And just like that....summertime.

Its been a tad busy around here- but mostly a good sort of end of the year busy.  Emmeline had her ballet recital. She had such a lovely time at Glenside Dance Academy and was sad that this session ended. She attended the class with two dear friends from church.  Granddad came to the recital which was added fun.  We had a week long celebration of Lena's second birthday with lots of friends and pool time and a fun family birthday party! Papa built a new swing set for the girls and many hours have been spent out back basking in the sunshine and splashing in the pool.  We went to the County Fair and Emmeline and Sam had such fun going on rides together. We won't mention Lena's profound dislike of the event. To top off our busy month of May we spent Memorial Day with Oma and Opa in Lebanon. We've been doing a lot of outdoor activities- the girls have developed a great love of bug searching and many hours are spent turning over rocks and digging in holes. We're learning that its wild rose, daisy and wild phlox season and are gearing up to make strawberry jam. We joined a CSA and though we're making another brave garden attempt, the black walnut trees foil us year after year so we'll see what comes of it.  Two and three are such busy ages. The days are so full and then two little people crash hard at the end of the day. So do the Mama and Papa.