I have been trying to help the kids do stuff besides just watch TV all day. So once a week we do a craft. Here we are just painting posters in the backyard. Being outside really helps with the clean-up.
Levi had fun but he kept getting sand in his paintbrush. He was trying to mix mediums, I guess.
June won the messiest painter award. You can see she even painted her upper lip green.
We had a fun time at the zoo a couple weeks ago. We came right when it opened, before the heat and crowds showed up. And everyone had a really good time. All in all it was one of our more successful family outings. It also helped that my brothers, and sister were there to help. Thanks!
Levi stood next to the grizzly bear. But nobody would stand next to the big gorilla, he was a little too scary.
Tyler and I ran the 5k again this year. And we did considerably better than last year when I was pregnant. Tyler ran it in 28:30 (I think) and I finished in 25:40. We only run the Pleasant View 5k because it is downhill and makes us look like we are in shape.
One evening we found Levi asleep sitting on a chair. I think this wins so far for weirdest sleeping positions in our family.
Gem finished her last game of coach pitch baseball. Tyler and I were reminded yet again that there isn't really any athletic talent in our genes, and also that we really don't enjoy watching little kids stand around and do what grown-ups tell them to do. First off it is super boring and secondly it only looks like one or two kids are actually having fun. However all in all I think Gem enjoyed it and we will probably forget how much we dislike it, when it rolls around to sign up again next year.
In other news half of the family had a birthday in the past two weeks, but it appears I only got a picture of Gem. June is now two and she sure has a two year old attitude. Tyler turned an ancient 31. And Gem is now six, and we can't wait until first grade starts in a couple months.
