I just emptied a couple of memory cards into my iphoto, so here are some things that we've been up to....
My old college friend, Ashley, who now lives in Sydney, Australia made her annual visit home to the states. Her itinerary was fierce, but we managed a fun visit with her family as they made their way south from Atlanta to Fairhope. Jacks and Nealy had a great time visiting with Ollie and James, their favorite friends with the most charming accents (well, we assume young James will have that Aussie lilt). We were honored to have made their dance card, because it was already full. Maybe next year we can visit a little longer - or the Dyer family will find their way to the Southern Hemisphere.
And I've been sewing a good bit. Here is Nealy demonstrating her swashbuckling skills in one of her new outfits.
I also made some matching outfits for the kids to wear to my friend Paige's wedding. Jacks's pants came out a little.....shall we say, Mediterranean? He is clearly irritated by something in this picture....
Speaking of irritated, Nealy is really good at this furrowed brow look. I'm sure many of you have been flashed this hairy eyeball by the little one....
Summer time is hot, so laying around in the air conditioning is a great activity when the heat gets to be too much.
The army men in this house have been very busy.
And I've finally busted out the ice cream maker for the year. Jacks took it upon himself to compliment me on my ice cream making skills, which was probably the nicest thing he's ever voluntarily said to me. As you can tell, Nealy enjoys homemade ice cream, too.
Jacks has been talking a lot about waffles lately, so we decided to have lunch at the Waffle House last weekend after attending the turtle demonstration at the Ecology Preserve. Jacks and Nealy had a blast, the short order cook made Mickey Mouse shaped waffles, the kids got paper hats, and we were extremely pleased with our bill for lunch (quite possibly the best deal in town).
Lastly, we have thrown ourselves into city based programs for the kids. Jacks has already taken one round of swim lessons at the city pool, we are looking forward to art and soccer camp coming up in July, Jacks has been enjoying a Smart Arts class with our dear friend Summer, and both kids have LOVED being a part of a toddler yoga class (a shout out to our teacher and new favorite friend, Peach!!). They spent some time decorating their new mats, which unfortunately didn't last because we used a kid friendly, washable paint, and it peeled off almost immediately. But it was still fun while it lasted.
We've also been putting some serious mileage on our Splash Pass for the city pools as well as spending a fair amount of time in my new classroom at work. The kids love the computers. And a week during the summer is not complete with at least 3 or 4 visits to Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A. So, as you can see, we are enjoying our time off by filling our days with as much as we can.
I hope you all are enjoying your summer just as much as we are. More soon!
My old college friend, Ashley, who now lives in Sydney, Australia made her annual visit home to the states. Her itinerary was fierce, but we managed a fun visit with her family as they made their way south from Atlanta to Fairhope. Jacks and Nealy had a great time visiting with Ollie and James, their favorite friends with the most charming accents (well, we assume young James will have that Aussie lilt). We were honored to have made their dance card, because it was already full. Maybe next year we can visit a little longer - or the Dyer family will find their way to the Southern Hemisphere.
And I've been sewing a good bit. Here is Nealy demonstrating her swashbuckling skills in one of her new outfits.
I also made some matching outfits for the kids to wear to my friend Paige's wedding. Jacks's pants came out a little.....shall we say, Mediterranean? He is clearly irritated by something in this picture....
Speaking of irritated, Nealy is really good at this furrowed brow look. I'm sure many of you have been flashed this hairy eyeball by the little one....
Summer time is hot, so laying around in the air conditioning is a great activity when the heat gets to be too much.
The army men in this house have been very busy.
And I've finally busted out the ice cream maker for the year. Jacks took it upon himself to compliment me on my ice cream making skills, which was probably the nicest thing he's ever voluntarily said to me. As you can tell, Nealy enjoys homemade ice cream, too.
Jacks has been talking a lot about waffles lately, so we decided to have lunch at the Waffle House last weekend after attending the turtle demonstration at the Ecology Preserve. Jacks and Nealy had a blast, the short order cook made Mickey Mouse shaped waffles, the kids got paper hats, and we were extremely pleased with our bill for lunch (quite possibly the best deal in town).
Lastly, we have thrown ourselves into city based programs for the kids. Jacks has already taken one round of swim lessons at the city pool, we are looking forward to art and soccer camp coming up in July, Jacks has been enjoying a Smart Arts class with our dear friend Summer, and both kids have LOVED being a part of a toddler yoga class (a shout out to our teacher and new favorite friend, Peach!!). They spent some time decorating their new mats, which unfortunately didn't last because we used a kid friendly, washable paint, and it peeled off almost immediately. But it was still fun while it lasted.
We've also been putting some serious mileage on our Splash Pass for the city pools as well as spending a fair amount of time in my new classroom at work. The kids love the computers. And a week during the summer is not complete with at least 3 or 4 visits to Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A. So, as you can see, we are enjoying our time off by filling our days with as much as we can.I hope you all are enjoying your summer just as much as we are. More soon!
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