Memorial Day Fence Painting

Garland Memorial Day Weekend Project:  Whitewash the backyard fence

Jeff did all the prep work (that I hate)… sanded and cleaned the fence.  Hooray for power sanders!  And awesome husbands who love to use them!

Then, Sarah, Zac and I jumped in with a huge bucket-o-white-paint!

Any day that I get to wear my Sears Roebuck overalls is a good day.

Saturday was our work day, so Sunday, we got to play:

Goggle girl here has discovered the excitement of going underwater… on purpose!

I even got to swim a few laps with Sarah:

Jeff’s happy place:

Pop-up tent, family members and roasted hot dogs after 2.5 hours of ultimate Frisbee:

Physical line-up:

Our doctor is so good with the kids.

Picking out charms for our running club necklaces:

I can tell it’s swim season again because my laundry room looks like this:

Homeschool day with our buddy Chad (on right):

Money math at the park:

Fun borrowed game:  Silly Sentences:

Homeschool surf club (such sweet girls!):

Last night at AWANA:

(Apparently our cat Pearl loves to be in photos.)

Last AWANA night means date night (!) for us:

End of the year award recipients that we’re sorta proud of:

“Decades Day” at workshop.  Introducing Patty Reed (from the 1840s):

Jackie Robinson (from the 1940s):

This California Rancher (from the 1840s) slays me:

Not sure what decade this bird-hat girl is from:

Thanks for allowing me to wrap up our lives here.  Too many photos… I know. 

My prayer is that these posts bless you in some way or another, and that they bless our family, now and in the days to come.