Play time

I am in love when the kids are super happy and content playing by themselves with something they found or came up with; something that was started from them. Sometimes I will direct them to do this or do that but I absolutely love it when I don't have to do anything. I know that sounds lazy, but they can entertain themselves and have a blast.

Below is one afternoon where they were playing dress up with their conductor uniform. They have an Elmo book that taught them about the train, the conductor, and needing tickets to ride. Rachel was walking around saying, "Tickets please."

Another common game Josh will do is create a pile or line of pillows to do somersaults on. Ever since we went to a gymnastics party he has been crazy into this.

Harvest Park

Last week we took a field trip to White Street Harvest Park in Suwanee. This is a new park that opened in May. Currently it holds 60 or so community garden plots. There is room for growth so I think they will be opening it up soon for more gardeners. They also are planning to create an outdoor classroom and treehouse for handicap students at this location. The design is for a handicap accessible treehouse. It sounds really great. We enjoyed our first visit looking mostly at plants in the beds and along the trail. What a great science lesson and trip ; )

Two comments from Josh : )

• Josh killed his first fly by slamming his shoe against the window in our house. He came outside to tell me, "This fly shouldn't be in the house Mommy." I agree with that! Thanks for helping Josh!

• Over breakfast on morning today he said, "If Sissy were in your belly then she would be a baby and I would kiss her." Kind of true. We've been around two pregnant friends recently and I think he is remembering when Rachel was in my belly and I would let him kiss her.

Edisto Beach Day 4 and 5

As you can see Rachel had lots of fun in the sun at the beach. She also maintains a great appetite for food which we are thankful for. Below, Josh and his cousin were busy being pirates. They had a lot of fun playing together. So thankful for family!
The last day of our vacation, Jason and I got to go out for a boat trip with my Mom's friend. We rode to Beaufort for lunch and enjoyed the peaceful wind capped day.

On our way out of town we stopped at a local grocery that was on a farm. Josh had fun picking some zinnias for me. Aren't they just as beautiful as him?

Edisto Beach Day 3

Above is a picture of a terrapin turtle that we saw at the Edisto Environmental Center. The kids really enjoyed seeing the crabs and fish in the aquariums there. My highlight was running on the boardwalk.
Later that day we went for a bike ride to the playground. It was lots of fun until we started getting eaten by mosquitoes and were ready to cool off. Even though Josh is pictured in the trailer, Noelle and Rachel got to ride together. Their smaller bodies were better to pull and more fun for them.