Anne's New Shoes

So Anne has been refusing to wear shoes lately and whenever I'd put them on, she'd say, "Owie, off." I really didn't think about it too much. She'd pretty much wear sandals on occasion that looked like they fit fine and she always loves to wear Leah's shoes. But, in effort to haver her have shoes on more regularly, I took her to get some new shoes. I ended up with a 1/2 size bigger and a wide shoe and I have to say, I think she loves them. We got them on Saturday and tonight is the first night she hasn't worn them to bed! She actually wanted to, but I told her we could leave them off & put them on in the morning. She said that would be ok. I even snuck a picture of her the other night because I thought it was just too cute.

A New Friend at Swimming Lessons

Leah had two other children in her swim lesson class this time around. There was a little boy and a little girl. Leah told me she made a new friend there and her name was "Cake." Hmm, I thought. "Well, do you think her name was Kate?" And Leah said, "No, Mom, her name was Cake." OK, then I just went on with a smile. Leah was sure of the little girl's name.

A few days later, her brothers decided to give her a bit of trouble about it. Luckily, she didn't take offense, but just stuck to her story. The boys had wondered if her name was Chocolate Cake or White Cake, etc. Boys, boys. But like I said, Leah stuck to it and said, "No, her name was just Cake."

Our Little Hostess and the Play Date

On Friday, Mya's Grandma Kathleen was out of town, so we got to have Mya come play for the morning. I think she had fun. Anne sure was cute playing with her. She'd bring her toys, kiss her gently on the shoulder, and give her hugs. As usual, Mya just watches and gets her eyes and ears full of activity with our lively family. I was proud to say there wasn't even a teeny cry or whimper from her while she was here. Not that she ever really makes noise, but she seemed happy the whole time. We all had fun.

Deanna Rose 2011

We finally made it to Deanna Rose in June. The weather was sunny and only 80 degrees, so we thought we'd take advantage of the cooler day. We had a great time. A couple new additions there were the General Store and the Ice Cream Parlor. We also visited Ben's Bank a couple times, but we'd done that last year, too. It was lots of fun. I was surprised just how much Anne enjoyed feeding the baby goats a bottle. I thought she'd be afraid, but she wasn't the least bit afraid. Always a fun field trip!

Here's a quick comparison of Miss Leah from 2010 (on the left) to 2011 (right). She's grown!

Swimming Lesson Observer

Anne did a great job being patient while the kids had their lessons. She did feel a bit deprived since she didn't get to take part this time, but she hung in there and looked cute for me.

June is gone...

So a month has gone by and it sure was fun filled and busy. We wrapped up vacation bible school and two weeks of swim lessons, so July will be a bit slower paced. The big boys have 3 baseball games left, and other than that, we get to make our own schedule. Leyton is debating some tennis lessons and Nathaniel is debating more swim lessons. We'll see. We've been swimming a lot and I'm sure that will continue. The last couple days are giving us a real taste of summer as we've been up near 100 degrees and very sunny. I'm just hoping the rest of summer doesn't go by too quickly! I know the 4th of July always brings thoughts of the impending return to school in August, but we'll make the most of it!

Boil Water Order

So from yesterday morning until this afternoon, Johnson County was under a boil water order due to a water main break. Interesting that I really didn't even know about it until Patrick called home to tell me. If he hadn't, we'd have gone about our day like normal I suppose. I did have to work last night and before I left, I boiled a great big pot of water. Today, Leah had a story to tell about it..."Mom, last night I tried boiled water and it was GOOD! It was in the fridge for a long time and it was really good, I really liked it." Now that really cracked me up, as if boiled water would result in something other than water. Let's just hope she doesn't routinely want boiled water now! Ha.