Nicholas is 6!

Nicholas had a fabulous birthday! He really wanted a pinata, so we made one at home by covering a balloon with newspaper dipped in a water-flour mixture. We filled it with slap bracelets, sticky hands, and finger-puppet snakes.

We started the party by playing with hot-wheels cars at the skate park. I was a bit worried about broken arms and cracked skulls with all the steep slopes around. We made a few places off-limits and luckily there were no injuries.















Then we walked over to to the playground and played red-rover. Then we had a treasure hunt to find the pinata. We only got around to doing one layer of newspaper, so it wasn't very strong. It broke quickly :)



Nicholas's friends were so generous with their gifts! He was on top of the world and kept saying things like, "I am so spoiled!" and "I am the luckiest boy in the world!" and "My friends are so nice!" I agreed with him. He was spoiled. It was so very fun to spoil such a thankful boy.

Cello Brothers

This was Jackson's last twinkle class. It gave me goosebumps to see all of these handsome boys playing together. Can you imagine the fun they will have in middle and high school if they all stick with it?

Swimming Lessons

This post is out of order. We did one two week session of swim lessons this summer. The kids loved it and all improved their swimming skills. Thomas's big accomplishment was going off the high dive. I was very impressed with him. He went off over and over.

More Rain

This time Elly and Gracie joined in the fun. Their mom is a bit more on top of things and got them in their swimsuits.



Essie was really upset when she lost her shorts.



I took them off her and convinced her that her shirt was long enough to cover her. She wasn't so sure at first, but eventually decided that she would go back out.