Reid and Stefani Adopt

 Our church sponsored a mother daughter campout for all the units in our stake.  It was full of Esther catching lizards and grasshoppers, experimenting on beans, checking out giant spiders, feeding horses, and enjoying the "water slide" at the camp.  I also got a nice tree climb in right before we had to leave.  I'm glad I have a daughter that is okay with wildlife and wilderness.   View in a tree looking up. This is my sacred space.  The spider that we couldn't ignore it was so big.  Esther feeding the horses grass.  We tried 3 times to see them, and finally they were next to the fence.  Esther was elated! Esther's mudstache. Proof that I was there too.

 Here is another little gem.  Isaac was actually trying to cross the ball to his friend so he could score, but ended up scoring himself.  Isaac is in the white shirt that says #10.  

 Here are some new family photos for your enjoyment.

 Can you believe my firstborn is in 5th grade?! On the first day of school, they literally biked away without me!  They were chomping on the bit to get to school. Isaac also made the news. I wish I had footage of it! The news people showed up in the school parking lot on registration day and filmed the kids as they were walking into school. 

 This past Wednesday we went to the beach for the last time during their summer break. It just happened to be the one day this summer that there were jellyfish all over the place. Luckily they had no stingers.  And they really do feel like jelly. At the end of the day, we took a picture of all those who were regulars every Wednesday at beach day. Apparently Esther was way down the beach looking for seashells. So, not pictured. 😕

Isaac is 10!  Double digits, baby.  It's hard to fathom, really.  This year it was all about soccer.  He wanted to play soccer for his birthday, with his soccer team, and have soccer cake. He got a full sized soccer goal outside in the back yard to play with, which he PROMISED he would use every day for 15 minutes.  😏 Guess who hasn't played soccer on his new goal every day for 15 minutes....      The boys hanging around with red faces after playing soccer in the heat. The balloons kept popping and scaring all the guests. Dad made this cake.  I ain't claiming it.  I don't even know how to draw lines on a soccer field correctly.

 Summer has officially started at the Florida Archibald residence.  Neither my kids nor the weather has waited for the official summer start date of June 21st.  We started off by doing our first beach day last Wednesday.  It was a big chore to get the kids out the door, but once we got there, I couldn't get them to leave.   1st beach excursion of Summer 2022 Isaac's 10th birthday was the next day, Thursday.  He is all about soccer right now, with his summer plans filled up with team training and soccer summer camps.  He received a giant outdoor goal for his birthday, and wanted this cake toppers shown below for his birthday cake.  He will have an actual birthday party a couple of weeks out, so more photos to follow. Isaac's 10th birthday! Double digits baby! There are lots of programs for kids in the summer time here in Brevard county. They have free movies, granted they are old ones, the KidsBowlFree program, Library programs, and lots of parks a...