HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

Cake pics from the 65th anniversary. I shooould have taken pics of everyone or at LEAST of Grandma and Pa, but I didn't. We got there a few hours early because lunch was at 12:30 and we normally have lunch at 11:15 or 11:30 followed by naps around 12, so we were exhausted by the time we left at 1!

The first cake is the "Elopement Cake" Grandma was a nurse and Pa was in the Navy hence the hats on the ground. I believe this building is supposed to be the nursing dorms where Grandma was in school. Pa was home on leave and they just decided to get married! The tied sheets coming out of the window signify the elopement.

Second cake is self explanatory :P

This last cake is of the cabin. It's got 8 pairs of booties for their 8 kids, bottles, toys, sports equipment, and fish. Happy Life

OLVS

We got a 2 room 8 person tent yesterday. I can't wait to use it! I found it on Craigslist new and unopened for $80--saw it on ebay for $250, so Mitch went after it. Hopefully it will be cool enough on Sunday to pitch it in the backyard for a little staycation.

The big news is that I've decided to buy a kindergarten homeschool curriculum for Gabi. She doesn't turn 5 until the end of October and August 31st is the birthday cut off in Kansas, but she's more than ready and biting at the bit for more. We're going to be using a Catholic program, Our Lady of Victory School. I think we're both going to love it. I think the curriculum looks really good and is definitely Catholic. From Catholic phonetics, handwriting, and science books to Catholic art books (math is Saxon), the whole thing is heavy on Catholicism. Praying the Rosary daily and Stations of the Cross on Fridays are also part of the curriculum. I'll let you know how it goes! If she ends up too far ahead for kindergarten next year, Kansas law says she can go straight to 1st grade by virtue of completing kingergarten. I'm not concerned with that right now. We'll just try it out and see how it goes.

Bedtime!

The kids have been taking long, late naps, and unfortunately it has pushed bedtime back. Kids can't fall asleep if they aren't tired! So we've been going out to play in the early morning and late evening when it's cooler--which means even later baths and books and blessings! I do enjoy a little afternoon siesta though!

Jensen is doing another cervical length check at 20wks, less than two weeks away. Maybe this time baby will show his/her gender! Heart rate was 146 again today--same as during the sonogram. Nothing else to do but keep waiting.

Before bed Gabi asked me if I've ever played with paper dolls like Laura and Mary (from Little House on the Prairie). I thought it was cute because we finished the series a few months ago, but I do believe she caught every word! AND I told her yes I've played with paper dolls! Grandma Margie used to get them for Alli and me to play with when we were at the cabin.

On a Grandma/cabin note, she called me today and said she found the Parable video we kids used to watch at the cabin. I'm SO EXCITED because I've searched for it everyyywhere. I still remember the videos and stories and everything. The kids will love it.

Well Rafe and Addy just ran in here--back to bed!