Reach for the stars!

This weekend we visited the newest art exhibition downtown and it was space themed.  They had a section that talked about reaching for the stars.  Olivier asked me to take his photo reaching for the stars but not showing his feet.  This is the result, and I love how the shadows and sunlight change this photo!  

On Saturday we had a wonderful time visiting with two of my aunts who were visiting.  They enjoyed watching Anna's lesson (unfortunately no jumping, just pole work this week), and then came by the house after lunch.  It was beautiful weather!  

Barbie and Anna were very photogenic!  

Last week Mason attended a basketball camp in the morning and then joined Olivier at the normal day camp which included two trips to the pool this week.  He was very tired but really enjoyed the time playing basketball!  And when I saw our cat enjoying a sneaky nap it made me think of him being a bit more tired than usual this week!  Can you spot the lump?

Yup, she had climbed right in.  

This week the are predicting the weather might warm up a bit.  We were enjoying the more normal weather this past week, I guess all good things must come to an end.  Although I hope they are a bit off in the timing!

National Ice Cream Day!

This week we have enjoyed comfortable temperatures, the boys going to the pool twice with their day camp, and celebrating national ice cream day!  Oh and the beach!  Today we headed to the beach not sure what the weather might be like since there is a chance of thunderstorms but we were able to enjoy our time and got to check out some really beautiful clouds!  

Olivier and Anna enjoyed some boogie boarding.  

And did I mention I was loving the clouds in the sky!  

I walked over to the bay with the boys for a bit and they enjoyed the current coming in and the shallow waters which made the water just a slight bit warmer.  

We had an early dinner and then enjoyed some ice cream!  

 

Simple week

This week the heat has returned.  It has gotten hotter than projected and we have bee trying hard to keep cool.  Anna has been melting a bit while helping with the horses and the boys have been eager to go to the pool during camp.  They will finally get to next week, of course when it is supposed to cool a bit.  But they won't care they will just be happy to swim!

There is a house in our neighborhood that posts various signs in their yard and when I went by this week I saw what they had posted and I thought it was a good reminder.  

On Saturday Anna had an excellent ride on Barbie.  The jumps where a bit lower but the turns were tight and the temperature was hot.  She did an excellent job!  Here is round 1:

And here is round 2:

And here is a couple of cool photos.  In this one all of the feet are off the ground!

Excellent form!

We are enjoying a quiet weekend!
 

Happy 4th of July!

This week we kept busy with our normal weekday activities with a few bonuses along the way.  One of them are these beautiful gladiola blooms in our garden.  One of the kids had gotten them at a camp a number of years ago and it gets watered just the tiniest bit from the water line in the garden, and this year we have some amazing blooms this year! 

And one day when I got home Olivier raced to meet me at the door to let me know he had a gift for me!  They made soap with dinosaurs!  As they get older we get a lot less of these types of gifts and I really felt spoiled getting this one!  

And Thursday night the kids went to the circus with their Grandpa and Grandma Arnold.  They had a blast and we are sure it is a memory they will cherish!  On Saturday night we went to see the fireworks after the local baseball game.  There was a lot more people this time and we were smarter, we brought bug spray!  No bug bites for us!  

Today we had a nice day at the house.  We played ladder ball, enjoyed the beautiful weather, and enjoyed out time together.  We will BBQ for dinner tonight and I think we are all looking forward to a good nights sleep!