July Finishes with a Flourish

Emmie decided this was her car and she spent a lot of time relaxing in it during her visit with us.

 Flies are a problem on the Smiley Farm, Maddie teaches Emmie how to swat them.

 July was truly special because Grandpa and Grandma came all the way from Tennessee to visit everyone.

Jack & Maddie are preparing for their swimming lessons.

The LadyBug nesting boxes that Jack, Maddie & Emmie built are doing fine and attacting lots of ladybugs in grandma's garden.

July Fun

 Rock climbing at Morro Beach with Uncle Ryan.

 Emmie wants to look pretty like Auntie Katie

 The best part of camping is roasting marshmellos for S'mores.

Maddie is trying to find the ocean but might be looking through the wrong end of the binoculars.

Other Interesting June Events

 Fun at Pixie Play Land, even though Maddie looks a little apprehensive on the train ride, she enjoyed it.

 Jack & Maddie love flying the airplane, Jack is really good at the controls, getting the plan to go up and down.

 Auntie Katie and Maddie go for a very fast car ride by the candy house.

 GrandBob loves to take everyone out for frozen yogurt, our favorite.

And, of course, we have to play some fun games.

June on the Smiley Farm

The blueberries are ripe in our backyard. Christie shows Emmie what to do and she joins in the fun of eating big, fresh berries.

Our early apricot tree is also ripe. Jack figures out how to pick the beautiful fresh fruit, next year perhaps he will be able to climb the tree.

The sweet cherries are ready for picking, they're a little hard to reach.

GrandBob and Uncle Ryan build Lady Bug houses to hang in the garden.