Hannah and Elijah: 2012

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Happy Summer!

Four Corners

Arches

Future Architect

Artist!

4 years old!

Well, summer is about half over, and we've had an amazing first half! We started our summer off with a 2-week-long trip out west to Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. Then, we celebrated Eli's 4th birthday with a Cars party with his friends and a family party! Now, the kids are both in school--Eli goes half-day to his Montessori School, and Hannah is in the Summer Enrichment Program with the school system, and she's taking 2 classes--"Graphic Design" and "Fashion and Interior Design." I have been amazed every day at the amount they've learned and made each day! Not much time left before school starts, so we'd better rest up! We hope you're having a great summer too!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Goodbye, 2nd Grade!!!

Ready for school

Wow. It's May already, and that means it's the end of the school year! Hannah is so excited to be an official third-grader. School gets out early at 1:15 and then we'll have lots of kids playing at our house--I'm even letting her have a sleepover! Of course we took pictures of the morning bus stop with her next door neighbor friend, Tyler. Eli always plays with her little brother, Brodie, who is just a few months older--they LOVE being silly together. It's always a fun bus stop and we'll miss it this summer! There will still be plenty of playing, though, of course! I'm so proud of Hannah for her wonderful school year, and I can't wait to see her enjoy 3rd grade!

Hannah and Tyler

Super silly Eli and Brodie

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Ready For Summer!

Crayon Art

It's been a beautiful spring here in Columbia! We've been really enjoying the weather, and we've been trying to spend lots of time outdoors. On the first Saturday that was warm, we went to Shelter Gardens, which was gorgeous. We're looking forward to going again soon, though, because when we were there, not much had bloomed yet, and there weren't any fish in the pond. The kids enjoyed a recent trip to the splash park when the weather got really hot! Hannah and I have also been having fun doing art projects. We made flower fields with melted crayons and construction paper flowers for Grammie and Nannie for Mother's Day.

Splash Park

Cosmo Park

3 Generations on Mother's Day

We have an awesome summer to look forward to... Hannah finishes school in a week, and we're taking a long trip to the Southwest to visit Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, etc. on the 2nd of June. When we get home, Hannah is going to a great Summer School program and Eli will continue going to his Montessori school. Hannah is going to her first ever church camp (overnight!), and the three of us are going to another church camp together that's for families (particularly with small kids). And speaking of small kids, can you believe that Eli will be turning FOUR in July??? And after next week, Hannah will officially be called a "THIRD GRADER!!!!!" Time flies...