Spring to Summer...

"A Hot Spring Day"

It's a hot spring day,
The Fish are at play,
The birds sing tweet! tweet!
As they go to eat,
They take in the heat;
The flowers open wide,
They wouldn't want to hide,
On this hot spring day...

                                                     Gwyneth Klippel


Spring is here.  The warmth is here to stay.  Shovels, sand boxes, homemade rocket pops from smoothies, rompers and smiles say spring is here...
 

This is Summer.  I know it doesn't get any cuter.  Her name was meant to be because she is happy like the summer season.
 

Her and brother Shane were enjoying a moment together.  They look a lot alike.  And they both look like their dad for sure.
 

 

 

Georgia happy as can be like always.  Everyone says my kids all look so much alike but I think she and Summer look pretty different.
 

Swim team starts in the spring and ends in the summer.  Our kids had their first trial meet today.  My son Kalen placed second in his entire team and fourth out of the entire meet (three swim teams total)!!!!  Reece was similar and Gwyneth too.  These kids have been swimming for years.  Their dad swam polo through high school and some college and dove on a team too.  It's in their blood.  They loved the meet so much.

Kirk's stroke was the breaststroke.  It also happens to be Kalen's.  When Kalen raced the breaststroke he was so far ahead he kept coming up with this huge smile on his face,we were cracking up.  By the way have you ever tried the breaststroke?  I have and I look like a frog gone wrong.  I'm very proud I must say, of my kids that is.  :)
 

A spring trip to the Hidden Villa Organic Farm next door to Stanford University.  Their cousin Kaitlyn was visiting at the time.  Always more fun when a cousin is around.
 

We can hardly get Reece and Gwyneth out of the chicken "area."  These two are animal lovers to the "T."  I'm sure these poor chickens loved being "held."
 

Baby animals are a sure sign of spring....
 

And this baby who is really a toddler, why he's the cutest!!!!  Shane is his name and he found this book in the chicken coup to keep him busy.  We are busy, happy and full of life!!!!  I am having the kids do one more week of official homeschool before they can spring into summer!!!!  


Happy Spring!!!!!!!!!