat some. So then we had to look them up to see what they look like. The kids were totally grossed out.
Mac has been trying to earn and save some money to buy a lego set. He mowed the lawn by himself for the first time and made $5
Oak wanted to make a little money also and helped cut some branches.
Mac was a bit accident prone this week. He smashed and scraped his fingers in the heavy, self closing door that goes out to the garage. When he gets hurt he tends to hate the world and blame everyone but himself. It was hard not to laugh while comforting him while he is yelling, "I hate this house, I hate that door, I hate the whole world." A few days later he biffed it big time while running and has some nice skid marks on his chin, elbow and then hurt the same two fingers he had smashed a few days earlier. At first we thought he may have broken or jammed a finger because it turned blue and swelled. But the next morning it was fine and he could bend it.
One of our favorite meals is enchiladas. I have found the perfect, simple recipe. I usually use green enchilada sauce but decided to use red to see if Mac was more willing to eat some. It was SO good. I don't think I will be doing it with green anymore. And Mac still didn't care for it much.
The midgies were bad this week. YUCK!
Oak got a fairy house book from her birth family for her birthday. The kids had a fun time one day making their own.
Love them.
They are getting better about going out and playing. This is their digging spot.
Climbing trees.
We invited some friends over for a playdate and the kids were so excited that they sat on the back of the couch and looked out the window watching and waiting for them.
We have pumpkins!!
When the kids are digging in the dirty, their feet look like this when they come in.
Being so silly.
A breakfast conversation with daddy...King Kong...Empire State Building...blimps...the Hindenburg disaster...a math equation to figure out how many people survived...the Titanic sinking...a gospel discussion...icebergs...perspective...empathy. It was so fun and interesting to listen too. Something I love about homeschooling is that learning can come from anywhere, anytime and lead anywhere and we can relate the gospel to it all when ever we feel the need.
We went to the park for National Honey Bee Day. The kids loved it. Playing a wildlife game.
Making a Mason Bee nest.
Making a car with Home Depot.
They thought Oak had the best costume so she won a jar of honey.
When we got home from the bee event daddy pulled up videos of someone putting a hive on their land. We plan to do this at some point and the kids were fascinated.
He was hoping Beaver football started today.
My friend Emily was on her way home to Vegas when she texted me saying she would be coming through KF and wanted to stop by real quick. I loved it. I felt so good to see and hug and old friend.
While playing in the back yard, Oak found a bunch of potato bugs (she is a bug lover) and she put them all on her dress and kept saying she was their mother and she had to take care of them.
Oak playing with potato bugs in the dirt, Mac carving some wood with a pocket knife and daddy trying to fix a broken sprinkler pipe.
Mac wanted to earn some more money so daddy gave him a really heavy pick ax and told him to get a tree stump out. haha
Her favorite thing to do. Play in the dirt and make mud. She did this for an hour.
Yummy mud pie.
Then the kids played chicken with the sprinkler. It was the perfect end to a summer night. And Oak got mostly washed off.
dirty face!
We have always lived in neigborhoods with kids for the kids to play with. And they love that. So I was a bit worried about moving out to the country and not having that. But it has proven to be wonderful for their relationship. These two play so well together when they are outside.
