Simply Summer

Our weeks have been filled with all the simple fun of summer. Naomi is taking her first "solo" swimming lessons and is learning all kinds of new skills. She's also excited to be at an "outside" pool (I guess we didn't get to many of those in Wyoming!). Here she is on her first day... a little concerned about it, but being very brave!



We had a fun 4th of July. Naomi and Daddy made crepes for breakfast. Yummy!



The rest of the day was interspersed with mini firecracker shows put on by Kevin:



For the grand finale of the day, we went to the Kurten community center for the town's fireworks display. For a town of 200-something, it was quite spectacular!! We were highly impressed by the 40 minute show, fantastic ending, and of course, cotton candy...




Naomi loved both the fireworks and the social opportunity - I think she spent equal amounts of time watching the fireworks and engaging people in conversation! Johnathan wanted "to go home" - the noise and shock of the fireworks was not his favorite. But by the end, he opened his eyes to watch!

It's hot out these days, and very dry. But we're enjoying the flower bed in front of the house and trying to keep it beautiful. We got a gift of some plants in the mail from the Olsen's garden, so we love having a piece of our Wyoming family here in Kurten. I think the little plants are a bit shocked by their drastic change in climate, though!