This was a warm, rainy week. I'm glad we did school every day because it gives us something constructive to do while it's muggy and rainy anyway. Plus we're having a lot of fun.
Last Sunday: Thomas reading to his buddy Tilly.
Monday: Kaitlyn playing the piano. She's getting really good and I'm so proud of her for following in her older siblings footsteps and teaching herself to play the piano.
Tuesday: Making a balloon model of the solar system for astronomy.
Makenna writing to Spencer.
Talea's letters to Madalyn and Spencer.
Andy's letter to Spencer.
We had a going away party for Alexis and made a fun dinner and treats but this is the only picture I took. Guess I was too busy crying.
Wednesday: On the way to the airport to drop Alexis off, we dropped Kait off at a pool party.
Lovin her new suitcases and ready to start the next phase of her life: College life at BYU.
She's moving all her stuff out there then going to Europe with Kylie Aug 1-15 to visit my sister who lives there and see Europe for the first time. Then she'll fly back to Utah and start working and school.
She's such a beautiful girl inside and out. Always putting others first, never complaining, giving to everyone. She does all the dishes, a lot of the cooking, takes care of the little ones, listens to me talk about random stuff or my problems, and is there for all of us. We're going to miss her so much. I cried all the way home.
We stopped at Sam's Club and Whole Foods, stores we only go to when we're going to the aiport. We may not go back until December so we stocked up. Makenna nominated herself as packer and organized all the food so that we could fit it all.
They fell asleep on the way home.
Thursday: We made chicken and biscuits, green beans, potatoes, and picked blueberries to take on a little picnic for history. We pretended we were going to see the Battle of Bull Run like the people of Manassas did July 21, 1861. We sat on our hill overlooking the field and meadow and pretended to watch the battle. It was really fun and hopefully a memorable activity.
Thursday: Alexis left me the sweetest gift ever!! In this nightstand drawer she left me a tiny note to open every single day until Thanksgiving! I love it!
July 28 said to go cut a tree down. So I did! And it made me feel so much better. I've been feeling really sad that she's leaving home.
These 6 kids ready to audition for Shrek the Musical. They practiced a lot and did great.
Learning a dance at audition.
Talea did so well at her first audition! She was adorable.
Friday: We picked a bunch of blueberries on blueberry hill and made jam.
Talea licking up my spill.
Makenna and Samuel had the same wiggly top left tooth.
They pulled them out at the same time!
Twin smiles. Now Samuel has lost 8 teeth and Makenna 7. He's always one ahead even though she's 20 months older.
Huge blueberries! Each one is 1.5" long.
Our primary today. I held the phone up in the corner so I didn't realize I was cutting kids off. I might try again next week.
