5th grade is HERE!

The History of Medicine, Mother Theresa, India, China, Around the World in 80 Days, Genghis Kahn, Eric Liddel, Louis Braille,Aladdin, The Incredible Journey, Blood and Guts, chopsticks, Nutrition, silk worms, Gandhi....and so much more! Currently, Madison has hijacked 2 books and is reading them right now. Matthew wanted to begin putting together the 600 piece global puzzel until I stopped him, and Adrienne is excited about the origami book. I do want the summer to last longer...but all these books get me excited to learn too! And Bill...well he will be more excited after he pays off the visa bill :)

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Spontaneous

During a crazy busy summer with swim practice 3 mornings a week, gymnastics 2 mornings and swim meets every Wed night and Sat morning...I realize how important it is to create spontaneous fun memories with Bill and the kids. Like sunglass shopping at Claires or more recently letting the kids play and dance in the rainstorm the other day. Madison said it was the 'best time ever' and was hoping for rain the next night. With Madison now 10 I am realizing my time with them at home with us will be so short in the span of my life. Lord help me see them as the true blessings they are and tresure them. Help me be spontaneous and delight in them...just like you delight in us...your children. Amen.

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Junior Lifeguards

I love our pool & the opportunities it provides...swim team, lessons, meeting new friends...and lots of fun! I introduce to you the new junior lifeguards at the Brookhaven Swim Club!

4th of July on Grand Island

Having a blast! Water fights, swimming pool, old family videos, boat ride, good food, and Fantasy Island!

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Swimming A!

Swim season has begun!!! The girls are doing well so far. Adrienne's last meet she was so beautiful in the backstroke & won her race! She was built for speed that little one. I am so proud of her!

The House Finch

Every spring I see the robins stand in front of our front porch, gazing into our porch with visions of perfectly safe & dry nests to lay their eggs. Well after the first time we let a robin build her nest, and bird mites infested our porch furniture (not fun at all), we decided to put little stuffed animals in each corner of the porch to prevent little mama robins from building their nests. I thought I was home free...until I saw this little grey bird fly out of my fern hanging on the porch. (Great picture courtesy of Papa)

And then we looked inside the fern and found her little nest filled with 5 speckled eggs...

Daddy finch is very involved...always keeping lookout for the very loud human named Matthew who can be quite unpredictable and did I mention loud :) 

But even though...I think they like their little home. 

Looking forward to meeting baby finches soon!

Daddy's Love

The scene: Gymnastics Championships. 

Adrienne Elise just finished performing on floor. 

She did the most beautiful round-off backhandspring all by her self for the first time.

Running over to her dad (coach Bill) yelling 'I did it!!". 

This picture was taken by a friend. It brought tears to my eyes.