Busy, busy, busy...

With the arrival of warm weather, our activities have really been picking up. Malin went to Bible School at Trinity last week, and Mommy was busy in the evenings planning the Bible School at our church. That gave Gavin and Daddy a lot of time to do some things together. We went to Jack's for ice cream, visited Pappy Aughey at the nursing home, visited Grandma Aughey at the farm, and went to Jack's for ice cream. Bible school ran until 8:30, so the kids have been up late and sleeping in. Of course, with it staying light so late, it's hard to get them to bed at their normal time anyway.

The weekend was a whirlwind. Saturday morning, Mommy and Daddy got started early with the yard work, while the kids played in the hose and sprinkler. By lunch time everyone was exhausted, so we went to Nana's for a dip in the pool. The kids stayed there while Mommy and Daddy headed back down the road for some more yard work. Daddy got some grass planted, got some trees cut down, and waterproofed the swing set. Mommy worked on the neverending weeding and mulching. Then it was back up the road to pick up the kids. We were going to take the kids to the drive-ins to see the new Pixar movie, Cars, but unfortunately for the kids, they didn't nap at Nana's, so no movied. They were both asleep by 8. Mommy and Daddy turned in early also, to get ready for a busy Sunday.

Sunday morning was the first early summer service at church (9:15). Right after church we stopped at the house and changed before driving to Harrisburg for Daddy's father's day lunch. He chose the 'Texas Roadhouse Cafe'. It was quite good. After lunch we headed over to a graduation party for Daddy's cousin, Becky -- where Aunt Karen made us eat again! From there we hit a couple of stores -- Party City, Target, and Costcos, before heading back up the road for a Father's Day picnic at Terry and Wanda's. Mommy had to leave around 6 to get set up for Bible school, but Daddy and the kids stayed and swam until after 8.

This week the kids have been doing 'double-duty' -- swimming lessons in the morning, and Bible School in the evening. Malin was very timid with her swimming starting out this summer, but she was swimming underwater by herself by the end of the first day of swimming lessons. Today, she jumped off the low dive by herself and swam to the ladder without any help. She was so proud of herself! There isn't an instructor for Gavin's age, but Mommy just stays with him by the baby pool while Malin has her lesson. He is quite active in the water -- I wouldn't be surprised if he is swimming unassisted by the end of the summer.

Sorry no pictures this week. Daddy is too tired to mess with it. He will try to get some up later in the week.