It was Oliver's first camping trip!
On our hike Sasha wanted to try carrying Oliver for a little while:
Asleep in the tent:
We'll be going camping again with Sasha's classmates. She's extremely excited about the idea of swimming in a lake during the day, roasting marshmallows at night, and then sleeping in a tent with her friends!
We're grateful for having a backyard, and Sasha and Oliver thoroughly enjoy it.
They love climbing on the play structure:
Going for wagon rides:
Swinging and reading in the hammock:
And now they have a sandbox that their daddy built!
James, Sasha, and one of our neighbors, Tahn, helping shovel the sand off the truck:
James built the frame and poured the sand:
And voila!
Oliver enjoyed it too!
James' aunt Adrienne gave us their piano! We're very grateful for it. We've put it in the children's class room, along with our ever-growing collection of instruments. We love when our home is filled with music, especially during the class.
Sasha and Oliver play it every chance they get - Our neighbors and other friends as well. Here's Sasha's friend, Jander sharing one of her songs:
Sasha's Waldorf school has the kids doing unique things at school. One of them is working with fresh wool and going through the steps necessary to convert it into yarn. Her teacher gave us a bag full of wool fresh off a sheep, so we could work with it from home. Our goal was to make a marionette, which is one of Sasha's favorite toys at school.
Sasha holding some wool:
Next step is to wash the wool:
Then card it:
We cut a piece of cloth, wrapped it around some wool and sewed around it to make the head. Later we dyed wool with kool-aid and sewed it on for hair.
Her marionette without the hair: one of her favorite toys
We removed all the hedges in our front yard, including these azalea bushes:
and replaced them with a flower garden:
Sasha preparing the soil for wild flower seeds in a separate part of the yard:
We also planted some Bougainvillea along the the fence. Haven't gotten a picture of it planted yet. We're hoping it'll take over the whole fence!
Cutie Oliver:
