Overheard

Me: “Is your face messy?”

Jane: “No, Anne's.”

Overheard

Anne (while watching "7 Brides for 7 Brothers"): “Mom, the only fun part about being married is kissing on the lips.”

Connor Prairie

Chris sporting his bow tie onesie from my friend Elizabeth. The perfect choice for this little guy!

We do not go to Connor Prairie much in the summer because of how hot it gets outside. We went early May with some friends and had a nice time. It is always fun! Anne is petting a lamb that is only weeks old here. 

Photo bombed. 

Runaway. 

Too bright. 

Group selfie. At least Chris' shoes made it. 

Beautiful girls. 

Benny in Cub Scouts

Benny earned a belt loop or two. It might be time to get him a belt. 

This boy loves being a part of Cub Scouts and it has been really good for him to help him come out of his shell a bit. Benny is so comfortable at home and will share lots of things. In public, however, he is much more guarded. We are so grateful for this program. It has been a great thing. 

Anne and princesses

Anne is a wonderful girl. I think I have said that before. Just one of the many small things I love about Anne is that she regularly has multiple layers on. So much so that it looks strange when she only has on one layer. 

These pictures are some of my favorite of Anne. 

This was at our regional conference. It was broadcast to our building and we were way in the back. Thankfully I found some stickers in my purse. Saved! For a while. 

Princess dresses are always in fashion!

So are crowns. 

The best park-wear. 

And tree-climbing!

The Children's Museum

We love The Children's Museum! This was one of the first places we went to when we moved here. It is the biggest in the country and it is great. During this particular week I had two trips! One with a friend and her daughter during the school week and one two days later with all of the kids while Spencer was on call. These days happened to be the day before and after Spencer's birthday!

The carousel is always a big hit!

I love how this picture sums up the relationship of these girls (for that time). Anne trying be on her own, Jane being shooed away before it's her turn. 

Dressing up. 

Chris was there, too!

Ready to go in!

A virtual reality game in the Transformers exhibit. 

Everybody got their turn! (Not sure where Lilia's picture is.)

Take me there: China!

And the carousel!

The Playscape area is quite fun but for ages five and under. What is really nice is that they will give "helper" lanyards to older kids who go with their family. I was able to pair up Benny with Jane and Andy with Anne. Lilia was five but asked for the helper badge anyway. It was so sweet to see them really helping each other. I am so grateful they take the helping job seriously. 

Deep sea diving!