The new school books are here!! The new school books are here!!!!

As many of you know this past spring we began home schooling Natalie. Toward the end of summer we ordered all of the materials for first grade and when the boxes arrived it was like Christmas morning!

Once we looked through all of the books and science kit we discovered that the boxes were meant to be turned into castles. A few nips w/ the scissors and turn the boxes inside out and wa la (sorry no finished pics)!

Once the new school books arrived Natalie wanted to start right away. Unfortunately we only had another week and a half before we were going on vacation in Oregon for three, but when someone is eager to learn, we jump..... Natalie's first day of school. ( :

A Whopper of a Day

On an early evening in August we set out in search for the a Whopper..... Little did we know we would be lucky enough to find several!!

We started out on the peer fishing outward. Lily got tired of that pretty quick and started fishing in the hole in the center of the peer. Turned out it was a perfect little kiddy fishing hole. Every time they put their poles in they'd pull out a fish.

Both girls were soooo excited and really enjoyed their fishing day with renewed enthusiasm.

Puppy Party

This summer the girls were invited to a puppy themed birthday party. It was very cute. They served cocoa puff's for snacks and had a bone shaped cake.

This puppy was pooped.

Summer has finally come to an end.

Sorry it's been so long since I've updated. Things have been super busy around here, and the site keeps kicking me off when I try to edit. So the pictures are out of order but still fun.

This past summer the Edmundson's came to visit, and we were able to hang out, celebrate the 4th of July, visit Sea World, and take in a show at the park. We had a really nice visit and look forward to the next.




Beauty and the Beast at Zilker Park.





Tatoo's w/ Auntie Beth.

The 4th of July pre-show.

Driveway fishing.

Jasmine going for a ride w/ Natalie behind the wheel.

Auntie Beth and Lily at Sea World.

Natalie, and Jasmine are on the right. Playing at Sea World.

Just after picking them up at the airport. Together at last!

Funny Lily...

Here's a quick Lily funny from dinner this evening.

"My nose is itchy cause I have a booger in my ear that I need to floss out."

We've got crabs...

Our neighbors daughter headed off to college a couple of weeks ago and we inherited her hermit crab and setup. We added a couple more for fun. So now we have Crabby Patty, who is on top of the palm tree. Gary, not pictured, and Hannah Montana-Miley Ray Cyrus-Lewis in the patriotic shell.

Gymnastics

Natalie's summer gymnastics class wrapped up this past week. She had a really good time and her flexibility and balance improved greatly as well as some tumbling.
They also worked on strength training. Although not pictured Natalie is able to climb half way up the rope. Makes my hands hurt just thinking about it.

I like this picture. The girls were definately more serious about gymnastics than their male counterpart. ( :


Beginners vault practice.