The new sheriff of Kindergarten
The bus stop and all the neighborhood kids.
Monday, August 29, 2011
First day of school!
The second grader!
The new sheriff of Kindergarten
The bus stop and all the neighborhood kids.
The new sheriff of Kindergarten
The bus stop and all the neighborhood kids.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Busy, fun July
Jackson turned "free" and enjoyed a birthday lunch before we left for the beach.
A rainy day spent at the aquarium on Roanoke Island. The kids enjoyed petting the stingrays and watching the diver swim with the sharks. A highlight of Avery's day was finding a mako shark tooth in their outdoor dig.
I remember our first trip to the Outer Banks. Avery was six months and terrified of the sounds of the waves. We didn't spend much time on the beach at all. Each year we have visited we have spent more and more time on the beach.
This is our best year yet. All three kids love the ocean! Avery and Charlie are body surfing, Jackson jumps and rolls in the waves crashing on the beach.
This photo is called "little 'old' men sitting on the beach".
A rainy day spent at the aquarium on Roanoke Island. The kids enjoyed petting the stingrays and watching the diver swim with the sharks. A highlight of Avery's day was finding a mako shark tooth in their outdoor dig.
I remember our first trip to the Outer Banks. Avery was six months and terrified of the sounds of the waves. We didn't spend much time on the beach at all. Each year we have visited we have spent more and more time on the beach.
This is our best year yet. All three kids love the ocean! Avery and Charlie are body surfing, Jackson jumps and rolls in the waves crashing on the beach.
This photo is called "little 'old' men sitting on the beach".
Monday, July 18, 2011
Intro to Camping
The kids and I have wanted to go camping all summer. Stephen thinks Jackson is a bit young (and crazy) to adventure very far. So he compromised and set up the loaner tent from our friends in our backyard. The kids had so much fun packing for the camping trip, setting up their sleeping bags and pillows and dancing around the yard.
We kept the kids up late telling ghost stories and climbed into bed around 10pm. Everyone did so well, fell asleep quickly and slept through the night (except for the potty break!).
It was the perfect night for camping and we all had a great time.
We kept the kids up late telling ghost stories and climbed into bed around 10pm. Everyone did so well, fell asleep quickly and slept through the night (except for the potty break!).
It was the perfect night for camping and we all had a great time.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Blueberries from the farm
The kids were so excited to find so many ripe blueberries and they were HUGE! Not to mention delicious.
Most were this size or bigger.
I pretty much stopped eating blueberries from the grocery store because of their lack of flavor. We have been spoiled this week with these tasty treats and we look forward to going back this week for more.
I had all of these recipes in mind to use the blueberries in, but we ate so many that we only had enough for blueberry pancakes.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
New landscaping
We had some new landscaping put in and I wrote my weekly article about the project. Now we are busy trying to keep everything alive as temperatures rise. Exciting times at the Keller household! (Article starts on page 5)
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Wish you were here
To hear our daily dueling piano concerts! They are quite entertaining!
Why do we have two pianos?
The one on the right is a friend's piano. They do not have room in their current home for the piano, so we said we would take care of it for them. The husband is a painter and painted a lot of the interior of our home. When he came to give me a quote for the living room, I called it the piano room. Steve laughed and questioned why I called it the piano room since we didn't own a piano. I have visions of it becoming a room to enjoy reading a book or listening to one of the kids play piano. He offered the piano to us, on a loan until they had a place for it.
Then last week Charlie's preschool director heard another mom and I discussing piano teachers. She came up to me during the conversation and asked if we needed a piano. They are in the process of moving and since their kids are grown and don't play anymore, they were willing to part with their piece. I jumped at the chance knowing Steve and family will want their piano back someday soon. Piano on left.
So our front room now has two pianos and we have stocked up on a lot of Advil for head relief!
Since we moved into this house I have been on the lookout for a piano. I was hopeful a local church would part with one and our only "cost" would be picking it up and getting it to our house. Well God provided above and beyond, the family even delivered the piano on Saturday!
Why do we have two pianos?
The one on the right is a friend's piano. They do not have room in their current home for the piano, so we said we would take care of it for them. The husband is a painter and painted a lot of the interior of our home. When he came to give me a quote for the living room, I called it the piano room. Steve laughed and questioned why I called it the piano room since we didn't own a piano. I have visions of it becoming a room to enjoy reading a book or listening to one of the kids play piano. He offered the piano to us, on a loan until they had a place for it.
Then last week Charlie's preschool director heard another mom and I discussing piano teachers. She came up to me during the conversation and asked if we needed a piano. They are in the process of moving and since their kids are grown and don't play anymore, they were willing to part with their piece. I jumped at the chance knowing Steve and family will want their piano back someday soon. Piano on left.
So our front room now has two pianos and we have stocked up on a lot of Advil for head relief!
Since we moved into this house I have been on the lookout for a piano. I was hopeful a local church would part with one and our only "cost" would be picking it up and getting it to our house. Well God provided above and beyond, the family even delivered the piano on Saturday!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Spring recital
Avery had so much fun dancing in her recital on Sunday. They danced to a Beauty and the Beast song with Miss Sophia as their student mentor. Miss Cherie has been a wonderful teacher and will be missed as Avery moves up to a higher level of ballet next year.
The class
Silly face photo
Finished and enjoying the beautiful flowers Daddy and the boys picked for her.
The class
Silly face photo
Finished and enjoying the beautiful flowers Daddy and the boys picked for her.
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