Kindergarten - First Day

Wow, is this day really here?! It seems like she was just learning to talk and walk and now she's picking out her own clothes for the first day of school.
Did you notice the Cheetah print skirt? Yeah, we're letting go a bit and letting her show her personality through her clothes....within reason of course! Pictured is Aanika, Luke and Owen. Unbeknownst to the teacher, she put them all side by side in class but we parents are guessing that they won't stay that way for long. Let's just say that Aanika and Luke both LOVE to talk!

The video is of Aanika and her other great friend, Kendall, getting on the bus together. 55 kids, one bus driver - thank goodness that the school is only a few minutes away.

Practicing violin

Check out this little video of Aanika practicing on her violin. We're still searching for a teacher but hopefully we'll get her going with one soon!

The Big Dig

Yea! Ground has been broken this morning for our new patio!

We've come up with a lovely design with red stonework that will include a planter along the back of the house along with three light fixtures in short columns, a fire pit and a small stair leading out to the yard.

Now we wait!

Tug A Bug test ride

We are in the market for a new ride for Aanika. She's getting too big to continue riding in the Burley when we're out on a bike ride so we're thinking of buying a Tug A Bug. Aanika's not too excited about it but everyone at the bike shop were rooting for her during the test ride!

The Hummingbirds Fighting

Wow, I sure do love it here. A little mini-heatwave and now it's glorious and in the low 80's....perfect weather!

My hummingbirds have seemed to enjoy the change too because they're going crazy at the feeders. I have two feeders on my deck and you can hear their chatter that they do when they chase each other - they even take out feathers when they fight! You'd never know that a little bird could have personality, but they do! They're a ton of fun to watch and I'll miss them when Fall comes along.

Sleepover for Aanika

Aanika has been invited for a sleepover (her second official one) at her friend Sophie's house tonight. When it was all finalized last night and I told her she was going today, I thought she was going to explode! She started doing some kind of crazy squealing giggle along with a wild little jig....Kev looked at her like she was insane - very funny!

Woohoo! Looks like it's date night for momma and daddy with a nice quiet dinner out without the chatterbox along (a.k.a. Aanika). I'm really looking forward to being able to have a whole conversation without having to explain what we're talking about. : )

Heatwave and the walker

Yikes! It's HOT....I like it warm as many of you know, but this is even too hot for me!

We're under an advisory tomorrow because the heat index is supposed to be around 110 degrees and it's like pea soup because of the humidity. Bleah! It's been very up and down lately - one day it's in the 80's and the next day you're in a blast furnace. Hopefully it won't hang around too long because it makes for a miserable exercise companion! Tomorrow morning's walk oughta be pretty interesting. It's supposed to be well into the 80's by 9 a.m. and I'm sure it will be kicking my butt by the time I get to the end of my walk at 10:00. Bah! The things we'll do to keep our shapely figures....sheesh.