August 2020

• Trying out the new sewing machine
• Brendan wanted a black mask with a red lining; all the black cotton fabric is sold out.  He thought this black snakeskin was still pretty cool
• Masks we made for donation to the schools
• Brendan is really getting into mountain biking
• Curly hair
• First day of school photos.  The kids are virtual, but we went to the school to pick up her virtual school packet and take a few pictures
• Doing her virtual schoolwork
• Brendan's first day of virtual school photo
• More time at the lake!

9th Birthday

 It's Emily's birthday today!  She woke up to a table full of gifts:

A special mermaid gift from her MT grandparents, a DQ Ice Cream Cake, and a day at the lake.  Later, her good friend Jane stopped by with a gift!

Fireworks

Made blueberry pies for Independence Day...a lot of overflowing blueberry juice...opened the door to see actual flames shooting up from the back of the oven, also catching the drip pan above on fire. That’s a first for me. Burning stuff is a running joke in our family, but I've never had a fire in the oven! All is fine now. Hope these pies end up being worth it!

Made Girl Scout masks for Emily's troop

We are making masks to donate to the schools; the kids are helping

Got a new kayak that seats 2 - 3 people!

Emily received an early birthday present: a snow cone maker.  Great gift to use after a hot bike ride!

My trusty old 1960's sewing machine broke and the service center is backed up for months so I ordered a new one.  It arrived today!

June 2020

1. Doing so well with her math!
2. We bought caterpillars and kept them until they hatched.  Today was butterfly release day
3. A fun day at the lake; the neighbor let us try his paddleboard
4. This cutie road all the way to my work at Wright Lindsey & Jennings to see me
5. What a fun lunch date!

May 2020

At the little Bentonville Airport, a flyover was arranged in support of all the healthcare workers.  Emergency personnel like police and firefighters also lined their vehicles along the street with lights on.  There were some cool planes, and Brendan got some great photos.

1. Flying in formation
2. Goodyear Super Corsair coming in for a landing
3. Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
4. North American P-51 Mustang

In other news:

1. Brendan got a haircut - what a handsome face!
2. Emily got a "Future Author Award" from her 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Held

We went to the King River Campground and stayed there with the Wittenbergs.  We had a wonderful weekend!

1. Emily holding a tiny baby turtle
2. Brendan had fun searching for minnows