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Wiggerty-jiggets, Jace is Four!!!

(A phrase Jace likes)

I'm lovin' that the kids prefer popsicles instead of insisting I slave away on a cake!

We went swimming, Jace's favorite pastime

We sure love ya Jacers! Thanks family for the fun gifts you sent Jace!

Last week we learned about Africa

Chicken tangin, couscous, and South African banana fritters....interesting food;)

Swedish Week

Hej, the Swedish word for Hello!!!
This week we learned about Sweden, where my ancestors originated.
We made Swedish meatballs, ate Swedish fish (not really found in Sweden:), made a flag, and colored Swedish vikings. It has been fun to focus on a country a week and learn a little bit about it. Ronnie's version of the capital: The Stockholm

Don't be deceived by Becca's huge mound of veggies. She served herself. One of those carrots probably ended up chewed up in her cup or on my lap and the rest of the veggies were taken from her plate:)

Don't they look thrilled to do this craft? Idea from www.dltk-kids.com

Swedes do not put Desitin on their face. I think Becca thought we were learning about clowns.

A blurr of events (with new house pictures)

June has brought us lots of change

First a new home on the range
Our marriage years now equal seven
It's been a blast, a bit of heaven

With less boxes stacked from floor to ceiling
We're slowly getting the settled feeling
Sweet Becca turned a big girl TWO
We love her precious attitude

Ron begins his summer teaching
My degree is somewhat in the reaching
Maybe we can stop to breathe
And have ourselves a cup of tea (lemonade really)

Shots of our ranch house

Family room

Our steep driveway-the boys would go down on their bikes the whole way if I let them, but it gives me a heart attack to see them whiz by as their bikes shake

This is what we wake up to every morning...many Georgian backyards look like this

We couldn't have sent in our order for a cuter little birthday girl

Becca wanted popsicles instead of cake...I didn't argue with that