we started off the summer with VBS. jake memorized his bible verse and even said it in front of a crowd. if you know jake, that's a BIG step for him! we took many, and i mean MANY trips to yogurt mountain. it's definitely one of jake's new favorite places to go.
every morning we had "school time." jake would work on various concepts for about 30 minutes and then the other 30 minutes would be coloring time. one day we made cards for all the shut-ins at our church and mailed them. (see below) jake kept saying "these people are gonna love my pictures!"
what's summer without dillard's ice cream?!?!!!! we always meet pa and grandma fiske here for father's day. it's simply the best.
we spent a lot of time outside playing either with the sidewalk chalk, balls, or on the back porch with the water table. i made chocolate popsicles, lemonade popsicles, and grape popsicles almost every day so we'd have a cool treat to cool us down!
my mom and i took jake and allie on a day trip to riverbanks zoo. this was jake's first trip to the "big zoo" (as he calls it). it was HOT, but we had a great time.
happy fourth of july! jake wanted some sparklers, but once we lit them he wasn't so sure about actually holding them. we have quite a few neighbors who always put on a good fireworks show and we enjoyed watching them from our front porch.
swimming at aunt carol's house during the summer is a MUST! jake is becoming so brave….jumping into the pool. he is showing quite an interest in swimming, so perhaps next summer he'll be ready for swimming lessons. and then there's allie who hated the water last summer and STILL hated the water this summer. bless. (pretty sure she might have inherited that dislike of the water from me….ooops.)
these two faces. gosh how i have loved spending every single day with them this summer. yes….there was screaming, fighting, and not much sharing going on some days. but the good days outweighed the bad days. i sure will miss spending all my time with them. goodbye summer. you've been a good one!
