Vacant

 

I was working from home today and kept looking over at the exersaucer that was sitting empty in the living room. I often feel guilty for sending her to daycare when I'm working from home, but come on... like she'd let me concentrate. Granted she is an excellent baby who naps twice a day for a total of 4-5 hours and is such a mellow girl, I'd probably want to snuggle her all day and make her giggle as much as I can. A few hours - then my kids will be home again with me - right where they belong.

Snowbank Lake

We took Seth and Sam up to Ely for a camping trip with the boat. This is Snowbank Lake which is a gateway lake to the Boundary Waters Canoe and Wildlife Area. 

The water was a bit crisp for me but the boys jumped in. The lake had a 20+ foot clarity in depth which makes fishing more fun when you can see your catch trying to get away as you reel them in. 

This is one of my most favorite pictures of Seth and Sam. They were playing fetch with a dog who was getting ready to leave with his owners in the canoe. 

Finished!!

They did it!! They graduated!! 

 In three months Seth will be starting 3rd Grade

and Sam will be starting 2nd Grade

 

I'm so proud of what they have accomplished over the school year.

Homework was a challenge, but it was getting pretty smooth at the end of the school year.

I'm hoping September won't be as bad as the start of this school year.