Summer time!

Greetings!

We slept hard the next couple of days after Holden. It is good to play and have fun but we also enjoy getting a little rest too! But Summer is too short to rest for too long!

This week we had quite a few adventures...

The Zoo: We made a spontaneous trip to the zoo and had forgotten that sometimes the animals hide! We did get to see elephants and several other animals. One of the zoo volunteers showed us a millipede up close and personal.

Story Time part I: Our library has a great story time series for kids to listen to books and sing songs. We popped by for the story time and sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes." It was great to see Jonas and Elsa not be intimidated by the 35 other older kids at the story time.

Story Time part II: Grandma Charlene accompanied us to a second story time this weekend. This time, special guest "story tellers" stopped by and shared exciting stories with lots of fun voices, sounds, and music. The highlights were Elsa being part of the story time band--she played a shaker and Jonas playing the accordion at the end of the story time. (It is impossible not to have fun when an accordion is present).

Smores and July 4th Boat Parade: Elsa and Jonas made smores after the July 4th boat parade at Lake Lawrence! The parade was a highlight as well but seeing Jonas and Elsa covered in marshmallows was great! The boat parade involved lots of waving and singing. We covered the course in record time this year...a new parade director pushed the engine capacities of all the boats!

Strawberries: Elsa and Jonas went strawberry picking at a nearby field owned by a local teacher. They did not follow the "Pick here--eat at home" mandate set forth by Dan and Mari. Both were a vision of bright red strawberry juice on their faces and clothes. Elsa truly earned her new nickname of Strawberry Elsa Joy.

Summer is great and we have so many more fun things we are looking forward to enjoying and sharing with Jonas and Elsa.

God Bless,

Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas