In the garden

Serena and our Dill plant, it blends well into her green shirt :) Dh is in the back grouond watering and feeding the garden.











Iris checking out our squash blossoms. I am so tempted to pick some to eat because I hear that they are quite delicious and I have a sopranos family cookbook recipe for them :) but I really want the squash so i am hesitating.









Hard to see, but we have the beginnings of tomatos. I planted three kinds. cherry, roma and beefsteak. The girls will be allowed to eat the cherry ones right out of the garden.











Broccoli! I planted allot of this because we love it so much. this one is super early . wonder if i should cut it out and eat it .

summer school

We are making suns to celebrate the upcoming summer solstice. Xavier thinks Iris's paint might be better then his and he ought to try a swipe :)











Serena is going to 7 on her birthday so that means we need to start recording our hours of school. In Missouri a child must do school 1000 hours a year. 600 must be in the core subjects and 400 can be other. This doesn't need to be turned in to anyone but we need to have it in case someone were to accuse us of not educating our children.
I got a binder and am keeping a diary of what activities we do and the time it takes . our goal is 1hour of math a day, 1 hour of art or music, 1 hour of science or social studies ( I am doing science one week SS the next so we can focus on a topic all week, this week is science and we are studying oceans) and 2 -3 hours of LA

Iris is learning lots right along with Serena.
She loves doing school because she is a big girl now(3 1/2) and doesn't let us forget it :)

the most famous girl we know

Kyles girlfriend Jordon was a model in a hair style competion this evening. Serena had a really good time watching all the pretty and pretty wacky hair :) She also enjoyed the attitude of the models walking the catwalk and has been practicing her best walks since we got home. Iris and Xavier fell
asleep during the show despite the loud dance type music. Jordon did really good. She walked well, not any stumbles or wobbles ( many girls did). you cant really see in the picture, but she is covered in gold glitter. and the dress, thats a pillowcase :) all the models were wearing them.


And below is a Video that Stars Jordon and her sister Lauren (who was also in the show but I don't have a pic) Kyle helped them make it, watch the credits :)

summer fun

Bad news, the hose has a leak
Good news ... the hose has a leak!
Xavier is cautious, Serena skips around and
around the squirting water.










Serena telling Xavier how much fun it is to run in the water.












Iris prefers sunbathing :)

snakes at the zoo

time out for capri suns and sitting on a tiger.













Xavier doesnt stand still for long, but a cheeto slows him down for a couple seconds
Iris petting a snake in the reptile house at the Zoo.
So brave for a three year old ;)










Taking a lunch break

spring

The girls having a picnic,
Spring is here I hope.
hope its a long one, before the real hot weather comes.

St. Patricks day

The girls making Cookies to celebrate :)
We had an "Irish breakfast" for dinner.
Bacon, fried tomatos and mushrooms, eggs and soda bread. And we also had "champ" wich is potatos and green onions It was pretty good. but I think I am going use it as a base for cheesy broccoli soup.



































This is how Xavier occupied himself while we were making cookies, eating all our yummy spring strawberrys :)