summertime shenanigans

Pool party with lots of neighborhood kids!

swinging with the cousins!

building with the cousins.  Lizzy is a favorite :)

Feed the Ducks

Last week I took the kids to First Dam for a picnic and to feed the ducks.  They quickly ran to the water, and shredded the hot dog buns and threw them out for the ducks.  Grayson kept calling "here you go, friends"  The kids were in heaven!   Those ducks are not shy either, they'd come up within a foot or two.  Some of the ones on the grass started walking toward the kids, thinking they had food. Fun times!

things that grow

The kids have LOVED helping plant our garden - the one at our home, and the one in Smithfield.  Abigail got so excited that the peas are coming on that she pretty much told the whole neighborhood.

our shasta daisy that was supposed to be small, but grew a bit too large :)

crazy kids made a mud pool, put rocks in, and went to town.