A view of the summer!

On vacation.  With Aunt Donna and Joe.  So fun!!  She loves them because they do whatever she wants them to do!!

At the fair (we were watching the "whip guy" in conservation world!  She was fascinated!

The last day of swim lessons.  She really improved this summer.

It has been a fun-filled summer.  We have enjoyed vacation, swim lessons, frequent park days, the fair and so much more.  I am honestly glad to start school and try to get back into a routine.  At the end of last year, Alex was struggling with a few things and now that we started school, she is wanting to do those things.  She is really wanting to read proficiently and she is loving writing and math.  I am thrilled that she is liking math - I hated math when I was in school!!

Alex's 6th birthday!  She got Lanie the American Girl doll of the year.  She was sooooo excited and takes her everywhere!  

One of our trips to the park.  The whole gang.  We had such a nice day and so much fun!!

Helping dad put up her playset in the backyard!  She was so happy and thanked him at least 10 times.  It was so sweet!!

We started reviewing and finishing up some of our leftover stuff from last year a couple of weeks ago and spent 2 weeks refreshing our minds and remembering.  Now we are all set to start our curriculum.  We love science.  Anything outside and we really love experiments.  So, this year is going to be a fun-filled year full of learning and doing experiments and having fun with all of our friends!!  Here is an overview of our summer.