Creepy and Crawly Yard

The past 2 days have been a bit much for me. We found this lovely snake in the backyard. It tried making friends with our rope but I guess it lacked some personality! It sunned itself for a while beside the planter and then it disappeared. I also found this large beetle in my hanging basket. The creepiest of all is the white "fluff" on our bush. Those are bugs, disgusting! Dezene, help, what is it and what do we do??!!

Camping at 10 Mile Lake

Great weather, no bugs and good friends, made a winning combination for a fun weekend camping trip. We found 6 inch leeches in the lake, gross! Also made some yummy pit pies with the trusty grill-a-snack pie makers!

Maren Lost Her First Tooth

I guess June still is about Maren!! No sooner had we begun our hot dog dinner at 10 Mile Lake and Maren knocked her loose tooth even looser. It took some tears and convincing but eventually she let Jim tug it out (mom wouldn't want to work while she's camping!). And, yes, the tooth fairy does visit the campground, although she forgot the first night because a crying 2 year old kept her up until 2:00 am and woke up all the other kids...

June is All About Maren!

Maren had her kindergarten graduation yesterday, which was very nice. Have to admit that I have never been able to really sit and enjoy a graduation because I always have a younger, nap needing sibling with me! She had fun, got to wear her new dress (thanks Auntie Julie and Uncle Mike), and enjoy time with her friends. Check out the lovely "ladylike" pose in the new dress (lower right, and yes, her underwear were showing and there was nothing I could do about it!!).

The Family Party, Maren Dancing the Night Away!

Here's the hightlight of the party (courtesy of Chris), I'm working on some pictures too!

Sports Day!

By tradition, there was the team tug of war and Maren and Josh's team, the yellow hornets, won it! And of course, the running race from preschool up to moms and dads, was the grand finale. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day and everyone had lots of fun!

Happy Birthday Maren!

Maren just turned six on June 8th! She was up very bright and early (5:20) on her birthday, asking to open the gift that grandma and grandpa had left here for her. She snoozed a little more and was up for good before 6:30! She had a fun day at school and after school we went to the mall to get her ears pierced. She was very brave and didn't cry and now she has sparkly ears! For dinner Maren chose to go to White Spot and we had a good time!

The next day, we had a birthday party with 10 little girls, what fun! We did a flower pot craft, had lunch, presents, cake, and a goodie bag hunt. They had a ball and I crashed on the couch after removing the first layer of cake crumbs from the floor!

Mitchell's Fat Lip!

Here's a little shot of the result of Mitchell's face meeting the handle of our neighbor's scooter toy! The doctor glued up the cut and it was swollen for a couple days. I'm sure it's the first of many!

More Garden!

I'll enjoy it while I can, we all know it's gone too soon!