Summer Recap - July 2012

On our way back from the beach in July, we stopped in Jackson and spent a couple of days with Lee Lee and Doc.  For some reason, I didn't take any pictures.  I was really disappointed when I looked back today.  Next we drove over to Little Rock to see Richie's parents for a couple of nights.  We had fun exploring downtown Little Rock one day.  First we stopped at the Nature Center.  It was a free museum that educated you on the wildlife in Arkansas.  The kids thoroughly enjoyed it.










After that, we went to the Historic Arkansas Museum because we heard that they had a special Barbie exhibit.  It was another good museum with art, history, and even a kid's section.









Griffin wasn't having anything to do with the Barbies, but he did ask me to take a picture of him with a couple of his favorite finds at the museum.




For lunch we ate at one of our favorite restaurants, The Flying Fish.


Margaret also learned how to ride her bike in July!  We celebrated with a traditional "I learned to ride my bike" trip to the Dinstuhl's candy store.






We went to see the Memphis Redbirds play one night in July too.  It is one of our favorite things to do as a family.  (Mamie was spending the night with a friend.  Her social calendar was very full in July!)

Project 52 - Endless Summer

The theme for this week's Project 52 is Endless Summer. This is the lunch that I made for us today (Labor Day). Summer means lots of time spent grilling for me. The high today is 92 degrees, so it is definitely still summertime here!

Back to School 2012

I am going to be playing catch-up on my blog for the next few weeks.   We are finally starting to get settled in.  The kids started school several weeks ago, and we are getting back into our school routine.  Here are some pictures that I took on their first days.  They all started on different days, but it was cloudy or rainy on each day!

Griffin is in 2nd grade this year. He has the same teacher and classmates that he had last year. That has made for such a smooth and easy transition. He has been very excited to get back to see all of his friends and his teacher.



Mamie started school the week after Griffin, and she is in 5th grade this year. I still remember walking her to her 1st grade classroom. Time has flown! She is excited to be in the oldest grade in her school this year. She is in class with one of her best friends again this year, and we are so thankful for that!



Margaret started the week after Mamie, and she is in Kindergarten! She is loving every second of it. When I dropped her off the first day, she was definitely nervous. She has quickly warmed up to it though. She has several friends in her class, and is having such a good time. She has started having a little bit of homework three nights a week, and that has made her feel so "big."

August: 10 on 10

Here are August's 10 on 10...