Here is another group of butterflies we watched transform from caterpillars to butterflies. It all happens over a two week period of time and is fun to watch.
Tiny caterpillars….
Getting bigger :)
Transforming!
All done!
Releasing them
Free at last :)
While we were visiting Alex and Rachel, we went to Awana at Jenn’s church. It was the last night before summer break and the church had all kinds of fun, games, and water activities for the kids.
Slipping and sliding :)
First time playing kickball, with a little encouragement from Aunt Jenn
Running the bases with Aunt Jenn… go Andrew go!
Having fun playing a game of dodge the wet sponge, LOL . That’s him in the dark shirt with sponge in hand :)
Andrew got a butterfly kit for his birthday and they came out of their chrysalides right before we went to visit Alex and Rachel, so the butterflies came along for the trip!
*** no butterflies were harmed in the taking of these pictures, they were set free the next day :)
Who says you can’t eat ice cream and ride a horse at the same time?
Tree climber extraordinaire!
Just hangin around :)
I really wish the lighting was better on these pictures!
Need a hug? Alex gives the best and has an unlimited amount of them to give :)
Got some Ice Cream? Alex will be right over!
As long as he can bring a best buddy, aka cousin Andrew!
Got a big stick for Alex to swing? He’ll be right there, you may want to stand back though, LOL. Is brush clearing a profession?
Need a haircut? Don’t call Alex, well unless you can cut hair with a stick? Nope, better call Pop Pop instead!
We had a fun weekend celebrating Andrew’s 4th birthday. Like most moms I’m still trying to figure out where that time went! Our little baby has most definitely transformed into a little boy in what seems like no time at all!
1. The Cake
2. The Presents
Lightning Mcqueen
Team Geotrax - “All Aboard”
A little help opening all the presents
These cool books came all the way from Australia!
A much beloved Larrymobile as seen in the next picture
3. The Tinkertoys (aka trip down memory lane)
Now that all the fundraiser stuff is out of the way, we thought we'd show you all the things we've been up to lately :)
1. We've played with our friend Matthew
Yes, Andrew I think you may need a bigger box!
No Andrew.. you may not paint Matthew yellow.
2. We've mastered the art of pedaling a bike.
3. We've watched a space shuttle launch.
4. We've learned to write the alphabet.
Andrew told me he had a surprise for me... we have shown him how to write the letters of the alphabet but he had never wanted to try it himself. Well, apparently he decided to give it a try on a dry erase board we have in the playroom - the good news is that he did a great job and even wrote some of his numbers! the bad news was that he did it with a sharpie marker, LOL. Guess what I spent the next half hour doing, armed with a bottle of rubbing alchohol, paper towels, and a lot of elbow grease! FYI - the easiest way to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board is to draw over it with a dry erase marker and then erase.
More alphabet practice.
5. We've been to a school carnival
The wonderful thing about Tiggers.... is Tiggers are wonderful things.. their tops are made out of rubber.. their bottoms are made out of springs... their bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy fun fun fun fun fun!
And now you are stuck with that song in your head, LOL.
What goes up....
Must come down :)
Here are two very important ladies in Andrew's life. On the left side of the picture is his speech therapist/teacher Mrs. Reeder and on the right is Mrs. Follin craft maker/helper extraordinaire . They are two very special people to us and have made a huge impact in Andrew's life :)
