week 24

mac loves baking. making us blueberry muffins.

school

drawing maps of our own worlds

Oaks map

Mac came out of quiet time talking about making banana bread and selling it and trying to figure out how much it would cost. It was really cute.

Oak can officially braid her own hair.

Zuzu's first time out with mama hen.

The kids writing their bucket list of things to do at the family campout.

This is Mac's

One of Oak's cute little paper dolls that I found.

We got caterpillars. It was such a fun experience.

My mom's siblings and their families have a campout reunion every year. I have been going since I was a kid. And it is a pleasure to take my kids now. Unfortunately not very many people come anymore so they are thinking about making it a picnic every year instead.

The weather was nice enough for swimming. Yay!

Drying off with cousins.

Hubs playing a card game with my cousin and Uncles.

The kids always look forward to golf cart rides from my uncle.

Skip Bo with the lady cousins

My cute mom.

6 of the 9

Happy Father's Day to this amazing man.

Playing with cousins

The campout is always on father's day weekend. And isn't too far from my in-laws so we always stop to see them on the way home.

Mac wanted a picture with all the fathers and FUTURE fathers. So cute!

week 23

Since Oak's chick died we went and got her another one. She named it Up the 2nd.

The kids practicing their monkey bar skills after swim lessons.

I just love them.

Park selfies

The kids came into my room like this. It was pretty hilarious.

Finding something quiet to do while I take a shower.

Playing with Up. Our broody hen wouldn't accept her so we had to brood her ourselves.

This boy always reading in bed. Especially history which is his favorite.

Oak writing in her journal. My favorite part is her using the word "sadly" (sadle). She cracks us up with her correct use of big words.

Something that Oak wrote that I thought was so sweet. She loves to write.

Playing homemade mastermind

Mac killed me in a game of Monopoly Deal which is a hundred times better than actual monopoly.

We decided to go bowling

Week 22

The kids dressed up for Memorial Day

At the memorial day parade

Planting

Math on the deck

Gloria has finally started laying eggs and this is her favorite spot. She found this on her own. And it is just hilarious to us.

Writing a story. This girl is always writing or drawing.

My mom and I found a new lunch spot for our Wednesday child free date. The hamburgers were huger and they were SOOOOO good. Made with fresh local beef.

We had gotten some free kids pizza coupons so we went to lunch.

The yard is starting to come along.

When Hubs and I were first married we used to go get Chinese take out and head to the park to eat. I was trying to recreate that for date night. It was amazing except for getting eaten alive by the mosquitos.

Hubs had some dirt delivered into our field. The kids loved playing on it any chance they got.

rinsing off in the sprinklers.

We went to an event on one of the nature trails. It was hot but the kids loved it.

Our fertilized eggs never hatched for our broody hen so we had to go buy some chicks. Oak's chick didn't make it. She was so sad.

Watching a broody hen with her chick is just about the cutest thing ever. This was Mac's chick Zuzu.

I'm not kidding about the cuteness. We literally would all just go and stand in the coop and watch them for 30 minutes at a time.