Drumming at the Library

On Wednesday, we went to the library for a drumming activity. We got to try 5 different instruments. In the afternoon, the neighbors invited us over to swim in their pool. Lillie had a lot of fun with the 2 teenage girls that live there. Maybe next time Daddy can go with us to swim.

We have been filling out paperwork for Lillie to attend a preschool in the fall. It is a co-op preschool and she will be going for a couple of hours on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

In the 3 weeks that we have lived here we have seen 4 deer. We got some corn and a deer lick for them. So, hopefully they will keep coming back, but stop eating the hostas.

Independence day parade and Balloon Festival

Yesterday, was a busy day for us. First, we went to the Independence parade in Richland. Later in the day, we went to the balloon festival in Battle Creek. We saw over 15 hot air balloons fly over and drop a "marker" on an "X" on the airfield. Lillie's favorite part of the balloon festival was riding the rides. She rode the ladybugs, carousel, flying bus, and ferris wheel. Her favorite ride was the ferris wheel, because she has wanted to ride a ferris wheel for a long time. When we driving to the airport, she yelled out "there is a ferris wheel."
After the hot air balloon pilots played their "game" they lined up on the field and illuminated their balloons. It was such an exhausting day that both Lillie and Sophie fell asleep on the way home.

New lawn mower

Last week, Brian got to try out the new lawn mower. It took him only an hour to mow the lawn, which would probably take him 2 or more hours with a push mower.

Rolling over is exhausting

On Monday, Sophie rolled over to her tummy and after a few minutes she fell asleep.

First week in the new house

We have been in our new house for a week. On Sunday, Brian went to the mailbox for the newspaper and was welcomed to the neighborhood by a buck. The moving truck arrived on Monday and we were overwhelmed with the number of boxes. We have met all 4 of the families that live on our cul-de-sac and two of them brought us cookies. Friday, Beth and Lillie planted a small garden and Brian got to mow the lawn with the John Deere riding lawn mower. Sophie is now 4 months old and is working on rolling over on her tummy.

Greek Festival and Art Fair

Today, we went to the Greek Festival in Kalamazoo. We ate Gyros and Lillie had a hotdog. She ate her entire hotdog while watching the Greek dancers. After Lunch, she jumped in a bouncer in the shape of a dinosaur and played on the playgroud equipment. There was a huge art fair (over 200 booths) just a few blocks away. We strolled through the park and found something for Grandma's birthday. Lillie asked for another hotdog and ate 1/2 of it with Dad. She of course had to have her favorite drink of rootbeer to wash the hotdog down with.

Curious George!

There was suppose to be a summer reading kick off event at the park today. It was cancelled, because it rained. So, we decided to go to the library and Curious George was there! We read several books and even went to a storytime.