A little more, since she's left my lap!

A warm day, eating some watermelon! And a rare picture of mama and the kids!

A picture of our house...what will eventually be the "before" picture!

Annabelle's pre school graduation day! This is her good friend Abby.

Annabelle's primary teacher Miss Lana.

Another reading session on the couch! I couldn't resist the photo op!

My boy can put some inflection in his reading!

Daph's done reading for the moment, and up to her usual craziness! She provides many moments of laughter!

I mean, honestly?! What are we going to do with this one???

And then there's this...

Another Wyatt photo...admiring the new shirt Great Grandma sent to Daph.

And, Annabelle on Father's Day - she disappears in her bedroom for a while and the emerges with some crazy combination of wig, headband, etc. Always entertaining!!!

As fast as I can with a toddler on my lap, playing with pattern blocks!

Another quick catch up...I'll do as many photos as I can!

Wyatt's been in to taking his own pictures, with the camera he got for Christmas. Most of his photos are of Daphne...

And of things he creates - this was the thing he made in his carpentry class he took this spring.

This is how Daph often looks after a meal...

Another Wyatt photo...

I've been busy selling these things on Craigslist...trying to get rid of furniture we won't need after our remodel. This piece is gone...

This is not... boo, hoo!

Annabelle when I dropped her off backstage for her dance recital in May. We keep getting comments from friends about what a beauty she is. Oh boy...are we ever in for it!

I worked on a birthday present from Wyatt's class to his teacher, Mrs. Perrings.

Grandma and Grandpa came down to take care of the kids so I could get away with Matthew. They were lucky enough go to a baseball game...

Witness Daphne's love of reading...

Take all 3 kids to Home Depot...

Feed them ice cream at the end of the day (I heard donuts were had, too!)...

Getting ready for swim practice...

Watching swim practice...

Just busy...

Bedtime...

A picture of all three, mostly looking dressed, washed, and combed! It's no small feat!

Doing some gardening...

And the feat of all feats...watching the coordination of getting an entire swim team's photo!

One of the coolest things about going away was coming back! My mom and dad had to take the kids to practices, school, etc., where many friends were witnesses to their abilities. Every person I talked to had such great things to say about how in control mom and dad were. They said mom and were calm, relaxed and had it all taken care of! You know what that means??? WE SHOULD LEAVE MORE OFTEN!!! No, in all sincerity, we are so lucky to have the opportunity to get away the way we did, and to be able to leave knowing that our kids are fully cared for and loved! Thank you!!!