Lady Bugs....

This past weekend the kids and I decorated our dining room to get ready for a birthday party. We also made a lady bug cake and cupcakes, which the kids had a blast doing. Our friend turned 4 and we had a wonderful party.

Field Trip......
Yesterday our home-school group took a field trip to the Cave of the Mounds. The kids had a wonderful time and saw some really amazing caves and learned some great new words like stalactite and stalagmites. If you are looking for some great activities to do with you kids you can go to this activity page.

Here is the group of 16 kids. I could not fit them all in my picture, but they were a great group.

The kids were identifying rocks, minerals & gems.

Apple Juice...
The last few weeks the kids and I have been making homemade apple juice. It is so yummy and has taught my kids what good apple juice taste like. The only apple juice I buy at the store anyway is the "Simply Apple". Luckily right now I have a bout 4 gallons of frozen juice in my freezer and am looking to put a few more gallons in very soon.

Fun at the Lake.....
We meet with a bunch of friends this past weekend and enjoyed some food by the lake. Anna especially had fun building a sand castle and mommy had a great time taking the Kayak out. I love to be outdoor and enjoying God's creation. I especially enjoy seeing my kids having fun with friends and in the beautiful outdoors.

School has started.......

We started a few weeks back, but now that fall is officially here we are having to dig in even deeper. The kids are doing great and we are having a lot of fun. Just this past week Anna had her first ballet class and then Gabriel will be taking a fun Spanish class starting in just a few weeks. Next week all of the kids will be going to Awana's on Wednesday night and I know that Noah will be super excited to start his Cubbies class. Gabriel will be going into the Sparks class and is going to feel like such a big boy. Anna is excited to see all the friends that she made last year. There are also home-school meetings for me to go to and a couple of field trips planned. It's going to a busy year!

At the Lake.....

Last week we had a couple of really hot days and so we decided to head to the lake. I figured it would be one of the last days of swimming for the year. The kids had a blast swimming and playing in the sand. I had a good couple of hours of knitting while the kids played.

Painting pictures....

The kids love to paint pictures and it can keep them busy for a good hour or more. It's great to see how they improve each year. Anna loves to use the white paint to make more color's then the ones we have. They all do a great job of staying in the lines with their paint brushes.