Swim Time

These kids don't mind the 68 degree water of the neighbor's pool!!!! They have trained their bodies each summer in the Northshore waters of Minnesota! So glad to have swimmers!

Easton has perfected his diving form....Ian prefers the running man approach with a shark fin!

Music Man!

Artists At Work

We turned a rainy day into a Project Day to decorate my classroom! I am so proud of each of the kids. I am thankful for my own mother for spending time with me as a child doing just this and then some! Today,she inspires me to do this with my own children without a second thought. Making memories and  showing off our creative sides!

 Thanks, Mom, for being Jiffy Joanne!

Let's Get Cooking!

This summer I have been showing Easton around the kitchen more and more. He is quite comfortable and willing to help me. I tell him I am getting him ready for college and a wife some day. He has added cinnamon soft pretzels, french toast, pancakes, and grilled cheese to his growing menu!

Colorado Friends and Andersons Unite

More to follow from this adventure with photos from another camera! My college roommate Laurie (Dishaw) Corwin came home for a visit and brough her son Theo and Sara with her. Will share their faces later :) As you can see unprompted these silly kids took off as a Chinese dragon to the park :)

I loved their creative minds to come up with this.

Camping Fun!

We had a wonderful time camping with the MacDonalds! This was our first family camp outting and it surely won't be our last. The kids loved every minute in Tawas!

 This picure made me cry.....as I put down my camera the kids tore off for the water pushing and shoving wach other into the water with giggles and sibling fun. It made me grateful for what I have and made me think of what may have been gone. As the kids played I had "Happy Tears" streaming down my face :)