Kite Flying For Babies?

I  have never seen a baby that could fly a kite, my five year old still needs help flying a kite.  So why is this thirteen year old to embarrassed to fly a kite in his front yard?

His "mommy" told him that flying kites in the backyard was a BAD idea.  He insisted that the front yard was a worse idea because he would be seen.  HE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO HIS MOM!

 Now not only do I finally have leaves in my big giant wonderful tree, I also have a kite.

Project L.E.A.P.

This past week I have been putting together a flyer for our homeschool group to encourage growth.  Looking through pictures and finding the right words to describe our group surprisingly brought up emotions that I didn't know were there. 

Every Thursday we get up and get ready, the kids are excited, I am a bit frazzled and then our day with our homeschool friends begins.  This has been going on for the past 7 months without fail.  It became robotical! 

That's why it was so surprising that looking back brought up so much emotion.  I am so grateful for the families that have spent the past 7 months with us exploring and playing.  As moms we have one wonderful thing in common, we all love our kids.  This is why I believe we put on the best program ever for our children.  We all worked so well together and supported one another, we built a fantastic community.  We are a body of families that have come together with the same values, interests and common goals that live and support each other. 

My kiddos have had the best year!  Project L.E.A.P. has been a great addition to our home education.  Not only are we learning to be Life-long explorers and connecting play with learning, we are making Life-long friends with amazing families.  They always look forward to Thursdays.

This and That

This post is all about how we have be doing a little bit of this.....

This hike is only five minutes from our house and we have been going about once a week.  This particular time there was still some ice in the pond so the kids were breaking it over each others heads and throwing it at each other.  One of those things you should probably put a stop to but instead you laugh, no limits I tell you.

 

A little bit of that.....

 

Spencer in his last Pinewood Derby and rounding the corner to becoming a Boy Scout by receiving his last Cub Scout rank, Webelos.

 

 

A lot of this .....

 

The kids love riding with My LB on his motorcycle.  They will take any excuse they can get to take a ride, long or short.  This particular time while we were on a family walk our dog Toby left a present that we were not prepared for.  The kids fought over who would get to go back with dad on his motorcycle to pick up the poop.  Go figure!  Matthew lost the battle because he has had more rides than any of us.  He even go to ride down to the valley with his dad on the Motorcycle to meet his grandpa for the Priesthood session of conference, LUCKY!

 

Any who, this little princess won the POOPIE war, geared up and took her ride.

 

 

 



 And a WHOLE lot of that.....

I adore this man!  Even if he did "force" me to move back to my hometown which is going just about as smoothly as I thought it would.  He backs me up, supports me and keeps me happy.  What more could the "Luckiest" girl in the world ask for?

Welcome Spring....I Think.....

We think Spring has finally sprung!  However, we will not be surprised if it snows again.  It seems that as soon as we think we can put away the heavy jackets and snow pants the white fluffy stuff returns.  Not that we are complaining, our snowy days have been some of the best since we have moved here.

Even so, we are looking forward to the Earth turning green again, one of our teaser Spring days we took Matthew's kayak out to the lake and had a great time.   The water was still and the air was warm, we lost track of time and almost missed piano lessons. 

Easter ended up being a beautiful Spring day as well.  The sky was beautiful, trees blooming, sun shining and it even smelled like Spring time.  We are really looking forward to our first Spring up north and already have many outdoor adventures planned.

Oh yes!  And this guy is very excited about the weather change because now he can do this.....