It's Summer

It has been over a month since I posted anything and I have no excuse, sorry for my lack of bolggingness. A few updates from the last month...

• Mia is now a FIFTH GRADER!
• Gabriel is saying new words everyday. Some of them include: Dandi (the dog), fish, yes, no, bye-bye, eyes, and a number of other "words" that I can't make out yet. (And some I can't think of right now)
• Aunt Allison got Gabriel a pair of squeaky shoes and he loves them. She put a video on her facebook page (if you are her friend you can see it). Too cute.

Now that it is summer vacation Mia is going to be a very busy girl. Some of the things she has planned are:

Participating in the library's summer reading program. (they are doing it different this year) They have 3 activity sheets to complete. Mia is done with the first one already! She did things like read a book by an author you never read before, read a biography, and read a non fiction book.

• Spend the weekend in Lansing with her cousins.
• Go to "Art Explosion" Girl Scout camp for 3 nights.
• Take a trip to Madison, WI with me to go to cousin Krista's wedding. While Mike is in Denver and Gabriel is hanging out with Grandma Kathy.
• Go to Great Grandma Douglass' huge 4th of July party!
• See Aunt Cori & Uncle Paul when they come home HOUSE HUNTING!!
• Visit with Nickie when she comes home for her birthday.
• Spend a week at Girl Scout camp learning about horses (how to ride them and take care of them).

We are also going to try and fit a few family getaways in there sometime. Wow summer just started and I can tell it is going to be over before we know it.