We had lots of fun in Stanford over the Fourth of July weekend. We spent lots of time playing around outside. Kenton wanted to be a superhero that rode a Big Wheel. Aunt Christy just wanted to be a kid! In the last picture Kenton, Christy and Connor were trying to keep the balloon from hitting the ground.

While in Stanford, we went over to Millennium Park in Danville. It was a nice big park with a lake and lot of playground equipment.

Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend we went to Stanford to visit Keesha's family. The kids found a tree in the back yard that was just the right size for them to climb!

Here are some more pics from our hike at Sara Arnovitz park.

Last week was kind of hectic! Hopefully things will be a little better this week. Here are some pics from a couple of weeks ago from our hike at Sarah Arnovitz park in Xenia. This is a great trail and the kids always love it no matter how many times we go there. Since it is only about 5 minutes from our house we do tend to go there 4 or 5 times each year.

Here are more pics from Possum Creek Metro Park. After visiting the animals, taking a short hike, playing on the playground and having a snack, we decided to take another hike. This one was about 1 1/2 miles long. The kids did very well for such a long hike! The pictures of them on the rock are at the end of the long hike.

Here are some more pics from Possum Creek Metro Park. There are so many things to do at this great park. We did some hiking and even saw this frog in the second picture. Usually we are loud enough that we don't get to see much wildlife, but this little guy was in the middle of the small pond, so I guess he felt protected. After a short hike we played on the playground.

Last week we went over to Possum Creek Metro park in Dayton. They have a farm, playground, and great hiking. Our first stop was at the farm. We saw chickens, pigs, a bunny, a horse, a cow, ducks, goats, and sheep. The kids always like seeing animals up close.

Last week at "home school" we talked about bugs and butterflies and the letter B. For one of our crafts we made these butterflies.

Here are a few more pictures from Wergerzyn children's garden. Don't you just love the Flamingo sculpture in the last picture?

The children's garden at Wegerzyn has a great sandbox that the kids always enjoy playing in. The best part is that it is a raised box so they can't sit in it! They still get sand everywhere, though.

Last Sunday (a week ago) we went to Wegerzyn Gardens, another great Dayton Metro Park. They have a children's garden and with in that they have a great water feature where the kids can get wet and cool off on a hot summer day!

Kenton and Emery got a box in the mail and they were so excited! They got some new clothes from Nana. Emery decided to model her new dress and shrug. Kenton chose not to model in of his new clothes.