Natalie's Summer Spent at Camp

Natalie went to Pilgrim Day Camp this summer and she had such a great time!  In fact, now that school is back in session, she keeps telling me that she wants to go back to camp and wishes that life could just be spent going to summer camp year round!

Natalie with some of the girls from her camp.  You'll notice second from the right is her friend Gaby, who she's known since they went to daycare together as toddlers!

Music time for the campers!

Inflatable waterslides and inflatable bouncy castle fun was also had at Pilgrim Day Camp.

Natalie in the woods with her fellow campers.  Notice they're all in their bathing suits. All. Day. Long.  This suit, by the end the summer, was disgusting.  Covered in dirt and sunscreen that no washing machine would be able to get out.

The campers did lots of arts and crafts too- Natalie and her group (Block Hill) made some paper plate crabs!

In the morning, Natalie had swim lessons, but the afternoon brought free swim (which was her favorite part of the day, my little fishy!)

Wheeeeeee!  Someone can't WAIT to go back to camp next summer!

First Day of School 2013

My babies are growing up too fast! Natalie has started 1st grade, and Grant is now in the Chipmunk room at FACE preschool. 

Here they are on the first day of school, all ready to go!  (Actually, this was the first day of Natalie's school, which started on a Wednesday this year.  Grant actually started the Monday before this!)

 Mommy, can we do a silly face????

Natalie walking her little brother to his "first day" of school in the Chipmunk room.

OK, now that the formalities are over (thanks for being sweet to each other for 20 seconds!)... Natalie and Grant wanted to race each other on the long sidewalk up to the front door of FACE.  3-2-1-GO!

This picture shows how competitive they are with each other, each of them trying to push the other out of the way.  Boy, this is a disaster waiting to happen!

Big girl on her big first day of 1st grade.  Lots to learn this year!  Let's get after it!

Natalie's Drawing of our Family

Natalie drew this picture of our family.  She draws these from time to time, but I wanted to remember what her 6-year-old family drawings were like when I am old and gray.  Please note:  Grant has a truck on his shirt (typical); I finally have brown hair (she used to always draw me with black hair); Natalie is wearing purple and pink, and somehow, I'm nearly as tall as Todd! I love her drawings!

Grant on a Tractor

As you all know, my grandmother passed away last summer in Indiana.  As my dad prepares to sell my grandmother's farm, he loaded a bunch of things onto a Uhaul truck and drove them to Massachusetts so we would be able to have furniture, toys and other things that gave us so many wonderful memories of time spent on the farm.  This little brown tractor was one that we used to ride around on my grandparents farm when Cory and I were little.  So many great memories, and it's so fun to see Grant enjoying it as well!  I'm sure my grandparents would be so thrilled to see the excitement on his face when he rides it!