Playtime

With a week in the same house, the children enjoyed lots of playtime. Here, they are painting little suncatchers that Genia and I picked up at Hobby Lobby while John was nice enough to keep all five on Thursday.

They also pained plastic rings, that went along with their game of "Spy Kids" in the storage room in the basement.

In that storage area, Owen and Violet found Genia's box of Easter decorations. We found Violet like this, doing a puzzle shape activity. Later, wearing the bunny ears in the car, Violet said they helped her hear the music better.

On that same car trip, Owen explained to Violet how much he missed the snow, how he won an Olympic sledding competition on TV, and how snow and hail water the garden.

On Tuesday morning we had a bit of rain, and a little thunder and lightning. Cora and Ave ran out to make boats to float down the gutter stream.

Deer and antelope often wander the Roberts' neighborhood. We came across this antelope as we drove down their street, a block down from their house.

What's summer without a firepit and s'mores? Genia recently finished this nice firepit section of the back yard, staining the concrete and adding the river rock an adirondack chairs.

Their yard is big enough for a the firepit, lots of grass, a veggie patch and a play structure. Owen and Violet had fun making potions in the sand.