We are not afraid to put our kids to work!

Check out this video: Putting the kids to work

Even our blog received a makeover!

I know it's been a while since I changed the look of the blog, but doesn't it look awesome with the new header at the top? Thank you to Claire at hotgraphix.net! And Carinna from the same site made the beautiful pictures of Rowan and Ellie underneath it.

Is anyone doing anything fun for the 4th of July? We aren't really, although I did buy some sparklers and snakes to play with. I'm not sure if we'll wait until the kids are asleep, or if Ellie can be trusted with them. Although if Ellie has one, you can bet Rowan will want one too! He has quite a temper on him. It's surprising, since he was such a mellow baby, but he can hold his own against all the older kids here!

Ellie is LOVING her Spanish and pre-Ballet classes that she is taking at the YMCA. She gets so excited when she is able to go to "school." Jason takes her to Spanish, and I take her to dance, so she gets special time with both of us. It's so cute to hear her say, "Adios!" whenever she is leaving the house, and of course she is adorable trying to leap across the floor in her ballet class.

Both kids (and parents too!) are really enjoying the nice weather and being able to play outside. All of the neighbors get together in the evenings and just talk while the kids play. And our garden is finally starting to produce food! We've been able to bring home handfuls of strawberries for a while, and now there are some onions coming out. Can't wait until everything else pops up!