Picture Catch Up!

Just a few pictures to catch up from the last couple of weeks. Sean took the day off on Monday so that we could enjoy a family day! We decided to hike some trails at a lake near our home. I took this picture right before we took off on our hike. If you look behind the kids you will see a man-made levee that is there to prevent flooding. In order to get to the trails, you must walk beside the levee to the trail head. Well, Sean and the kids decided to be "adventurous" and jump over the wide gaps in the asphalt. They had jumped over quite a few when all of a sudden, Sean knew that he had done something terribly wrong to his calf muscle. It had snapped and been stretched very badly. It immediately began to swell and he could barely walk. Needless to say, the hike was quickly canceled and we headed home to prop up his leg and ice it down. He was off of work for two more days! Fortunately, he is doing better and was able to limp into work today. We were all really looking forward to the hike! Maybe another day......but in the meantime, it has been fun teasing "old dad" a bit! (all while bringing him ice, pillows and the remote control!) 

Here are a few pictures from one of our swimming days. We have a local pool that is enclosed during the winter months with a big bubble covering. One of the local homeschool co-ops has reserved the pool one day a week for a couple of hours. We have gone a couple of times and the kids LOVE it! Here is a picture of Will in his swimsuit. This boy has all kinds of funny faces!

 Helen with Abigail, Kaelyn and Will!

 Will never stops smiling the whole time he is in the water! He LOVES it!

 Oh this boy! Quite confident in his little self. Beckett is striking a pose and having fun!

Now all the little ones. Can you imagine keeping an eye on all these sweeties at the pool? It can be a little un-nerving! They have so much fun and it sure makes for good naps on those swimming afternoons! These kiddos range in ages 1-4 and are all so sweet! This picture was taken right after they had all been dressed and were beginning to bundle up to go home!

Just a few pictures to show that Miss Helen has sufficiently been celebrated for her sixth birthday! She actually is having her birthday sleep-over this weekend (almost a month later) because her first scheduled sleep-over had to be canceled. I'm guessing there will be more cake and singing Happy Birthday, then too!

And I just added this picture because it is too sweet. This is Helen with her buddy River. They had been playing in River's play kitchen and were taking everyone's orders. Precious kiddos!