James: "Nobody likes you Donald Trump!"
Mommy: "Ha!"
Ashlyn: "What? It's true."
This was the last week before school started, and Mommy was determined to make the best of it. It all started with a trip to a local park where the kids continued their search for rocks. The search was interrupted by a discovery of an overflowing stream, which prompted the two older kids to get wet and muddy as they jumped around in it. Isla had wanted to put on a dress for the adventure, and she didn’t want to get it dirty (at big sisters insistence).
The next day involved a trip to an indoor play place, where the kids burned up quite a bit of energy running up and down the playhouses, castles, slides, and other play areas.
To help Ashlyn practice her love of art, Mommy took her to a drop in art class where they painted unicorns. The teacher said that Ashlyn is talented for her age, which is good since art is one of the things she enjoys most. I suspect there will be more art classes in the future for Ashlyn.
Grandma came over this week to help the kids build a fairy garden on our back porch. They put in the dirt, the plants, the fairy houses, and finally the fairies themselves. The kids were excited to show off their creation, and so far they’ve managed to keep the plants alive. We’ll see how long that lasts.
I have few words to describe this next set of pictures. Let’s just say that rains made the sandbox a mud pit, and a giant bath was required to clean up the mess.
James started soccer practice with his new team this week and he was pretty excited about it. Now that we’re seeing what they’re teaching him, we can begin working on it at home.
Six Flags (now technically one flag) Over Texas is about to shut down for the year so we took James and Ashlyn to enjoy one last day of rides while Isla stayed and played with Grandma. James didn’t want his picture taken, but Ashlyn didn’t mind.
Our second grader starts school next week, can you believe it?