Starting fourth grade and third grade!

Only one more year at Lancaster for the girls. I can't believe they will be in fifth grade next year. Jace is no longer a little kid. He is now in third grade, considered one of the older kids at the school.  Heading to their first day, waiting for the bus.

Goodbye mohawk!

Jace loves to have mohawks during the summer! One thing that we struggle with is getting him to cut his hair. There's only one person who can cut it like he wants it cut, and his Grandpa K uses a Flowbee to do it. He has been cutting it that way since he was two years. Slowly I am getting him to cut his own the way that his dad does. We started off with his mohawk! He can't stand the hair trimmings on his neck or back. It drives him crazy! But this last time it didn't bother him too much.

My Soccer Girl

Makenna used to say basketball was her favorite sport but after playing it for a couple years she realized she wasn't very good at it and didn't like it. Although I think if she stuck to it she would have got a lot better. She has been playing soccer for a few years now and really seems to enjoy it. I think it's her new favorite sport. This season she got a few goals, but unfortunately I did not get to see any of them. She only got the goals when I didn't go to the game. They always lost when I went! I hope she sticks to it and enjoys it even more as the years go on. If not hopefully she finds another sport she enjoys.

The Snake

One summer day, Jace brings home a dead snake he had caught in his trap in the creek near our house. He thought it was so cool but was a little sad it had died. He said it drowned and assured me it was not him who killed it. So we took this picture and then told him to take it back to the creek and let mother nature take over. He said he would. Well then a few days later Makenna comes running into the house and says "Mom! You have to come see this!" So I go outside with her and our back porch there's a snake hanging from the railing. Jason his friends decided to put a wire through its head and hang it. Why? I have no clue. I guess boys will be boys. So I grabbed two garbage bags and made the boys hold it and pull the snake down themselves. They then had to toss it. I was not helping them in any way! Gross! Not only was it surrounded in maggots, there were bees, flies, and even butterflies surrounding it.

Later that night I made a rice casserole for dinner. One of Makenna's favorite meals. Well she took one look at her plate and said she wasn't hungry and did not want to eat. She said she wanted to throw up because it reminded her of the maggots on the snake. Oh my gosh! I will never forget this one. I don't think McKenna will either.

Tubing on the river

A new tradition we started recently with the Beck side of the family, is going tubing on the river about an hour away from our house. We try to go one or two times each summer.  The more people we can get to come with us, the more fun we have. Somehow I always end up falling out of my tube and having to swim some of the way. And I'm probably the only one who doesn't drink. The kids absolutely love it! We leave mid-morning and tube for a little while and then stop and have lunch on the river. Then the kids get to have fun letting the river pull them down a ways why we have "catchers" at the other end. Once we've had enough of that, we continue for another hour or two. Looking forward to doing it again!

Just Some Pics

Here are a few pics of the kids. The kids love going to Dairy Queen on the rare occasion! And one of their new favorite toys is slime. They are obsessed with it. Jace had been begging me to dye his hair for a while and I finally gave in. He was very happy!

Jaeli's Summer Trip with Aunt Jarilyn

This year Jaeli got to go on summer break vacation with their aunt Jarilyn. She takes one kid each year on their family vacation. She always has something fun for them to do. Jaeli had a blast! Her new love is horseback riding! Although she came back a totally different person. She enjoyed the individual time a little too much. I miss my sweet Jaeli Jo! Hopefully we can get back to her soon.