We went to the swim beach that our city offers. We live near a lake (we are actually on a peninsula) and have never been there. It has been HOT here lately, 100+ degrees for the past week and the only break we have to look forward to is it being in the high 90's in a couple of days. So, at 8:30am we decided to go. It was already 90 degrees!

The kids had a great time! We made sand castles, raced in the water, and rolled around in the sand. It was fun! Lanie took the huge bucket that holds all the sand toys and started filling it up. I asked her if she was making a huge castle and she says "No... I am making a lot of mud!" That sounds about right. This is the child that is more interested in making a mess than partake in an organized activity.

Awww... They almost look like they like each other!









Logan used every dollar he got for his birthday and from getting all A's on his last report card to buy a Nintendo DS. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he made the straight A honor roll!







As Lanie calls it, he got 'Larry Potter' to read!

















This is Logan opening his Nintendo DS. Check out Lanie's face. It is priceless. I think she is more excited than he is!








Our birthday theme this year is Legos. My friend made him the cake and he added all the Lego pieces to it. It was fun making the little neighborhood :)

Last Tuesday marked the beginning of Birthday Season at the Harkner House. Logan turned 9 on June 16th and we had a fun (long) day. It all started with a discovery in the driveway.

We then got started on our Birthday Adventure. We went to McDonalds to play in the play area and then from there we went to the Rain Forest Cafe. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is an amazing restaurant that is decorated like a rain forest. There are animatronic animals there and every 15 minutes there is a simulated storm where the lights dim and lightening and thunder light up the 'sky'. Adrienne was not any part of it at first, but when she realized that it was all pretend, then she totally got into it. Lanie was the one I was worried about but she could care less!

I ordered the kids a special treat after lunch. It was a "mud pie" with worms! Okay, so it was chocolate pudding, Oreo crumbs and gummy worms, but it still looked gross!

I would like to say this was the first time that Lanie ate 'dirt' but sadly I cannot. I however do think this was the first time she ate a worm. 'Think' is the operative word.