July.....where did you go?!

So my title has 2 meanings....  July has flown by which I like because that just means time is closer to Joseph coming home and the second reason is......my tan I got in the states is fading fast because it has been nothing but clouds and rain since I got back and not very warm. :P

This is taking a side road from Gindorf on the way home from church.  Beautiful fields!

Going for a little hike on a detour home from Trier after I got four country chairs for $25.  I love them too!

Meet Little Dude

Meet Barnabie

These two little fun animals we are sitting for a couple in our ward and we have LOVED it.  Bridger LOVES little dude and carrys him everywhere and is so kind and gentle with him.  It is quite cute.  If we were not moving around and traveling a lot I would get him one.  

Little Dude checking things outside 

Gideon playing on the swing.  He stands on the lounge jumps onto the swing, does a little tarzan and then flops back onto the lounge.  It is pretty funny!

Picnic on the patio.  I found a tin lunch box and found another one today so that they have their own lunch boxes for all the recess and picnics we will be having.

At the park in Kaiserslautern for a pioneer day for our stake.  We went with some friends.

Bridger 

Gideon

Seth

Anna

and Caleb

The clouds on the way back home

Hanging out with little dude

Can you find Barnabie and little dude amongst the rest of the animals :)

So I redid a room.  Theme: Beach and surfing  purpose: Guest/reading/music room

I got the crib, bedding and futon on through thrift and most of it FREE because they didn't want to deal with it or they are really nice.  Gideon is really excited about starting guitar lessons that we will try out in a month.  This is the room we go to to practice guitar adn drums, sit on the couch and read stories, lounge, dress up and hang out.  I am planning on adding a lot more decor and make my own surf board decor on the walls. 

These are some flowers that were brought to my door step after a hard night.  I had mentioned on FB (facebook) that I was sad and the next morning I had these beautiful yellow flowers and a bag of bakery fresh goodies to make my day.  On the goodies bag was written, "this too shall pass".  Bless the soul who did that!!  The deployment was getting to me and I was really missing my husband and had a good cry.  I am grateful for tender mercies through the wonderful angels we have on this earth called Friends! 

 By the way, I am starting to decorate my kitchen and these will be my colors Blues, yellows and greens. with the theme of Country

For all who don't know I am homeschooling Gideon this Fall and we are so excited about it.  We got all organised and made a little classroom area that still needs a few things done to it but is getting there and the boys can't wait to start.  We are not starting till September 12 and then we will be counting down the days till Daddy comes home. :)  

I have a friend who's sister gave her a whole curriculum for her daughter and she doesn't want it and so I got it.  There is a ton of stuff and she said her sister paid thousands of $$$ on it.  And now it is mine.  It has a lot of the things I am wanting to teach and the meathods I like.  What a blessing that was!!  For FYI's I am doing K12, all about learning, IXL math website, Brain pop junior, discovery, along with other sites and my teaching methods.

Thigs are crazy busy around here but it feels good to start getting organised, simplifying and enhancing our minds with learning.  The boys and I started the magic tree house series and LOVE it.  We are on #4 and they love the stories of Jack and Annie and the places they go and adventures they have.  These are books that take 40-60 minutes to read (chapter books) and my boys sit through it anxious to get to the next chapter.  LOVE IT!