It's Fun to be Five!

Emily was eating breakfast this morning - homemade waffles - when she yelled, "Mom, guess what? I love America's Favorite Syrup''!! You know your 5-year-old is getting good at reading when she wants to read the syrup bottle! We love you Emily! You are an amazingly bright and fun little girl!

Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles!!

We had some fun with home-made bubbles yesterday. Emily and Josh really enjoyed trying all the different "tools" to see which would make the biggest bubbles. A regular old drinking straw made the most traditional sized bubbles. Emily got some good ones by blowing into the small end of a funnel. Josh got some really good ones by blowing into a string tied between 2 straws. My favorite of all, though, was when Emily started blowing them out of her mouth because she had so much solution on her when she used the funnel! What a cute little Santa she makes!

What can YOU do with a slinky...??

...Besides the usual walking it down the stairs of course!! Josh got quite creative playing with our new slinky today. From an "eye falling out" to a Santa beard to Mr. Muscle Man, the uses are endless. Get one today and see what YOU can do with a slinky!!

The Fruits of Our Labors

After what seems like an eternity of working in the dirt, rocks, and heat, we finally got our grass in last week. Green is such a better color than brown and gray! We are very pleased with the way it all turned out. This is a good shot of our front yard.

And this is a good shot of our back yard. Everything just looks so much nicer when the dirt and rocks are covered up. This is my favorite part of our yard. The rock walls that our builder put in really come to life with the grass in place.

Now we can start cleaning out all the dirt that has collected on the patio and in the basement. I think we could plant flowers in the basement if it had just a little more sunlight!