Rainy Days

It's still cold here.  = (

And on the days it does warm up, it is rainy.  Just reinforcement that you can't have it all, I guess.

The kids are good sports though, and manage to enjoy time out in the rain.

One rainy morning, before school, we rescued 2 worms from the pavement! (only 3 of those pictured are my children.)

After Grace bought her new umbrella, there was renewed interest in all the umbrellas.

Emily missed out the first day, because she wanted to finish her homework first, and it was too cold so they didn't stay out long. But the next day was warmer so they played longer and she had less homework. = )

Such a fun way to spend the evening. And, it stays light forever up here, so the days are very long now. = )

later days

Early May pictures

Like clockwork, as soon as my mom boarded her flight for Texas, one of my dear ones fell ill.  This time it was Alice.  When this happens, sadly, the sick one must load up and come with the twins and me on our usual routine*.  She read them their book while waiting for the speech therapist.

Only Grace, Emily and William unloaded the car earlier in the morning:

Rainy days are a favorite around here.  I'm super possessive of their umbrellas, so they only get to use them at home. The twins were excited for a rain shower:

And for garage sale season!  They are learning about "free boxes" and how to budget the coins they are given for our trips "shopping" = )

William was particularly quiet one morning, so I had to investigate. amazingly, this is what I found:

this little boy is ready for kindergarten!

"The asphalt is lava!"

Dress up, by grace:

And, my car, before it went into the shop, hit a milestone!  Look at that lovely, perfect number!

later days

*obviously, if they are ill, like stay in bed ill, we come straight home and ignore all of our responsibilities.