Riding the Rides

At the end of the school year TJ earned the right to go to the closest amusement park to celebrate good grades and no late assignments.

There weren’t many opportunities for good pictures while chaperoning the group, but here is a shot of him in the spinning boat.

I had a good time. The park wasn’t as big as I expected (it could easily fit inside the St. Louis Six Flags for instance) but I had a lot of fun with them. It was interesting seeing the preteen in his natural habitat (being among friends).

-FF

Play Kitchen Home

Along with allowing the littles to draw on the plastic portions of the walls in the basement we found a better spot for the play kitchen down there as well.

It looks great set up down there behind the couch.

We still have plenty of walkway through too.

The fireplace? That was there in the basement when we got the house. Seems to be an electric one, we’ve never used it.

-FF

The Garden Grows

Now this was approximately a month ago (since that’s about how it works out in blog time). I look forward to sharing more as it grows further.

Just look at all those happy peas and beans! We even have carrots this year.

-FF

Fort Mat and Onesie Pockets

We bought an extra pack of the floor mats recently and started building things with the kids.

They seemed to appreciate having a fun little play cave down there and getting nice and cozy in it.

Wall Art

We discovered recently that the plastic anti-mold wall coverings in the basement can be drawn on with crayon and then cleaned off with germ-x and gentle scrubbing.

It was an appreciated activity as the temperatures increased. Something extra to do in the basement.

Little Miss decorated the basement with this scene. We had just shared Homeward Bound with them for the first time and they loved it.

-FF

Mommy and Daddy Apple

Redflare and I, as I think I previously have mentioned, got apple trees for Mother’s and Father’s Day.

We planted them, and waited.

Our wait has recently been rewarded.

Redflare’s started looking happy first…

And mine wasn’t too far behind.

Happy Birch

For the Flameflash.net tree watch 2015 we’ll add the birches to the mix.

These we were the most worried about, but they seem to have finally recovered from being planted and 4 of 6 are now turning green and sprouting leaves.

-FF

Cat Destruction

So, who knew that cats like ramen!?

At least this one seems to.

We left her alone downstairs and she found our ramen cup supply and decided to help herself to a ramen cup!

And this is why we mostly keep her out in the three season porch right now.

-FF

Dancing Daughters

Little Miss isn’t our only dance… though she’s the one currently in classes because of her age (and attention span) her little two sisters love to boogie too.

-FF

Dogwood Day

We planted trees in the yard from Redflare dad’s memorial service. The one that is doing the best at this point is probably the dogwood.

It looks very happy in its new home.

-FF