As part of our lesson for church last week we dicussed our ability to influence other's moods. We tried to keep straight faces while making the other person smile
It was lots of fun
The kids then worked on drawing how they can make others feel happy
They did a pretty good job
That evening we set off the fireworks we had left over from the 4th
The kids had lots of fun playing in the sprinklers
On Monday we drove out to Rathdrum mountain to do a new book walk and we ran into one of my distant relatives
We found a birds nest
There was a book to read along the path
The path followed and crossed a stream a couple of times and Kim ended out getting her feet wet
Henry was a maniac and was falling all over the place
Mason examining another statue
This boy loves to pose in the forrest
Banging a stick on a tree...must be Mason
Lyza was at one with nature
Nixon squat-waddled all the way accross this log
The best was his celebration at the end "I am Victory!"
After our hike we went to a new park
Look at that happy face
Sandbox volcano was on our bucket list and we got to cross it off this week
Henry's reaction is so cute
Magic tricks have also been on the bucket list
And making friendship bracelts
This guy just happened to be right outside me window while I had the camera ready
I got some inexpensive macro extension tubes that allow me to use any lens like a macro lens. It opens up a whole new photographic world
Here is a portion of a raspberry
A wasp
Ants and a moth
With no advanced notice or planning Kim decided she would take all four kids to Silverwood for the day with a friend. She left at 11am and didn't get home until after 9:30pm 😮
They had SO...MUCH...FUN
This little guy LOVED the water. He would run out into the waves until he got knocked over or couldn't touch any more. He would also run back to Kim and babble in excitement
So cute
After the waterpark they went on a bunch of rides and everyone did pretty well. Lyza built up her courage from the last time she was there and enjoyed the rides much more
My favorite part of this video is in the middle where Henry is not enjoying the ride
Apparently Lyza loved this area
JOY
And what kid doesn't love bumper cars
Once all the snacks were gone and the kids were hungry after dinner time they got the next best thing...ice cream
Kim and her friend ran 13 miles Saturday morning
I was keeping the kids alive and taking pictures of early morning water droplets. I'll let you decide who had the more productive morning ;)
After an exhausing morning of running and macro photography it was off to the lake to spend the day with friends
Henry spent lots of time in the water without any fear and he hated when we put a life jacket on him
These little birds were everywhere scavanging food
The only time I could find our kids together is when they were stuffing their faces and refueling
Kim and the girls practiced their synchronized jumping
Then some mixture of Aqua Man and Iron Man showed up
We had lots of fun taking out the jet skis
Nixon and I had lots of fun on the jet ski
There was also some floating around
And lots of digging
Nixon and I jumped off the dock together. By together I mean we counted to three, I jumped, and he waited until I was back out of the water to jump. And he didn't just jump, he did a crazy roll
Then we decided we would try it again, except I would try diving
Nixon never told me that he was going to jump in my way and I almost hit him
Nixon and Kim had fun together on the jet ski too
Henry was fearless in the water
He loved getting to the point where he was floating and could kick his feet but then got mad when he started to roll over
Mason also enjoyed jumping off the dock
Nixon loved the jet skis so much we sent him out with a friend for a little more adventure
Lyza also found some courage and took a ride
It was a beautiful day and we had lots of fun
Take care
Looks like lots of fun at the Keyes. You sure got lots of awesome pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you guys are having too much fun this summer- awesome!
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