Picnic at the Park

Yesterday the kids had early dismissal so I surprised them and took them to the park for a picnic. We ate our lunch and then took a walk, picked up leaves and climbed trees. They are anxious to go back to the park to climb trees. Julia said, "mom, I never knew climbing trees could be so much fun." Funny how times change. These kids are creatures of the indoors and when we were young we never wanted to go in.

The Many Faces of Reagan

On my birthday, mom, Judy, Anthony, Jen, Reagan and I all went to Sweet Tomato for lunch. While we were there Reagan decided to pose for pictures. Before I knew it I had about 25 pictures with all different expressions. She totally enjoyed being there without any other kids to compete for the attention of the grown ups. The faces were all adorable!

Granny Annie

Last week Jake had to interview the oldest relative he knew and then write a report. The interview was loaded with questions asking about life when the interviewee was in 5th grade. When Jacob prepared the report he compared his life with Grandma's. He really enjoyed listening to her stories and then sharing them with his class. I think his favorite fact was when she said she was 88 years young!