Drawings

Lash has really gotten into drawing and coloring. He enjoys it very much and I think he is pretty good. Here are a few of his most recent masterpieces:

"All My Uncles Playing Basketball"

"Daddy In Rain And Fireworks"

Time Flies

Wow how time flies! Summer is an especially busy time for us with the gardening and yard work that is required and that makes time go by so fast. Garden produce is yummy, but takes extra time to prepare and preserve.

The weather has been lovely lately, although summer is returning in full force. We have been able to enjoy meals on the screened in porch:

We have also had fun inside. Here is a picture of the kids pretending that their chairs are horses and are "riding" them.They have such grand imaginations.

In our house we are looking forward to fall!

P.S. Wow, what a random post. :)

Family Photos

Every few months I get the itch to do a family photo. I was really wanting to get a photo of myself and the kids and a picture of just Clint and me. We all happened to be dressed in coordinating colors this past Sunday, so I threw the camera in the car and asked Clint's sister to take our family photos before lunch.

Unfortunately we didn't get a great family photo...although we tried very hard, but overall we did get some good ones.

Best Weekend Ever...Almost

If you would have asked me Saturday at lunch if this was the best weekend ever I would have confidently answered "YES!"...and then the meltdowns started. Overall, it was a really good weekend and we got work done with plenty of play time as well.

Highlights include:

Building a headboard...

Lash loved helping!

Finished product.

Custom graffiti.

Playing at the playground...

This slide was tall and fast!

"Henley, smile."

"Henley, smile with your mouth open."

"Henley, say wee."

Henley loved the slide and she went so fast it was hard to get a good picture!

Daddy and Lash playing golf together for the very first time...

Swimming...

Henley's favorite thing was pouring water on herself...over and over and over again!

Blueberry Picking

 

We got invited by a friend to go blueberry picking at Berry Good Farm near Ottawa, Kansas. Although it was the hottest day of the year (so far) we had a blast! We were concerned when we first arrived that they were all picked out, but we were able to pick over two pounds of yummy blueberries.

 Lash was pretty good at finding the ripe berries, but Henley had a more difficult time. The best part was eating while picking...they both loved taste testing along the way!

Race Car

Lash and Henley were playing together last week without the need of a referee (I am adding that job to my resume). Here is a video of Henley pushing Lash on his Lightning McQueen car...I think he should have been pushing her, but I was not going to offer any suggestions.

First Annual KuefferFest

After lots of planning, the weekend for KuefferFest finally arrived. We hosted Clint's family (and a couple of extra special friends) for 24 hours full of good food, laughter, games, awards, and the unforeseen raccoon hunt.

It was a blast and we can't wait for next year!

Team Champione'

Team Ramrod

Redbud Classic

We had not been able to make it to one of Chloe's track meets all season, but thankfully the Wellsville Redbud Classic got rescheduled from Thursday (yucky weather) to Tuesday (beautiful weather).

We didn't make it to the meet early enough to see Chloe throw javelin (sorry!), but we did get to see her run in the Thrower's Relay. We also checked out the pole vault...because that was fun for the kids to watch...and we caught the 4x800 relay and the open 400 (go Morgan!!).

Umbrella Hat

I'm not sure that I have ever seen one in person...an umbrella hat! A friend of ours gave Lash one after church on Sunday and the kids had fun trying it on. It is also being used as a picnic blanket of sorts...who knew!?

Girls Night!!

Ah....friends! Last weekend a very good friend from Nashville came back for a short visit and we had a "Girls Night"...which was a wild and crazy dinner at Pepperjax followed by a silly photo shoot.