Second Week of Summer 2025

The kids begged us to get this 10'x7' pool at Costco. There was debate as to where to put it so it doesn't kill the grass, the conclusion was by the garden and not on the deck for fear it would be too heavy. The kids were kind enough to help me clean up an area by the garden and use the leaf blower to make sure there weren't any pokey bits.

We visited with Oma and the boys got in a game of checkers while we were there. We also helped her put in screens in her sunroom and get a table out of her van and into her house.

The kids in science this week had kits that they could make a model out of. In German this week we learned how to say our age and how to count from 1 to 10.

Evan made a race car.

Eliza made a plane.

Alex made a tank.

We learned that friction is an enemy when you want free rolling vehicles. We also learned you need to put the motor on correctly or the vehicle will not function as predicted. 

Alex has grown fond of Sourdough so I offered to make it with him.

Stretch and fold. 

We added parmesan and fresh thyme.

Finished product was delicious. He wants to try cheddar next time.

Eliza  wanted to make fruit pops

We will be eating these delightful things this week.

Alex made Taco Dogs for Dinner.

He was very happy with the finished product. 

Mike and Alex were finally able to get the Atari working from Oma's house. Oh my the amount of cords needed because the TV doesn't have the connectors the Atari needed.

Evan decided to break open a bunch of geodes in this heatwave. 

He was so thrilled.

So pretty!

Eliza was invited to one of her best friends houses for her birthday.

The family was kind enough to invite the family over. We all had a lovely time even with it being 100 degrees out, thank goodness there was a breeze! They had piñatas, bounce house with hose, great food, and just a really nice time had by all. 

Eliza couldn't hold herself up at church this week, she just kept leaning over on Daddy or I. 

The neighbor kids came over to play in the pool. Always a nice time when it's 104 degrees out. :) We figured out that in the neighborhood we have 12,10,8 (Alex, Evan, Eliza) and 6,4,2 (neighbor kids), and our kids asked who's having a baby this year.